Jake's Art Work

I am running out of things to post in here, so I took pictures of some of my son's art work. Here they are...!

Do you know what his fave color is?
These three pictures below talks about senses.
Fruits are his fave snacks.
His fave of the four is the rainbow.

Have You Ever?

I would like to thank the three lovely ladies who gave me this tag: Dhemz, Rose and Amy. You guys are so sweet to think of me every time. Glad to have met you here in the Blogsphere. And Hoping to meet you all someday!


1. Have you ever been on TV? No, Thank Goodness!
2.Have you ever sung on public? Yup, I was a choir member before I got married.
3.Have you ever dyed your hair blond? No, just a highlights.
4.Have you ever eaten frogs' legs? Are you kidding? That's one of my fave white meat!
5.Have you ever received a present that you really hated? No, I don't hate it...I just don't like it!
6. Have you ever walked into a lamp post? Not yet!
7. Have you ever cooked a meal by yourself for more than 15 people? Yes, and it was tiring! My Aunt used to have Christmas and Birthday dinners back in Malaysia and she never helped me with anything.
8. Have you ever fallen or stumbled in front of others? No, hope it won't happen to me!
9. Have you ever done volunteer work? Yes, many times back in the Philippines and few times here in U.S. Wish I could do more!

CEIVA: Unique Digital Frames

Before we knew it, it is Valentines Day already. I am sure that every woman expects gift from their partner or husband. For me, there is one gift I would like to receive from my husband and that is digital photo frame from Ceiva. I am sure he wouldn't mind if I ask him that instead of dining out and giving me bundle of flower (which he usually do), why not buy me Ceiva digital photo frame? He wants one, too, anyway; that way we would just share one.

The reason why we both like to have one is that we don't need PC or internet to use it which is perfect for my parents and everyone. All we need to do is connect it to an existing phone line and then play and enjoy.The fact that it automatically displays photos directly to the frame makes it easier for me to share photos with my family and friends anywhere in the world. Do you know that you can also upoad photos directly from phone or email? Neat, isn't it? Ceiva digital photo frames is an 8-inch frame which is perfect to beautifully complement home and office settings.

Right now, you can buy it for only $299 if you purchase a year subscription of Picture Plan and a bonus of ground shipping free! Hurry up if you are planning to get one for this will only last until February 2^nd at 2pm P.S.T.

They have completed my life....

This is one of those days where I don't want to do anything, but sit and watch T.V. with hubby and son. Yup, both of them are home the whole day and I am lucky. Matt is off today from work, while Jake was home because the school decided to finally closed it due to snow. I get very spoiled when hubby is home because he does the cooking, dishes and even drop Jake to school bus and pick him up as well. I am very grateful that God has given such a good man for my husband. He is exactly the one I dreamed of spending my life with and to grow grayand old . My son on the other hand is our pride and joy, the source of our happiness next to God. He never cease to amazed us with how much he learned everyday. He can be handful at times, but we love him like crazy. These men are "best" gift I ever received in my life. And with that I will forever be grateful to God. They have completed my life. Oh, how I love these men :-)!

In Search for an Apartments?

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I am Addicted to it....

I am getting addicted to watching this 1990-1995 popular T.V. show series called Northern Exposure. I really like it enough for my husband buy us the collection of it. Here is the plot of the show: Read on....

Joel Fleishman is fresh out of medical college, and fresh out of luck. Failing to read the fine print in his scholarship conditions, he finds he has no choice but to move to the remote and somewhat eccentric town of Cicely, in the wilds of Alaska. Once there, he is welcomed by the peculiar locals who are not keen to see him go, most especially Maurice Minnifield, the ex-NASA astronaut. Despite Joel's adamant denials, one gets the impression that he enjoys life in Cicely more than he admits.

