Everything Under the Sun

Quick Note

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:35:00 +0000

To all who visited my blog and drop EC, I am sorry I won't be able to visit back. We just closed on a home and we are in the process of moving to our new place. I am just so busy right now, with packing and bringing stuff to our house plus work . I will be dropping EC regularly as soon as everything is settled.

God Bless US all!

Busy Monday

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:37:00 +0000

I have been having a 3 days weekend for the last four weeks now. I have 4 days vacation left and I need to use it before October 21 . I decided to take vacation on every Monday for the last 4 weeks. Well, for the last 3 Mondays , I wasn't really doing anything. I was just being lazy after all , it is my vacation day.

But today is a different story, not only that I am busy doing lots of laundry I will also continue packing our stuffs. I have packed all our movies and some of the books last Saturday. I will packing the rest of the books today and start packing our kitchen stuff ( plates, glasses , etc ) . Aside from laundry and packing, I will calling be utility companies as well, ( electric, gas, waste management , water, phone & internet ) . I will probably include a cable when I call ? LOL . Yes my husband and I do not have cable ( we're still living in a stone age era.. ha ha ha ) .

So long everyone, let me continue doing my house chores and packing . ( Would be nice if we have a movers this time )

High Speed Internet

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:03:00 +0000

In less than a month , my husband and I will be moving to our new home. I am really excited about. After searching and anxiously looking for a house that we both like,we finally found one. It was such an adventure and tiring at the same time. There were times that we have looked 6 different homes in one day. Yes finding the right home is not an easy job. And here comes the next part, finding the right internet or phone provider. I really wanted to have a High Speed Internet that is reliable and won't let me down when I tried to access my work from home.

Our agent already sent us a lists of utility companies, but there plenty of them . I have been asking friends who live near the town we're moving into about the internet provider they have. Some of them have Charter. They're telling me that they are happy with the service and advised me to try Charter myself. Well, I will surely do that. I am actually excited about it. I am excited that I might be able to win a new 2010 Camaro SS , through the Camaro Sweepstakes not only that I have a chance to win this fabulous price, I also a $ 100.00 gift card when I buy 3 Charter services, $ 50.00 gift card for 2 Charter services and $ 25.00 gift card for a 1 Charter service. You too , can have a chance of owning this fast 2010 Camaro . Charter loves to give away prizes to it's customers and to make sure that you are aware of their offers, you can be a fan of Charter on Facebook and follow Charter on Twitter. What are you waiting for ? Visit Charter today!

I love Orchids

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:21:00 +0000

Friday evening is usually the time that I stayed up late and chat with my family. But not last night.They weren't online last night. I still stayed a little bit late though. My husband went to bed around 8:30 I think because he has to get up early. I didn't go to bed until 11:44 pm. I was blog hopping last night and also dropping some EC cards. ( I actually missed doing so )

It was so quite last night that I can hear my own breath. While blog hopping and dropping EC's. I remember my father, I really do miss my family in the Philippines especially my father. Even my husband noticed that I mentioned my father a lot than my mother . I think it's because I am closer to my father than to my mother.

My father loves orchids,and I do too. My father has a lot of orchids when I was growing up,while my mother likes to plant roses ,daisy and bougainvillea. ( I think it's strange for a man who plants and takes care of orchids ) . But my father loves the orchids. Let's see what Orchids say about me :)

Your Orchids Say You're Very Elegant

You are exotic and intricately beautiful.

You possess a unique grace that's both delicate and strong.

You are thoughtful and refined. You are the definition of class.

Some people may find you unapproachable, but it's only their lack of confidence speaking.

What Do The Flowers You Pick Say About You?

Blogthings: Discover the Parts of Your Personality that Have Been Hiding

Thanks to my FC - Marzie

Snow in October?

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:19:00 +0000

You would not believe it , Minnesota has been greatly affected with global warming . ( NOT ) . Well, Saturday October 10,2009, we already have snow. And forecast says, we'll have about 1-3 inches tomorrow. Yes, snow in October. The winter does not officially begin until December 21, but winter comes early in Minnesota , or I can call this state MANYSNOWTA!

