After the Rain

 The plant that I have in front of our house has no leaves now but it's full of fruits.  I am not sure what kind of tree is this but they are really pretty.  The leaves and the fruits makes it so perfect for Ruby Tuesday.

 I took these shots after the rainy day last Friday.

Home Theater Seating

Hubby and I watched one episode of the Crime Scene Investigation show then when it was in the climax of the story, he has to stop because, it was already time to pick up our daughter in school.  Having a comfortable home theater seating is an added bonus whenever you are watching your favorite show.  I remember when I was growing up, we did not have a TV so we have to pay one peso just so we could watch a show from our neighbor's house.  Watching then is never fun for me because you have to stand the whole time you are watching as the house is full of  other people who paid to watch the show or movie being played.

New Christmas Tree

We went to Sears last Wednesday to look for a new Christmas  tree.  Hubby got tired of our white x-mas tree so he said that we need to buy a new one.  We chose this Twilight tree with LED  lights because it is suppose to be an energy efficient.  

We let our daughter decide which one should we buy and that's what she picked.  We all liked it so we bought it.

We decorated it today.  I'll post the photos next time.

Vacation Packages

Some of you might be going somewhere for this big holiday season for a vacation. If you are still in the planning stage, you might want to check out the Branson vacation packages if you want to save some money which you could use for your shopping and other expenses while enjoying your getaway. It would be nice to   have a short  vacation this holiday season.  You know,  breath  fresh air from a different place other than where you live.

Holiday Decorating

 For the last couple of days, I spent my time decorating our humble abode for the holiday.  The kids helped me decorating our newly bought Christmas tree.  Please disregard the big bow on the tree, it doesn't belong there lol..

The kids love the new tree as it has a rotator motor that you can plug in. You can see it in the video below.

While my daughter and I were busy decorating the tree, my son  was also busy doing his own thing lol.  He was playing with his holiday train given  by his Aunt Chris, thanks Tita.

How about you guys,  are you done decorating?

Santa's Ski Slope

My sister in law, gave us her Santa Ski Slope which you can attach to your Christmas tree. Since our tree is rotating, we did not put it there.  We did however assembled it just so the kids can play with it.  This activity somehow give them the sense of going  to ski resort hehehe.  They watch and play with this ski slope over and over again.  If you will come to our home today, you will see how happy my son playing with this ski slope.

I wonder if he would be interested with this kind f activity when he is grown up.  Steamboat ski rental delivery would be the best solution if that time comes.  Good thing there are places where you can rent ski stuff.

Stairway

 For some, it's just an ordinary steps, but for us, it is a big part especially with my  kids' milestones.  We used to live in this house, so part of their  memories was created  on this house.  They learned how to climbed here.

 So every time we visit Pap, we always find time to play in these steps.

 You can tell that my kids can't sit still.  Our photos are blurry lol..

Have a great week ahead everyone!

Cyber Monday

Good morning everyone.  Today is the big Cyber Monday sale so if you are looking for promo codes that you can use along with the great deals being offered from your favorite store, just  visit the link and you will find different kinds of coupons for savings.  At best Online Coupons, thousands of online coupons are being listed for consumer like you who wants to save  in buying the things that you want through online shopping.  I prefer online shopping  over  going to the mall, it saves you  gas, stress from dealing with the crowd, and  you  can always find  deals through browsing the net.

If you have a musician in the family or a friend, the Musician's Friend Coupons will be a great one on hand when shopping for music instruments.  As I have mentioned above, finding deals online is easy because you can compare side by side from different stores.  You can get the Musicians Friend coupon codes through visiting Best Online Coupons' website.    Are you ready to go online shopping yet?  Visit the site I mentioned for more money saving coupons.  Nothing can beat the feeling of buying something and you got it for  a lesser price because you found a money saving code for it.

Snakes

Photos were taken at the Pittsburgh Zoo.  Enjoy the different kinds of snakes.

 Can you see the red snake at the back of that plant?

 I wonder how snake could sleep curled up n top of those branches?

 Below is a spotted pyton.

 He was moving a lot so this shot was a little blurry.

 Just a shot of the tail.

Of all the critters, snake is the one I am scared of.  I had an experience of being chased by a snake  when I was still a kid.  My faher used to take care a  huge  rice field and he would take us every time  he works.  One time he asked me to  check the scare crow and I saw the top the rice plant's leaves  moving.  When I investigate, the snake  hisss at me and I  ran and yelled for help.  Luckily, Papa was nearby and he killed the snake with his machete.  

Web Browsing

Hello there everyone. Did you go black friday shopping today? We never shop during black Friday, it's too much of a hassle especially that we have two small kids. We browsed online for some good deals though. We bought some things for the kids and some things for us as well.  We spent our day decorating the Christmas tree while hubby was trying to finish his insulation job at the attic.  He didn't finish it as we need to buy  six more  rolls.