Free Wholesale Merchandise Magazine

The present economy has ruined almost every families lives particularly their finances. We are one of those families. As with the company where my husband works, they filed for bankruptcy last week, the result is more employee are going to get lay off and my husband is one of them. This is the second time in one year that we lost job. And because of that, we are considering using our savings to put up a small business. We are thinking of selling jewelry, apparel, gifts, novelties and items from overseas. It is nice to know that there is Retailer Forum Magazine who can help us find genuine wholesale suppliers of all types of merchandise to resell at flea market booth as well as in online businessess. If you are looking for looking for a wholesale suppliers for you business, visit their website and get a Free copy of Retailers Forum Magazine. I am sure you will find what you are looking for in there.

Cantonese Steamboat

The Chinese Steamboat owes its beginning to the Mongols of northern China, more than 400 years ago. These nomadic peoples did not bequeath a great culinary heritage to Chinese cuisine, but the Mongolian hot-pot is a most important legacy. By the eighteenth century it had become a winter favorite in the Qing dynasty court and still remains and flourishes in all China's regions today.

RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
For the Meats:
6 ounces lean chicken fillets, thinly sliced
6 ounces lean pork fillets, thinly sliced
6 ounces lean beef fillets, thinly sliced
6 ounces fresh uncooked shrimp or mussels, clams, oysters or scallops, cleaned as necessary
6 ounces any lean white fish, thinly sliced
For Vegetables:
Green leafy vegetables, such as chinese cabbage, Tianjin cabbage (wong buk), hearts of cabbage (choi sum), spinach or lettuce, washed, tough parts of stalk removed, and cut into 4-inch lengths
1/2 fresh white mushrooms, sliced
1 bunch scallions, cut into 2-inch lengths
1/4 pound cellophane noodles (fun si), soaked for 20 minutes in warm water, then cut into 6-inch lengths
For the Soup:
3 quarts chicken stock
4 slices fresh ginger
2 scallions, cut into 1 1/2-inch lengths
Salt and pepper, to taste

DIRECTIONS:
# FOR DIPPING SAUCES: GINGER SOY: Combine 1/2 cup light soy sauce with 2 teaspoons minced ginger and a few drops of sesame oil.
# CHINESE MUSTARD: Combine 1/2 cup light soy sauce with 2 oz English or French mustard. Add 2 teaspoons peanut oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt, then add 2 to 3 drops vinegar.
# HOISIN SAUCE: Combine 1 teaspoon hoisin sauce (available at Chinese stores), 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup, 1/4 teaspoon vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon sugar and 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce.
# PEANUT SAUCE: Mix 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter with 1 1/2 teaspoons dark soy sauce, 1 tablespoon water, 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic and 1 teaspoon tomato sauce.

TO SERVE:
Place the steamboat with the soup in the middle of the table - preferably a round one, as all diners must be able to reach the pot in order to cook their own food.

Arrange plates of the various, uncooked foods around the pot, and place the different sauces at strategic points on the table.

The diners select their food and cook it by placing it into the boiling soup, for just a few seconds, and then scooping it out with a miniature wire basket or chopsticks. The food is then dipped in a sauce.

The soup should be maintained at a rolling boil throughout the meal. It is also best to cook the meat before the vegetables as it needs longer cooking and also imparts a flavor to the soup while it cooks.

I missed this food so much! Back in Malaysia before I got married this is one food my Aunt and her family and I used to enjoy eating. It was really amazing the variety of veggies and sea foods you can put in the pot in the middle of the table, fresh and very natural flavor and no preservatives. I just wished I could go back there again and enjoy Cantonese foods which they don't have it here in the U.S.

The Atheist and the Shark!

While trying to find something to post in here for I am running out of what to post in here, I came across a website where they have funny stories, games and funny pictures. I read this one and thought it was funny, so I posted it here thinking it may bring smile to your face. Here it is...

There is this atheist swimming in the ocean. All of the sudden he sees this shark in the water, so he starts swimming towards his boat.

As he looks back he sees the shark turn and head towards him. His boat is a ways off and he starts swimming like crazy. He's scared to death, and as he turns to see the jaws of the great white beast open revealing its teeth in a horrific splendor, the atheist screams, "Oh God! Save me!"

