:Looking at the Sky on Friday #81 - Sky at the Villa

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Shots from Lake Villa Resort where I really had a great time with my favorite hobby of sky watching and of course shooting sky shots. I had tons of beautiful sky shots on that day and all I have to do is pick from my collection to post my entries. I'm prepared for the rainy season :-) We're blessed with a nice weather that day even if the whole of that week gave us rain showers. It did rain but on the night of my Mom's birthday celebration just as we were preparing to sleep.

It was a great day for sky watching! To visit more beautiful sky photos just click on the badge above!

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Knowing Some Health Facts

Some close relatives of mine died from different cancer diseases emanating from complications in blood, lungs and breast. We’re very aware that a great percentage died from breast cancer and we’re now very careful about it doing everything and researching information on how to prevent this deadly disease. It helps to know the symptoms, prevention and possible cure of disease because you may be risk-free if you avoid the factors that cause them. My Mom says an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure so I strongly believe in learning and studying some Health Facts to help us understand the current diseases that afflict us.

I just browse a site that educates the people about certain cancer diseases like lung cancer and I was eager to read all the informative articles written there. I learned that it starts with the formation of tumors and these can be benign of malignant. One just stays in one place but the second one invade tissues and that’s where cancer begins. Its good knowing and surfing a site like this because you’ll learn a lot. Cancer is a very dangerous disease that must be cured immediately at the first stages because it’s easier to treat it at the first onset.

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The Perks of Having Work at Home

I feel so sleepy after lunch time and I know it’s due to tiredness after accompanying my little boy to school every day. It’s not that really tiring o wait for him as I love doing it. I’ve done it with all of my kids when they were in preschool and early grade school but on going to school only because I have my office work then.

Now I have all the time in the world to monitor and check on them and I just made some adjustments on my work-at-home tasks online. If I’m busy in the morning I schedule my blogging on my free hours in the afternoon but if I’m busy the whole day I’ll make all my tasks at night. DH helps me with the chores so there’s no pressure about it. It’s the perk of having an online work-at-home job you can adjust your working time and be very flexible. Thanks God I’m given the chance to be one. Now I can give more time with my family.

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Invest for your Future

As DH resigned from his 18-year old job because of health issues he’s thinking of some ways of earning money through starting up a small business. Aside from having a small business we’re thinking of investing some of our earnings on bankable investment like stocks or gold. It’s different if you have some investment because it will help you in your future needs like college education of our three kids and possible additional capital money for our business. I studied and learned that precious metals appreciates value throughout the years and if you buy gold coins today you’ll be ensured of a high return of investment in the following years. Unlike other investment that seems to go low or high depending on the economy of the country gold remains in its high value.

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Excited Little Boy on the First Day

It’s Josh first day in school last Tuesday and I smiled at his excitement every day. I accompany him at school because they have irregular classes this week, they only stay in school up to 10am but next week they will have their regular classes up to 2:35pm. Everyday my little boy will tell us that he’s excited about his first, second, third and this afternoon he told me that he’s looking forward to his fourth day and his first P.E. day.

He also had his first flag ceremony in school and he’s all smiles and beaming with excitement. His eyes tell it all. I had the chance to take a shot from not so far distance secretly :-) and will share some of the pics here later! The most exciting part is that his first cousin Matthew turned out to be in the same class too so that’s part of his being happy also.

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Diamonds are Forever

Marriage is a serious thing and it should be done with careful thinking and planning. Of course it should be based on strong foundation of love and affection and not just liking the person. For me couples should walk the path of friendship, courtship and strong engagement before entering the serious involvement of all which is marriage. Consultation with the elders can also be helpful and good factors in deciding to plan and prepare the wedding proper. To hold a strong bond of serious love and relationship couples are engaged first before being married and the excitement of choosing engagement rings follow. It’s an exciting part of any relationship and it’s an indication and proof that both are really serious enough to marry and love each other forever.

There are different kinds of engagement rings around the globe and it differs on the kind of people who are getting engaged. For people like us who are the average kind of couples simple but elegant rings would be enough as long as it will also last long to serve as a symbol of love for each other. Well for the rich and famous they chose diamonds most of the time as they say ‘diamonds are forever’ and if it signifies love I surmise they want their love to stay forever also.

I’ve found the best site for various classic and elegant styles of diamonds of which diamond solitaires remains the popular choice of many couples. For those who want simple and elegant rings this is the best choice. More often being simple is more beautiful and this diamond solitaire will stay as beautiful and simple forever. Just like the love the couples have for each other.

