beatiful skin?

The husband has beautiful skin. There are times I envy how healthy his skin looks. You cannot see any visible scars in his face or his body. No dark spots of any kind. Unlike me who has acne scars (which I have rubbed with acne scar cream religiously for a long time) on my right jaw from that bout of acne years ago. I think it is genetics but it does not stop me from hoping my skin will be like his, smooth and clean-looking. Mine doesn't really look that bad but it could be better. I just hope that the little man will get his father's genes when it comes to looks. He does look more like me at the moment but it could still change as he grows older. Maybe he will only get the good genes (if I have any at all, lol) from his parents.

food and more food

We visited two of the husband's sisters today. We did not plan on stopping by her other sister but since her house is on the way home, we decided to stop by. We visited the sister that had burns. We were surprised to see that she looks good. The burns did not leave any scar in her face at all. Whatever her doctor gave her to rub on her skin must be pretty powerful stuff because aside from the red spots in her face and hands, you could not tell she suffered second and third degree burns. She was her usual self when we visited, just like nothing happened. She was even proud that her eyebrows are growing back. She told us what she has been doing (shopping for food for the winter) and showed us her freezer full of vegetables and meat. She gave me a whole grocery bag full of frozen pork loin and chops to take home. She said she bought the meat thinking of me. She knows I am a pork eater. We stayed a few hours to visit and talk and left before schools were out so we will not get caught in traffic. On our way home, we stopped on the second sister's house. This is only my second time to visit their place and she was happy to see us. Her and the husband talked and then talk of food came up which prompted her to open her freezer (a huge one) and started sorting through it to look for meat to give us. We accepted the meat. You think we will say no? Lol. We ended up with a load of meat to carry home. I don't know what we are going to do with so much food. As fat as we are, you might think we will slow down on eating and stocking up food and visit hoodia online instead to know if it will be able to help us lose weight. Although I do have a perfect excuse to gain weight, I am pregnant. I don't know about the husband, lol. Anyway, all the meat is packed in our already tight freezer. And guess what? We are already thinking about raiding one grocery store that has crab legs on sale :)

she's okay

We got to talk to the husband's sister who suffered burns. She said that aside from the superficial wounds she had from the burns, she is feeling better. In fact, she is already home. It turned out, the burns were not as severe as what everybody initially thought. She might have to talk to a cosmetic surgeon to see what can be done with her face (her nose and mouth had it worse). We still have not visited her because we found out her grandkids who are living with her have pneumonia. The husband does not want to risk the little man contacting it so we are staying home until we get the all clear signal from them. We are glad that she is feeling better. The little man loves his Aunt S and we do not want anything bad to happen to her. Well, something bad happened but we are happy she is in good spirits again. She will heal and it is good enough for us. Hopefully the kids will feel better too so we can come and visit them.

we hope she feels better soon

We received bad news today. The husband's younger sister is in the hospital for burns. We have not talked to her husband but according to one of their siblings, the SIL was burning a pile of dead leaves and branches when it happened. What was wrong with it was that she apparently used gas to build the fire and it exploded on her. We were told she is in intensive care right now recuperating and that she has to stay in the hospital for four days before the doctors will decide whether she should go home. The husband and I planned on visiting her but it has to be when she is not in ICU anymore because I don't think we will be allowed to get in while she is in it. We do hope that her burns are not as bad as what was being said and that she will feel better soon.

my favorite sandwich

I made the husband stop on my favorite restaurant while we were out driving around. It has been months since I have had Cajun club from Zaxby's and I was really craving for a taste. He asked me if some other fast-food will do but I said not. I had to have the Cajun club. And I did and it was good. Of course he had to order one for him too. He said I am a bad influence, lol. I did not tell him to order anything for himself, I just wanted to eat my favorite sandwich. And now that I did, I am happy. He asked me how is he going to lose weight if he keeps on eating. Well, he should not worry about it yet. He is not that big anyway, compared to most people here, he is still in good shape. Anyway, I told him about a misunderstanding I got from what I read online recently. I thought that a product called extenze is a diet pill of some sort. Little did I know it is a male enhancing pill until I read about the side effects of extenze. We laughed at my mistake but we also learned from it. Never assume anything. Always make sure I know what I am reading and know it well so as to avoid embarrassment. At least he is the only person I told it too, until now that is.