In an instant time is frozen and a bright light shines down from above. The man is motionless in the water when he hears the voice of God say, "You are an atheist. Why do you call upon me when you do not believe in me?"

Aghast with confusion and knowing he can't lie the man replies, "Well, that's true I don't believe in you, but how about the shark? Can you make the shark believe in you?"

The Lord replies, "As you wish," and the light retracted back into the heavens and the man could feel the water begin to move once again.

As the atheist looks back he can see the jaws of the shark start to close down on him, when all of sudden the shark stops and pulls back.

Shocked, the man looks at the shark as the huge beast closes its eyes and bows its head and says, "Thank you Lord for this food for which I am about to receive..."

Birthday Wish Award

Madz of Pride of Hingotan reminded me of my birthday this March! Thanks, dear :-)! I still have less than a month to wait. That is fine; I really don't want to celebrate it anyway, or should I say, for me celebrating birthday is just for kids when you get older; plus the thought of adding a year to my present age is making me feel like I am already a Lola :-(!
The rules are...
1. Make a list of what you want on your birthday...
2. The list should be 15 numbers
3. Post the image of this award in your posting
4. Give it to 10 friends of yours.

HERE ARE MY WISH FOR MY BIRTHDAY:

1) That my husband will find a permanent job soon.
2) That we will always be healthy and free from sickness.
3) That we will find a new place to live where it is quite and have privacy again.
4) That we will have enough savings to visit my family in the Philippines.
5) To someday have a house in the Philippines.
6) To have my parents come here for a visit or retire here in America.
7) To be able to go back to school and eventually attain a degree in teaching.
8) To continue of having means of helping my family financially.
9) That my mother will continue to get better healthwise.
10) To someday get a real job so I can help hubby with our finances and save more.
11) To see my sister in-law pregnant again.
12) To meet my bloggers friends in person someday.
13) To see my brother work here in the U.S. as an x-ray tech.
14) To keep in touch again with my long lost friends in the Philippines.
15) To get more opps so I will earn more and help my nieces finish college.

I would like now to pass this tag to all who are willing to share their birthday wishes. Feel free to grab this tag, guys for you are all welcome!

Organizing the Fridge

As I put more foods inside the fridge, the space gets tigher and the harder it is for me to get something out of it when it is time for me to make meal. It was easier before because we have a freezer in the utility room, but we left it when we sold our house. So here are some tips that helped me with my fridge. Got these from AllRecipes.com.

Ridding the Rank: The fridge is full of blind spots, shadowy places where half-eaten jars of marinara sauce go to ripen. Making the fridge more user-friendly starts with reclaiming it from its science project past. Toss out the funky, foul and forever unused.

Meaty Matters: Meats need their space. Keeping meats separate from other foods makes good sense. Paper or plastic wrappings often leak, creating a messy and potentially unhealthy situation. Place meats on a meats-only tray to catch liquid and prevent contamination.

Preserving Produce: Direct contact with plastic produce bags causes lettuce and parsley to go bad quickly. To preserve the life of leaf lettuce or parsley, try wrapping them in paper towels, then place them back into plastic bags and put them in the crisper. Apples release ethylene gas that can cause produce to spoil faster; store apples away from the vegetable drawer.

Erased Images...

The other night while I was checking our ph0to albums at Picawa web, I accidentally erased images from my two bogs: Life is Good Beautiful and Down Home with the Kenyons. It made me mad! And since then I have been working like crazy putting back those pictures. I am still not done and that is the reason why I hardly visit blogs, but drop EC's. If you guys have account on Pcasa web, don't you ever think of erasing pictures you have used in your blog while there or else you ended up like me losing and putting back images in your blogs which is a really pain in the butt.

What to Look for When Buying Diaper

I am so glad am done with buying diapers. My gosh, they are very expensive! When we were buying diaper before we oft to buying one that are expensive and brand name diaper, but after my son turned three, we just bought cheap and in bulk at Costco. Anyway, those of you who are still buying diapers for your children, I have found this article online; hope this will help you.

Cloth or Disposable?

