Right now, I should be sitting around, enjoying food at PF Chang's and my friend's company but the whole plan was canceled and it's all because of me. Well, I asked them not to mind me and they can still go but so nice of them to move it on another time where I can be available. I love them REALLY! It has to do with my poor Katie who's sick since yesterday. I knew something's not right when I left her for my volunteer at Jessica's school - she cried {which is so unusual} when I got back, she was running a fever. Now, that really made me feel bad for leaving her. This morning she was fine so, I left off to attend our training at work coz we've been reminded several times not to miss it. Right after that long 2hr talk, I was in a rush to leave and meet my friends until I found out Katie's fever was back again. That's when I knew I had to stay this time. She needs me and I know I could never be at fault for bailing out bcoz of my sick kid, right? So sad that I so looked forward to having a day off - been quite bz with my life here and everyday I gotta run somewhere and wanted a day for myself just to relax a bit! Well, there's always going to be next time and first things first...when it comes to my kids...they surely come first! I'm just blogging away coz she's sleeping and there's nothing good on tv right now,LoL!

I'm not really a nature kind of person and it was tough to keep up with my hubby who loves to take nature hikes, camping and all that stuff. As years go by, I started to like it and I am totally enjoying all our nature trips! If only we have an RV to travel places to places. The nice thing about it is the convenience of having like your 2nd home on the road plus you can park it at any  rv parks all over US!Oh, definitely a fun family trip which we love to do!!!

Although I've been to a Maple Syrup Festival last year, I still wanted to go with my family this year. The thing is, it was during my working days so, I totally missed out on that! Oh well, this is the price I pay for trying to get a job. The important thing is to know that my kids were having a great time, esp. when they had a cotton candy made with maple syrup...good girls they left something for me =)

A guy at work this morning caught me snacking on a cookie and he told me how lucky I am not gaining any weight BUT he has no idea I was just 90lbs when I first came here and now I added 20lbs or so...well, I know it isn't that bad especially that I don't need to desperately take any weight loss product or sweat myself to the gym still, I have to watch it now that I'm getting old and surely my metabolism will slow down. This whole work thing has been helpful not only getting me out of the house and have some outside world experience but also seeing people so motivated to come in everyday - it makes me push myself to at least use the facility twice a week but this week, I'm kinda tight with my schedule so, I don't think I can stick to my goal {hopefully just THIS week!}.

Even if I don't look fat, I am so out of shape that I could barely survive 10mins in one of those expresso fitness machine! You see below this entry? It's one of those days that I cannot resist buffet meals and I tell yah, been eating out twice a week now!!! I dunno, somehow the convenience of working at a fitness gym makes me think that I can always go there and burn all the fat - nahhh! 2,000 calories intake only 50 calories burned!eeek! That's why people would get the help they need from diet pills which can help out in burning some fat/calories in your body but of course it should always come with an exercise - yep the "one word" that is hard to fit into our hectic lives or just plain lazy,hehehe!

Yey! I now have few photos to share in my bloggie!!! One night my hubby made a comment "why did u stop taking photos?..." and somehow the more he talked the more I realized he read my blog! Why surprising? He never has any time to check this out and now he knows everything here {apparently, he has the time!LoL}. Anyways, it was enough to put my photography-hobby into an action and one day when we were searching for floor tiles, it was just the perfect opportunity but I got all excited w/ all the selection at the store so, I totally forgot all abt my camera! Good thing at lunch time, I remember I have it so in the middle of my meal, I rushed through the van and grabbed it, handed it to the waiter and he was quite cool {making jokes on us} trying to be funny we'll at least he tried!hehehe!

Ok, I know I need more effort and perhaps find some interesting shots if time permits!

I think I've left the house a couple of times today - go to work, go for the volunteer, pick up daughter and in an hr. have to go to the gym. I promised myself that I'll really commit to the "abs attack" class. There is no excuse, it's free since I have a free membership at the gym being an employee there, my father can watch the kids and I'm like 10minutes away. Although, I could use the weather as a good excuse but I try not to {well at least for today}. My colleagues teased me that I only went one class last week. I just couldn't do another coz I was really sore, REALLY and now that I'm all healed, I'm trying again...I see a lot of people committed there and trying to loose their weight. Aside from taking weight loss products like Fentraphen, exercise can also help you achieve your weight loss goal and I'm sure everyone agrees!

I don't usually eat breakfast if I have the morning duty since it's too early. I just have coffee and later along the day if I'm starving, I munch away cereal bars or an apple or anything to eat but today was kinda different! Someone who's a regular comer at my work had a bday and his friends prepared a Blueberry Pineapple Dump Cake! First time to hear about this kind of cake and they handed us out a huge slice! It was sooo good, I tell yah! So, I searched for a recipe and maybe someday I can prepare this for a party...

All internet shoppers out there can save a lot with the weekly deals that buy.com has! It's like shopping on sale items all the time! Yep! Good deals and easy navigation is what you can find at that website. Oh I tell yah, you don't have to go store to store to complete your shopping list. It's like they thought of everything you might need...from apparel to computers to toys, music, jewelry, sports and games and so many more!!! They even provide reviews and news for any products! So, sit back,start clicking and shop away!!!

If you know me well, you probably know my shopping addiction too. It's like every week I shop but to tell you honestly, this past few months, I haven't been shopping that much like I used to. It can't be that I am far away from friends coz I also do it alone way before I moved. Well, of course, there are days when I feel like going to the mall here and find some good deals but now that I have more volunteer hours at my child's school plus a part-time job, it keeps me away from that addiction OR is it maybe that I don't earn a lot in blogging like I used to?hehehe! Whatever it is...it keeps hubby happy and my wallet too!LoL! Although, I can't wait to go shopping with my friend this Wednesday!

I would like to bring my kids at the farm every time hubby is there or my father but somehow I don't feel like it's a safe environment for them. Well, for the fact that there are nails sticking around everywhere, steels, sharp objects and all construction-related materials. Somehow, I still spend a night there but very rare. One more thing I'm worried about is the asbestos. Don't know if that house was built with products that contain asbestos and I know for a fact that it can cause  Mesothelioma! It's really hard to just jump into a house that you didn't build especially if it's a hundred yr. old. So many things to reconstruct, to inspect and renovate. Yes, I complain about this A LOT and you'll read more if you want to!LoL!

I know this bloggie of mine seems to be crappy with no photos! I used to carry my camera anywhere I go, snap here and there but now, it seems like such a chore that I don't want to deal with...Even if there's a special place we went to, great times and events with friends, it's still not enough to inspire me in taking photos. I dunno what is it but I will try my best this week to at least snap something. I enjoy checking out blogs with photos posted, that way, it makes me understand their entry better or just interested to see what other's life is. So, I know how it is when you go to a blog and it's all chit chats and blah blah blah...hehehe! Ok then, I will carry my camera once again anywhere I go, maybe?!

Driving home, after a stressful day...I was thinking about going for a vacation which is like so impossible right now. I envy my friend who invited me for Orlando vacations and they are going this March! Oh how I wish I could come! I was just there last year though...just like that place so much!!! Now that I got a job and kid in school, there's no way I could just go anywhere at anytime...tsk...tsk...tsk...Hopefully, we can make a trip for our anniversary even just a weekend trip!