Baby Things For You

Babies are such a blessing and it is an inexplainable feeling to have them. The moment they let go of their sweet cries announcing to the world their very existence is such an overwhelming sensation that every mother undergoes. Who couldn't resist holding them in your arms with their tiny and soft fingers touching yours?

Taking good care of them may be a series of hardships or difficulties but all worthwhile, don't you think? And providing them the best things for their comfort and safety is never to be taken for granted. We never fail to provide for food, shelter and clothing but comfort and safety should also be taken into serious consideration. Pushchairs, strollers and toys - - they also contribute to our babies' joy and pleasure, so why deprive them?

Babythings4u has got a great selection of stuff for your babies. With wide choices of brands, name it and they have it - - Graco, Jeep, Fisher-Price, Chicco and Disney baby, to name a few. They show their great delight for babies by offering a variety of high quality products at the lowest prices, coupled with the best customer service. They've got best-seller items of baby pushchairs, baby toys and swings and even potties and nappies.

The site also offers various articles about babies and parenting, with great tips and advices. And they also have amazing special offers, so grab one now! Quality items in great colors and shapes awaits your baby.

Thinking of buying your baby a pram? Well, the time is now (wink).

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Story About Babies

Had a good laugh while reading a funny story sent through email. So, to lighten up your mood too, let me share it here and hope you'll enjoy.

Making A Baby.

The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a
surrogate father to start their family. On the day the proxy father
was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife goodbye and said, "Well,
I'm off now. The man should be here soon."

Half an hour later, just by chance, a door-to-door baby photographer
happened to ring the doorbell, hoping to make a sale. "Good morning,
Ma'am", he said, "I've come to..."

"Oh, no need to explain," Mrs. Smith cut in, embarrassed, "I've been
expecting you."

"Have you really?" said the photographer. "Well, that's good. Did
you know babies are my specialty?"

"Well that's what my husband and I had hoped. Please come in and
have a seat".

After a moment she asked, blushing, "Well, where do we start?"

"Leave everything to me. I usually try two in the bathtub, one on
the couch, and perhaps a couple on the bed. And sometimes the living
room floor is fun. You can really spread out there."

"Bathtub, living room floor? No wonder it didn't work out for Harry
and me!"

"Well, Ma'am, none of us can guarantee a good one every time. But if
we try several different positions and I shoot from six or seven
angles, I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results."

"My, that's a lot!", gasped Mrs. Smith.

"Ma'am, in my line of work a man has to take his time. I'd love to
be In and out in five minutes, but I'm sure you'd be disappointed
with that."

"Don't I know it," said Mrs. Smith quietly.

The photographer opened his briefcase and pulled out a portfolio of
his baby pictures. "This was done on the top of a bus," he said.

"Oh, my word!" Mrs. Smith exclaimed, grasping at her throat.

"And these twins turned out exceptionally well - when you consider
their mother was so difficult to work with."

"She was difficult?" asked Mrs. Smith.

"Yes, I'm afraid so. I finally had to take her to the park to get
the job done right. People were crowding around four and five deep
to get a good look"

"Four and five deep?" said Mrs. Smith, her eyes wide with amazement.

"Yes", the photographer replied. "And for more than three hours,
too. The mother was constantly squealing and yelling - I could
hardly concentrate, and when darkness approached I had to rush my
shots. Finally, when the squirrels began nibbling on my equipment, I
just had to pack it all in."

Mrs. Smith leaned forward. "Do you mean they actually chewed on
your, uh...equipment? "

"It's true, Ma'am, yes.. Well, if you're ready, I'll set-up my
tripod and we can get to work right away.."

"Tripod?"

"Oh yes, Ma'am. I need to use a tripod to rest my equipment on. It's
much too big to be held in the hand very long."

Mrs. Smith fainted.


What do you think is the moral lesson of this story? Hmmm...

Blog Roll

I would really appreciate your time to visit these wonderful sites! Please do.