Both cloth and disposable diapers have effects on the environment. Cloth diapers use more energy and water in laundering and contribute to air and water pollution, while disposable diapers take up space at landfills and contribute to a city's solid waste. Your own concerns and needs will determine which diaper choice is right for your family.

When considering the cost of using a service for cloth diapers versus buying disposable, the price is roughly the same. Buying in bulk tends to save you money.

Buy diapers according to your baby's weight not age. Each diaper brand has its own size chart, so check the box before buying your usual size from a particular brand.

Common Pitfalls
Cloth diapers do not protect your baby's skin from wetness as well as disposable diapers. Frequent wet and soiled skin can cause diaper rash.

Another concern with diapers is their ability to prevent leakage. Disposable diapers with their elastic waist and legs prevent leakage. Cloth diapers are gathered around the waist and when filled tend to sag, causing leaks. Intestinal diseases are easily transmitted among children with the leakage of urine and stool, so some group settings, such as daycare, require disposable diapers.

How Are Your Manners Test!

You Have Good Manners 71% of the Time

Your manners are quite excellent. You are well versed in etiquette. Of course you have the occasional slip up, but you even apologize with grace.

How Are Your Manners?

Manners are very important to me and I try my best to be better in doing it. Although my son is still small, I make sure he learns do follow it. I am not saying I am perfect, but to me manners defines who you are!

Whole Wheat Pancakes with Strawberry Sauce

Do you like healthy foods? How about Pancakes? Here is a recipes that is healthy and delicious. I am sure your kids will like it. In our home pancake is one of our meal for breakfast. One day, I decided to make pancake using wheat flour mixed with all purpose flour and to m surprised it came out better tasting than using just white flour. Since then, I always use wheat flour when I make pancakes and we all love it! Here is a recipes I got from Ellie Krieger of FoodNetwork.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup(s) flour, all-purpose
• 3/4 cup(s) flour, whole-wheat
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large egg(s)
• 3/4 cup(s) milk, fat-free
• 1 cup(s) buttermilk, low-fat
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 16 ounce(s) strawberries, fresh (2 pints) or hulled, or 4 cups frozen strawberries, unsweetened, thawed
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice, fresh
• 2 tablespoon maple syrup, pure
• sugar, powdered, (optional)

Preparation

For the Pancakes:

In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In medium bowl, beat together the eggs, nonfat milk, buttermilk, honey, and vanilla.

Preheat a large nonstick griddle or skillet over a medium-low flame. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, mixing only enough to combine them. The batter will be somewhat lumpy. Use a 1/4-cup measuring cup to ladle the batter onto the griddle or skillet. Flip the pancake when it is golden brown on the bottom and bubbles are forming on top, about 1 1/2 minutes. Cook the other side until golden brown, about another 1 1/2 minutes. Keep the pancakes warm in the oven as you finish cooking the remaining ones.

For the Strawberry Sauce:

Place the strawberries in a food processor and process them into a chunky puree. Transfer them to a small saucepan over a low flame and heat just until they are warm. Stir in the lemon juice and maple syrup.

Ladle about 1/3 cup of the strawberry sauce onto each plate, place the pancakes on top, sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar, if using, and serve.

Makes twelve 4-inch pancakes and 1 1/3 cups strawberry sauce.

Oregon Auto Repair Shops

Here in United States, car is a necessity and not a luxury. People needs car to take them to work, school, hospital, stores and anywhere we want and needs to go. In short, it is very useful in our everyday life's activities. And because it is important, we need to take good care of it. There are circumstances the we can not avoid like accident or car crash. In case we got into wreck ( God forbids), we need a shop whom we can trust on fixing our car problems especially when it comes to auto body repair.. We need an experts on auto body repairs. If you get into wreck and lives in Oregon, there is a place you can count on and that is auto body shops Oregon. To find one near you, just go to their website and type in you zip code into the blue box on the left or click on the directory and there they are near your place. Their listings are high quality shops that meet variety of requirements to be listed. Their service is 95% satisfactory rate. One more thing that they are good at is that they give their customers details about each shops. If you want to know more benefits of getting services they provide, visit their site. Few of the services they provide are towing, car rental company, free estimates and more.

