Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Watch Baseball and lift your mood

Thanks Ryan Norton for the guest post

I remember, when I was in school, I always pleaded with our sports teacher to include me in our school’s baseball team. To tell the truth, there was nothing more relaxing or gratifying on earth for me then to play baseball. Though I could not join our school team, I fulfilled my desire by becoming a big fan of the US national baseball team. I proudly think of myself as a big fan of my favorite team.
I love to watch baseball on my new tv that I got after finding some of the best satellite tv deals I have ever seen. I am crazy about this game. With baseball, it is truly possible to gain the utmost happiness in just two and a half hours. I forget all the other things I have to do when my favorite team is giving the opponent a tough time.
There is less chance of injuries in this game; it is one of the safest games there is. If you have power in your hands, and have a quick mind to make decisions, then you can become the super star of this game. I have summer holidays around this time. So, I am planning to go have fun with my family. To tell you the truth my wife is a true fan of baseball just like I am, and she loves to watch the game and favorite game players.
We both like to watch our favorite team’s play on satellite TV. Don’t you think it passes the time perfectly? It is my personal advise to you to watch just one game on TV, and I am sure you too will become a huge fan of this game.

Window views and doors 2


These is the East part of the Barn. These was taken two days ago when the sun is hot and the air is cool. Hubby was mowing the lawn while me I took a lot of picture, that's what I do all the time. I can't let a single beauty of nature to go by without me snapping pictures. 


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Wall stickers

What a good day today it's not too hot nor too cold just enough for me to picked up wild blueberries. I got some took a picture and indeed if it is wild it's always sweet. Well hubby told me it is not really wild, he says that his mom planted many berries along the fence line and since his mom gets old and got busy the berries was not tended well and then it became wild after many years. Then we go to my BIL's house which is just about 200 feet away from us and they are so busy putting a Wall Stickers in the kids bedroom. All the designed that they've got makes the newly painted room popped out and it does really look very cool for kids to come this weekend for the holiday. 

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Baby shower ideas

Since I came here in the US I can't count my fingers to how many baby showers I have attended to. It is always fun to be with a party like this because each party has a different theme. Today I found this website about Baby shower theme idea!! The site is so pretty and they offer a lot of ideas that I haven't seen at any baby shower party so far. The suggested so many things that anybody could use and make in having a baby shower party. Last two weeks ago I was in my step-granddaughter baby shower party and we are kind of laughing  because somebody throw a joke that because almost every month there is a baby  shower in our family we are almost out of ideas!! And here it is today I found one that offers a lot of baby shower idea how cool is that!!

Pontoon Boat cover

Last week my DH's children were here at the house for a Father's day cook out. They started this gathering I think two years ago and I kind of like it because they will clean the yard and the old barn. The last time they plant evergreen and clean my flower garden hehe, how lucky I am huh! This time since it was the day after we had a storm they cleaned up the yard since there are a lot of branches that fell down. The big thing that they tried to clean up is the boat. Yup, hubby had a boat in the old barn but he didn't cover it with Pontoon Boat cover that is why it is dusty and dirty. I told her one time that he had to cover it so he would not spend much money to do the repair. A cover can make  a difference in making the property do look good and to avoid another expense for repairs. Now he tries to cover it with some tarp but it didn't cover it all, he need Pontoon Boat cover ^_^

Fun Family vacations

It's summer and it's about time to choose where to go, to unwind and just have fun!! Well I find this site Fun Family Vacations a site that helps you find a good place to enjoy and have fun this summer of course with your family. Some people love to go cruising, some likes to go to a beach, some likes to go somewhere a bit cold and some wants to go to another country to explore and have more fun and do some adventure. For me I love everything because I do love traveling and I like to get lots of photos and most of all taste the food. Yup the food, it's only when you travel when you can try the food that you haven't tried before. So pack up and chill out!

Back to school

Still our economic situation here in the US is still a bleak. Unemployment is still high specially here in Michigan and even almost all of the states are having this problem. But there is always a solution to any problem as my hubby always told me. Just set tight and I will tell you what is it. Well it is about us women to go back to school it is called College Grants for Women, and why not, right? This is the only way that we can get a descent job and be advance compare to others. And aside from that help our husband and the family as well.

Living Alone Gives Me a feeling of Independence

Post written by Wendy Fraga

I just started living alone last summer and I have to say I was not expecting it to be so distressing. I moved out of my parent’s home to live on my own because I thought 25 was a little old to be living at home. Sometimes I wish I could move back in with them, especially when I hear things at night that I cannot figure out what they are. I didn’t know I was such a wuss. 
All this time I thought I was pretty self sufficient and I have been for the most part but I found out that I am a bit afraid of the night time at home alone. I decided to look for Cleveland home security systems and found a great setup.
I have to tell you that now I am feeling much safer in my home and that gives me a feeling of independence I haven’t felt in all the time I have been in my home. I am so proud of myself that I took the step to do something that was so simple and made such a big difference in my life.