still up and talking to friends

It is late yet we are still up. I wonder what happened to our early to bed routine? We did go to bed early but the husband asked if I could rub his legs because they were bothering him and then his friend called so he had to get up to take the call and the little man followed suit. If I know, he was waiting for either of his parents to get up so he could too. We have been up since and nobody wants to go back to bed yet for some reason. Well, I do have my reason. I am talking to my online friends right now while composing this message. One is asking me about a certain phrase her Puerto Rican friend said to her while the other is trying to discuss the merits of whey protein powder on her health. I could not help either since I do not have any knowledge whatsoever about the topics being discussed. But it is nice to talk to friends so I am still here talking, lol. I am also talking to a friend about her plans to send me a box from California loaded with goodies. I do have to make these conversations short though because I am sleepy and we all need to go to bed. Sometimes this time difference is a pain to my almost nonexistent social life.

off to bed

The husband just reminded me it is past bed time. We are trying to establish a routine of going to bed early and we have been doing good except tonight. The little man is asleep so we have time to stay up longer and forgot about the time. When he looked at the time he said we need to go to bed now. He is such a tyrant, lol. He told me he does not have the money to buy effective acne treatments if I stay up late. Is he implying I get acne if I don't go to bed early? He is such a nut, my husband is. I guess he just wants me to sleep early considering my condition. I do need to go to bed since I am tired and sleepy. I will have to finish up on my blogs tomorrow if I get the chance. Good night everyone.

screensaver

I like to change my laptop's screensaver every few weeks. It is so I will not get bored looking at the same pictures every time I open my computer. I used to take pictures of the beach and the pier and it did make good background pictures but since we moved, I have not taken any good pictures of anything at all. It is like I lack inspiration or maybe I am just plain lazy. Anyway, an online friend takes very good pictures which she posted on Facebook. When I saw the pictures I asked her if I could "borrow" her pictures so I can use them on my computer and was very happy when she said yes. I copied one picture I liked and used it on my computer. The husband even said it was a very good picture. I am now on my second picture I borrowed from her. The pictures are of flowers she has seen and took pictures of while she was out with her family. I hope she will take more pictures so I will not run out of fresh screensavers :)

she wants an iphone

I talked to a friend a few days ago and she told me she wants to get a new phone. Not just any phone but an iphone. She said she likes the phone's features being able to listen to music or get online anywhere she is at. I told her to go ahead and get one because I know she can well afford it. But she is having second thoughts on when is the right time to buy a phone. If it was me, I will buy the phone now and never wait a day more. Why would I wait a few more days if I want something I can afford? I will purchase the phone complete with iphone warranty too just to be on the safe side. I know she will make up her mind soon though. She deserves to get an expensive phone because she is working has been working hard. Maybe she will buy her iphone when she gets back from her vacation to PI.

when cravings hit

It is crazy since I am full right now but I feel like eating. I am craving for siyakoy (deep-fried doughnut) which I still have to make since I don't have yeast in my pantry. I have been craving for it since yesterday evening and it has been over 24 hours and I did not get to taste it. Well, I have to make the dough which is impossible right now because like I said I don't have yeast. So I am left with my cravings and eating something else to make up for the doughnut. I promised myself if not tonight, I will make doughnuts tomorrow. There are so many food that I want to eat at the moment that I have to prioritize which ones I would like to eat first. Crazy? That's me! Lol. I am letting myself go for the duration of this pregnancy. Which means no talk about diet (oops!) nor will I think about weight loss pills. After all, I am eating for two. Let the remorse, frustrations and all other weight gain problems start after I give birth. I might regret what I am doing right now but I do get instant gratification. Surely it is not bad?

big plan

The husband and I agreed that I will send my application for naturalization soon. Meaning, in a few days if I can get the requirements ready and we have enough money to send with the application. I have a few worries but I know that things will work out the way it is planned for us. Not by us. Which means I might worry myself silly but if it is meant to happen (meaning my being a naturalized citizen) it will happen all in God's precious time. I have a few of the requirements ready and I still need to work on more plus I have to make sure that the forms are filled out correctly. I do have my work cut out for me but I am not complaining. Life is too precious to waste by mere complaints although I must admit it does get the better of me sometimes. I hope things will proceed smoothly and I will pass should we be able to send my application this month.

getting big by the day

I just finished reading on my pregnancy's development and it seems like I am on track. I have gained weight but not a lot to be worried about. I am trying to watch my weight (but not my food intake, lol) so I will not get too big before I give birth. I will try to get into an exercise routine if I can though. I need to get fit so there will be no complications during this pregnancy. We cannot afford any of that. As I was reading pregnancy facts and information, there was something in there about breaking out and acne. Yikes! I hope I will not get that because I don't know if I can use acne treatment while pregnant. I had acne on my first pregnancy and it was awful. I let it go away on its own and it took its sweet time going away. I guess I better start watching my food intake so I will not get acne. Maybe eat food with less fat and sugar if I can control myself. I am already on my 21 weeks. I still have 17 weeks to go before the new baby will be born.