I Love the Mama Mia Movie

Have you guys seen the movie Mama Mia? If not yet, you are missing a nice movie comedy movie. It is very hilarious and at the same time funny. I really like it so much that I can watch it over and over again without getting tired or bored. In fact, I already watched it three times. Yup, you heard me right. So if you are a fan of Abba and love their pop songs, then this movie is for you. You will love it am sure as much as I do :-)! Nop, was not paid to promote it; I just love it!

LensAlert! In The News

I was used to being able to see clearly without wearing glasses. Now I am wearing eyeglasses which I never thought that I would wear one in my life. Anyway, when I got my driver’s license, I was obliged to wear one because my left eye needs it. So, I got a prescription for my glasses and bought one. Now I am wearing eyeglasses and have gotten use to it. I can’t leave the house without it. My mother in-law asked me what’s up with my eyeglasses and she said it suits me and that I looked nicer. I told my husband it would be better if I switch to contact lens. My cousin uses one and I think it is way better than glasses. He answered and said that it is very expensive and he doesn’t think we can afford it right now! Oh, how I wished I worked at company who manufactures contact lenses so I can get it free.

Anyway, If you wear contact lenses, you can buy it online for less at AC Lens. You will save more if you buy several per box at once. Do you know that they are even way cheaper than the one they sell at store? They also sell contacts for astigmatism and Biomedics Toric for great prices. Do you know that overusing contact lenses is not good for your eyes? And that is the reason why AC Lens came out with a product for the people to remember when it is time to change their contact lenses as well as the lens case. They call it LensAlert! In the Woman's World magazine recently recommended the LensAlert in their "Products We Love" section. What are you waiting for? Go to

AC Lens blog to save more!

Why is Hamburger called Hamburger where there is No Ham in it?

I've found it very interesting, so I am sharing this with you, in case you are curious. I was curious before, but after finding this fact, I was satisfied. I have been asking my husband about it, but he doesn't know the answer either, so I did some research and found the answer, obviously :-). Now, it makes sense to me! Does this make sense to you now?

During a trip to Asia in the early 1800s, a German merchant - it is said - noticed that the nomadic Tartars softened their meat by keeping it under their saddles. The motion of the horse pounded the meat to bits. The Tartars would then scrape it together and season it for eating. The idea of pounded beef found its way back to the merchant's home town of Hamburg where cooks broiled the meat and referred to it as it as Hamburg meat.

German immigrants introduced the recipe to the US. The term "hamburger" is believed to have appeared in 1834 on the menu from Delmonico's restaurant in New York but there is no surviving recipe for the meal. The first mention in print of "Hamburg steak" was made in 1884 in the Boston Evening Journal.

The honour of producing the first proper hamburger goes to Charlie Nagreen of Seymour, WI. In 1885 Nagreen introduced the American hamburger at the Outgamie County Fair in Seymour. (Seymour is recognized as the hamburger capital of the world.)

However, there is another claim to that throne. There is an account of Frank and Charles Menches who, also in 1885, went to the Hamburg, New York county fair to prepare their famous pork sausage sandwiches. But since the local meat market was out of pork sausage, they used ground beef instead. Alas, another hamburger.

The first account of serving ground meat patties on buns - taking on the look of the hamburger as we know it today - took place in 1904 at the St. Louis World Fair. But it was many years later, in 1921, that an enterprising cook from Wichita, Kansas, Walt Anderson, introduced the concept of the hamburger restaurant. He convinced financier Billy Ingram to invest $700 to create The White Castle hamburger chain. It was an instant success. The rest of the history, we might say, belongs to McDonald's.

And, no, a hamburger does not have any ham in it. Well, it's not supposed to. Hamburger meat usually is made of 70-80% beef, and fat and spices.

EC Droppers for December 2008

From the bottom o my heart, thank you so much to you all for making my blogging enjoyable and a learning experience as you visit and drop ec on my blogs. May Gos Bless you all! Will visit you back as time permits me!