A Fil-Am Journey
A Simple Life
And Life Goes On
Bogie's Wonderland
Bright Ideas
Can of Thoughts
Cheerful Days
Dance of Life
Daystar Shine On Me
Deeply In Love
Freelance Mom Network
Honey's In Love
Pinay Mommy Online

Tags Galore

Got two tags from my blogosphere friends...

HOUSEHOLD CHORES



This is from Crissy and it is quite amusing really. It is about the chores we had at home.

Here are the rules:

1.) List down the household chores you hate and why. Do you think you can survive without helpers and nannies?

2.) Copy the image.

3.) Tag as many girlfriends you want, the daddies and hubbies can also join.

4.) Add your blog’s link in the domesticated divas linky love. You can add all your blogs.

5.) Leave ME a comment and I’ll add you up in the master list.

DOMESTICATED DIVAS: Living the Healthy Life / Sripe&Yellow / Vanity Kit / Mind Bubbles / Something Purple / Em’s Detour / Me,Myself+2 / Kidd Designs / FunFierceFabulous / Ozzy’s Mom / Insights from the Grocery Cart / Living A’ La Mode / God’s Best Gift / MommyAllehs Up-Close And Personal / My Precious Niche / Just Me.. Eds / Eds Mommy Life / Aggie Shoots Aggie Scraps / All Kinds of Me Stuff / The Salad Caper / Winding Creek Circle / InkBabyStudios /Joys in Life / Me and Mine / Little Peanut / Creative in Me/ Pea in a Pod / Sugarmagnolias / Notable Bistro / Around the World / My Wonderful Life / Anything and Everything in Between / Designs By Vhiel / Vhiel's Corner / Can of Thoughts / A Mother's Stuff / Housewife @ Work / Irresistible Fascinations / The Treasure Chest / Your Blog Is Next

My answer: I always loved to cook, but i guess cooking really hates me. I am not blessed with this skill so that left me to stay out of the kitchen. Washing clothes could be tolerable, but my back would start to ache after 5 minutes or so, so better drop it! Thank goodness, I have a nanny to do those things.

Tagging along Bogie, Jhelea, Gigi and Idealpinkrose.

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YESTERDAY AND TODAY

Thanks Jhelea for this tag!

Here are the Rules:
1. List 6 things that describe yourself today and yesterday.
2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs.
3. Tag other online friends you know.

Yesterday:
- I made some test questionnaires for my daughter.
- I called over a friend at her office.
- I taught our clerk how to use her email.
- I learned that my net pay would increase due to increased tax exemptions
- I downloaded 6 videos on belly dancing
- and made the effort to master it (but failed).

Today:
- continued on making questionnaires/reviewers
- reviewed our supplies requisition in the office
- checked my records with the GSIS (our social security)
- had meeting
- waked up late
- had biscuits and coffee for lunch.

Participants :
GailAdi / Momeen / Emmyrose / Dennis / Dette / Jirl / Janny / Nanay Belen / Carol / Something Purple’s cucina / Vanity Kit / Mind Bubbles / Stripe&Yellow / Something Purple / Em’s Detour / Spin180 / Wisdom City / MY Happy Place / IamDzoi / ClikTrik / I Love the Thirties / Ozzy’s Mom / Me,Myself+2 / Kidd Designs / FunFierceFabulous / Blogger Happy / Berry Scrappy / Everyday CHI / My Colorful World / Explore Manila / Random Thoughts / When SAHM-one Speaks / Deranged Insanity / Mighty in Spirit / Straight from the Heart / Simple Delights / Motherhood in a Nutshell / Love Is / Wonderful Things in Life / My Life’s Adventur” / Photographic Memories / The Joy Of Life Forever / The Fountain Of Happiness / A Message From My Heart / The Adventurous and Sporty Side of Miah / MeiYah’s Blog / MeiYah’s PhotoBlog / MeiYah’s World / MeiYah’s Sweet Nothings / Sheng’s Simple Thoughts / My Wonderful Life / Me and Mine / Little Peanut / Pea in a Pod / Creative in Me / Notable Bistro / Sugarmagnolias /Around the World / Butchay’s World /Clark & Butchay’s Blog / A Long Distance Love Affair / My Not So Private Space In The Web / Complex Life / Irresistible Fascinations / The Treasure Chest /

Now, I'm tagging Honey, Crissy, and Rosemarie.

