Glazes for Pottery

Now that summer vacation is just a few days away I’m searching for some hobbies and crafts that my kids will do to while away their free time. They’re fond of arts and crafts and I’m thinking of pottery for my two daughters as they’re old enough to do it. Well for those interested in pottery like us you can check out AMACO/Brent for all your pottery supplies and materials. They’re the leading company when it comes to pottery crafts.

Amaco has the complete glazes for all types of pottery for students and professional. They have a dozen glaze series and it includes cone 06 glazes for low fire glazes and cone 10 glazes for high fire glazes. You will surely love its different interesting effects when fired of course depending on what you want. They also have specialty glazes and texturizers for the complete professional effect of your pottery. Its variations make it really an exciting hobby.

I gather that dipping pottery into glazes is one of the most common method as it came from the oldest known method in pottery. It’s still is very useful to do as dipping glazes produces a wide variety of good finishes. Oh I really love to do it on summer with my bigger kids as it’s a useful hobby too.

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:WW - The Tree House at EK

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Just find this tree house nice enough to post for this week's meme. This is inside Enchanted Kingdom where I had a really good time taking tons of shots because I want my lil boy to remember every detail of his educational tour. I must admit I'm some kind of a doting and stage Mom sometimes but almost all Moms are like me, care to agree? :-)

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Home Construction and Insurance

My brother is into the construction business and he knows how much money it takes for the owner to complete the house construction. It’s one of the most important investments you could have in your life and it’s where you build your dreams with your family. As such you need to secure your home for whatever damage or disaster so your investment will be protected. Sometimes the owner ask him of affordable home insurance quotes he might have known so they can insure their homes at the least cost possible. Engineers should really be knowledgeable when it comes to house-related matters such as home and property insurances so they help their clients not only in the construction of their homes but of insuring it as well.

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My Warmest Thanks to February Top Droppers

Now that February has passed and we're into the new month of March I'm looking forward to my kids' graduation and summer vacation. But before all these good things ahead I want to post my appreciation to all my frequent and regular visitors. I want to say my warmest thanks to my top droppers for February.

Dropper	# of drops
Mommy's Little Corner	30
moms..... check nyo	30
A Simple Life	30
Life's sweets and spices	30
Yummy-as-can-be	30
The Modern Mom	30
Guitarbench.com	28
Teeming With Stupidity And Weirdness	28
My Sweet Haven	23
Our Journey to Forever	22

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Beating the Heat with Cold Water

It’s so hot outside and just the thought of going out in the sun makes me feel uncomfortable. Since I’ve been out the whole day yesterday I stayed home today to do household chores and some of my tasks. I’m still sleepy from yesterday night’s alumni in high school and still I haven’t had the time to download our pictures. Yesterday was really a busy day as I’ve started being out of the house at 12noon attending PTA meeting in school and later CCS/CCC Golden Anniversary.

When I go out I see to it that I bring along a bottle of cold water so wherever I go I have my own supply. It’s better if I have the custom koozies I saw on sale online because it can keep my water cold longer. I’m a water drinker person and I’m not satisfied in having soft drinks or any other drinks when I’m thirsty. I always love plain cold water on my most thirsty afternoon. It’s perfect to beat a humid and hot weather. Clean purified water is good for our health too.

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:Looking at the Sky on Friday #65

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I got this view from our church building and though it's getting dark when I took the shot I find the sky captivating and majestic. Looks like the bunch of clouds are watching the whole world. Well for sky watchers like me I have lots of imaginative ideas whenever I see beautiful clouds, sky and panoramic view. God has given us a beautiful world to live in, it's just saddening to think that some people are too busy to see the wonderful creations of God.

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A Delightful Hobby on Summer Vacation

Summer vacation is fast approaching and with the kind of weather that we have right now I think summer has begun already. It’s only a month before our kids will be staying at the house to enjoy their school break vacation to rest themselves for a new school year ahead. Well it’s not as if they will really sleep and sit only or spend the whole vacation playing games online. For me it’s not healthy for the mind and body. They should learn something that they don’t do in school. You can enroll them in music, enhancement studies or engage them in sports.

My kids are so fond of clays and I’m thinking of joining them when they do it because it’s fun even to adults. Well if you’re kids are apt to this kind of hobby you can check out AMACO/Brent for a complete line of products that will supply all your pottery requirements. They’re the leading company where you can get your pottery supply for the whole family. It’s nice to have bonding with your kids while you enjoy some creative ideas to be put into reality.

Aside from sports it’s really good for our kids to explore their artistic and creative minds and playing clays and doing pottery can give them the benefit that you want. It’s an enhancer for the mind as well. See them enjoy their different colors of clays put into slump molds of their choice. I know it’s fun and exciting because I did it when I was young and still joining my kids when they play their doughs.

No problem now with getting supplies as AMACO/Brent have it all from pottery wheels, clays, hardening stuff, kilns, majolica glazes and more. The fun will never stop as long as you have creative imagination and ideas. It will make their summer vacation a delightful break from school.