Dropper # of drops

C'est La Vie -----------------------------26
fwaggle.org -----------------------------22
Time Recursion --------------------------20
The Way I See It ------------------------20
Up to the Minute, with C.G. Salgado------ 20
Imagination Madness ---------------------19
Hawaiinas -------------------------------19
Scandinavian Ways - Winesworlds blog - --18
Merydith's Place -------------------------18
moms..... check nyo--------------------- 17

Hubby's Birthday!

Yesterday was hubby's birthday, instead of going out for a nice dinner, we just stayed home. I made a nice dinner myself. I didn't bake a cake for him because while I was shopping, I figured out that it is better to buy a ready made one for it is cheaper. Pictures of foods will be posted in my kitchen blog!

This is Jake birthday card for Daddy...the one at the bottom was from yours truly!

Ok, Honey...you can blow the candle now!
T'was the cake from Wal-mart...was so lazy to make one!
And our gifts for him :-)

I Love Your Blog Tag!

Thanks again Mye of Blog Appetite I love it! It is very flattering when fellow bloggers appreciate your blogs. I love your blog, too Mye! It is very simple yet very interesting! I am learning how life is having twins; must be challenging and I admire how you raise and handle them fairly :-). You are one great Mom and friend and wifey! Keep ti up, dear!

Now, for the rules of the "I Love Your Blog" award:

1. Add the logo of the award to your blog
2. Link back to the person who gave you the award
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4. Add those links to your blog
5. Leave a message for your nominees in their blogs

I want to pass this award on to Everyone on my blog roll, grab it , guys for you deserve this tag too!

Web Hosting Review Site

Nowadays, more and more bloggers like me are hosting their own blogs. I wonder how they did that. What made them choose the web hosting companies? Where do they base the criteria of choosing the right one to host their blogs? Choosing the right company is not easy to do especially now that there are lots of companies out there to choose from. Some of them claimed that they have very good customer service; but some said that they really don't do great job and that customers ended up canceling their subscription and I am one of them. Since them, I have been very careful with the web hosting company I am choosing. I have searched a lot till I have found out the best one; the Web Hosting Report.com. When it comes to choosing-good-web-hosting-company, there are several things you should keep in mind. You have to know how much bandwidth you are going to get, then, how much it will cost you, how many domains you are allowed to use, and the disk space. I think it is also important to know what other people said or testimonies about the web hosting company. One more thing that is important is the security of the web hosting company. You have to make sure they have the support to prevent against viruses. You also need to make sure the company provides good technical support in case you have any difficulties. If you are interested, why don’t you visit their site to get detailed information about the services they offer that you will not get in any web hosting company out there?

What Did You Get Tag!

Thanks, Dhemz for letting us grab this tag :- )! I like it, so grabbed it and posted mine here. And as she mentioned here, this tag is about presents you got last holidays, specially last Christmas. Now that it is over let everyone knows what did you get. Answer the following questions below, post the pictures of the presents you like most and pass this tag to your five good friends. Let them know you tag them.

1. Did you get any fun presents? Unfortunately, “no”, not this year!
2. Did your friends and family like the treats you found for them? Yes, they did! (they said)
3. Did you like the presents you got? Yes, as always :-)
4. What present/s did you like most? A new laptop, from hubby and the Pearl necklace and pair earrings, blouses from my son, Jacob and the check from my in-laws :-)!

Now it is time to pass this to my friends online who are interested of sharing the gifts they got for Christmas! Grab this, Guys and have fun!

My Other Half's Special Day!

Tomorrow is Hubby's Birthday!

This is a special birthday wish
That comes with love to you
It brings warm and heartfelt thanks
For all the thoughtful things you do,
It also comes to let you know
You mean more to me each day
And to everyone your lives have touched
In such a loving way.

Thank you for making family such
a beautiful word. Happy Birthday!

May your birthday bring you as much happiness
As you give those who know you!

Winter Preparation for your Garden

Do you like gardening like I do? If so, then here are some of the winter preparations you can do. Yes, you can prepare yu r garden by following these tips.

