Happy Birthday To Me

Thank you Lord for another year. My birthday wish is to have a happy and long life together with my hubby, our daughter, and the new bundle of joy that will come real soon. Probably, more kids to come because I want a big family and take care of more little angels.

In terms of material things, these are the things I want:

- a pink headphone for my cp so I can listen to music to put myself to sleep..

- a comfy shoes or sandals 

- enough money so I can go "ukay-ukay" all day at the market

- a salon make-over (foot spa and hair relax)

- anything but PINK! 

Above all, I simply want a HAPPY PINK LIFE!

My 27th Birthday Prayer

 

Dear Lord, thank you for giving me another year of life to live.

Thank you for all the wonderful people who remembered me today by sending their greetings, gifts, good wishes, and all the tokens of love that reminds me of how I am loved and appreciated, most especially to my hubby and my daughter who never fails to surprise me.

Dear Lord, thank you for all the experiences – good and bad – for the past year. I have certainly learned a lot from it. Forgive me for all my wrong doings; for all the times I forgot to praise, remember, and thank you; for the chances I failed to take; and for all the opportunities I missed the past year.

Please help me in the days to come to make this the best year yet, bring good credit to myself as a wife, a mom, a sister, a daughter, and a friend; as well as great happiness and pride to all my loved ones, and of course, a never ending joy to you. 

Now, I pray for your blessings, protection, and guidance in my every day journey together with my whole family, especially this new bundle of joy coming real soon.

My 27th Birthday Plans

This coming Friday, November 30, 2012 I will turn 27 years old. I thank God everyday for showering me so much blessings since the day I was born in this world. I thank my Mom and Dad and my whole family for being there for me while I was growing up.

As of today, the greatest gift I will be receiving for my birthday is the baby inside me. I'm really hoping for a baby boy, but if it will be a girl, it's okay. All I want is a healthy baby that will give us so much joy. 

My birthday plans? 

1. Dinner on Friday night at home. My hubby will cook and order our food. My mother-in-law will also prepare salad, and I will buy myself my favorite chocolate cake. My Mom will also buy some food to add to our dinner.

2. On Friday, I also plan to go bonding with my daughter since she has no school that day. Probably, we will go to Cagsawa Ruins if we cannot visit there by tomorrow, Thursday. Or we will just go to the malls here in our city and go shopping. 

3. If I have enough money, I will surely pamper myself by going to the salon and get a suiting foot spa. 

4. Also, on Friday I will go to "ukay-ukay" with my daughter and buy some clothes at a very cheap price. 

5. And of course, I won't forget to go to church. If I can't attend mass, I will surely light up candles, make wishes, and thank God for everything. 

My Baby's Development @ 28 Weeks

My baby's development as of today..

• The sight sense is already working. Your baby will react to bright light that shines through your womb. - I wonder how such bright light can shine through my womb. I'll do some research about it to know how it is possible.

• He doesn't like it too much though. He's responding to sounds in the environment, too. To your voice, to your growing stomach when you're hungry,even to noises outside your body.  - I'm so happy to know that my baby can already hear lots of noises from the environment. He could probably hear his Dad, Mom, and Ate when we're talking to each other as well as us talking to him as if he is physically with us. He may not like it too much but for sure he will be able to adjust to it.

• Blood vessels are forming throughout both lungs. At his first breath of air, his lungs will absorb the oxygen, and circulate the oxygenated blood throughout his body. - Sooner or later my baby will be a complete human being. I just can't wait for him to come out and see how beautiful the world is.

• Baby is also producing a substance that will allow him to breath properly after birth. Your baby is gaining weight rapidly now. He may weigh nearly 1kg now. He measures 25cm but 40cm if stretched out. - I can really feel that my baby is gaining so much weight as my tummy grows bigger and bigger each week. I can also feel him like stretching out. I can really feel him move around my tummy.

Happy 8th Birthday Chantal

 

Happy Happy Birthday Ate Chantal. Daddy and Mommy are so blessed to have you as our daughter. Stay as sweet, kind, loving, and very thoughtful as you are. Be a good girl always and do not ever forget to thank God for all the blessings you received. 

I hope you really liked the surprised me and Daddy has prepared for you. We want to give you the best in life and live a very happy childhood. 

We love you so much! Enjoy your day!

The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn Part 2

"After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi."

Storyline (IMDb)

"Bella is enjoying her new life and new powers, after the birth of their daughter, Renesmee. Soon, however, their family bliss is threatened again, by a new menace. Vampire Irina believes a child like Renesmee could challenge the power and existence of the Volturi. As Irina rallies the Volturi to destroy this potential threat, Bella and the Cullens - together with any allies they can assemble - are preparing to fight a crucial, ultimate battle, to protect their family."Written by LinaZ

Just like all other die hard fans of Twilight, I'm totally desperate to be able to watch this today. I've waited for this second part of the Twilight Saga for over a year. I remember watching the first part of this with my nephew. This time around, I'm going to watch this movie with my daughter. I promised her that I will take her with me to watch this movie. Hopefully she'll get better today so we could go to the movie house this afternoon or tomorrow. I don't think my hubby would like to come with us because he is not a fan of the Twilight movies after all. Well, if my baby gets okay today, it would be our mother and daughter bonding time as we watch the movie. 

Chantal Zoe Is Turning 8!

