Product Reviews Von Mir

Financial Aid & Loans

2011-06-17T16:02:00.002-04:00

No, I am not very fond of loans. They are the biggest scam in this country and the very reason why our economy is the way it is right now. If you are an accounting graduate you difinitely know how it work. Did you ever questioned on how a corporation and personal saving/checking account different?

Let me elaborate: A corporation will never agree that for every debit there has to be a corresponding credit for the book to balance. In personal account it does. Assests of the corporation equals liability/DDA plus net worth.

How exactly corporation/banks loans money? The answer is very simple, THEY DO NOT LOAN YOU ANYTHING. They monetize your signature from the piece of paper you signed. If you ask them for that original piece of paper, they can never give it back to you because they sold it.

If you borrow 100K from a bank, do they subtract it from any part of their accounting? NO, they kept on adding and adding and adding. They never subtract anything. Why? Because it is a scam. This country is made by the bankers, and only for the bankers.

In real life, if Joe Smoe borrow $50 from you and you have a $100, your ending total will be $50. However in banking, if Joe Smoe borrowed $50 their assets will raise $50. What kind of accounting is that exactly. I wish my personal account raise everytime I spend any money from it.

This is how our government kept telling the people that this is how much we owe in national debt. The people don't owe anything, The government owe those billions of dollars they are talking about.

Minecraft Beta

2011-05-16T12:05:00.007-04:00

My children watched most of the youtube about minecraft before DH and I decided to buy the game. As you all know we have four children, and we had to buy four so that each one of them can play it in our local network.

They love the game, and DH and I fell inlove with the users agreement. The obeject of the game is, you mine then craft things. DH is using our oldest sons' account and mined everywhere. Our three children follows him everywhere and asked for all the good stuff he mined, which he hated. He also hated when they can open his chest and take anything they needed.

He always talking about telling the programmer or owner to add a lock for the chest, so that no one can get into someone elses chest. Up until now, he wasn't done anything. I haven't played it yet, only my family, but all in all I will rate it nine stars. If he/she add locking codes for the chest, I will give the game ten stars.

Home Deep Fryers

2011-04-01T19:23:00.003-04:00

This is the new deep fryer I bought not too long ago. It is very hard to find a nice deep fryer that is healthy for human. They all advertise about chrome color outside, and making it look like restaurants use. However, the materials used inside is lousy.

My old one was tiplone coated. Well, do you know how bad teflon to our health? Most does know and some does not care, but I do. The heating element of the above image looks like it was made from aluminum. After receiving it and cheacking everything that is what I saw.

I tried locating something better or one said that it's made with materials I would like to use, but none available. Companies never mention anything on what kind of metal they use inside.

Calcium Lime & Rust Review

2011-01-24T08:12:00.006-05:00

Yes, I know exactly that this product is not enviromentaly friendly. Do I care, just a little. I need my toilet clean and this product is the only one that can get it clean.

No, you don't want to see how dirty my toilet is. I have a rainbow of color going on in there. After putting the calcium, lime and rust compound in minutes, I can see that it was lossen up the grimes.

I do not use this often, but bleach even oxy failed to clean my toilet. So, I don't have any choice but to buy this product. You all know that I have a vegetable garden in my backyard and I have a sewer mount. My sewer is not connected to the city sewer. So, I am very careful on what to put down in my sewer. I am hoping that what I used will get diluted enough and it will come out not harmful as the full strength.

Since this is not a paid post, I will only post my toilet before and after picture when I have enough comments to do so. I know, but the before image is disgusting.

Finally Light @ the End of the Tunnel

2010-12-21T15:26:00.002-05:00

With a lot of complaining about the course that my son is taking, I finally got through someone and my son will not continue with the MARK12 Volume III anymore. What a sign of relief!

No more missed spellings, and trying to guess the correct answers, that the computer say correct. He can finally do lessons that is for his age. I don't mind if he is slow in grasping the concept, we can work on that. Not like working on lessons that there is no fixed but fail.

Maybe we should have spelled "pennies" as "pennys" or "penies," yeah, will be working on that one all day to guess which one is correct.

