Pinay WAHM

I cannot remember the last time I actually posted and/or participated in one. I used to do them almost on a daily basis when I first started blogging...especially when I needed 'in-between' posts. Then one day, they just sort of disappear. I know they're still in existence because I still see them in other blogs but no one tags me anymore....until Ate Beng saved the day. Aha! Chalamat Ate Beng ....reminiscing the good 'ole days of blogging now. This is called 'The ABC Meme' . Here it goes.. A. Attached or single:             - Attached B. Best friend:                        -  Right now, the husband since he's the only one I hang out with most of the time. But I have a couple of friends that know me pretty well since we grew up together therefore making them my BFFs. C. Cake or pie: ...

For the past 6 months at least, I've been walking on our Mobia/treadclimber for about 40 minutes everyday, 5 days a week. It's my only form of exercise since I stay home most of the time. The little one also uses it daily for 15 minutes to start off her day, then I go after her. A few days ago when she was about to walk on it she called me and told me that the machine is broken. I thought it just wouldn't start but that's not the case. The thing has a crack on it. I took a photo of it and this is how it looks like... Not sure if it's visible in the picture but it's that black line on the upper white part of the stepper. It's not supposed to be stepped on but it's easy to step/walk on it. I guess we unknowingly step on it which caused the crack? I don't really know. For now it doesn't seem to cause any problem so we're still using it. Here's a screenshot of my daily stats on this thing....

A few months ago, somebody in this household was so into looking for properties in a state a few hours drive from where we are. We took a couple of trips there to check on some promising properties. Unfortunately, the ones that he liked were either sold already or are too remote from civilization. So what's the next logical step to take? Look at properties in other places like the  real estate in jacksonville nc which is not that far away from where we are. That's what exactly he's been doing in the last couple of months. We even planned another road trip a few weeks ago this time to North Carolina, of course. The little one got a bit excited but it was cut short because the one property worth driving for [7 hours?] was sold even before we could get to see it in person. Now we're back to the drawing board so to speak. But with work getting busy, I don't see us going anywhere that far in the near future...unless he finds 'that' one ideal property he's be...

When we decided to work on our flower beds in front of the house we chose 2 flowering plants that we thought would be perfect there -  gardenia [rosal] and hydrangea. Both the husband and I like their flowers so we went and got them at a local nursery. Both had flowers when we planted them and they looked lovely on our flower bed. But that only lasted for one flowering season because they started deteriorating after that. Instead of uprooting them and returning to the nursery [they had 1 year warranty], we decided to move them in the backyard. That was a good move because both survived. But it took a couple of years for both to have flowers again. I watched them every year [for a couple of years] waiting for flowers to show up. This year is my lucky year because they both have flowers. Well, the gardenia had the flowers first a few weeks ago which I of course posted here. This time around, it's my hydrangea's time to shine...ha! So...here it is... I've been watching th...

That's how it looks anyway with hubby's work. After a long time, they started working on weekends again. It's not that busy yet but with all the projects he's talking about when he gets home, they may need to use employment screening at easy back ground in the not so far future because they might need additional help at the shop. I can only remember one instance when they needed extra help but this may happen again if everything pushes through. The last time they hired a couple of people, they didn't do any screening on them because they're people they know personally. This time around, they might need more people in different departments so an employment screening may be in order. Anyway, I'm crossing my fingers [and toes] that things work out with all these deals they have. It's definitely something to be thankful for.

This is one of the drawings that the little one handed the man of her life on Father's Day. She made several drawings but this is my favorite by far. I was actually the one that encouraged [pushed???] her to give caricature a try. I googled pictures to show her and looked for 'how to videos' on caricaturing. She liked the idea but she's not really 'sold' to it. As the days went by she just did what she does best....draw characters that she likes a lot...chipmunks mostly. I was fine with it and didn't push her anymore in doing a caricature for Dad. She pretty much finished her gifts for Dad before the Father's Day weekend. Then on Saturday [the day before FD] when she was supposed to be cleaning in her bedroom she came out with this caricature drawing of Dad. I just started laughing and told her it's perfect [I'm the MOM so I'm allowed to praise her to high heavens] and to me it is perfect. I grabbed one of the empty frames and put it ther...

Or just a show-off? So I have this 'friend' in FB that keeps on posting pics that rub me the wrong way. I know 'to each his own'. But sometimes I can't help but wonder and ask 'why'? So yes you can afford them but do you really have to post every single handbag, shoes, and what nots on a social networking site? They're not just ordinary purses...they're LV or Guccis and some other really expensive stuff. Aside from that, she also posts ALL the 'high-end' [she calls them 'for the rich and famous'] restaurants that they go to...complete with some shots of the restos name as well as the menu with prices and all. There are times when I'm so close in commenting: Enough already! We know you have the moolah to afford all these...but can you please stop now? Anyway, I know it's none of my business but [again] I just can't help it sometimes. She can post anything she wants since it's her wall but I just wish she also posts ...