This must be a very long winter for us, Brrrr... I don't even remember having a real summer this year. We still had snow in April. This is gonna be a big mess on the road, you see there are still a lot of road construction going on, and traffic in the rush hour pretty bad and I am sure it will get worsts. ( I still don't know why they call it " rush" hour when everybody is driving slow , LOL ) . And it's not fun driving in the snow, unless you are driving a snowmobile .

Update

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:21:00 +0000

Wow, I can't believe I ignored this blog for almost a month now. No updates, not even logging into it. The thing is I was a little busy with house hunting , going to a ball game and of course playing farm town LOL .

Like I said in my previous posts, we have been faithfully looking for a house. But every time we find something that interests us, someone snaps it right away. There was this house that we really like, it's a 3 year old house and yes I love the features and everything. We told our realtor that we are going to make an offer , she made some phone calls to the listing agents and asked what needs to be done. She told us we get a cashier's check for an earnest money ? So my husband and I went to the bank to get a cashier's check. While at the bank , our agent called us and informed us that there's 8 offers in the house already ! The house was only in the market for 3 days and there's already a lot of offers. So we decided not to compete.

I found this new construction house and we told her that we wanted to make an offer and last week we signed tons of paperworks and we also chose the color of the wall, carpet, the kitchen counter and everything. The house will be completed next month . So excited about it!

Please pray for us , that everything will be smooth .

Glad To Be Home

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:37:00 +0000

After a week of being away , I am so happy to be home. I was in North Carolina for training.I have to admit that I love to travel, but it's weird to travel by yourself. Todd and I like to do things together. But there are times that we need to do things by ourselves.

I have never been to our corporate office, and it's nice to see people that you talked to on the phone most of the time.
And not only that , I also had a chance to see some of the people that I worked with while we were still living in Charleston .

We had a very hectic schedule, but it was fun. It's fun to learn new things .

The dead guy's house

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:10:00 +0000

Okay.. so my husband and I have been house hunting for several weeks now. You can hear it on the news that this is a buyers market. Well.... not so in Minnesota . As soon as we find something that we like, someone already bid or made an offer on it. ( I wish the same thing happens in Columbus ,where the housing market is bad . We still have our house in Ohio that we can't sell )

Our realtor told us that if we find something interesting online , let them know..then we go look at it. So I found this house that has 1o acres land and wanted to see it.

So , on the morning of July 4th we went to look the house. It was an older house, but my husband likes it because of the land. I don't really care for the land though, the bigger the land , the bigger the maintenance .

We looked around the land first and then got into the house. Me and Jennifer( our realtors are husband and wife team , this is their sideline job ) . So Jenny and I went to the living room while my husband and Jenny's husband were in the kitchen when all of a sudden , my husband says " Dusty , this might be the first time you experience this, then he showed him the urn and it is not empty. That was actually my first time to see something like that. Therefore, we nicknamed the house " the dead guy's house " . Ask if I want to live in that house ? Heck NO!

I am an Idealist ?

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Todd and I are going to a birthday party this afternoon. So while I was in front of the computer I wanted to see what does MY birth date means. And the result is that I am an Idealists ? Hmm... interesting! Why don't you check out that does your birth date means too ?

You Are an Idealist

You are a natural born leader, even if those leadership talents haven't been developed yet.

You have the power and self confidence to succeed in life, and your power grows daily.

Besides power, you also have a great deal of creativity that enables you to innovate instead of fail.

You are a visionary, seeing the big picture instead of all of the trivial little details.

