The husband loves to collect coins, he has different kinds of collectible ones and that include coins from various countries where he has been to.

He hides it in a safety deposit  box. One time I get curious and look for each one of them, I saw a 25 cents Philippine coins, not that of any value but still he kept it, as a Filipino it makes me proud because it’s like a piece of me that he value too. Then I saw silver eagles that I am not familiar with, it is still sealed in a plastic and told me not to open it.  It’s a beautiful shinny coin, this one seems so very special to him. It was one of his mom’s gift! So now that I know the value, I will treasure it too. ( By Melany)

I remember when I was still in Hernani its a small town in the province of Samar in the Philippines. Spaghetti? We love this dish, this is one of those when you have it served for dinner means that it’s a special day, likes birthdays, weddings and or fiesta.

So funny, My first weekend on this Country (USA) we have spaghetti and I feel weird coz there’s no any special occasion that day, I watch my boyfriend cook and pour spaghetti noodles on the sieves for the water to drip. Then later on I get used to it, and guess what that means anytime you can eat and cook spaghetti.

Anything that you wish for you can have it in the land of milk and honey.

I’m overwhelmed with my schedule lately but I’m  totally happy with it because this is my way to stay fit. You might wondering why I didn’t gain even after having three kids. That’s the secret : to eat healthy foods and move a lot. When you do these two things, surely you’ll maintain 100 lbs for many decades.

Part of my movement is to clean the house regularly including vacuuming the carpet. Carrying the not-so- heavy vacuum up and down the stairs wear me out but that’s how it works. Sometimes though I would rather have a laminate flooring than having carpet on the majority of the rooms. My dream of having carpet in the house is over. I’m done.

Next move, walking or strolling inside the mall for three hours with the baby on my shoulder using the baby-carrier. That a good exercise in regular basis.

Finally, cooking healthy foods and not wasting them. It should be consumed in 24 hours.

Oh no! It’s not what you think the title is. To make myself clear, I don’t sing even a single song. I don’t have the talent, not even a little. But I do love to listen to an acoustic music especially with the blend of jack casady bass. Ah! such a relief to hear such melody. My tiring day would easily be forgotten once I hear a background sound while I’m doing some work at home. It helps me keep  going and not thinking of being tired.

There are times that the baby is crying and sorry but I don’t hear the baby sometimes because I’m so carried away with the sound of the genre. But I’m so thankful that music exists or else I would only hear the baby’s cry. Have you tried hearing weird sounds from your ears while you hear such loud sound from the baby. I’m sorry baby, I love you so much but I don’t like when you cry so loud. I still love to xoxo you.

Taken last Sunday after church. The family that prays together, stays forever . Yeah, that’s right.

Just sharing a photo of the family. I don’t remember the last time I shared a photo of us. So here it is. A happy family, as always. God bless us all. xoxo

More photos to share for every update ( for this blog) ..

In sales, the accuracy of a report should be observed in order to monitor the  correct or exact sales in a daily or monthly basis. To avoid discrepancy, a company should have salesforce reporting bi-weekly if not daily. Having everything recorded would really help in order to know the flow of the sales and to avoid mistakes  during inventory.

To some serious business especially on sales department, reporting is always part of the deal. Some are still using the manual reports, but for the majority it is done electronically. With the help of salesforce report, everything would be quick and easy.

Who wants to learn to play guitar, anyone? I do! I’ve been wanting to learn since high-school but the guitar didn’t like me at all. All my friends knew how to play this instrument except me! I remember those times when I tried so hard, just one song but I didn’t finish it. I only learn the introduction and that was it. I was so proud I have played just a bit. I didn’t continue playing because I pity my fingers, it hurt so bad and I accepted the fact that I’m not a musician.

My frustration in this regard made me pushed my own daughter to pursue the hobby that once I liked. Although she’s not playing a guitar but at least close to it, the piano. I know that later in her life she might end up playing a guitar too hence the notes are just the same with the keyboard.

