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Jun 27 -- Friday's Feast

Appetizer

What is the weather like today where you live?

It was a lil' warm earlier this morning, but then towards the afternoon it rained... hard. It is still in the 70's tonight, though.

Soup

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how career-minded are you?

I should say a low 2. Even though, I own 2 businesses (together with my husband), I am so very much inclined in being a SAHM. I never was into the 'go out into the world and compete career-wise'. SAHM and running/owning your own lil' business works for me.

Salad

What type of window coverings do you have in your home? Blinds, curtains, shutters, etc.?

I have both blinds and curtains.

Main Course

Name something that instantly cheers you up.

My kids coming up to me unexpectedly just to give me a hug or kiss. Or a nice cup of hot chocolate drink. A phone call from home.

Dessert

How many times do you hit the snooze button on a typical morning?

My hubby does (at least 5 times). I usually don't get up (even with the annoying alarm going off) unless the kids wake me up and sometimes if I am lucky, I can get them to lay with me in bed for a couple more minutes.

Friday's Feast

Appetizer

If you could live on another continent for 1 year, which one would you choose?

I think I would choose Europe. There are a lot of places in Europe that I would love to visit, and from pictures and talks from people that have been there, it is gorgeous.

Soup

Which browser do you use to surf the Internet?

Mozilla Firefox

Salad

On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being highest), how much do you know about the history of your country?

About 7, 8... don't exactly remember dates or places.

Main Course

Finish this sentence: Love is…

a many splendored thing

Dessert

Have you ever been in or near a tornado?

Thankfully, no.

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Female Language [men need to learn]

The List Of Nine Words Of the Female Language That Men Need To Learn If They Wish To Survive.

Women have their own language. Men need to learn at least a part of this Foreign Tongue for survival. Every man alive on this planet should print the following list, memorize it, and keep it on their person at all times. (After reading it, I would say this is about 99% accurate.)

1. Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

2. Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before doing some chore around the house.

3. Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with "nothing" usually end in "fine".

4. Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't do it, or you will pay.

5. Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)

6. That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.

7. Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says "Thanks a lot" - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say "you're welcome" ... that will bring on a "whatever").

8. Whatever: Is a women's non-profane way of saying @#!&% YOU!

9. Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking "What's wrong?" For the woman's response refer to # 3. Send this link to the men you know, to warn them about arguments they can avoid if they remember the terminology. Send this link to all the women you know to give them a good laugh, because they know it's true.

A Happy Father's Day indeed

" He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. ~Clarence Budington Kelland"

Father's Day has just passed. My husband, the kids and I had a great time with his parents at Bay Beach. We had a picnic there and walked through the Wildnerness Nature preserve. The kids rode on a lot of rides and my 2-year old son even got to ride a pony. Oh, was he ecstatic! He always wanted to ride a horse. He would ride his toy horses, even the itty-bitty ones -- and now he got to ride a REAL horse (well, a pony... but to him it is the real thing). I think that pony ride and riding the airplane MADE his day. Making our kids day (esp our son's day), made my husband's day. To him this is Father's Day.

Father's Day for my husband is all about having fun this day being a DAD. Our lives, especially dad's are so busy taking care of and providing for the family's day-to-day needs that seldom can he take the time to really enjoy and be a dad to his kids. Personally, we had been so busy with work, especially my husband, working a full-time job and running his own business--leaves very little time to play and have one-on-one time with our little ones. He decided to make his day for his kids. He planned out that we go out to Bay Beach which is mostly for kids and family.

There is a book that Jeb just ordered, which was recommended to him, in how to raise your son to be the man that he is. I was curious about the book so, I tied to get a glimpse of it over the internet and I thought it would be a really good book to read. The book is titled: "Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul" by John Eldredge. Just the few pages that I have read from the excerpts made me say, "this would be a really good book for my husband and all the father's and men out there to read--even for me to really get to know my man... and my son."

No water heater

I don't have any hot water. The city must have turned off the gas lines. This is my first time to take a cold shower in a very long time. I used to take cold showers all the time while I was still living in the Philippines, even in a colder climate place (like Eden). So, I should be used to it, right? Besides, it is warming up a little bit here too and been a lil' bit humid. At least we still have power (electricity). I heard in some places here in town, they even have no electricity... so I am thankful for the water -- even if it is not hot.

I had to give the kids their baths at Mom/Dad's today while we were over there for dinner. I don't think the kids can handle colder water yet. Hopefully, we get our heat back and be able to be spoiled with hot/warm water on tap again. :-p

This week has been such a busy week, I am soooo glad for the Sabbath. God knew when He created the Sabbath day for us. We definitely need the break and reflect on Him. Have a Happy Sabbath everyone and please help pray for those people who are affected by the flooding and storms that just went through.

A community lake in the middle of town

This is the most rain we have had in a long time. Yesterday afternoon, the kids and I were 'camped out' in our hallway and bathroom, waiting for the thunderstorm and tornado warnings to pass. It rained so much and so hard with thunders and lightnings -- it is just awesome! With all the rain of course, comes flooding. Our backyard and garden was flooded again. I shall say at least a good 4 inches of water. After the storm subsided for awhile I went outside to check around. I was curious because from my window in the office, I kept seeing cars drive by our road, and then they stop and then they drive backwards. I saw maybe at least 5 cars do it. I thought to myself... what crazy drivers. Are they just out to have fun?