Your strength: Your supreme genius

Your weakness: Your inappropriate sensitivity

Your power color: Gold

Your power symbol: Star

Your power month: January

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Tweet to Win Prizes ? Awesome!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:28:00 +0000

I believe most of households in the US has some kind of gaming machines, like Nintendo, XBOX and other gaming gadgets. But my husband and I never own these gadgets, I would like to have one, but it is expensive. Then I found out that I could actually won an ultimate gaming package by twittering about BluFrog. I would really wanted to win these ultimate gaming package and why not, aside from having everything I need for the game,the package includes Xbox 360 Elite System (includes 1 controller & Xbox LIVE Headset),Rock Band 2, Bundle of Call Duty: World War at Complete Package,Xbox Wirelss Networking adapter,Complimentary X- Shot and I can also win 2 cases of Blu Frog Energy. My husband will surely enjoy this as he loves to drink energy drinks. I just started getting addicted to tweeter lately and it will be more fun to tweet and then win an awesome prize.

For those of you who wants to have a chance of winning an awesome prizes, I encourage you to visit it's a blu world website to check out the amazing prizes you or your friend can win. There are three ways to enter and win in this fabulous contest,you can blog about it, post a comment in their contest page sharing what would like you to win, and yes tweet why blu frog is better than the other brand . And for complete details , please check the official contest rules and get ready to win!

Our trip to Alabama

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:12:00 +0000

I am back from a short trip to Alabama for my step son's wedding. My step son and his fiancee both live in Columbus Ohio, but they got married in Alabama.

My husband and I actually had a good travel this time . No plane delays , no baggage missing, etc. In short, it was a smooth trip. It was my first time to go to Alabama and I think it was a nice place, quiet and friendly people. Since we got there early, we were planning to watch the " River Fest ", but decided to just stay at the hotel because there was a thunder storm :( . Yes, we just stayed in the hotel and watch movie, and guess what movie we've watched , " Forest Gump " .LOL .

Below are some of the pictures of me during the wedding.

Thanks to my FC

Dedicated Server Hosting

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:31:00 +0000

Two years ago, my husband was deployed in the Middle East. He was there for about 11 months. One of the agreement that we made was that I cannot chat at my favorite chat room.:) So when I get home from work, I just played online. Just imagine how boring my life was during that time. Then one of my Filipina friend introduced me to blogging.

When I started blogging, I always wanted to have my own domain. I remember searching from different websites that offer domain as well as hosting. I even bought a domain, but have not used it because that was a little complicated for someone like me who is not a tech savvy. I think I was just wasting my money for that. But that was the thing of the past, now we can if we are not sure where to buy a domain or see a dedicated server hosting and see what options they have for you. And good thing about web hosting geeks is that you can compare different web hosting provider, see what features they offer, the bonus offer and also you can read reviews about their services. If you have a blog and wanted to have your own domain name, try web hosting geeks. You can visit them today and read about the many reviews about web hosting provider. And while you are at their website, I invite you to read their blog as well.

Rainy and Cold Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:32:00 +0000

Happy Saturday everyone. May each of us are having a good weekend.

My husband and I got up early for our monthly church breakfast this morning. I was really not wanted to get up yet because I went to bed late last night. I joked my husband that I don't want to get out from the apartment because it is Saturday. LOL But I am glad we did went to the breakfast to have fellowship with other believers.

Anyway, after the breakfast and fellowship. We went roaming the town looking for a house. ( We are planning to buy a house here in Minnesota even though we are still paying mortgage for our house in Columbus OH ).

My husband likes this one house that has a 2.1 acres , but my problem is the house is old. It was built in 1950, wheeww.. I even joked to my pastor and to my husband that I don't want to live in that house because there might be ghosts in there. LOL

We actually looked three homes this morning and boy.. it was cold. It was raining and the temperature is only 48F. And I was only wearing t-shirt and flip flops. I know it's almost summer but it's still a little bit cold here. I wish it's not raining so we could just walk to the theater later this afternoon( but we needed the rain though ). We are going to watch the movie called " UP "

Have a great weekend everyone and God Bless!

I Miss Playing Racquetball

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:47:00 +0000

I really miss playing Racquetball. Although, I am not really good at it ( I was just learning ).

