My Journey to Momhood

Fall Season is here

2013-09-23T20:01:00.002-06:00

Yes, Fall season is officially here and the wind is getting cooler on this Valley. We have been having a lot of rain but thank God we are not affected by the flooding where the Northern part of Colorado is experiencing. I feel so sorry for those who were affected by the floods.

It's gonna get colder and colder everyday as the year comes to an end.

a pie must be there on the second tuesday of the chinese new year

2013-09-23T19:48:00.000-06:00

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Busy mom

2013-08-14T13:45:00.001-06:00

It's been a very busy day, started the day at 5 am got ready for work. Came to work at around 6 in the morning and started my daily routine.

Fever

2013-08-14T13:41:00.002-06:00

Tyler has a fever since last night. His temperature was 100 F but he is getting better today. He is just resting a lot, taking nap on the coach. I'm glad Toby is not bugging him. I think he understood when I told him to be nice with Tyler because he is not feeling well. I'm hoping that Tyler will get better soon.It's hard and I get worried when my children get sick.

My boys

2013-08-13T08:39:00.002-06:00

My boys are doing well, Tyler is 4 yrs old and Toby just turned 2 last April. My Tyler will be attending pre school and he is excited about it. Hubby and I are hoping that he will be ok as he is very clingy. It would be nice to have him develop his social skills because he is a very shy boy with other children.

Updating my Journey

2012-11-14T20:41:00.001-07:00

It's been awhile since my last post. I am doing fine as well as my two boys. Surely have a handful taking care of a 3 1/2 yr old preschooler and a 19 month old toddler. A busy mom from sun up til sun down. I still work full time at the nursing home 5 days in a row then come home and take care of my boys. Tyler is growing so fast and is very fluent in speaking. Sometimes I wonder how he learns to talk or communicate like big people do. Toby is still learning to talk, he can't say the words clearly yet but he can surely let you know what he wants and sometimes demands what he would like. He can understand when you tell him something especially if you tell him to do something. I could say that my kids are smart boys. I love them so dearly though sometimes they drive me crazy.

2 Days to go

2012-04-06T19:07:00.000-06:00

It's 2 days more to go and Toby will be celebrating his 1st birthday. It's going to be on the 8th of April and it's Easter Sunday too. We are planning to have a family get together at home to celebrate Toby's birthday. We are hoping it will be a great day to celebrate and everyone in the family will be able to be there.

Coupon Books

2012-03-23T18:33:00.002-06:00

Thanks for the post, Vernon Lowe

My son’s awesome school is selling those little blue coupon books to raise money for the school’s technology department. The books are twelve dollars each, which is a pretty good deal. Each kid has to sell a minimum of five coupon books. Well, I guess they don’t have to, but it is strongly encouraged for them to sell at least five. There are coupons in the book for all kinds of things. Lots of restaurant coupons, cable tv deals and packages, buy one get one free deals, etc. All you have to do in some cases is use a single coupon and you’ve already paid off the coupon book (a few of the coupons are valued at greater than twelve dollars). It really is a good deal, if you’ve got the extra twelve dollars lying around. We bought two of the books, the grandparents each bought one, and my sister bought one. That is our five. I’m not one to ask my coworkers to buy from me, or go door to door to our neighbors. That is just not my style.

TGIF

2012-03-23T18:32:00.000-06:00

Thank God It's Friday! Tomorrow will be my last day of work for the week. Been working more than 8 hours since Tuesday but it's ok since I will have a good check next payday. I came home this afternoon and Toby was fussy trying to get my attention. Tyler has also been demanding of me too I guess because they have not seen me all day so when I get home they want to cling to me all the time. Tyler usually tells me "Glad to see you mommy" when I come home then I would ask him "did you miss me?" and he would say "yeah, I miss you mommy" and then hug me. He is such a sweet boy and a big mama's boy.

VINCE VAUGH SITING

2012-02-29T11:33:00.000-07:00

The article written by Alonso Kramer

Since we upgraded our internet service at getclearwirelessinternet.com, I have been using the internet a lot more. Recently, we decided to take a trip to New Orleans. I booked the entire trip on-line and even booked dinner reservations, airport shuttles, and things to do around the city on-line. I got a really good deal on our hotel. We stayed at a fabulous hotel next to Harrah’s called “the Windsor Court”. The décor was a little out of date, but the service was great and it was close to everything. Of course, they charged a rate for things at the mini bar, but there was a convenience store located just around the corner that you could get snacks and treats. When we were going out one night, we stopped in the hotel bar to have a drink. It was awesome because while we were there having a drink, we saw Vince Vaughn. He was staying at the same hotel and in the bar! I couldn’t believe how tall he was. He was a lot taller than I thought that he would be. It was an awesome #celebritysighting!

Tyler's Toilet Training

2012-02-29T11:31:00.000-07:00

Tyler has been doing great in his toilet training. It has been almost a week that he goes to the bathroom when he wants to go pee and poop and he is doing great about telling us when he needs to go. He is just wearing underwear and no diaper doing the day when he is at home and today he hasn't have any accident yet. At night we put his diaper on when he is in bed but he doesn't wet as much as he used to. I'm glad that he is learning to go to the bathroom now and I'm hoping he will continue to be on top of it. I told him he will be ready for school when he learns to go the bathroom and not wet himself. He said mommy I'm ready to go to school.