Wake board

It's almost the end of the month and the month of July is the epitome of Summer for me! Although today is not too hot and it's a bit chilly but hubby and I managed to walk around the hay field that was freshly cut. I think I walked almost a mile just around the field and I told hubby I am done with my exercise today, lol! Anyhow, my DH grandson just bought a new Liquid Force wakeboard, he is the one who graduated high school two weeks ago. He do compete motor cross but now he is changing his sports to wake boarding which is for me cool but then here in MI we don't have a beach like the one down south. But then he told his grandpa that he is going this summer to Florida to try his new sports. He is good in snowboarding and he thinks he can do it with wake boarding too. Well, will see if he is good in his new found sports. My DH just told him to be careful and not too aggressive or pushing himself in playing the sports. 

What's on your nightstand?

Last Friday, hubby helped me cleaned the bedroom. Well he is not the one vacuuming and dusting but helped me push and lift the furnitures. Because I couldn't do it alone the bedroom furnitures are just too heavy for me now. We are having fun doing it the mind of a man in terms of arranging and cleaning is not as apt with the woman's mind. I asked him if he likes to change the bed arrangement and he will only tell me it's up to me, gush I need some inspiration too lol!! Anyway, we ended up changed the arrangement in all the bedroom furnitures. The two bedroom nightstand is  a bit off specially on his side but I manage to get a good place of the old bedroom nightstand that is on his side. Well now I do like how our bedroom looks like and who knows maybe next year I am going to arrange it again, lol!!

Coach bag anyone?

     $300 Worth Brand New COACH Satchel Bag Contest

I have known Umma few years ago and she is a doting wife and mom to her family. Her blog Mom Conversations is holding her first ever contest and I was invited to join in which I do appreciated it so much. Aside that it's her first contest she will be having her 6th-year wedding anniversary on July 28 and this is her one way of celebrating. I am very much eager to join this contest and hope to own this brand new $300 worth of Coach Satchel bag. She even thought of holding this kind of contest/giveaway every month should this be a huge success. Don't you think that would be more fun?!

I'm asking my other blogger friends to join this contest & have fun! Just visit her site to get for more details. This contest is open starting today until the 28th of July.

Monday, June 28, 2010

Herbalife

Are you familiar with Herbal Life? I remember when I was in the Philippines a friend of mine sell this nutritional products and I didn't know then that my SIL is also using herbalife! One time I asked her how come she lose weight because I noticed it that she is losing weight. And that is what she answered me she is using the nutritional product that is Herbal nutrition. I was really amazed at the change of her body and she told me that her stamina is doing really well. She didn't skip eating nor having a crushed diet but because of the Herbal nutrition she can't feel hungry. 
When I get here in the US, I tried to find a Herbalife distributor and I found it right away because hubby knew that his sister is using it. I look at the site Herbalife International and I realize that it's a huge company and they have plenty of products to choose from. Hubby told me that he also used it because he himself see how his sister become energetic. In fact his sister knew about the Herbal nutrition network because she has been using it for years. Well we all need a supplement to boost our energy, beautify our skin and build our immune system. We are always bombarded by a lot of junk food, pollution and others that our body can't cope up with the stress. Thankfully, my SIL from time to time gave us this beautiful product to us and I am always grateful of her. ^_^

D & G watch

Anybody wants a new watch? A dolce and gabbana watch  is so cool and interesting for this summer to wear and enjoy right? Just click on the name and you will find a very good deal about the watch. I check it too and oh my it's very pretty and I know for sure it durable. My watch just died the other day ^_^, I was in the church and as I look at it, the time is the same time as the last time I check on it hahaha. I then knew that it's dead and it need a very good replacement.
For women who loves watch I think this dolce and gabbana watch is a must to have so to speak. My step-daughter one time told me that she  can't go out with out her watch on her. She find herself not complete with out  it. That is why through all the years she buy  durable watch not for anything else but for the reason that will last forever and that is when she showed me her dolce and gabbana watch, cool!

Love to travel?

It's beautiful day today. Went outside to checked my flowers and go around to feel the fresh air, I love summer here in Michigan. Well we haven't reach 100F and I so not wishing it though. Anyway, it's summer and people everywhere is thinking where to go and spend their vacation time. Some like to go locally, some likes to visit different states and some do like to visit other country. If somebody would like to ask me where I like to visit, of course I like to visit first my home country the Philippines. Then the second country that I like to visit is United Kingdom then France.
 I have a friend there who works for quite some time now and she kept on asking me when I am going to visit her. When we had a chance to chat she showed me pictures and I so love it. Her mother just visited her last month and even she lives in London for six years now she ask a services of London walking tours and she never regretted it. London private tour brought them to places that she never been to and she never heard of hahaha.  I told her how come she never knew those places and she told me she worked the whole week and if she likes to have some time spree she just go to the park where most of the people usually go. She was happy she and her mother had a good time roaming around the city and just enjoying the stores and shopping. Because without a walking tours London she could never found those shops and places that now she knew it's there for her to go back and enjoy. 