Advance Happy Birthday to my daughter. You will always be our baby girl!

Daddy, Mommy, and Baby loves you so so much! 

You will always be the apple of the eye of Daddy.

And you will always be Mommy's little darling.

Next week Wednesday, November 21, 2012, my daughter will be celebrating her 8th birthday. She doesn't want to have a super terrific party, instead she just want to serve  snack to her classmates after their class and our family will have a swimming bonding by next week Saturday. 

Of course there will always be a surprise from Daddy and Mommy on the day of her birthday. I plan on surprising her the moment she wake up. For sure she will really be surprised and thankful. 

A Big Help From My Daughter

Today is Monday and it's usually the day of the week that I do my weekly general cleaning at our house. My general cleaning usually include changing the bed covers and pillow covers, sweeping and mopping the floor, feather dusting a lot of stuffs, as well as "defrozing" the fridge, doing the laundry, and cleaning the bathroom. Doing all of these alone generally takes me the whole morning and about the first four hours in the afternoon. 

But good thing my daughter doesn't have a school today and she promised to help me clean the house. Thank God we were able to finish all the things we need to finish before lunch time. Having my daughter around today and helping me a lot in cleaning our house is such a big relief on my part. I know I shouldn't work too hard especially now that I'm pregnant, particularly on my 6th month of pregnancy. Fortunately, the baby inside me is so strong and I don't get easily tired when cleaning and doing other strenuous activities. 

As a reward for my daughter, I bought her her favorite mango ice cream at the grocery store just after having our lunch, as well as buy her favorite kind of snack (ginataan). In the afternoon. I also allowed her to use my netbook and let her play her favorite computer games as long as she wants while I watch TV and take some rest. 

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How To Be A Good Housewife?

Let me share with you this short content I have read from a book entitled "Did You Ever Think That". This would be very inspirational and helpful for every housewife out there. I hope we all come to realize the message of this content.

Happiness in the Home

To be a good housewife, one must imitate both the examples of the ant, 

and that of the locust.

Over and above all, it is essential that a woman knows how to conduct and attend 
to her household:  she must know how to live within the domestic walls 
as if she were within a small kingdom, which must be ever made 
more and more beautiful and attractive, 
so that her husband will have no grounds for making dangerous comparisons 
but, on the contrary, will find his complete satisfaction in it.

However, let there be no exaggerations!
For instance, at meal time do not let the defects of the housekeeper 
be thetheme of conversation and the displeasing topic of the 
high cost of living its conclusion.
Let all small troubles and worries be kept to herself.
She would disregard unpleasant arguments whenever it is in anyway feasible,
otherwise her husband will become annoyed,
his digestion will be impaired and he will run out of the house
still chewing the last mouthful : perhaps, in desperation,
he would even welcome the company of a locust, which, 
though not as capable as ourselves, will at least allow him to talk
of politics and sport while she, in joyful and happy spirit, 
confines herself to topics of music, fashion and books...
And as a consequence, their happiness would be placed in grave peril.

But it is a peril that can be easily avoided if the ant learns how to wear,
at least for a while, the wings of the locust,
and so in this way establishes perfect equilibrium on the domestic scene. 

My Point of View as a Housewife for Nine Years

• It is indeed very important to keep our own house beautiful and attractive. Of course, who wants to live in a very messy house, it would be very uncomfortable for everybody. It doesn't mean that one needs to change the bed sheets, blankets, and pillow covers every day, or arrange all stuff at once. What's necessary is simply washing the every day dishes used by the family, arranging the pillows and blankets once everybody is already awake, sweep the floor, do some feather dusting and mopping of the floor, just the simple clean-up jobs just to make sure that the whole house is dust and clutter free. This will help in maintaining the house clean enough and it will certainly look lively and beautiful. This will satisfy the look and feel of every family member and indeed the husband will have no grounds to be mad or angry, and make comparisons in terms of the overall look of the surroundings inside the home. 

• During mealtime, it's just advisable to talk happy things in life and not about the problems of wife, husband, the kids, and even the helper and other family members. It can really loose one's appetite if during meal time someone is mad and keeps on talking about just any problem. Things can always be talked about and settled after meal time.

• Another role a housewife is to become her husbands best friend and not only as a partner. At the same time, the husband should also do the same. Husband and wife should have time for each other like they were just boyfriend and girlfriends sharing stories, doing things they like together, and most importantly, understanding each other. But of course, having time alone is also very essential for both the husband and wife, and even the kids. 

Family Bonding: Dinner At Biggs

As promised, Daddy treat us for dinner today at Biggs, Albay. We go out together (just the three of us) to have breakfast, lunch, or dinner at least once a month. It is one kind of our bonding moments aside from going out with the whole family, and watching TV shows or movies at home or at the cinema. 

It was my hubby and my personal choice to have dinner at Biggs because the food is really great. Although it's kinda expensive, the food is worth it. I just love Korean Pork BBQ  that comes with mixed vegetables and paired with Java Rice. My hubby prefers the spicy Cajun Chicken particularly the thigh part. Our daughter just love the Italian Spaghetti paired with the leg part of the chicken. When it comes to our drinks, we have different choices. I prefer iced cold tea, while my hubby just loves pineapple juice for health reasons, and our daughter likes Royal soda.

It was a perfect night for the three of us. A happy family that bonds once in a while brings so much happiness.