Anyhow, as I was web browsing, I ran across Copywriting Services and other reviews about  copywriting. Browsing online  gives us the  opportunity to  read  articles that we don't usually read everyday.

CATHOLIC SCHOOL AWARENESS WEEK

November 15 - 19 was the celebration of CAtholic School Awareness Week.   They celebrated it through showing their SPIRIT and LOVE for their  school by having a "Spirit Week" filled with different ways for both teachers and students  to show their  charisma and excitement! 

MONDAY was a  SILLY SOCK DAY - They wore  silly, unmatched socks with their school uniform, it was  just plain silly.

TUESDAY was a  CRAZY HAIR/HAT DAY - Since St. Joe's is no ordinary school, they show their  craziest hair or funniest hat.   Some students  colored their hair  and some wore big hats.  I braided Rylie's hair the night before and brushed it up  in the morning.

 

WEDNESDAY - WE ARE THE BEST!! - Showed that they are the best by dressing to IMPRESS! They wore their  Sunday's  best which means that  no jeans or sweatpants. They stepped out on their finest!!!

 

THURSDAY - BOX TOPS -  to show that they are at the top of the list of "Best Schools".   They brought all the box tops labels they have  collected.  Each class has a goal of 35 pieces  but Rylie  brought 51 pieces alone.  Thanks for the contribution of Jen, Chris, and Dad  in clipping and collecting their box tops labels.

FRIDAY - SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY - Go all out in their  favorite St. Joseph apparel. Free Dress ... Rylie worn her  school hoodie, it's a bit big  for her but that's the smallest size we can get.  She can't even wear the sweatpants that matches the  hoodie.  She didn't want to wear this, she said that it's not fashionable lol..

Have a happy Thanksgiving day celebration everyone!

Family Game

My husband and I went to the store this afternoon to buy some groceries. There are still people trying to grab some Black Friday left over. Hubby and I walked around to see if we could find a game that the kids can both play and enjoy. He suggested for us to buy a wii game so all of us can participate. Unfortunately, it wasn't offered on the store we went to. He said that he would check online.

I wonder what my son would like for sports when he grows up, would he be interested in skateboards? Right now, he is very interested with ball games like football and volleyball. Sometimes, you are left wondering what wpould our kids be in the future. Do you ask questions like this too?

Rainy Thanksgiving

Good morning everyone, just a quick update here. I am doing some lumpia to bring to my FIL's home. We will be celebrating Thanksgiving there. Hubby checked the weather online and it's going to be a rainy Thanksgiving. Oh well, it's thanksgiving so we can't really complain lol..

These photos were taken a couple of days ago when we went to visit Dad.

It's been gloomy this week and today the rain will pour.  Well, it's actually pouring now.  

Enjoy the rest of the day folks and thanks for visiting.

An art made by our daughter from her school.  

Happy Thanksgiving to US residents and have a nice day to all!

Interim Management

Running a business involves so many strategies to be able to stay afloat among competitors. With a wide and global use of Internet technology, customers has the advantage to compare prices and services from different establishments. In this regard, you have to make sure that you have certain techniques that stands out among the rest to be recognized by prospective clients and  be patronized  by your loyal customers.

An interim management would be a right solution if you want to assure a strong foundation to your business.  This is  necessary especially if your company is facing a  crisis or any other dilemma that needs  an expertise of other independent management.  Interim management can help you asses and point out what is going wrong and find solution to it through their  analytic skills and  solid experience on the subject.  

I remember when I was still working in school back in my country, the administration hired  some  professional experts who can help the school  during the accreditation   process of the school for the higher education system.    They created a temporary  office for them which was called Development and Research.  The hired professionals has been doing the said  accreditation for a lot of schools and helping them get accredited and achieve the higher education level.  

Without them, the school probably   struggled so much for  lack of experience of the said  process but through adopting the interim management, they were able to pull it through and made it to the goal that they aspired for.  So if you are planning for a big project for your company and  need and expertise of independent   team, you may check out the link above and see  what they have in store for you.  

The saying is true that "Two heads is better than One".  It might be an added expense to your business cost but it will surely help your business strength in the long run.

Washer and Dryer

Some of you might have read the article I posted about our washing machine which kept having problem lately. My husband and I browsed for some solutions about the said problem online.  We found some  answers to the same problem we had.  Thanks God for the Internet as it saves us  money.  Hubby fixed it himself through the suggestions online.  

When we bought  our washer and dryer, we decided to get an HE or high efficiency  set  because it is suppose to be  a high end.  What it doesn't tell you though is  that there is a manual at the bottom of each machine to tell you want to do just in case of malfunction.  I think this is one strategy   from the retailer so that they could charge you a whopping amount just in case of  malfunction.  

Please don't mind my goofy pose there while doing laundry hahaha.

Anyhow, we thought we couldn't fix it so we  made some window shopping at Lowe's that day and was mesmerized by this set lol.

Have a happy Ruby Tuesday  everyone!