I received this award from Jody and Abie. Thank you girls!

It’s nice to receive such awards, they truly bring a smile on my face each time

I’m now passing this one to  my fellow Scholasticans – Eds, Yvette, Annette, Arlene and Jean.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and I am just so happy to have found the perfect Valentine’s gift for my close family and special friends.  I am veering away from the usual stuff we almost always get this time of the year such as chocolates, flowers and some other small stuff.  Instead I am getting one of those valentine gift baskets from BloomingCookies.com. Their 2008 collection of unique keepsake Valentines Day Gift Baskets and bouquets featuring handcrafted artwork from their roster of talented artists is what I am giving away for Hearts Day. Oh, you should see some of their products, they are so cute! Just look at this Conversational Cookie Hearts Planter photo below, isn’t it the cutest? I love it! I’ll have each of my orders which include gourmet cookies and/or brownies personalized so I’m sure family and friends will be more than happy to have received such gift.

For that special someone you want to impress though, I would recommend the ultra unique cookie long-stem “flour” bouquets in your st valentines day gift baskets which I’m sure will deliver a smile on any special recipient.  So make a statement, be different and impress this coming Valentine’s Day, get unique gift baskets from BloomingCookies.com.

This is all I could afford right now, bullets

• No flower girl pics yet. Tomorrow maybe.
• I am busy like a bee. Both with the little girl and some expiring tasks.
• I am so happy because of certain travel plans. Oh, can’t wait!
• I miss blogging.
• Jon and I are scheduled for an interview at Rosemont tomorrow. I hope we don’t get to change our minds about the school
• Jon’s scheduled for an executive check-up on Saturday. This is so long overdue. Hope all is well. I’m next. Maybe next week.

I have always been told that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Don’t you think this is so true? I do.

A college friend who comes from a family who have had hair loss problems is one living proof of this saying. Since he knew hair loss was a common problem in their family, he took precautionary measures to prevent hair loss. Kudos for him. I wonder though how he knew what hair loss products to use which is proven effective as there are hundreds of hair loss products marketed on the net today. He then told me all about TrustSource.org and how this site helps consumers make the right choices on certain products they are interested in. How you ask? Well, they do this by allowing people to rate the products that they present on the site. With this, every consumer will have first hand information and review about a certain product.

As for hair loss problem that my friend had, he read the provillus review and was instantly convinced of how provillus is one of the most effective hair loss product on the net now. He was not disappointed so he’s now very happy to have found out about TrustSource.org and even recommends the site to most of his friends. So if in any doubt about a certain product, check TrustSource.org and learn a thing or two from other users who personally tried some products you might be interested in.

I am not one of the few lucky mommies who still has flawless tummies after giving birth.  Sad to say, I have a lot of stretch marks which I now call mommy marks on my tummy.  Having such scars is really nothing compared to the joy of motherhood but wouldn’t it be a lot cooler if I didn’t have them at all?  It would, right?  I was one lazy pregnant woman when I was pregnant with Sophia so I really didn’t take precautionary measures to prevent stretch marks at all. I was even given a stretch mark cream when I was pregnant but I didn’t bother using it. With the numerous stretch mark creams available in the market claiming to be effevtive and all, I was so lazy to try them as I wasn’t really sure of their effectivity. I thought it was such a waste of time using a product I actually really did not believe in. Well, I now regret not doing a bit of research on stretch marks as I’m sure it would have made a very big difference. I hope its not too late now though as I stumbled upon a site called Divas-blog.com, which actually is an ultimate resource for skin care solution and they made a recent research on variety of creams available in the market today. Being a blog catering to to the skin needs of individuals, they recently tested revitol stretch mark cream and they were satisfied with the effectivity of this cream as it showed them results. You can check their blog and see the pictures for yourself.  This is such a good news as there’s still hope for me and my mommy marks. I am sure trying such cream now and on my next pregnancy which I am hoping to be really soon as my little girl badly needs to be a big sister now.

That’s how Sophia calls me now. Her yaya left yesterday and I’m solely taking care of her now. The replacement yaya (her previous yaya who recenlty just gave birth) is coming not until Saturday so it’s all me and the little girl until then. My pc time now is very short – two hours a day the most so pardon me for not getting back on your tags, comments and whatevers. Regular programming will probably resume Sunday, LOL! I’ll just try to sneak in a few posts here and there as I have 20 pending tasks!!! Ridiculous, isn’t it?  Super bad timing.

Anyway, have a nice day everyone

Do you have pet lover friends whom you want to impress? Are you looking for a unique gift to give someone close to you? Or are you yourself a pet lover and wants to get something special for either your dog or cat? Well then, look no further, welcome the arrival of pet gifts from BloomingCookies.com. Inspired out of love and appreciation for companion animals, PAWS Fifth Avenue Pet Gifts and Pet Gift Baskets has created a collection of keepsake pet gift baskets. It is indeed time to give our companion animals importance and realize that they needed to be remembered by their care humans for all sorts of occasions like Birthdays, on the arrival of New Family Members, Get Well, Just bePAWS, Thank You, Apology, and Sympathy. Such gift baskets are perfect gifts to give anyone who owns a pet. I would have loved to give Jon one of their dog gift baskets as he used to own two mini-pins before we moved in together. I’m sure he would have appreciated the gesture so much. Its too late now though as he let go of his pets already because of our little girl who is a bit prone to asthma. Too bad. Anyway, this won’t stop me from getting such cute gift baskets as for cat lovers like our neighbor, cat gift baskets are also available. Check their site and see more of their one of a kind gift baskets available for our beloved pets.

Isn’t she?

I just love her photo above. This was taken in the car on the way to school one day. She gladly posed for me as usual. You see, she’s getting to be so comfortable infront of the camera already. Ready to smile anytime

As she grows older, she’s getting to look more like me, I think. My mom and my relatives think so too. This is how I exactly looked like daw when I was a baby. As I look at my baby pics, which I don’t have a lot of, sad to say, I can’t help but agree.

Here are some more of her pics that day …

She indeed has grown noh? Sometimes when I realize this, I both get sad and happy. Sad because obviously, I no longer have a baby who used to depend on me for everything. Happy, on the other hand, because I can see how in no time, she’ll be all independent and ready to conquer the world all on her own. In all honesty and humility aside, I am so happy to see how she’s turning out to be a kid who is very smart, happy and kind. So far, I can’t help but be one proud mommy She’s turning out to be more than what I like and expect her to be

My husband, Jon, is a car lover. Ever since we were in college, he was really into cars. He loves fixing his cars and putting all kinds of stuff to make his cars look better, look cool actually. It is one expensive hobby I must say. I should know because I once gave him a billet grille as an anniversary present for his Ford F150 back in college. He asked me to, thats why! He sold that monster truck already though and has a Ford Explorer now which he wants to set up too. He’s actually thinking of getting custom made billet grilles over the net. I am not paying for it now though. Never again!

My twin brothers are likely going to Vegas this coming March for the Milo Basketball Tournament. My dad and my mom are both excited for the boys as well as for themselves as it’ll be their first time in Vegas too. As early as now, my mom has been bugging me to look for nice and affordable Vegas rooms for them to stay in while in Vegas. Most of our relatives who are in the US are staying in California so they have no choice but to stay in hotels. I’m hoping to score discounted rooms for them over the net. Wish me luck!