We lived near the base when we were in Charleston SC. Yes, I miss grocery shopping at the commissary , or buying perfumes at the Exchange and most especially , I miss the gym . My husband and I go to the gym almost everyday when we were down , except Wednesdays and Sundays ( Church days ).

My husband and I decided to play racquetball when there's no available machines that we can used while we're at the gym. Picture on the right was taken last year while I was playing racquetball and I really miss it!

-Thanks to my FC -

Updates !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:09:00 +0000

Hello everyone. May each of you had a productive week!

I would like to apologize for not updating my blog as I used to . As you can see, I don't even take opps now :) I was a little busy ( or I can say, I just got lazy he he he )

Actually, my husband advised me to give my eyes a break from the computer. I just had my annual eye check up done a month ago and as expected my prescription goes up again. And this time it's worst. And I am now wearing Bifocals. I am not even 40 years old yet. But at least, the one that I wearing has no lines which is better. ( I think )

Now , instead of sitting in front of the computer when I get home from work, I go to the gym and work out . It is my goal to wear a two - piece bikini for the first time LOL . Wish me luck!

- Thanks to my FC -

Liza

In Honor of the Brave Men and Women

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:48:00 +0000

Tomorrow , the United States will celebrate the Memorial Day. This is to HONOR the brave men and women who fought / fight for this great country! These people sacrifice their lives for the freedom. I salute you all ! I salute not only them, but to their spouses and families as well. It's not easy to be away from your husband or wife when the military member gets deployed. I know this , because me too am a military wife!

Happy Memorial Day to everyone and God Bless America!

-Thanks to my FC -

Monica

100 Truths ?

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:30:00 +0000

Want to know me 100 times more? Then better read this mile long tag! 100 THANK YOU Tchel .

001. Real Name: Elizabeth
002. Nickname(s): Beth, Abeth, Liza, Lizbeth Lizzie , Liz
003. Age: 37
004. Horoscope: Aries
005. Male or Female: Female
006. Elementary: Rebokon Elementary
007. Middle School: -----
008. High School: Rebokon National High School
009. College School: Souther Mindano Colleges
010. Hair color: Black
011. Long or Short: Long women / Very short for men
012. Loud or Quiet: Quiet when I am alone he he he
013. Sweats or Jeans: Jeans!
014. Phone or Camera: Both, I have both camera and cellphone on my purse
015. Health Freak: Hmm... Sometimes I think I am :)
016. Drink or Smoke: Don't smoke or drink
017. Do you have a crush on someone: Yes , one of the Minnesota Twins player.. ( My husband knows this . I call him my number 3 LOL )
018. Eat or Drink: 100% Both - hey ! if you want to live gotta eat and drink right?
019. Piercings: One each ear :)
020. Tattoos: None.Scared of Needles Ohh, but I got a birthmark in my right leg though
021. Social or Anti-Social: Both. I love being with my friends and meeting new people. And there are times I prefer being alone, having my own space.
022. Righty or lefty: Righty
023. First piercing: Ears. Probably when I was 5 years.
024. First relationship: When I was 18 years old
025. First Best Friend: Sarah .. ( She is geting ready to become a CPA- Lawyer )
026. First Award: A Medal? ( Vacation Bible School )
027. First Kiss: My first relationship
028. First Pet: I don't remember having a pet. We live in a farm, we have lotsa animals :)
029. First Big Vacation:
030. First Love at first sight: Nah
031. First Big Birthday: 18
032. First Surgery: None
033. First sport you joined: Volleyball , softball

This or That
034. Orange or Apple juice: I love both.
035. Rock or Rap: Neither
036. Country or Screamo: Country is better
037. NSYNC or Backstreet boys: Neither
038. Britney spears or Christina Aguilera: Neither
039. Night or Day: 70% Night. 30% Day.
040. Sun or Moon: Both are important
041. TV or Internet: Internet
042. Playstation or xbox: What's these? We don't own any of these LOL
043. Kiss or hug: Both
044. Iguana or turtle: hmmm... Turtle
045. Spider or bee: I used to play with spiders when I was growing up :)
046. Fall or spring: I love both
047. Limewire or iTunes: Neither
048. Soccer or baseball: Baseball