The great outdoors may be taking a winter nap, but this is the season for gardening dreams! Now is the perfect time for you to get moving on key tasks that will enhance your spring gardens and keep indoor plants healthy now. Planning, dreaming and reflecting on hits and misses from last years’ gardens are all tasks that should be started early to make spring gardening an effortless experience.

Winter can feel like it lingers on and on, and all the more reason to think sunny thoughts with these easy suggestions for garden planning and tasks to accomplish indoors and out.

Winter can feel like it lingers on and on, and all the more reason to think sunny thoughts with these easy suggestions for garden planning and tasks to accomplish indoors and out. Start a garden journal: Record what and where you planted last year, how everything went and start recording your dreams for your spring garden.Consult the experts: Visit local garden centers, farmers or landscapers, and get a second opinion about your gardening ideas and plans.Seed catalogs: If you’re planning to try something more exotic this year, seed catalogs are the way to go.Indoor plants: Don’t forget your indoor greenery; houseplants often need some special attention in the winter too.Get soil tested: Learning more about your garden soil can be a valuable tool in planning what to plant come spring.Brush off branches: If you’re in an area that gets heavy snow be sure to gently brush off the branches of shrubs and trees in your yard.Clean your tools: Make sure everything is safe from the elements and get rid of any tools that are broken or badly damaged.

This Blog is Back on PPP Marketplace!

I was so surprised to get an email from Izea Team telling me that my blog (this blog) is back on the PayPerPost Marketplace again. It was stopped on the 3rd of December and made me sad, but happy once again that it's back. With that, I would like to thank them from the bottom of my heart. Thanks Izea, I will do my best to maintain its content in accordance with requirements set by the administration.

You Make My Day Award

This Award was given to me by Mye of Blog Appetite and would like to thank her for that. We don't know each other yet, but she was so nice to have included with the lists of recipients. I want you to know, Mye that you did indeed make my day! I will do my best to visit your blog as open as possible. Good luck with your blog. I like it for it is very neat!

You Make My Day Award
from Lea - Ocean of Perspective

I am now sharing this Award to the following friends who makes my day every time they visit my blogs:

Umma of Spices of Life

Rose of Etcetera, Etcetera

Joops of Sailor's Aventures and Opinions

Dhemz My Life's Perception and Inspiration,

Juliet of My Little Love Bugs

Cookie of Cookie's Corner,

Faye of Around Nature Springs,

Lou of The Journey,

Amy of Amiable Amy,

Danah of The Dawn That Shines,

Claire of Caring is Not Only Sharing,

Ask Ms Recipe,

Fhaye of Photo Dito,

Maybel of No Place Like Home,

Richard of Dream Works

Race of My Crossroads,

Redge of Rumination,

Carlota of Dashing Smile,

Sweetiepie of My Texas Life,

Juliana of Pinaywahm,

Iceah of Chicken Heart

Lemonade Award

For the second time, I've been awarded with the Lemonade Award for showing good attitude or gratitude. Thank so much to MARKFE for this award and I really appreciate it. I want you to know that I am thrilled for you have chosen me as one of the recipient' though we don't know each other yet. Thanks again from the bottom of my heart! So I'm passing this award on to some good attitude/gratitude blogs: All who haven't been awarded yet; You are all free to grab it for you deserve this, too!

Recipients:
a.) Karla, b.) Race, c.) Rredge , d.) Nancy, e.) Anna, f.) Anne, g.) Shela/Cen,
h.) Richard, i.) Leslie, and j.) Maybel

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

More Opening of Presents

Jacob and his cousins, Cody and his baby brother, Grant were opening presents here. As you noticed, Jacob and Cody have identical gifts from Santa; you guys know the reason why, right? Anyway, here are some of the photos, enjoy looking!

Baby Grant with his Choo-choo train from yours truly :-)...
Jake with the educational toy...

here with the identical Robot toys...

identical slinky...
another gift for Jake...
more pix with the Robots...

They have so much fun opening presents and playing with them afterwards! Too many toys and they do not know which one to play first :-)!