US Beats China in Men's Basketball

Last night at 10pm (Philippine time), the Olympics has showcased the most awaited event of the season - - men's basketball between the United States of America and China (at homecourt). It was the highlight of the day indeed, with so much spectators from the different parts of the globe in eager to witness the versatility and skills of the US players led by Kobe Bryant as well as that of Yao Ming, China's basketball pride

I, for one, also stayed up late and waited for the game to begin. Too bad my husband has dozed off to sleep already since he has to wake up as early as 1am for his travel to his work station. But watching the game on the television alone did not lessen the excitement and thrill that I felt.

Well, the US won with the final score of 101, against China's 70. It was a huge variance but China has put up a great fight anyway. The crowd has been very energetic as well and the US players have so much felt them too. The final scores were broken down as follows:


Dwyane Wade led the US in scoring with 19 points, while Yao Ming expectedly contributed to China's score the most with 13 points.

Ohh..can't wait for the other games. Wonder if Argentina could keep up their championship. It is really a never-ending excitement!

**photo credits to yahoo

Ahhhh...Love Life!

Someone in the person of Vhiel tagged me with a very interesting Q&A portion about lovelife and dating. I wonder what's with these kind of tags but it really appeals to me so much, and I had a great time trying to figure out my answers and jot them down here.

1. When was your first kiss and where?

Sometime in the year 1998, my bf (and hubby now!) stole a kiss after he sent me home.

2. When was your first real relationship and how long did it last?

I don't know if I have 'not' real relationships before but I just consider them crushes and flings. My first real relationship is the one with my hubby, and I am in high hopes that this would last until lifetime.

3. What age are you allowed to date?

Actually I was not imposed any rule on dating way back, as far as I can recall. But I started dating when I was in college, around 17 I think.

4. What's the craziest thing you did (for love) when you were a teenager?

Hmmm...my teenage years were fun-filled and crazy indeed, but anything for love? Hmmm...again.

5. How long was your longest relationship and what's the secret?

This question is a piece of cake. It's definitely with my hubby... we were together for 10 years (7 years in marriage and 3 years as bf/gf). There's no secret about the longevity, and the process of acquiring a lasting relationship is still ongoing. But one thing is for sure, open communication, understanding and God-centeredness are truly great ingredients.

6. How long did you date before you decided to settle down?

Please refer to my answer on question # 5 (haha!).

7. How did you know he was the ONE?

I just felt it. Period.

8. Now, at what age will you allow your kid(s) to date?

Depends on their level of thinking...but ideally I would still prefer if they finish their studies first.

9. When it comes to your kids dating, will you be a cool parent or a strict parent?

I'm definitely cool. . . but I would also not fail to give constant guidance and advices. My hubby would be strict I think (haha!).

10. What piece of advice can you give to your child when they start dating?

Never give their all until nothing's left of them. And think about their future because their parents couldn't be there with them all the time.

Great tag, isn't it? And if you enjoyed reading this, come now and do this tag too! Have a great weekend!

Me and My Kids

This is my first time to ever join a contest in the blogosphere, and it is such an overwhelming feeling to be a part of it. This week's theme at the PMC weekly fest is mother and child, and without further delay, I would like to share my picture with my kids. Here it is . . .

This picture is taken last May 2008 (when I was still 4 kilos heavier than now) at a hotel room in Cagayan de Oro City. It was a 3 day vacation at the place and while we were having some rest from the travel, my hubby took this picture. It was quite wacky though, because the three are always playing around therefore the shot is somewhat stolen (well, as far as my second kid is concerned - the one on my right).

The weekly fest's sponsors for this week are Mapile and Bloggista, a very big thanks to them!