Currently
049. Eating: I forgot to eat LOL . It's already 3:30 pm and I have not have my lunch yet
050. Drinking: Will be drinking hot green tea
051. Excitement level: Medium
052. I’m about to: eat a late lunch
053. Listening to: My favorite Chrisian Radio Station - KTIS
054. Plan for today : Finish Laundry, fold & Iron clothes
055. Waiting for: my lunch get warm :)
056. Energy Level: Low.. am tired from a long day at work
057. Thinking of someone: Yes
058. Want kids?: Sure.. but I think I am too old for that
059. Want to get married?: I am already married
060. When?: 7 years ago
061. How many kids do you want: 14 ( 6 + 8 ) just kidding
062. Any name on the mind: Nope
063. What did you want to be when you were little: To be an Engineer, but enrolled in Accounting instead!
064. Careers in mind: Engineer
065. Mellow future or wild: Mellow
066. Something you would never try: Drugs, cigarettes, murder
067. When do you want to die: Only God knows. But I'm praying not too soon though.
068. Lips or Eyes: Both
069. Romantic or Funny?: Am both romantic and funny
070. Shorter or Taller?: Taller.
071. Protective or Caring?: Protective in a good sense and Caring
072. Romantic or Spontaneous?: Both!!
073. Nice Stomach or Nice Arms?:Nice Stomach :)
074. Sensitive or Loud?: Both...i guess
075. Hook-up or Relationship?: Relationships {of course}
076. Trouble Maker or Hesitant?: Hesitant...??peace
077. Muscular or normal: Normal
078. Kissed a stranger: Nope!
079. Broken a bone: Nope.
080. Lost glasses or contacts: I did lost my contacts
081. Ran away from home: Nope
082. Held a gun/knife for self defense: Nope
083. Killed somebody: Oh No! No!
084. Broken some one’s heart: I think so.. Sorry M
085. Had your heart broken: Lots and lots of times
086. Been arrested: Never.
087. Cried when someone died: Of course
088. Liked a friend more than a friend: Not really.

Do you believe in
089. Yourself: 110%!
090. Miracles: Yup.
091. Love at first sight: Not really
092. Heaven: Yup
093. Santa Claus: Nope
094. Tooth Fairy: Nope.
095. Kiss in the first date: NOPE
096. Angels: Yup

Answer Truthfully
097. Is there 1 person you want to be with right now?: Yup! Yup!
098. Are you seriously happy with where you’re in life now?: Seriously happy!!!
099. Do you believe in God?: Always will belive in God
100. Post as 100 truths and tag your friends - Ally , Carlota ,Lisgold ,Liza-Moms... check nyo , Lainy and everyone :)

Thanks to my First Commenter of this post-

Monica

Our Easter Sunday

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:38:00 +0000

Easter is one of my favorite holiday of the year. This is such a great time to remind me of how God so loved me so much that He gave His only begotten Son . When Jesus died on the cross, satan thinks he won the battle , but he was so wrong. Because three days later Jesus conquered death.

This Easter / Resurrection day celebration was an awesome one. One of the youth who had just accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior got baptized that day. Here's some of our pictures during Easter Sunday!

Thanks to my First Commenter of this post -

Monica

The Best Vacation is Free

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:36:00 +0000

My husband and I are planning to take a vacation after their outage is done. Yes, he has been working long hours since the beginning of March. Working long hours was one of the reason he let me booked a flight going to Charleston SC without any question . But of course I want to go on a vacation or going out to eat with him. As a matter of fact, he already sent me an e-mail inviting me to go out on a date .

As as you all know, we have had a very cold winter this year. So going to a warmer place would be perfect. And there's a perfect place in Florida that I wanted to go that place is called Kissimmee . There are so many things we can do while in Kissimmee. I am a nature lover and I love to explore the beauty and wonder of God's creation. Exploring the beautiful place of Kissimmee is free. Hiking ,bird watching and picnic in the park during the day and fine dining during the night.

