A cousin-in-law just gave birth, so I heard. I never even knew that she was pregnant! haha! Well congratulations anyway! Enjoy your new bundle of joy. I am positive that you’ll be a great mom and I’m even more positive that you have been good while pregnant with all the prenatal vitamins around, that would’ve helped a lot. of course it doesn’t end there and there’s more meds to come. i somehow miss that stage in my life, but i’m good trust me! haha!

The week went by so fast, whew! The kids and I spent every single day staying in the house mostly and that entails FB’ing for me, TV for the girl and lego and Wii for the little one…and of course eating in between! yikes! Now, I have to pay for that and I think I should get a treadmill…seriously! or anything that will burn all the carbs and calories….fast! double yikes! haha!

Photography has been pre-occupying me for the longest time now…which I find fun and self-fulfilling. This made me decide that I want to pursue this new found passion. So I am thinking of taking up some formal studies soon, even something that is online. I just think that this will benefit me in the future especially if I become truly serious about this. I have been working on my resumes too and get my website done. Just now, I was taking more pictures of anything and everything that catches my eye, and yes that would include my favorite subject…the kids!

Three weeks ago we received the unfortunate Doctor’s diagnosis that my husband has diabetes. Ever since that day, it has not been that easy for all of us but especially for Marco who is a foodie at heart. He loves to cook and he cooks really good food. Needless to say, his happiness is eating…and eating good food at that. Shopping for ingredients is never the same now. We have to take extra time and effort to check on carbohydrates, sugar, calories and sodium content of ever single food that we buy now. It has been a dramatic change when it comes to achieving that healthy and delicious chef diet that he should have from now on.

This makes us dream of getting diet meals delivered to our doorstep. Having that 360 degree turn around our eating habits is one serious matter and what could be better than having somebody else do it for us, right?  Much research led me to this amazing solution to our current dilemma and it is trying out fresh delivery for his meals. Basically, we only choose the plan that best suits his needs and we can try it out within a 30 day period and if we really like it, we can change our plan to a 60 or 90 day package. No more counting calories, no more extra cooking with the assurance that everything Marco puts in his system is healthy and more importantly still filling and gourmet.  We can even get professional diet coaching so as to monitor carbs and sugar intake with an easy to follow customizable weekly menu to boot.  If we go out of town, there’s the option of vacation or holiday suspension too!  What more can we ask for, right?

…what the kids had for breakfast today. Champorado with milk spots. S’s favorite breakfast, lunch, dinner! haha!

a comfort food for her especially on this snow spotted day. natuluan ng tubig ang snow sa deck kaya
naging batik batik.

…my snow-spotted car. and at times like these, I can only dream of the sun and spending the day in those Miami Beach condos!

tatlong lahok para sa Litratong Pinoy na may temang…Batik or SPOTS.

now that was quick! i just mentioned i need a quick fix for under eye circles due to our late sleeping habits recently and here i find something that just might do the trick! it’s called hydrolyze and i am so ready to get my hand on it!  or at least read on some more about it.  better yet, i should have a lights-off-at-eight rule from now on.  yeah right! good luck to me! haha!

talk about having a restful mid winter break. when all we’ve ever done since our weekend stay-cation at Marriot was sleep late and wake up late, naturally. then we’re off to our own little things. one is affixed in front of the TV another is with his legos and here i am, ever active in the internet. haha! this is why we are getting these deark circles under eyes now! yikes! we need to do something about it, quick!  and we’re half way done with school break!

…something that we all look forward to when we go for a night or so hotel living, or should i say living of reality for a few days. when we get away to unwind a little. when we forget about everything behind to have room service, a nearby pool to wade in and yes…eat all you can breakfast!

…and i love love love this muffin! yummm-eeehhh! i even got another one with blueberries to go! haha!

…we can never have complete breakfast without the scrambles right?

this one’s S’s bagel. definitely with cream cheese.
had to end it all with a bowl or two of fresh fruits! no photo though, sorry..i decided to enjoy the last few bites without the camera getting in the way.:)

One of the errands I managed to accomplish to do today was go to my physician due to some swelling on my mouth after taking anbesol for toothache last Saturday. I just noticed it hasn’t been as it should normally be. I still feel a bit numb[not as much on the first day though]…but my gum isn’t in its normal state, so to speak. I was given anesthesia and now I need to find a short term health insurance NC to at least cover for future dental payments. This I am positive.

One of the main reason why we chose or previous house was the lovely fireplace. Needless to say, during these trying times with the winter blues…I am so missing it! It just might make me search for another place where there’s one. In the meantime, I found this temporary solution for my current craving. It’s this Amish fireplace which looks ery cozy, convenient and reasonably priced too starting at around $99!It can even be moved around to any place in the house and just might sae us a few dollars in our electric bill.