I went out to see what was going on, people are starting to flock down the intersection of Park and 7th Street (our street). Wow, the entire Park/7th street is flooded up to waist deep. I took some pictures but my video camera don't do much justice with taking pictures of it. I did take some video footage though and hopefully you can see just how crazy-awesome it is (If and when I get them uploaded). It is like a little water park :) We have our very own wading pool. When cars and trucks drive by it makes quite the waves... Jordan loved it. It is also funny to see quite a few people out there in their swimming trunk/suits. Anyway, my kids had a fun time being outside for a little while playing in our flooded backyard, until it rained again. This is definitely the day you don't want to be out driving in the streets.

I love thunderstorms. :) AND I love playing in the rain and puddles. :) I am such a kid at heart yet. They remind me of fun childhood memories.

I feel bad for the people who live close by the floodings and have their basements flooded. I have heard of some people I know who had problems with their basement flooding or rental units. Insurance companies sure would have a lot of cases from people claiming their flood insurances. I am glad I don't have a basement yet and won't have to worry of it flooding. The next house we will be getting though would be a little bigger one with a basement. We'll just have to make sure our sump-pump works well, especially in weathers like this.

Too much rain makes lake disappear?

It has been raining so much these past week with thunderstorms and all that my garden got a good 1-2 inches or more of water, and my pond was full to the top. The water has receded now and all is good again. But this is nothing compared to some other areas here in Wisconsin. I heard from my dad-in-law that Wisconsin Dells' Lake Delton is gone. Because of the storms, the water level rose so high the lake 'made' a new path and drained itself into the Wisconsin river. Crazy. The lake is gone, maybe only 10% of the water is left. Here is a link to a news article about the flooding and lake.

It is sad. Wisconsin Dells is a big summer and tourist spot for vacationists, as well as the site for our annual Feast of Tabernacles. So much for the Duck tour rides, water shows (like the Tommy Bartlette shows), etc. Click here to see pictures of the floodings and effects of the storm here in some parts of Wisconsin. The lake in Wisconsin Dells, is a man-made lake by the way (I never knew it... looks too real to me!), so maybe they can repair it and fill it back up again. For how long? I don't know.

I've been tagged, again.

One Word Meme

Kimberly tagged me . . . Here goes!

Answer each question with one word and then tag four friends.

Manic Monday One Word MeMe

1. Where is your cell phone? Somewhere

2. Your significant other? Husband

3. Your hair? Long

4. Your mother? Sings

5. Your father? Preaches

6. Your favorite thing? Happiness

7. Your dream last night? Nonexistent

8 Your favorite drink? Hot-chocolate

9. Your dream/goal? Kingdom

10. The room you’re in? Office

11. Your hobby? Creating

12. Your fear? Torture

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? "Home"

14. What you’re not? White

15. Muffins? Blueberry

16. One of your wish list items? Fulfilled

17. Where you grew up? Philippines

18. The last thing you did? Blinked

19. What are you wearing? Clothes

20. Favorite Gadget? Computer

21. Your pets? Birsh (Fish and Bird ;))

22. Your computer? Upgraded

23. Your mood? Content

24. Missing someone? Yup

25. Your car? Truck

26. Something you’re not wearing? Glasses

27. Favorite store? Kohl’s

28. Like someone? Yes

29. Your favorite color? Purple

30. When is the last time you laughed? Today

31. Last time you cried? Forgotten

I am tagging:

Danny
Phou
Ate Sarah
Ann

Here are the rules:

1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
4. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

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1) What was I doing 10 years ago?

Hmm... I would have been turning 18... Just started off with college, taking BS in Computer Science. Life was a little rough, new place to live in, new school, new church... chaos but I lived, had fun and learned nevertheless.

2) What are five things on your to-do list for today?

Let's see...

- Finish doing laundry and folding
- Finish wrapping the Mother's Day little gifts (to be distributed at church on Saturday)
- Clean the house
- Pick up groceries
- Make Friday night dinner

3) What snacks do I enjoy?

Chips, Nuts, Fruit, Sandwiches

4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire?

Donate some to the church to do the Work, pay off all outstanding debts, set up both my families' future... and my kids... invest.

5) Three Bad Habits

(1) Procrastinate (2) Not exercising as much, (3) Staying up too late and being lazy in the mornings

6) 5 places I have lived… (present to then)

-Fond du Lac, WI USA
-Eldorado, WI USA
-Davao City, Philippines (Mindanao)
-Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines (Visayas)
-San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines (Luzon)

... been and lived all over the Philippines.

7) 5 Jobs I have had

-worked for a summer at a General Merchandising store/warehouse
-assist at the UCG-Philippines office Mailing department
-Computer Graphics designer
-Co-Owner / Owner for Black Tie Solutions, LLC, Phlower Cards, LLC
-Contractual Web Master for Hexagon Metrology, Inc.

... and a full-time Mom

Six suckers, er people I want to know more about…

1 Chery
2 Meryl
3 Isis
4 Ann
5 Phou
...