Heat and Weight Loss

For some Moms, the heat may be enough appetite suppressant already. After all, we tend to get too lazy to eat and digest all that food (except maybe ice cream). Plus, it's just so hard to keep moving in this intense heat.

One other possible plus of this heat is that we'd be driven to really drink and drink lots of fluids, which is very important when trying to lose weight. We're also more likely to consume fruits, for their water and sugar content, to refresh ourselves. Again, very good for losing weight, and more timely too since there are so many fruits in season during summer.

Del Monte Tomato Sauce Scandal

I am scared to click on any links because I don't want to hurl, especially since we had a tomato-based dish just recently. But from the reactions of those who have seen the photos, it looks like you'd want to take Colonix after. Something about rats hearts?

Euuhhh.

Then again, I once heard of a story wherein my friend's friend bought something in the grocery only to find an itty bitty mouse inside which seems to have fallen head first into the jar, then the jar was filled with the product (I have forgotten what!) and none were the wiser until her own son pointed it out to her when they were shelving their purchases. It was such a hassle complaining about it though (because she had to take it to this and that, file this and that) so she didn't bother anymore after her initial complaints.

I guess she wasn't a blogger because she could have just blogged about it.

But anyway, us Moms should really be careful what we buy... and check asap while still in the grocery. Expiry dates, bottling, canning, molds and rust, these things are something we always have to check out for.

If You Give a Monster a Cookie...

... he will want a glass of milk.

But in Nadya Suleman's case, she will complain that the cookie doesn't taste good and even involve the law if she could.

And I know that given her reputation, people are just raring to beat her further down. But I believe the Angels In Waiting just really want what's best for her kids.

Looking for Homes

It's not like we're going for anything like Wilmington NC real estate but looking for a property we like and can afford is proving to be such a task.

Okay, we may not have really narrowed the area down yet. But generally, it's either the Fort area, Mndaluyong or the South. Now, we're keen on Sucat and not really interested in Paranaque because there's a water problem there. We're still hemming and hawing if we'd consider a condo unit with a park/clubhouse but if it's really up to us, we of course want a real house with our own yard.

We're also considering Sta. Rosa, Laguna too since we really want a more peaceful environment for our kids to grow in.

Sigh.

And don't get me talking about financing just yet!

Great Mornings

I will admit that we still don't have any routines in place. But on most mornings, albeit late, I wake up with a smile on my face.

Yakee will have an hour or so when he'd be restless and switching breasts just before he's fully ready to wake up. I'd say GOOD MORNING to him and ask him if it's time for wakey-wakey... and he'd shake his head when he's still not ready. But if he is ready, he wouldn't nod his head. He'd smile instead while still nursing. So i'd trail my fingers all over his body and tickle him a little, to which he'd smile more.

Then he'd let go of Mommy, sit up, smile his big smile that his eyes become slits and proceed to find another position on the bed again. Usually, he'd be lying on his front but still smiling in my direction the whole time.

Which is why Mommy is really, really privileged. Not everyone gets to stay in bed till their child is OK to wake up, and see that child start the day with a smile.

Twin Sons Times Two

Both Jenna Jameson and Charlie Sheen welcomed twin sons. Jenna gave birth last March 16 while Charlie Sheen's wife Brooke Mueller gave birth Saturday night (March 14).

The names haven't been released yet though.

Hollywood is sure multiplying. Does this mean that around twenty-thirty years from now, their kids will be giving birth to triplets? :)

Love In the Home

I do not know who to credit this with, but I got this from the LATCH ygroups...

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Love in the Home

If I live in a house of spotless beauty with everything in its place, but have not love, I am a housekeeper- -not a homemaker.
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If I have time for waxing, polishing, and decorative achievements, but have not love, my children learn cleanliness- -not godliness.
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Love leaves the dust in search of a child's laugh. Love smiles at the tiny fingerprints on a newly cleaned window.
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Love wipes away the tears before it wipes up the spilled milk. Love picks up the child before it picks up the toys.
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Love is present through the trials. Love reprimands, reproves, and is responsive.
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Love crawls with the baby, walks with the toddler, runs with the child, then stands aside to let the youth walk into adulthood.
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Love is the key that opens salvation's message to a child's heart.
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Before I became a mother I took glory in my house of perfection. Now I glory in God's perfection of my child.
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As a mother, there is much I must teach my child, but the greatest of all is love.

- Author Unknown

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I really appreciated receiving this in my e-mail. Certainly it made me feel less guilty about our home not looking like a San Diego hotel (as it looks more like a cross between a basement and a disaster zone). And when I look at my child, I know in my heart of hearts that he is privileged to have enjoyed love. Lots of it. And I have vowed to be better in giving it.

Although... I really can't stand crumbs and spills, mainly because I have a mighty issue against ants.