Centipede?



We were at the park when I spotted this tiny creature. It's not a worm but I guess it's a centipede. I like to squash it but hubby says no! Okey let it be. ^_^
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Sunday, June 27, 2010

MYM~My yellow Dahlia


Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words.  They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of their character, though few can decipher even fragments of their meaning.  ~Lydia M. Child


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Tarps for party

Woke up a little early today. Hubby fixed our breakfast then we started to prepare for church. On our way to church this it started to rain I thought it's just an ordinary rain. But when we get home I checked our local channel and there is a weather alert already. With what happened last year and some states I am already very conscious to my surrounding most specially when I heard the tornado siren, it scares me right away.  It started to rain when the phone rang and it was my SIL, she was asking if hubby has still the tarp that he used to cover the wood two years ago, because they were in another open house when it started to rain and they need tarps to cover the guest. What a deal to have a  party and you don't have anything to cover the guest. 
Yesterday, the weather was beautiful my DH's niece don't need to use their custom made tarps for her daughter open house. Sometimes you think that having this thing is a need but sometimes you think it's not. But with my experience it's better to have one at least the biggest one, who knows what happened when a tornado or storm comes at least if something happen to the house you have something to cover it right away. 

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Glass tile store

Just got home from my BIL's granddaughter open house and it is hot today. Thanks to the breeze it doesn't feel so uncomfortable. Of course the food is good and many people were there some are relatives, friends and neighbors. I do like where their house is located though the road is on dirt road but it was kind of neat. Anyhow, I was inside the house and Sue showed me their new Tiles that they put in their new master bathroom. My reaction was WOW!! That Tiles is just gorgeous as in super neat and cool. She said it was her husband Clare who found out this kind of Tiles because he himself saw it in his friends house. 
Well to make the story short I am so in love with the Tiles I asked Sue what kind it is and she said the name of it is Subway Tiles. Hmmm what a name it sounds like yummy do you??? Over all I told her their new bathroom is really beautiful everything that she puts in their popped out  because of the tiles. It was worth the money spend I guess.

Purple blossom

It's getting hot here in MI but some days it cool off which I like the most because I have time outside to check on my flowers and veggies. Here is one flower that is blooming right now here in my flower bed but I forgot the name of this one. They are so tiny and I like the color because it's purple.
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Friday, June 25, 2010

Playground equipment

Two Sunday's ago after church hubby and I went to Lapeer to visit my DH's Aunt. After we visited Aunt Mary we went to a grocery to buy some goodies for our instant picnic at the park. It was a very good day the sun is sunny and the breeze of air is really liberating from the heat of the sun. Anyway, as we were at the park we saw this beautiful Playground Equipment, it is so colorful, good design and huge. It was very hot but the kids do love to go around and slide and even I was watching them play I am so tempted to climb and slide to hahaha. Well maybe if nobody is around I will, why not?

Logo

I am blogging for quite sometime now and I wonder how to do  Link Building. I knew it is very important to build a good traffic in my site so it would make the ranking go high and that makes it more business. Searching is not just enough because we also have to know if the site you are making business is reliable. So I had to asked friends in blogosphere what they can say about it and in all honesty they gave me a good response. Sometimes, it pays to ask or else we are left behind about what is going on in the internet world.

Lockers

Well tomorrow hubby and I are going to an open house to my BIL's granddaughter open house her name is Christy. She is a good kid and she is a volleyball player in her school. Yesterday, we were at their house to check some of the things that will be needed tomorrow and we had a ball at her house because she showed us her Lockers for sale sign that she is going to put in her soon to be School locker when she get to college this September. And oh boy she was so excited for she is going to MSU. 
Since I came here in the US and meet the relatives of my hubby I am impressed by his family. Not a single kid are going wayward or not having a bad job everyone is hardworking, studious and just really good people. Some do love sports and when we are together in our family brunch time every Saturday morning they do talked about their new assigned Gym lockers. Some got a wood lockers  and some don't. But no matter what they do love to go to school and this year we have to attend three open houses!! Well that is nothing compared last few years ago that we attended four or five open houses and we didn't even go to some, gush! 