Manilla.com

2012-02-15T16:55:00.002-07:00

Post contributed by Hilton Miranda

Ever since we got Satellite Star Internet I have been able to organize all of my bills and pay them on-line. My aunt told me about an internet site called Manilla.com. It has streamlined my life and taken a lot of stress out of keeping up with bills. Manilla.com is basically your own on-line file folder. It takes all of your bills and organizes the balances, due dates, and history in one site. You can navigate from the site to pay all of your bills. At the end of the year it will also print an expense report. I hesitated to use it because I thought that it would be really difficult to set up. I was wrong. It has been a breeze and a lifesaver. One of the best things about it is that it is one of the only services that is still free! You can even tack and manage rewards points. Lately, it let me add my Groupon account! Who knew that the internet could make life so easy!

Toby at 10

2012-02-15T16:53:00.000-07:00

There he is at 10 months old. Toby is growing bigger and bigger each day. He is growing perfectly. At 10 months he weighs 20 lbs which is only 3 lbs difference from his big brother Tyler. We believed that he might outgrow Tyler because he is a good eater and not a picky one compared to his older brother. He is getting very mobile, he crawls and walks around holding on to the furniture and walls. He might start walking by himself pretty soon like his Tyler who started walking when he was 10 1/2 months old.

A Challenge

2012-01-13T16:38:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the article from Jermaine Haynes

My daughter is in third grade this year. She is a very bright and curious child, and she has always performed at the top of her class academically. She entered kindergarten already able to read and write, and by the end of second grade, she was reading above a fifth grade level. Her vocabulary is extensive, and she loves science and history. What tends to hold my child back from really working to her potential is that she is inherently lazy. Things come easy for her, so she has never really had to work for much in regards to her studies. Sports are a different story! Before this school year started, I wrote a letter to the school requesting that my daughter be placed in a class with very high-achieving students. I felt that the challenge would do her good, and encourage her to work hard to meet the level of expectation that such a class might have. She was placed with one of the best teachers at her school. Although her teacher is very demanding, she has been the first one to really draw maximum potential out of my child. She encourages them to get on the internet through our satellite internet beaverton and work on various math and science websites. These websites encourage remediation of skills but in game and play settings. By allowing students to obtain practice through these various websites, different learning strategies can be employed to target all students.

Toby is 9 months

2012-01-13T16:37:00.000-07:00

Toby just turned 9 months this month and he is growing bigger and bigger. He is learning a lot from crawling to walking by holding on to the furniture. He is eating pretty good and he is a chunky boy. Tyler on the other hand is learning to share his toys with little Toby. Both boys are now in the living room watching video called The Amazing Alphabet Amusement Park. They loved watching DVD's from Leapfrog.

Scrubs

2011-11-20T22:29:00.000-07:00

Since we were moving to our new house last August and got a new job in September in a nursing home. I have tried to search for my nursing uniforms that I have put in the box which I know for a fact that the box was kept in the shed. I looked and searched into the boxes but couldn't find my scrubs so I end up buying new ones that I could wear at work. I bought some scrubs at a nearby store and they were so expensive. I decided to check online to look for good scrubs that are worth the money and came across with this site
http://www.blueskyscrubs.com/categories/Scrubs/Scrubs-for-Women/

I will check if I could find some good deals on scrub pants since I already bought a couple of tops. I'm on my 2 days off until tomorrow and I'm enjoying and loving it especially spending time with hubby and my two kids.

Two days off work

2011-11-20T22:02:00.000-07:00

My two days off from work begins today and it seems that the day just go by so quickly. Me and my family went to church this morning and then we went to Delta to attend baptisms of relatives on hubby's side. It went all good. We had a get together dinner afterward at hubby's brother's house. We just came home an hour and a half ago. My little boys are asleep right now. I'm hoping they through the night and so do I. Tomorrow will be a busy day even if I'm off from work. Don't have time to relax even during days off with 2 boys to take care and chores to do. Oh well, "buhay amerika"!

New Career

2011-11-09T01:54:00.000-07:00

Author: Joseph Sandoval

I recently decided to stop what I’m doing and decided to take up a new career. I was sick to death of the same old same old every day and my cubicle lifejust wasn’t cutting it for me anymore. I decided to become a fulltime nanny which is exactly what I’d been wanting to do forever but I wanted to do it differently…no being paid in cash under the table. So I went to a friend of mine who’s a graphic designer and asked him to help me with a new business website. I set up a nanny finder site so that parents in the area could find someone like me and only reputable people were allowed membership. I did it all by the book – went to smallbusiness xo for logistical help, got a BBB accreditation and even worked with the local police to do background checks. Business is booming and I still love to nanny although what I do now is a lot more web focused to be honest with you!

