Sweet thought for the sweet tooth

Today is the 23rd of December and Christmas is just hours away.Got all the ingredients for the foods that i will be cooking for  Christmas eve except for the meats.

Since we will be staying here in our house this Christmas,unlike the other years,i need to prepare plenty of fruit salad, macaroni salad and Leche plan that i can because most of our visitors and relatives loves my salads. And because most of our visitors consists of kids, i am preparing sweets for the sweet toothed.Hope i can make as many until tomorrow morning so i don't need to rush preparing for the main course in the evening. 

Christmas Party

Yesterday, December 16 2011, was my first time to attend my daughters school Christmas party and Family day. My daughter is in elementary, grade two.

 My daughter told me that the event will start at 7 in the morning so we rush into their school thinking that we will arrive late. We came to the hall at 7:15 in the morning and was so surprised to know that the event will start at 8:00. Long hour to wait but good thing her teacher was there waiting for her students to come.

At the event, my daughters excitement to come to the party early, brought me a winning as the " most supportive mom" , where in i was given a mug as my prize.

  My daughter joined the game and won a prize with her classmate.There are almost hundred pairs in the contest and i can see the joy in my daughters eyes when she and her partner won the game.

Aside of  the gifts that she got from winning the contest, we went home happy because she got her favorite things from their exchanged gifts.A set of coloring materials like coloring pens, crayons,and others which she can use in her artworks.

Now i know how it feels to attend a Christmas party/ family day with kids.I enjoyed it a lot and was so happy to bring more happiness to my daughter when i came to the party with her.

Celebrating Special Occasion With Dear Ones

Because we are living  away from my grandparents house,and our grandmother is so old to travel long hours, we did not have time to spend our birthdays with grandmother for years. She is not allowed to travel long hours because her bones are weak. Last month she phoned us and tell us to fetch her on their house and that she will have a vacation here with us. We asked her doctor if she can take the hours travel. Finally she  she was given a go signal but told us to be very careful travelling her.

 Yesterday was my fathers birthday and we are so happy to have it celebrated with our grandmother.I saw the happiness in my fathers eyes when Granny came to him and sing him a happy birthday song and kissed him. Honestly, i cried seeing them like that. I wish she could spend more time here with us and spend every special occasion with her. Even if that means taking care of her every hour, watching her while she is to go to the bathroom, and taking her to bed every night.

My family knows its selfish but, we are hoping for her to spend the rest of her life here with us.We love her so dearly and somehow we know that she will be well taken cared of here with us.

Blood Type Tells our Personality

Do you know that our blood type can reveal our personality? There are certain personality traits that seem to match up with certain blood types.Lets see if it really matches.

Type A     :   Work well with others, and are sensitive, patient, affectionate.You like harmony,peace and organization. Among your weaknesses are stubbornness and an inability to relax.

Type AB   :   A natural entertainer who's tactful and fair. Cool and controlled, you are generally well liked and always put people at ease.But you're standoffish,blunt and have difficulty making decisions.

Type B     :   Creative and flexible, you adapt easily to any situation. You're a rugged individualist, whose straightforward and like to do things on your own. But your insistence in being independent can sometimes go too far and become a weakness.

Type O    :   You are a trendsetter,  loyal, passionate and self confident. You want to be a leader, and when you see something you want, you keep striving until you achieve your goal. Your weakness include vanity and jealousy and a tendency to be to competitive.

Honestly, i belong to Type A , and all the description that is there for Type A are all true for  me.
What about yours?

What lice a head?

On my first week of stay in our house after resigning, i got so busy with lots of things. And one of that is checking what runs in my daughters head.

Run because she keeps on scratching her head during sleep and i see a lot of small bumps in hear head. Then came a surprise that anyone will surely swear seeing what i saw. Creepy crawlers.

I hate lies and so do lice. It makes me want to puke seeing so much of them on my daughters head..So there starts my crusade . Kill all that  ” lice a head “ have. Surely you don’t want to see these in your kids head. So let’s see what we can do....

Lice are wingless parasitic insect that lives among human hairs and feed on extremely small amount of blood drawn from the scalp. They may sound gross but lice are a very common problem especially for kids ages 3 to 12 years. They aren’t dangerous but contagious and can be downright annoying. Their bites may cause a child’s scalp become itchy and inflamed. Tendency is, kids will keep on scratching their head so irritation and infection begins.

Lice can spread quickly from person to person. Though they cant  jump , they have claws that allow them to crawl and cling firmly to hair. They spread through head- to- head contact, sharing clothes, bed linens, combs, brushes and hats. Kids are more prone to catching lice because they tend to have close contact with each other and often share personal things.

Doctors can recommend a medicated shampoo, cream rinse or lotion to kill the lice but since these are over the counter medicine, you may want to try to do it yourself. Medicated lice treatment usually kills the lice and nits, but it may take few more days to stop the itching. It is important to follow the directions  exactly because these products are insecticides. Applying too much  medication or using it too frequently can increase the risk of causing harm.

But medication is not applicable for kids 2 years old and younger, so you will need to remove the nits and lice by hand. You may also use fine-tooth comb on your child’s wet, conditioned hair every 3 to 4 days. Tough petroleum jelly, mayonnaise or olive oil are sometimes used in an attempt to suffocate head lice, these treatment have not been proven to be effective.

After doing all those medications and treatment , preventing reinfestation  is a must to keep them away.You may want to try these simple steps to get rid of the lice and their eggs from coming back..

• Wash all bed linens and clothing that’s been recently worn by anyone in your home who is infested in very hot water (130 degree farenheigt )
• Vacuum carpets and any upholstered furniture
• Have bed linens, clothing, and stuffed animals and toys that can’t be washed dry-cleaned. Or put them in airtight bags for two weeks.
• Soak hair care items like combs, barrettes, hair ties or bands in rubbing alcohols or medicated shampoo for an hour. 

Having head lice is not a sign of uncleanliness or poor hygiene. The pesky little bugs can be a problem for kids of all ages and socioeconomic levels, no matter how often they do or don’t clean their hair or bathe..

No matter how long the problem last, its important for kids to understand that they haven’t done anything wrong and that having lice doesn’t make them dirty. Be patient and follow the treatments and prevention tips as directed and you will be well on your way to keep the bugs away..

I hope to see you join me in my crusade to a healthier happier kids.. Let us keep the Lice away.. :=D

Walking Wonders

As I was looking for remedies and medicines to improve my mother and I’s   bowel movement, I found this one instead.

I am so amazed at what it shows and how our feet  connects to our internal organs. I don’t do much of exercise before especially walking because I  have rheumatism. Now i know why my friends always tells me to have a walk to increase my bowel movement.

The Organs of our body have their sensory touches at the bottom of our foot, if you massage these points you will find relief from aches and pains as you can see the heart is on the left foot. Typically they are shown as points and arrows to show which organ it connects to.

You will also see that the lower part of our feet is connected to our intestines and it covers almost fifty percent of our foot. That is why it is really advisable to walk to increase bowel movement to decrease the pain brought by improper bowel movements.

It is indeed correct since the nerves connected to these organs terminate here. 

God created our body so well that he thought of even this. He made us walk so that we will always be pressing these pressure points and thus keeping these organs activated at all times. 

So, keep walking...

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