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Lazy to Go Out

Whew this scorching heat makes me lazy to go out of the house. I’m glad Bes Jen offered to cancel my plan to go there in their shop because I’m full to my neck with my online tasks and going out at around 2-3pm is like going to a battlefield with the sun’s excessive glare and heat. No wonder many people now are having illness associated with the heat like measles, skin allergies and heat stroke. We’ll just meet tomorrow in the afternoon and have a good time again. As for my plans to go to Ruth's school I'll just do it next week. I just don't want the sun to feast on me lol!

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One Stop Shop for Sculptures and Potters

This coming summer it’s enjoyable to give way to your skills, talents and hobbies. It’s like an outlet to whatever bad things that happened to you in the past few months. Giving in to your hobbies can relieve you of your stress because of the joy you feel when you do the things that you like best. As of now I’m indulging on some of my hobbies and that’s reading, blogging and cooking.

For those who have a heart for pottery it’s really exciting to form your original creation of vase or pots on your pottery wheel clay as it can give you a lot of fulfillment. They say when you put your heart on everything that you do it will reflect on the output. So if you exert all efforts and patience on your hobby it will pay on the outcome of your labor.

Like any hobbyists you should find the right place for your materials and for potters you can find all the things that you need for pottery at AMACO/Brent, one of the leading companies that provides products for sculptures and potters such as pottery wheels and equipment, clays, glazing products, sculpting compounds, brushes, tools and mold-making products,texturing tools and all pottery materials you’ll need to come up with a pretty vase or your other creations. It’s a one-stop shop for sculptures and pottery so you can get them all here.

It’s better to give way to your hobbies like this as it will not only relax and enhance your skills and talent but it’s also a way of having one nice hobby for the whole family. Yes the whole family will enjoy this. Visit AMACO/Brent and check out what supplies and products they have for you.

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Waiting for Graduation Sked!

I’ve planned to go to TUMCS today to get Ruth’s hardcopy of exam results (got it over the phone last week) and the school’s letter of requirements to be completed prior to enrollment but due to pending tasks I’ve decided to do it tomorrow or next week since it’s too early to enroll Ruth in high school. They still haven’t got a date for graduation ceremony and DH was worried because they need to seek permission for a leave of absence way before the real date. Josh will have his graduation on the 22nd of March and I’m hoping Ruth will have her schedule before April.

The school is still waiting for the district decision of date and no one is authorized to do that than the district head. Janet and I were elected as two of the graduation officials for this year’s graduation but Janet can’t reserve the venue without a date, oh well she’s smart enough to reserve the last week of March as per our guess lol! I’ll keep on praying that it will not be on the 31st of March as we’ll be going to Tagaytay at midnight.

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Taking Care of Elders

The only elder in our home right now is my own mother and we live with her since I got married. My father died when I was newly married and I know it will make my Mom sad if we will live somewhere other than our ancestral house. Since she’s a retired teacher she takes care of my children with the added benefit of teaching them the way a good teacher can. My friends keep telling me that part of my kids' reason for being good in school is my Mom’s direct supervision and her superb teaching abilities. I’ll agree to their statement because Mom really exercises her profession together with being a super grand mom to impart good breeding and learning abilities to my children. I’m a lucky daughter to have a super Mom like her.

Now she’s older I decided to quit my job and take care of my children because I know it would be easier for her if I’m working in the house. That way I can take care of my kids and her while I’m working as a freelance writer at home. I also plan to buy a franchise of well-known meat products or perhaps a cleaning franchise whichever is better. It was a good decision backup by prayers and waiting for God’s perfect will. Working at home proved to be a good opportunity to earn bucks more than my office salary so I know its God’s plan for me.

My life is different now unlike what I had for the last two decades of employment as I’m my own boss and I can do whatever I want in my own time. My job experiences helped me tackle multi-tasking job and I’m glad I can cope up with my writings’ expectations and pressures. Now I’m with my Mom the whole day and I’m taking care of monitoring what she eat, I’m very particular with her meal which consists of fish, vegetable and various kinds of fruits. She has rheumatism and I take note of the foods that’s not fit to eat for rheumatic person. When I was working in office employment we set her foods for the whole day but sometimes she has less appetite when she’s alone in the house with only my little boy with her. It’s different now because we eat together and that gave her more appetite which gained her some pounds.

I’m not alone in taking care of my Mom as my sister is also with her who takes care of her when she gets home after office work. We love her and we will never ever put her in a nursing home as long as we’re physically able to take care of her. It’s like giving back in return all the love that she has unselfishly given us throughout the years.

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:WW - DSI Good Old Friends

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Got a chance to meet my long time friends in my former job in Design Science. Jen (on far left) and I planned it over a year ago but it didn't happen due to our busy schedule. Then suddenly Jen invited us to her birthday dinner and even if most of us can't come on that day we continued on our plan with almost 80% of our friends not present. Anyway we talked just like the old days and laughed at the joy, hardship and old memories that we had. A day would not suffice for us but we agreed to meet again but we'll have it well planned so we can really have a real reunion. I really miss all of them.

Sorry for the not so good shots here as we just ate, chatted, talked and forgot to take pictures. It was an after thought that we should have some pics lol! The guy taking the shots can't concentrate on the button as we keep on talking to him at the same time, see the results :-)

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