Toby is 7 Months

2011-11-09T01:52:00.000-07:00

Toby just turned 7 mos, I can't believed how fast he had grown. He is such a happy boy. He smiles and grins most of the time especially when you start talking to him. Him and Tyler looks a lot like each other. At 7 mos Toby can sit up with supervision, can walk using his walker, starts learning to crawl by dragging himself, he is learning to use his arms and legs to crawl and he eats solid foods. Toby is trying to keep up with his older brother and it wouldn't surprise me when he starts learning to walk in 10 mos like Tyler did.When Toby learns to walk him and Tyler will have more fun.

Oysters

2011-09-06T13:40:00.000-06:00

Guest post from: Constance Rodgers

Did you know that there are over one hundred different types of edible oysters? They are a food that you either love or hate. I’ve found that if you love oysters, you really love them. You seize any opportunity you get when you are on the coast to eat them. If you are truly an oyster lover you like them raw. You don’t need a cracker and horseradish. Oyster lovers are content pulling them straight off of the shell and eating them. I was watching direct tv when I was cooking (yes I have a television in my kitchen). There was a show that highlighted Oysters in South Carolina. They were dressing oysters with things I had never seen. Some had wasabi, some had brown sugar, and some were swallowed with bloody mary mix and vodka! All I could think about was how smooth salty flavor of the oyster was being lost, what a shame! For those of us who have moved from the coast to a more landlocked part of the country, seeing destroyed by so many toppings almost break your heart.

Fever with no other symptoms

2011-08-01T08:14:00.000-06:00

I woke up yesterday around 3 in the morning to check on Tyler and noticed that he was hot from head down to his arms and legs and thought he might have a fever but when he woke up in the morning he was happy even though he still had the fever. He was at 101 F when we checked his temperature and gave him one dose of medicine and plenty of fluids. We were wondering what caused his fever since he has no other symptoms and no changes in his behavior. Today he still have slight fever but he doesn't complain about it and he slept good through the night. We will observe how it goes throughout the day and hope that his fever will go away soon.

Premium channels FINALLY!

2011-06-22T04:53:00.001-06:00

Guest post of the week by Deangelo Spencer

All my life I have wanted to subscribe to the premium channels like HBO and Showtime, but I've never been able to afford it, and my parents certainly weren't interested in getting those networks. Once I got out on my own I started searching on bundles at http://www.cleartvbundle.com and found out I was actually going to be able to afford some premium channels! I know it sounds trivial, but I felt like I was missing out so much by not being able to relate with people talked about shows like Entourage or the Sopranos. It's really nice, because I can actually catch up on the shows I haven't been watching, and i finally feel part of the club. Not to mention, these are all really well done shows! I'm also enjoying all the great new release movies the channels have for me. So, I really have no complaints about paying a little extra every month. I can't believe my parents wouldn't have wanted to get HBO while I was growing up.

Tyler will be 2 yrs old

2011-06-22T04:28:00.000-06:00

Wow! I can't believe how the days go by and how Tyler have grown so fast. It seems like I just gave birth with Tyler and tomorrow he will be 2 yrs old. He is growing so fast and learning things so quickly. He knows the alphabet and it's sounds. He talks a lot more now, he can express what he wants. Though sometimes he can be so demanding and wants my attention all the time. He is goofy but sometimes he can be moody too. He is very sensitive and very cautious about a lot of things especially when he knows he could get hurt. He is a little bit shy with other kids but he can socialize after awhile and he is good with other kids.

Cake Boss

2011-03-16T05:01:00.002-06:00

Guest post written by Rolf Tate

Being an avid fan of Ace of Cakes, I was disappointed to here that this season would be it's final season on air. I was pleasantly surprised to find a show very similar to it in Cake Boss on the TLC channel. I already watch a few TV shows on the TLC channel regularly on direct TV and Cake Boss is just another show added to the list. In my humble opinion it is even better than Ace of Cakes. It's really the entire Ace of Cakes concept of either taking on way too many jobs for the week or having to produce a cake that becomes an elaborate thirty hour event. I know what you are thinking, "If it's the same, how is it better?" Two words: Jersey accents. Jersey accents are just way more entertaining and funnier than a bunch of wannabe rock stars using rock n' roll music metaphors. Plus wannabe mobsters are way more entertaining than wannabe rock stars. In addition, not to be mean, but watching them fail is funnier than watching them succeed; and they fail a lot. The show follows Chef Buddy Valastro of Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey as he tries to make ridiculous moving robot cakes, Tower of Pisa cakes and the like. Buddy is your typical arrogant bloke who basically blames everyone but himself when things inevitably go wrong. Seriously, I don't know the first thing about baking cakes, but I do know that cakes aren't supposed to move.

Tyler at 20 Months and 3 weeks

2011-03-16T05:00:00.000-06:00

I can't believe how Tyler grows so fast! He is now 20 months and 3 weeks and have been learning to talk and communicating with us. His learning more words everyday. He is good at saying things he wanted and expressing his feelings. He is active and wants to explore and get involve in everything he sees me do. But he is always cautious just like yesterday when we went to Banana's Fun Park an amusement park where kids can play. Tyler loved to see other children play and jump on those inflated huge stuffs they have but Tyler won't go in and jump because he was too scared. Even though he didn't go and play but still he had fun and enjoyed watching the children and walking around the park.