saving a little money

Before we switched car insurance provider, we paid a lot of money for three cars. We had the husband's teenager son on our plan which made our premium go up all the more. It was hard having to keep up with the payments until one day the husband told me he could not take it anymore, we need to shop around for cheaper insurance or it will break us financially. We started out by shopping for cheap auto insurance quote then weighing the pros and cons before we decided on our present provider. So far, we have not had any surprise increase on our premium. We pay the insurance six months at a time to save a few dollars and since the stepson is living by himself (and on a different state) he is now paying for his own insurance. We are now able to save money and we are covered at the same time. I hope things will get better each day.

up very early

I have been up since 3am. The little man was restless and knowing he did not get to eat supper last night since he went to bed early, I asked him if he wanted to eat. He said yes so off we went to the kitchen to fix him the mac and cheese he specifically asked. I was hoping we will go back to bed but he had other ideas. He is in his father's laptop surfing for music videos and refuses to go back to bed. I could not go back to sleep knowing he is up so here we are still up at 6:30am. I hope I won't be sluggish the whole day. I would hate that. I will have to make sure he eats supper first before he passes out on me. That way we will not make this getting up early a routine. Maybe we will take a nap this morning when he feels tired. At least it will make us feel better.

we need more closet

The house that we are renting right now is more spacious than the duplex we used to live in. I like the space and the rooms but I do have an issue on the house not having enough closet. I thought with a house this size it should have had ample space for cabinets and closets for stuff to put in. But whoever designed it did not think of it that way. So we are left with our imagination on where to put some of our stuff. There is a room in the house that still has boxes that have not been opened since we moved in. There are labels so we know what is in each box. I want to un-box every thing but I do not know where to put them. We either need more dressers in lieu of the closet space or we need to put up a metal building out back to use as a storage room for whatever we do not use on a daily basis. Both require money and the latter needs permission from the landlord. And until we get an okay that means the boxes will have to be left sealed and stored in that room we could have used for something else. I am really itching to tidy the room up but I cannot do anything just as yet. I really have to be patient like the husband said and I will have to try for my own peace of mind.

yummy vegetables

Since I had the ingredients to make ginataang gulay (vegetables in coconut milk) I decided I should try to cook some just to get a different taste since I have been stir frying every vegetable I cook. I had to run to the store for the coconut milk and I did not have ginger and moringa but it still turned out good. I mixed cut-up okra, string beans (asparagus beans), squash, sweet potato top, then flavored it with a bit of salt, a bunch of lemon grass, a cup (I think) of coconut milk, and I put in a piece of salted fish that I made weeks ago. The picture above is the result. It was so good. The downside was that I was the only one who ate the food so it took me days to finish the whole pot I cooked. On the up side, I did have my fill of the dish I used to eat when I was still living with my parents in Leyte.

a big help

When I was in school, writing was not my strong points. I get lazy sometimes that I asked classmates to either copy something for me or I borrow their notes to copy. Until the scanner software was made available for public use. Oh, how I loved the fact that all I needed to do was have a few cents so I could photocopy notes and pages off a book for me to study. No more writing unless it is something that is imparted by the teacher from her own research. It was cool! To this day, I still have said photocopies that I accumulated through the years. I did have books but there were reference materials we could only get from the library and that was what I had copied and saved after all these time. I actually have boxes and boxes of them stacked in my room at my parents house. They do not want to get rid of any items I left behind which is sweet. Right now, the husband and I have our own printer/scanner we use for documents. It is handy and is good for when we need copies of documents for our own personal records.

plan canceled

The county fair started a few days ago. It is located just a few miles from us so I thought we need to go and check it out. I just want to look because the husband is not able to stand or walk for long periods while the little man is too little for the rides. And whatever rides he could get in, nobody will ride with him since I am afraid I will only get sick when I do. I though we will just get us food, sit in one corner and let the hours go by. Until I was informed of how much it will cost to get in. I think they are charging too much. As much as I want to check the fair out and let the little man see the rides and the people walking around, I don't want to spend that much money. So the plan of going to the fair is canceled unless one of the relatives can give us free tickets. Now I know why I have heard kids talk about saving up for the fair. One really need to save up in order to get inside and get on the rides. I hope they enjoy it so the process of saving up their money was worth it. As for the little man, he will need to save up too if he wants to go next year, lol. Thank goodness he is not old enough to get on most rides. I still have time to condition my mind that it is alright to go to the fair with him with me.