Last night, my husband and I were watching TV. The show was about the horrible situation of people in the other States who suffered from near death experience while they were at the vicinity of their houses. When tornado hit the town, many of them were traumatized because they almost died in a split second. I asked my husband why they still live in the same town after suffering from that calamity. Why don’t they think for their safety first? Would it help if they live in a sort of  metal buildings next time? The husband said that the chance of having tornado in the exact area is very little that is why they could still live their without having trouble to experience the same situation again.

One of our most awaited moments right after Thanksgiving  is to look for a fresh xmastree in the covered area just a mile from home. This is our 3rd xmastree. Decorating the tree is just as fun as looking for one. A family ritual that we don’t want to miss. Taking lots of photos on that day is part of the moment. As always, we wished that everyday is Christmas.

Have you asked yourself why of all people, you are sick. A sickness that is rare and you may need a laser spine surgery.  Such illness needs immediate attention. You should seek medical help right away so that it won’t get  worse. In times like this don’t ask the good Lord why you are suffering from illness because what is happening to us is common to mankind. It’s only up to God and only Him who could understand the reason behind all these sicknesses and if we call His name, nothing is impossible.  

The hapifamily right at this moment are all sick. We all have sore throats and colds. The baby has croup and we’ll take her to the doctor this afternoon. The eldest got fever yesterday and now she’s fine. The middle child is getting better too. The husband has dry cough but he still went to work. And me, poor me have a hard cough just before Christmas strikes. 

My brother back in the Philippines is happy that the whole family members ( except him) are now in the US, but he’s sad because he was left behind. He knows though that someday he’ll be here with us, just a matter of time before he’d be here. For the meantime, he should get some work experiences that he could use in the future. He should be familiarized with landscaping and welding equipment because that might be his possible job if he wanted to get a better salary. I couldn’t wait the day that he’ll be here as well. My sister already plan to start the petition without his knowing. It would take 10 years or more before its gonna be granted.

Take for example, there are ERP Jobs that are available for you as of this moment. Would you willing to try it? Who knows this is the kind of job that you have been waiting for. Good for you if you’ll get it and sorry if you are not qualified. Don’t lost hope if it fail you. There are still other jobs available, just keep tyring your luck. Good luck to you!

Christmas is just around the corner and yet we didn’t wrap the gifts for the kids yet. I asked them what they would like to get on Christmas and they both picked the ones that are cheap and affordable. Great they are not extra expensive and we might save more for our family escapade this Holiday season. Oh how great this season is. I’m sure will collect awesome memories that we are gonna treasure till the end of time.

I was reading my assignment and suddenly I asked my husband if he has an idea about swisher sweet, and he said no. And so I searched the link and there I found out that it is a brand of cigarette no wonder he has no idea about it because he’s not a smoker. I didn’t deny that when I was younger, I tried to smoke just for the heck of it. Or should I say for experience purpose only. They said that you’ll get addicted once you try it but I don’t believe it because I didn’t get addicted. I didn’t even want to continue using it because for me, it’s pointless. It is  bad for health. Do you agree?

Enough about that sweet stuff because it’s time to share about sweeter thought. It’s now 8:14PM and the happy family is just here in the living room watching our favorite marathon TV shows about Christmas.  Oh how we love Holiday season. How we wish that this special season don’t last for just a month. How I wish every day is Christmas, I mean for real.

Car in a blue Lexus, pull over! My heartbeat stopped. Thinking how much would be the violation and what is  the violation. The hubby opened the windows to show him  the poor kids sleeping at the back. And the  police was getting ready to grab his gun and asked “ did you have an earpiece just a minute ago?”. No, I don’t have an earpiece. And the police said “ I’m sorry, I was chasing a car exactly the same as yours.”. Whew! I thought the violation was the baby car-seat, but we are using the right kind. While pulling over, the husband was confused because he didn’t violate the traffic.

That was the short experience of the hapifamily yesterday. We were on our way to the restaurant to have a family dinner. We had a great time as  family  bonding together. It was cold last night though but we wore our warm clothing ,yet I felt so cold when we were heading back to the car. And again, while in our car, we kept repeating what the police said, “Car in a blue Lexus.”