But this vacation will be the best ever if I can win Kissimmee Freedom Sweepstakes. Kissimmee is giving away three weekend gate aways for three days/ 2 nights for two; two week long vacation for four . And drawings will be held on April 1, 2009 , May 01,2009 and June 01,2009 . So join now for a chance to win a free vacation . Remember the best vacations ever in the world are free!

Snow in April

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:33:00 +0000

As I have mentioned on my last posts, I don't want to come back to Minnesota yet as I am enjoying the weather in Charleston . I just missed the Spring like weather in the Spring , not a winter like weather in the Spring. The grass and trees and flowers are already blossoming in Charleston , while in Minnesota trees and flowers are still hibernating. I know that winter is not over yet in Minnesota and sure enough on Sunday morning my husband told me it's snowing. And for some reason , I got so excited and got out with my tank top and pj. LOL

Thanks to my First Commenter -

Carlota- Dashing Smile

My Birthday, Charleston Visit and Such...

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:03:00 +0000

It has been awhile that I did not make any update on my blog. One of the many reasons why I didn't have a new post is because I was away for a week. Yes I went to Charleston South Carolina to attend a friend's wedding. That wasn't really a vacation since I work the whole time I was down there. And I even celebrated my birthday down there. My birthday was April 1. Instead of celebrating it with my husband, I celebrated my 37th birthday with my two best friends in South Carolina.

Here's some of the things I did when I was down there :)

March 28 - Arrived at the Charleston International Airport around 2:05. Marie came and picked me up and we went to a Filipino Restaurant for a late lunch. Then went shopping.

March 29 - Went to my old church for the worship service in the morning- Bonneau First Baptist Church and went to wedding in the afternoon.

March 30 - Work

March 31 - Work

April 01 - ( My Birthday ) Work .. then Marie and I picked Clavelene up so the three of us can go out for dinner .

April 2 - Work

April 3 - Work

April 4 - We got up early as I have an early flight back to Minnesota. Arrived @ the airport before 6 a.m. And checked in. And guess what.. my baggage was overweight. waaaaa Ever wonder why??? please look at what I did on March 28 . LOL

I really don't want to come back to Minnesota yet as I was so enjoying the weather in Charleston as well as the company of my friends but I really missed my husband already. Our plane landed at the MSP International Airport around 2pm and I am so thankful that my baggage was intact. And I am also thankful that I was able to find my car right away, as I forgot to write down the parking space number. All I know was that I parked the car at the 3rd level and at the green ramp :)

Clavelene, Beth and Marie @ Kobe Restaurant

Shannon, Marie, Megan ( bride ) Denise and Beth

Me with the Caison's at my Old Church in SC

Thanks to my First Commenter -

Dashing Smiles

March 2009 Top 25 EC Droppers

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:30:00 +0000

I can't believe it's already April. Seems like we just celebrated the Christmas and the New Year .

I have not been active with EC probably for the last three weeks. Yes , I was busy doing things here and there. And I just got back from a week visit in Charleston SC .

I believe I owed a GREAT THANK YOU to those who keeps on visiting my blog and dropping EC , although I was not able to visit or drop EC at their blogs. I was supposed to just do the top 10, but I believe everyone who visits and drops EC to my blog while I was away deserved a recognition. Here's my top 25 droppers for the month of March ;

1. Life's A Pizza Pie - Life definitely is very much like a pizza pie. It has toppings that could make it delicious or distasteful. But whatever the toppings may be, we make our lives. It’s us who make our destiny and we can control it.

2. A Simple Life - A 40 year old mother of two who likes to write just about anything. A baking enthusiast, a crafter and a hobbyist. This is about me, my views, my interests and my favorites.

