Well, Aaron and Angelina were talking about giving each other a presents last Christmas. Aa said he wants Lego. We didn't see each other for two weeks because of Christmas break...wink! When AN and I went shopping for the Holiday for all her friends...:) that we know, we bought Aa a Brain Quest for 11-13 yr old. An told me that Aa is already 11.

So this morning, they exchanged gifts. When I picked up Aa from his school, I saw the tears running from his cheek stating that An's presents is too hard for him because he's still 10. (akong giduko si An kay palumaluma ug ingon ug 11... Ahak ning bataa gamagama ug age...ahehhehe) Aa said, "All I want is a Lego."

Without much a do, we dropped by at Target and let him choose the Lego that he wants...wink! Since An wants a new back pack, she has the chance to get one!

Kids are really fun and I din't see Aa cried before.
They were both happy when we get out from the store

Guest written by our friend Gladys Fuentes

My mom helped me dig myself out of this hole when I was only 19 – I had just had my first child and there was something I had to do before the next one and that was get my finances in order. It ended up being good for me because I was able to get everything in order before my son was born so I felt much more in control. I went to Shop electricty rates TEXAS online and found some better rates and then I also talked to a car dealer in town about a great used model that wasn’t going to break my bank. At the end of the day I feel good about where I am in life and the little I’m able to put away for my kids’ education when they get older. I think that by the time I got pregnant with Matt I would have been panicking about money but with mom’s help and some forethought I think I was ready!

We live on earth full of trials, but by the grace of God we remain standing like trees. Even if the leaves are falling, still there are new leaves of hope waiting. 

Every Wednesday, our church has this kids' activity called Kingdom Kids. My A is a regular attendee and don't want to miss her class. Due to the weather condition, class was canceled yesterday. So I just let her nap until 6:30 PM instead of waking her up. This image was taken during their wrapped up time!

This guest post from Lenny Mcknight

While I was trying to decide where to go for our next annual family vacation, I came across so many good options. We’ve been to several places within the United States, so my daughter asked if we could go outside of the country for our next trip. I’m a sucker for travel, so I said yes with little hesitation. My husband, however, had several reservations. First, he said that he couldn’t get off of work for an out-of-country trip to be worth it. Secondly, he said that he didn’t feel good about leaving our house unattended for that long. Thirdly, he said that he didn’t want to spend that much money on a trip. Well, lo and behold that next week he got a bonus, his boss gave him an extra week off, and I found a home security system through http://www.homesecurityfamily.com/. Problems solved! French Riviera here we come!

It's been a while that I haven't updated my blog here. There's a lot of things to do aside from sitting down and blogging...lol! Thankful that I cope up with everything around from work, home and taking care of A and helping her school works.

As always, I'm so proud of her! She's doing great at her school and enjoying to be at her school. She loves her teacher and always want to get a perfect score so she can have lunch with her...wink!

Guest post from: Kent Lara

This move has been a whirlwind from the beginning. First the moving truck got lost, then the house key didn’t work, then we couldn’t get cable set up to save our lives, and all this is half a country away from either of our parents, and smack in the middle of wedding planning. Of course, I packed my most important items in the moving truck and not in the car with me, so I went six days without my makeup or TOMS. Not fun (or pretty for anyone else). Then, after closing on our house and stopping by the package store for some celebratory bubbles, we get home to find that the key they gave us won’t open any of the doors. Popped that cork too early. And THEN, we finally get settled without any of our things, and look at several direct tv Reviews before installing cable, and it rains for five days straight and they can’t install the dish. It was all too much to handle in the midst of picking out flowers, cake flavors and Skyping with mom over which eye shadow looks best. Of course, it all worked out in the end, and we are four happy days away from the BIG day. And, I’ve even gotten to watch a few episodes of “Say Yes to the Dress” this week.

Guest post written by Heather Kemp

My older sister is getting married in about a month and I'm the maid of honor, so that means that I have to plan all kinds of stuff for the wedding. I'm not a person that you would call very organized, so I was really worried about organizing everything like the bridal shower. But my mom's really great and has been doing a whole lot of the planning with me, which has really helped a whole lot.

We have the decorations and everything like that down for the bridal shower, but one thing I was worried about was the food. I'm not a very good cook either and knew taht people come to these things expecting some really good food. So I've been doing a lot of research to find out what I can fix and go pick up somewhere to serve. While I was doing that a couple of nights ago, I ran across the website www.clear-internet.com and after I looked through it a little bit I decided to change over my internet service at my apartment to it.

I found a recipe for basil lemonade that sounds really delicious, so I'm going to fix that in addition to more traditional punch.

I was invited by a FRIEND to go to Vegas together with our Kiddos for the weekend. Looking at my work schedule, I have to be here at work on Saturday. Someone is taking a day off and I was already scheduled. Well, we always make our schedule, a month ahead.

So I turned down the trip and hoping for a next time landtrip...winked!

If I won't go anywhere, another friends invited us for a BBQ and fireworks display at Fort Carson. I said, "it's too far to drive for me." The person said, "What you will do, just stay home and be in your neighborhood?" My reply, "I think it would be the best and safest way to do." The person was not happy, oh well, I am in control of my life...lolz!

For sure, I will go out with my SF's today to watch a movie at Cherry Creek Mall then fireworks in the evening. Just a reminder, we have so many options in life. It's up to us which way we want to go...I thank my Lord for giving me wisdom to do the right thing...HAppy July 4th!

Posted by Virgil Burks

I came up with a big plan last year for making my bedroom and bathroom into a spa sanctuary…wow what a project that turned out to be! I thought it would be easy enough, buy some paint, change the curtains, but it’s turned into a full fledged home renovation project if I’ve ever seen one! I started by looking up painting techniques on my www.Clearwirelessinternet.net wireless, easy enough, right? Nope! The technique I wanted to use required three different kinds of paint and a mile of painter’s tape! After that was done I decided to install hardwood floors in both rooms myself. Big mistake! I then tried to retile the whole shower myself…another bad move on my part. I finally ended up calling a contractor buddy of mine to come help because I was definitely in over my head. That was the only good decision I’ve made throughout this whole process! He got me back on track and now my room looks just like I imagined. Finally, the sanctuary I was going for is here!