In This Game of Life...

Vacation after Vacation…

Jody — Mon, 07 May 2012 02:02:46 +0000

Just came in from a vacation but boy, the saying goes that you need a vacation from another vacation holds true for me now. It is so hard to get back to the groove after a relaxing trip. In fact, I find myself checking online some next possible getaways including cruises, out of the country trips or even just renting one of those Kissimmee Vacation Homes. But with my current condition of being pregnant, we have to shelf first those trips under our bucket list. The husband promised we will tick off more places in the coming years. I look forward to that, much more to the idea of bringing the kids. Traveling just really gives me a sense of high. It makes me regain focus to life and strive more to achieve our goals to conquer more places. Oh how I just love to travel, travel the world perhaps! Excuse my day dreaming mode!

Now, I need to get back to reality…snap, snap, snap…back to work!

Lagen Island Resort

Jody — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:20:38 +0000

How time flies so fast! It feels just like yesterday. We are celebrating our 10th year wedding anniversary on this beautiful island. This is our tropical escapade. We finally set our feet in Lagen Island, El Nido Palawan. The place is so serene. It is so relaxing. Husband and I are really having the time of our lives here. Perfect scenery, sumptuous food (buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner), island hopping, beautiful room which no disturbances. You cannot see any corner tv stands as there is really no TV or DVD inside the room. It makes you appreciate more the beauty of the place. Here are some pictures of our room..

Busy bee…

Jody — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:17:37 +0000

I have been in hiatus again from blogging personal stuff as things are really pretty busy. Oh well, what’s new? It almost May already, I can’t believe how months are passing by so fast. The husband is pretty busy too with his work as he is working on some projects with ITIL Resources. He has been going for some out-of-town trips often lately. Since we got from the US, work is taking its toll on us plus the fact that we are also on the way. But our 10th year wedding anniversary is just around the corner so we are looking forward for our quick getaway soon.

The Proper Stair Treads…

Jody — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:03:47 +0000

Nothing is worse than building a set of stairs without the proper stair treads. Stairs need to have a very sturdy foundation and after a sturdy foundation they need to be well built. If you are going to be doing a set of stairs with more than a dozen stairs it is a good idea to make sure all the risers properly fit with the treads. This will ensure safety and the quality of your staircase. Stair railings are another element of the banister you want to make sure is very sturdy. If someone loses their balance and falls they will reach first for the handrail. If it is sturdy it will save someone from getting injured at your house.

When you are planning on building a new stairway it is a good idea to decide what type of treads you will need. If you are going to be covering your treads with carpet there is no worry of getting a beautiful tread. If you will have carpet and false tread caps you can go with a particle board to serve as you treads. This will save time and money in the construction phase of your new or remodeled staircase. If you aren’t going to cover your treads you want to make sure you purchase a high quality tread.

Bianca’s Annual Play

Jody — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:51:27 +0000

The annual culminating activity of Miriam College Child Study Center is on! This year’s play is entitled: Sama-sama sa Musikahan! I am one proud mom as my dear Bianca has few lines to say for this play. She’s really very active and dances well. I was very happy with her performance as she said her lines loud and clear. Every year, we make it a point to really support our kids with this annual play. I even recorded the entire performance using our HD Camera which I just plan to share to our families abroad. I have yet to tell them to probably use vlc player download so I can share the videos to them.

Bianca’s role is a guitar…

Missing this…

Jody — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:32:33 +0000

house where we stayed for 3 days in Lake Arrowhead, California. It’s such a nice house with 3 bedrooms. 3 toilet and bath, and even a little spa room with spacoverdirect spa covers. Amazing! I can live in such a cottage house. It’s very homey. And with the weather, it’s a lovely place to stay. When I went out the front door, I saw these…

And then we went to the Big Bear Mountain to enjoy mountain sledding…

And we just lounged around the park after…

And notice the icy lake…

The birds were walking on the lake! Oh, I miss this place. I wish to go back!

Margaux’s 7th Birthday…

Jody — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:28:47 +0000

All geared up for Margaux’s 7th Birthday. I’m one excited mommy. The theme of her birthday party will be Rockstar Concert so I prepared it to be a real awesome concert! I even ordered few sony headphones as prizes for some games so it would really go with the theme. Though, I am getting anxious already as I still need to do a lot of things for the party like finalize menu with the caterer, finalize program with the host, mock-up of the table setting and finalize overall stage and venue design.

For the meantime, let me share her birthday invitation which we are releasing already this coming week.

What’s up with the weather?

Jody — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:51:09 +0000

Uh-oh! What’s up with the weather lately? It’s been very hot the past few days and feels like summer already and now, it’s been raining like there is a storm. Time to dose up the kids with Vitamin C to boost their immunity. I hope we won’t get sick with this weather. It was so cold last night. I remember how cold it was when we were Reno last December. Our thermals cannot take it with negative 8 degrees in Celsius (-8) to negative 12 (-12) on some nights. My SIL had to lend me her mountainhardwear to cover up. We have to layer with multiple jackets as well. But nevertheless, we enjoyed so much our stay there. We had so much fun in the Ski Resort. We went to Squaw Valley Ski Resort. Below are some of our pictures. We look forward to go back there again!

More space please…

Jody — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:07:01 +0000

I think I need more storage space for my clothes, shoes and bags. I already occupy like 70% of our cabinets in our room. I also have my long dresses and other formal clothes in our guest room. My bags are also occupying a space in the guest room. I wonder if we can build more storage cabinets with whatever is existing now. I am kidding my DH that we should expand and extend our house by building another room just for our clothes. Apparently, with just about 3 years in the new house, we have so much clutter to keep already I hope we could find time to de-clutter once school is over.

Someone is selling!

Jody — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:43:40 +0000

I can tell, Margaux really loves fashion! She must have got that from me Who knows, she’s going to be the next Monique Lhuillier that would conquer the world! How I really wish. She has been telling me she wants to become a fashion designer. She has been doodling some clothes in her notebook and she so loves her fashion angel toy where she can use stencils to create different dresses.

The other night, I was surprised to see the above posting in their room. More so, I am proud that she knows how to multiply

Just sharing…