3. Sound Of a Soft Breath -"Avoid silence, avoid solitude, avoid any train of thought that leads off the beaten track. Concentrate on money, sex, status, health, and (above all) on your own grievances. Keep the radio on. Live in a crowd. Use plenty of sedation..." Have you given this a try? Now ...

4. Mommy's Little Corner - A blog that talks about my adventures of being a wife and a mom. This blog also focuses on food, nutrition and health

5. Life's Sweets And Spices - A work-at-home-mommy who loves to cook, bake and read. A frustrated chef, now a dedicated blogger. Blogging makes me happy and this is where I share my thoughts, ideas, [sometimes] feelings, my love for food and then some…

6.The Modern Mom - Moms like me are becoming more and more housekeeping savvy. From stretching the family budget to diy's, smart solutions and more.Being a wonder mom is now no sweat with all these wonderful alternatives.

7. Big Boys Have Toys Too -A sports minded father of 2 who loves to write about anything that interests men and women.

8. Moms....Check Nyo -I’m a 40ish year old mom of two. I love to bake, cook, plant herbs (in pots cause i don’t have a garden), cross stitching, hardanger embroidery, bowling and just like any typical pinay moms i love watching telenovelas.

9. Yummy-As-Can-Be - I’m a mom and a wife to picky eaters which prompted me to search for yummy and healthy recipes, and modify so my family can enjoy them.

10.Ik.My - Turn long & lengthy URLs into real short ones HERE!

11. Programming Made Easy - Solutions, Functions and Search-&-Found Formulas That I Use in My Web Applications

12. theysaY - Your one-stop site to computer technology updates, tips and tricks to optimize your computing experience, and interesting snippets of information from all over the computing web

13. Mr Soleh's Outburst - This is where I started to change my life, from a lonely Mr Soleh to a nice good looking one. I finally found that seeking a perfect life partner process is fun, adventurous and full of palpitation! :)

14. Kid's Toys - Kids Toys, Kids Gift Ideas And Game Reviews at The Toy Report. Parents and friends of kids can find kids gift suggestions and toy reviews for kids aged 1 to 11.

15. Windmill on the Hill - the man of a thousand voicestalking perfectly loudnobody ever hears him

16. Tips And News on Healthy Lifestyle- Health information and tips

17. Junkfoodaholic.com - Take a peek inside the life of a junkfoodaholic as I blog about my journey to become fit and trim. You'll find health and fitness-related posts as well as posts about my husband (Paul) and kids (Rachael-26, Dylan-15, and Brady-1).

18. My Review - My review about anything

19. Christina Talks - Only my opinion on TV shows entertainment and more

20. Random Ramblings - Personal observations on a wide variety of subjects. Photographs of creatures and things that are taken on seeing the unusual as well as everyday things

21. Computer aid - Interesting PC problems encountered by a Computer Tech. Plus some other stuff :-)

22. 1 Blogs and 2 Sides - A collection of favorite recipes that chilly and I have tried and taste great or ones we would like to try.

23.Dungeons and Dragon Corner - The best Dungeons and Dragons and role-playing information available on the internet.

24.Avoid Money Scams - Information about avoiding scams both on and off the internet.

25. Fickleminded-A life that is less ordinary - A journal of my life as I live it one day at a time.

-Thanks to my first Commenter-

LISA

It's Finally 50 Degrees F

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:42:00 +0000

For the first time since November , we finally able to see our temperature reached to 50. What a beautiful day we had today. Everybody in this State is very excited and happy about the weather . I can't wait to see the grass and trees turning their colors from brown to green. I never thought Minnesota has a very long winter. I remember when we were still living in South Carolina ,starting February the trees and flowers start to bud. While here in MN , we still got snow on the ground. What a big difference of the weather.

We really have a weird weather here. A few days ago we just had a very temperature and then now it's 50 .. yay! Although it started to warm up, a lot of people here were telling me that winter is not over yet. But I believe the cold snap was gone, we probably still get some snow but probably no more below zero temperatures. Hopefully! Below is how our weather looks like in the next four days :) Very Nice, except Wednesday, our low is about 25 , but still that is a very nice temperature compared to the one we had last Wednesday.