Let me tell you the wrong answers with the lesson 8 for contraction words. It made the spelling of pennies nothing. The contraction of the words "did not" is not "didn't," ok, in what world? Yes, in MARK12 world. Department of Education what are you thinking?

I don't know what they are thinking when they made this course. Maybe to make the student dummer, in my opinion. Did I say it enough, I hated this curriculum, hated it so much. If it works for you, well, that's good. However, not for us. THey need to pay me to use this one.

K12 Mark12 III Reading

2010-11-23T11:21:00.008-05:00

My second oldest son have had problem with talking and now reading. He was a late talker and DH and I weren't worried about it at all. Well, if you ask the so called expert, they would say differently.

Can someone tell me the correct way to spell "video?"

Anyhow, we been using K12 as most of my reader know (if any...lol) for 3 years now. Most local school district will say that they set their expectation too high, because the lessons are higher than the local public schools. My son above did not passed the state PSSA (DH and I are not worried, we hate the state testings of any kind) and the school put him with Mark III reading (adaptive remediation) for those who got problem with comprehension and grade level behind (in their opinion).

The program is very nice, because he does not need to read much. Everything is recorded and all he have to do is listen. Well, the activities are also computerize and who ever puts the correct answers on those activities are 1) sleeping, 2) does not know how to spell.

How about "pennies?"

He is already behind with the lesson because he needed to be tested and it takes a while to get some one to do the testing. Then he still need to wait to get the result, then another wait for the materials. But since this is free curriculum I don't have any choice but to wait.

However, getting the answers wrong for a very simple words because someone put the wrong answers on the lessons is simply prostrating. How do they expect a grade level behind student to get ahead with all of these technical issues? I will give the not reading part 10, but the missing recordings, videos, tiles, windows, wrong spellings...let's say the 10 turned to nothing...nada, zilts, zero. I don't like this program one bit.

And "copies?"

In conclusion, I rather educate my child in a regular grade level Language Arts in a slower phase than this crap. Mind you the school is getting extra money for each child with disability, and this is the crap they gave my son. Just because someone need to earn a six figure salary a year.

Juice For My Children

2010-11-08T09:24:00.005-05:00

I have been buying Juicy Juice for my children, since I had them. I always try something new every time and my children like the mango flavor the most. I started buying them, and stock up for a week use. More likely seven cans for a week used. Then they stopped selling the flavor.

I think it's been a year since the last time they drink some mango flavored juice. Then on June this year, our Uncle from Florida gave us a lot of mangoes. I tried making juices but my kids did not like it as much, plus I don't have a juicer.

Not too long ago, we went to Giant grocery store and found some there. They are very happy and drank so much, like there is no tomorrow. I do mix it with 50 percent water. However, I think they are using public water with these juices, and I am pretty sure that Fluride is present in them. Our raw milk places are getting worst by the months, and we can't find anyone who uses the Jersey cows anymore.

Having a big land will be very useful right now. We only have a little over an acre, and I am sure my neighbors will hate me if I care for one cow. Even chicken, I am scared because I don't want the township people knocking on my door, and finding more ways to collect money from me.

Nothing is good anymore, unless I harvest it myself. I have to bug DH to let me make an herb garden on the side of the house in spring. At least we can have some home grown spices. FDA and other organizations are out of control, in controlling everything. I did not voted for these organizations to take our unalienable rights, other people did. Sad, but it's true.

Craigslist

2010-10-18T10:48:00.003-04:00

Yes, I am a user of this website, because I don't want to pay anything when I am trying to give something for free. I just found out that I cannot list "free" pets under FOR SALE "free" section. If I am looking for something for free that is where I am going to find it.

Anyway, I guess when you wanted to list something free, you need to go to COMMUNITY and the free section there. I have 3 kittens that are free to a good home that being flagged on the other side. It would be nice if they say what was wrong with it, instead you need to make a log in username on their forum and ask there.

Some people also said that when other people listing similar to what you have, those people will flag your ad. What a crummy thing to do in my opinion. I know there are so many people there that will abuse the website, but come on...free kitten getting flag? People have too much time in their hand and too nasty.

KARMA people, you may never knew it, but it's probably the reason why anything is not going your way...KARMA.

And why do we need to pay for good services now a day?