Women's pajamas

Hey gals and girls are you a kind of person who likes to sleep with your pajama's or nothing at all? In the Philippines where I grew up I used to wear pajamas every night though it's hot sometimes, because of the mosquitoes!! Yes! Even if we have mosquito net but still  mosquitoes are too clever they could wiggle themselves inside. My mama always told us to wear pajamas. 
Anyway, today hubby and I as early as the bird went to the store to look for  women's pajamas because tomorrow is Christy's open house and she is going to college and I was thinking giving her a comfortable and colorful womens pajama is just appropriate to use whens she go to college this September. I was browsing the store but couldn't find that fits her personality. She is jolly kind of lady about to plunge in college life and I want her to look good and feel good. We were at the store when my DH niece called me and tell me that to buy women's pajamas and get a good quality I have to go online. So we immediately came home and look at it at the internet and oh gush I was mesmerize by how beautiful the lind of women's pajamas this website has to offer. So I bought two for Christy for her open house tomorrow. 

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Pelican cases

This morning as we were heading home after grocery shopping we passed a traffic accident. Hubby noticed immediately a police car coming from the north direction and we immediately pull over to the side to let the police car fast, well that is a rule right? Anyhow, even if we are bit far from the accident area we could see flashing lights from the police care and ambulance. So hubby redirect his driving we enter a subdivision to avoid traffic. Then I asked hubby if those cops are trained to drive fast without bumping other cars and hubby said maybe. Because they just run so fast it's kind of scary sometimes. Then I remember my brother he one time asked me to check for Pelican Cases, I don't know nothing about it so I check it online. I found out it's a strong case and durable for military, cops or any kind of use that you think you need to secure your important belongings. He wanted it so much so I told him maybe I will buy that one for him someday ^_^.



Tell me


Could you tell what is going on with my sky? I took this three shots just seconds from between frame.

This second frame makes me had a creep, why on earth there is a white round in there when the moon is not in the south and when I took this shot it's not full moon? Is it a reflection from my camera but why just one frame? Is that an orb? I don't know!


Here is the 3rd frame the white round is gone!

       I am not kidding here and I didn't tweak anything.  Now tell me what is that?? For more beautiful sky around the world visit it here at SKYWATCHFRIDAY and LOOKING at the sky on FRIDAY

Good year tires

Just come home from grocery shopping and and though the morning here started with a bit of a drizzle but it the sun came out anyway. Last night there was another thunderstorm south of MI and though I slept early  I woke up with a thunder and that is what I don't like ^_^ I am scared of thunder and lightning that I would like to sleep under the bed haha. Anyway, after Summer it would be Fall and it's about time to check our tires. I found out that online we  could find cheap goodyear tires and it has a reasonable price. Hubby once told me that car tires are important specially here in MI where we had plenty of snow in Winter and if we don't check or take care of it our lives depend on these simple tires that sometimes we do neglect to check. So hubby this weekend is going to check our tires if it's still good for Winter weather comes.

Team Germany Expects World Cup in 2010

2010 South Africa FIFA World Cup has just begun and one national team always to watch out for is Germany, which I will be watching on cable tv Indiana.
Either as West Germany or reunified Germany, the national team has been a strong contender for the World Cup. Based on FIFA's World Cup history, as West Germany, the country won 3 World Cups, held second place three times, third place once and fourth place once. Post-reunification Germany never won a World Cup; however, the country has held second place once and third place once. Even, in 1934, pre-divided Germany held third place.
The largest upset was the third place finish in 2006 when Germany hosted the World Cup. On a happy note, the western half of Germany did win the World Cup as host in 1974.
The nationalist spirit of Germany has been strong since its unification in the 19th century and reunification in 1991. The 1990's and early 21st century has seen the strength of Michael Ballack and goalkeeper Oliver Kahn with rising stars Miroslav Klose, Lukas Podolski, Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Expect a strong German team with key players Klose, Podolski, Lahm and Schweinsteiger in 2010. After the 2006 upset despite a good surge for a third place finish, the Germans will try to save face by reaching the top in South Africa.

This was written by guest blogger Stephen Aleman

Water damage restoration

Last night, I slept early and I don't know what time it was but I just woke up hearing this huge thunder. And I don't like thunder, so I asked hubby what is going on and he says that at the south part of MI there is a thunderstorm warning that could become a tornado. I thought that is not a good news at all. As I was laying there I was thinking of the places that just had experienced flood. What they gonna do with their carpeting and of course their basement are flooded how they are going to clean it up, aside from cleaning the furniture. My SIL's son who lives in Austin, Texas told us that one time they had a flood in their area he didn't hesitate to call Water Damage Restoration Austin TX because he can't do it alone much so clean up the carpet like new. Water restoration is an effort to do alone specially if you are not a professional doing it. It could lead to mold on your walls and flooring that will lead to a huge damage on your property. So he was happy how it come up really clean and beautiful and he says that he will ask their services again if the need arises. 

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Allis Chalmers



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Bluebird

Again, watching my backyard birds this morning. And as I was watching a small cutie pie Bluebird passed the window. I grabbed my camera and ...

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