Sun

52°F 34°F

Mon

58°F 34°F

Tue

50°F 29°F

Wed

45°F 25°F

-Thanks to my First Commenter -

-MARICUA -

Right Now Tag

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:02:00 +0000

Another Tag from a beautiful friend Marzie with Wishing On A Falling Star . Thanks so much Marzie! This tag is called Right NOW Tag . I decided to grab this tag right away , since it is weekend and yes, my time to stay up late until wee hours he he he . And besides I am looking at houses in the internet. I was interested in the house that our realtor sent to us via e-mail and when I called her this afternoon to check if I could look at it tomorrow, she told that someone had just bought it. Oh well, that one wasn't for me and my husband. So back to this " RIGHT NOW TAG " there are 30 questions ,( at least it's not 1000 questions , LOL )

1. Where is your cellphone - I don't know.. probably in my purse :)
2. Your hair - long and black and shinny
3. Your father - in the Philippines
4. Your favorite thing to do - Reading & Surfing the Net
5. Your dream last night - can't remember
6. Your favorite drink - water and green hot tea !
7. Your dream goal - hmm.. Christlikeness :) ( as a Christian , this is my ultimate goal )
8. The room you are in - living room
9. Your fear - losing a loved one and growing old alone
10. Where do you want to be in 6 years - probably here in the cold Minnesota :)
11. Muffins - Blue Berry
12. One of your wish list items - Buy a house
13. Where you grew up - Southern Part of the Philippines
14. The last thing you did - chatted with my sister
15. What are you wearing- P J
16. Your TV - a small Sanyo TV ( can't afford a big flat screen TV )
17. Your pets- No Pets!
18. Your computer- Dell XPS 410
19. Your life - simple
20. Your mood - optimistic and grateful
21. Missing someone - My family in the Philippines
22. Your car - Toyota Corolla
23. Favorite store - Chadwicks ( online )
24. Your summer - beautiful ( can't wait for summer to come )
25. Your favorite color - blue , white
26. When was the last time you laughed - earlier with my husband :)
27. When was the last time you cried- Hmm.. can't remember
28. Last person who emailed you- Trey @ Work
29. Your favorite food - Rice and Chicken
30. A place you would rather be right now- Philippines with my family

I am tagging all my friends :) Feel free to grab this cute tag if you have not posted this one yet.

Happy Weekend Everyone!

Thanks to my First Commenter - Lisa

Frozen Hand and Fingers

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:49:00 +0000

I just got home from church and hour and half ago ( Wednesday midweek worship service ) . After church , I went to put gas on the car. Usually it's my husband who puts gas on the car, but since he's working 12 hours /day. I am doing it myself. He's tired and exhausted when he gets home so I don't want to ask him to bring the car to the gas station to gas up.

I would start to freak out, when I only have a quarter of tank . LOL . I just don't want to ran out of gas especially with this weather we have now. My husband and I met up at church and after the service, I told my him that I need to put gas and he said to just wait until we get home and he''ll take the car to the gas station . I said, okay and as I was following him , I went ahead to the gas station instead.

So I got out of the car and put gas . I did not wear any gloves or scarf or hat, just a jacket. I didn't realized how cold it is until my right hand becomes numb that I didn't even finish filling up the tank. I was only able to put like 6 gal. I used my right hand to hold the nozzle and after I fill up my tank, I can't feel anything. When I turn the engine on, I see that the temperature was ONE BELOW ( -1 ) , with a wind chill of about minus 15. I have to sit in the car for a few minutes before I started driving again because I was scared that I might not be able to maneuver the car because of my frozen fingers/hand. Until now, ( after an hour and half ) both my little and my ring fingers are still a little bit numb. What I did was crazy. I could have lost my hands/fingers for a frost bite? I really don't like wearing gloves or hats, but I guess I have no choice now :(

Thanks to my First Commenter- Carlota @ DASHING SMILES