Frontierville Review

2010-08-21T21:29:00.003-04:00

I don't really remember how long I was playing this game in facebook. However, I am sure, I joined this game very early on when they were first available to facebook users. It was interesting in the beginning. I like the part when the character gets married and have A kid. Not really sure why they only allow one kid per family. Are they basing this in today's reality?

I started not liking it when they want you to pay the town a large amount of coin. First, I am the settler who claimed the land. Now, someone came in and asked me to pay them? It looks more like our own government, in my opinion. We made them and they took it over and does not listen to the maker or owners anymore. Lands are supposed to be free in the early years, and once you claim it, it's yours. You don't need to pay anyone to keep it.

Moreover, the Inn, chicken coop, and saw mill are too hard to complete the collections. Most of my neighbors haven't gotten the pillow from the Inn. Right now I needed to complete the goal for three coffee cups. One of my neighbors is nice enough to give me some spotted eggs to complete my collection.

The pointer is very hard to control, and sticks too easy on something I don't want to click. And what is the deal with "losing internet connection and needed to refresh" thing. I have lost so much energy doing it, not to mention everything was back to where I started and missing coins and energy when it refreshes.

You can't cut trees without bear using all of your energy trying to scare it away. You can't harvest crops without groundhog doing the same thing, and you can't feed a chicken or goose without fox taking 5 energy out of you. I really don't mind if these wild animals landed on the things I don't need to touch. But it never happens, when you try finishing what you are doing, it takes 2 energy. You might as well scare or kill the damn thing to continue.

You are lucky if your neighbors like to gift, if not you need to buy the materials on your own. Same with farmville, you cannot buy certain items if you don't have enough neighbors. This is another facebook game wasting people time online. Yes, and I am one of them.

Any who, time for me to quit both games because I will start teaching my children again in a week.

Slip 'N Slide

2010-08-12T10:59:00.001-04:00

Do they really work? Yes, I found out that if you don't live within the city limit that public water is accessible, forget about buying one. We have a home version pressure tank and this thing did not work the way it supposed to.
Oh, and if you don't have the perfect even ground, it will not work either. I wonder whose perfect world this thing was made for? Not mine for sure. My children only used it until we got our swimming pool cleaned. After that, it's now sitting in my garage and collecting dust.

Feminine Product

2010-07-12T19:54:00.003-04:00

Thank goodness for underwear liner, I save a lot when it comes to them. I have been using this as long as I can remember. I started using the cheapest one I can afford and upgrade/downgrade to the image below when I became SAHM. Well, upgrade because this one is extra coverage/ wide. Not like the one I used while I was working, thong size. I had to because I work and deal with a lot of customers, and I don't want them checking out my panty lines.

The only thing bad that I came up with these liners is during the summer months. We don't have a central air in our house and my kids are always outside playing. It gets very hot, and every fold in my body sweats, including the parts where the sun doesn't shine. Unless you are a nudist of course, you don't have that part...lol.

I don't get my monthly visit the same time every month, and this saved me plenty of time to all un-expected feminine things. After having two or more kids, female bladder is not the same. Have you ever gotten an unexpected sneeze? Yes, it happened to me a lot of times. I also carry extra in my bag just for that.

Recommended by me, a mother of 5 children.

Macaroni Salad

2010-06-18T20:36:00.003-04:00

I just wanted to phrase the Redner's Market macaroni salad that DH, and I enjoyed. I don't know the exact ingredients, but buy far the most delicious macaroni salad we have eaten. We are not that young, and we have eaten most salad, but nothing is compared to this one.

We don't usually buy prepared food. We were in a picnic and the people who brought it are from Reading PA. I can't recall what type of macaroni salad it was either. So, if you know someone who works there let them know...lol. That is all for today.

Cascade Dish Detergent

2010-05-16T21:48:00.003-04:00

Let me start by saying this is the only dishwasher detergent I have used since I started using dishwasher to wash dishes, glasses, and pots & pans. Let me clarify also that if I load my dishwasher the way they are showing it on TV, my dishes will never be clean.

I did not have any problem with this detergent until recently. They change the packaging color to lighter green almost like yellow green. My dishes always have the white dusty stuff on it. I also notice that they have fewer blue grains in them. I have to rinse my dishes with vinegar just to get the same clear and shiny look the dishes used to get before the change.