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:Unconscious Mutterings Week#385

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Offense :: hurt, nasty, hateful
   
2. Bench ::seat, workplace, counter
   
3. Kissing ::affection, care, love
   
4. Timely ::well-timed, opportune, appropriate
   
5. Yellow :: pallid, pale, gold,
   
6. Get up and go :: work, study, walk
   
7. Beer :: drink, alcoholic, tipple
   
8. Calories :: measurement, food intake, food meter
   
9. Blast :: bomb, grenade, explode
   
10. Window :: pane, glass, casement
    

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What Is Offers.com?

Many people love to shop online. It's convenient, allowing shoppers to browse clothing, furniture, shoes, and virtually anything else from the comfort of their own homes without having to deal with crowds, traffic, and finding a parking space. It also can help save you a lot of money. Online retailers frequently have promotions that are not found in their stores. Their goal is to encourage shoppers to buy online. These promotions can include free shipping, a certain percentage off, and more.

Finding these promotions takes a little work, but there are some sites that list the promotions of many online retailers. One of these sites is offers.com. This website lists online promotions like coupon codes and other deals. You can browse the offers by category, such as computers or clothing, or you can type the name of a specific store into the search engine. The site also lists top offers that are current. You can also set up preferences to have offers and promotions from your favorite stores emailed to you as they come available, so you never have to miss out on special savings. There are also offers and promotions that are only available through this particular site. These offers are easy to find because they're marked as "exclusive."

Using offers.com is free and does not require registration or signing in to access the website. You can redeem the promotions in different ways, depending on the online store and its preferences. Some stores simply offer coupon codes that you enter into a designated box as you check out, while others are automatically applied after you click through a special link. Online shopping is convenient and can provide great savings if you know where to look for special promotions and offers.

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What Does Your Least Favorite School Subject Say About You?

Disliking Foreign Languages Says You Are Creative

You are creative, non-conformist, and a rule breaker.
For you, foreign language is too structured. You don't like the exacting standards set in a foreign language class.

You believe that close enough is good enough. You are definitely not a perfectionist.
You're more likely to make up your own language than learn an existing language. You rather create than mimic.

I do like almost all subjects that's why I chose foreign language because it's the least favorite. I also like the subject as it excites me to learn different cultures, tradition and languages but not all languages. I'm contented to learn to speak and write well in English, in other languages I find no reason now to learn because I'm here in my own country and besides English is the international language. I will like it more to learn different dialects of my country.

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Hazardous Work

DH resigned from his job who gave him employment for more than 18 years. The company considered him as one of the best they had in operations department. I’m very happy with his decision which I suggested two years ago. I was worried by his long period work schedule and lately he’s been feeling ill from overwork and fatigue. It was a job for two people and because he’s tried to do everything perfectly his health suffered. He has no choice but to obey the work schedule given to him even if it’s becoming a hazard to his health,

I remember a similar instance of health hazard work which caused the workers to suffer from asbestos mesothelioma cancer because of too much exposure to asbestos chemicals. I pity those workers who became victims of that rare disease because they were so innocent of the effects of asbestos on their bodies. It’s only when they incur the disease that they’ve learned about it. But it’s too late for them because the effect is there already.  I just wish that they will get fair justice for it.

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Our Second Dessert and Snack

We’ve finished our dinner and I’m glad it’s fish this time and watermelon for dessert. But wait I’m still not through as they’ve cooked the supposed snack this afternoon and made it our second dessert. From the look of it diet pills would be helpful for some dieters like me as the second dessert happened to be a mixture of saba (banana), camote, langka, etc. cooked in rich coconut milk.

If you’re here you wouldn’t be able to resist it so I limited myself to one cup or else I will not be able to sleep soon as it’s heavy on the stomach. DH had one cup also and I noticed that my kids surprisingly ignored it because they want to hit the sack early. We spent some more time outside where I felt so relaxed and rested. I’m just posting some few tasks here to make me sleepy as others are sleeping now. It’s like province here; environment is very silent except for few cars entering the village.

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Mom's Bunk House

As parents we want the best for our kids so we give them the best food, clothing, house, toys, education and a lot more according to our budget of course. Maybe that’s one of the traits that parents really have. There are parents who travel and work abroad just to give their kids a luxurious life which they won’t be able to give here because jobs are scarce sometimes. We wished for their health and happiness and the only thing we want is for them to take care of themselves always. Well in giving them the best we choose the right things for them so they can enjoy life just as they enjoy their sleep in a beautiful wood bunk bed which is especially crafted to give comfort and longer sleeping hours.

I’ve always like to browse over home appliance store or home design site because I love looking at beautiful furniture and when I came upon Mom’s Bunk House I was really satisfied with their various bunk beds for sale. I want them for my kids when we’ve finished with the renovation of our upper floor rooms. It would really look very nice on their rooms and will create a spacious look. This renovation project of mine really keeps my energy going and makes me work.

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