I couldn't take it anymore, and today I bought the gel kind. I don't like it because it smells like bleach. I don't want bleach with my dishes. I might have to go back washing by hands. I still have to add a cup of vinegar during the rinse cycle just to make sure no bleach or white dust in my dishes. This is very annoying.

The box (powder) in the picture is not open yet, because I went to BJ's after I bought the other box. And since I was there, I grabbed everything as a back up. Now, I don't think I can use them again. I have to try another brand (powder) to see how they work. Other scenario is my dishwasher is breaking, well, I hope not because that thing is not very old. It's only been a year and 3 months when we bought it.

Mozilla Firefox

2010-04-21T19:21:00.004-04:00

I like it because I can open multiple windows in one setting. I hate it for the reason when it needed updating the scripts on blogs will not show. I used it a lot when I drop EC, and sometimes I am a little scared of updating it because of EC.

EC toolbar adds on did not work for me in the past when I updated Firefox. I have to remove the new version and re-install the old one just to have my EC toolbar to drop from my inbox. And once in a while when my cache gets filled up with visited sites the image below happens.

Having plenty of windows opened, and all of a sudden it shut down. I don't know what is the matter with it. I had to clean my history, cache and run my CCleaner then start all over again.

Don't forget that when I have Firefox open my Window Explorer never works, or it only opens up 5 percent of the time, when I tried using both. Why does Firefox don't want to share one computer? I have to open the Explorer first then Firefox just to use both. Very annoying in my opinion. Am I the only one having this problem?

Addicting Game

2010-04-10T15:36:00.005-04:00

I opened an account with FB two weeks ago, and I am hooked. I add all the people requesting to be added, well, most of the female that is. No, I don't have anything against the opposite sex but my DH does. Whomever, male I added it was a mistake, I wasn't looking at their information before accepting it. Anyway, most of my friends had farmville and I am frequently there just to farm. I know, pathetic isn't it?

Here come the review...lol. I hate it when I can't fertilize my own farm, adopt my find farm animals, hatching my own eggs, and not allowing me to make my farm bigger without a certain amount of neighbor. And yet, I am still there level 28 and I have the biggest lot of 24x24 as soon as I reach the coin amount.

I found plenty of people selling books on how to get the best of farmville. How to earn coins, FV cash and to level up faster. Do I really need to buy such a book? I think not, I am doing this for fun, and I like looking at designs people come up with. A brain washing game, that teaches people that they need someone to fertilize their own farm and feed their chickens. When you find a wandering animal that you should give it away. You can't care for your own foals, calves, and eggs. That I can't buy the biggest land, unless I have 30 neighbors.

Anything else I forgot? Maybe, but right now I can't think of anything.

Old World Style

2010-03-27T10:02:00.004-04:00

I am talking about my favorite spaghetti sauce. Making spaghetti is one of the easiest meal I know how to make. Just cook the pasta in a boiling water, chops up some vegetables, brown ground beef or turkey and mix the sauce in. Then, add the sauce mixture to the cook spaghetti and you got a meal. And my favorite pasta sauce is Ragu.

I like it because there is no hidden ingredients, and not thick like Prego. The sauce simply soak into the pasta and I can taste the sauce in them. I always buy the traditional plain sauce and I add my fresh ingredients when using it. I can make my own but I rather buy it while I can afford it and worry about making some later when I don't have any money. I like the plain sauce because I don't know what kind of scraps they add with the flavor ones.

The Quicker Picker Upper

2010-03-21T08:22:00.004-04:00

I cannot remember how many times I change the brand of paper towels we use. And always disappointed of the outcome. Viva paper towels are soft and nice to the touch. I can also select the size of paper to use but when I used it to drain the bacon fat, the bacon stuck to it. I don't like paper towels stuck in my bacon. Which by the way, you can sign up for newsletter and get a coupon printed for your next Viva paper towel purchase. And if you wanted to make your own baby wipes, I recommend this brand.

I had been using Bounty paper towel for as long as I can remember. No, I don't need to use a paper towel. I can easily buy some kitchen towels and use them instead. However, I like using paper towels. We even use it instead of napkins, and no washing involve. I can say that my second choice is Viva, if in some reason Bounty run out of business (I know they will not). I will definitely switch to Viva. But for now, I will stick to my quickerpickerupper brand. I tried the cheaper competitions, but that's the only thing they can offer, cheap.

Supermarket, Gas & Airline Mileage Points

2010-03-13T13:57:00.008-05:00

Did you know that if you have a shopper card in certain grocery stores, you will earn points for gas or airline tickets? I have three grocery stores that I visit often and all of them offers this point system. DH loves the Weis the most because when we accumulate points we can get like $.50 off gas in their gas station. Giant has been doing this for as long as I can remember. However, early on they don't have any gas station where I live. And now, they just open another store that has one. So, my points will never go to waste anymore. Even $.10 will help the never ending hike of gas prices nowadays.

I know the next grocery store that I will mention is only available in the north east, and this is ShopRite. When we went to visit my home country in 2001, we got our plane tickets cost for free. My PIL has plenty of mileage points from his travel when he was still working. And when we got back ShopRite offered mileage points for Continental airlines, which, by the way, the airline we used to go home. We open an account with Continental and found in their website that ShopRite is one of their sponsors. We have not flown since 2001, and we have enough points to fly in continental USA. However, we rather cash it in and use the cash for something valuable.

There are 7 of us, and when we traveled last we were only 4 of us. So, the other 3 don't have any points to redeem for tickets. Whatever points we have is enough for all 7 of us to fly. Please check your local grocery stores about what I mentioned. The economy is not getting better and we as the working citizen of this country have to find ways to be frugal these days.

These are my tips for my readers this week. If you don't have time to fill up the information in the store, you can easily go online and check their website to apply for one. I wish Super-WalMart and Wegmans offer the following. I think I need to check the Continental Airlines website again just to make sure.

Happy weekend everyone. And I would like to thank my followers that keep on growing every time I check it. I love you guys, if I have not followed you yet let me know. I can't find the blog on some of you, please leave a message with you URL, for me to do so.

Water Distiller

2010-03-06T18:35:00.002-05:00

This is another great buy for my family. You can't believe how much junk we got rid off from our well water. I will be more scared if we have city water. I can't imagine the chemicals they put in it. The only bad thing is this thing run with electricity, meaning if the electric is off, we can't have clean water.

I can also tell the difference when drinking it. I always feel full, and I think this is good for those who are trying to loss weight. Just make sure you do not store the distilled water in the plastic container. Plastic has more chemicals in them, you can buy the drink chiller in Walmart for less than $3. My youngest son already broke one. I bought 2 the first time I went there, and I just went back and got 2 more just in case someone drops one again.

The distiller is very easy to clean. Just add some vinegar and fill it up with water and let it boil until the bottom is gunkless, it usually takes about 25 minutes. Ours can make 5 gallons a day. However, we only make 3 gallons a day because we don't have a lot of containers to store it. Plus, we use less than 3 gallons a day.

As you all know, distilled water has nothing, just plain water. So, if you store it in plastic, you are only sucking the chemicals in plastic and added to your everyday consumption of water. Water that is bought in store is filled with chemicals. I can't tell you what kind, but I can tell you that they are bad for your health.

Now, I need to learn how to make our own juice that is not pasteurized, like the one we buy in store. If I can only get my kids to drink distilled water and raw milk. They do drink some but not all the time.

February Active EC Droppers

2010-03-01T13:19:00.003-05:00

I know there are a lot more than ten, but I don't have a way to get all the droppers who drops 31 times in my widget. Thank you, even if you did not made the list.

My Favorite Clothing Store

2010-02-20T18:27:00.006-05:00

No, I don't shop there and pay regular price for clothing. I go there to shop when they are having a big sale and I buy different size clothing for my children. Shopping for a bargain at Old Navy is like shopping in K-Mart, Target and others and paying regular price on clothes.

All you have to do is sign up for newsletter, and they will send weekly ads. Just make sure you look at it once in a while to see what they have in the store. Most of the time you can save better when buying online. Not only they offer free shipping on the certain amount, you can save gas also.

Right now they are looking for the next "supermodelquin". You could win $100,000, that is a lot of clothing. All you have to do is visit their store, take your picture with one of their "modelquin", and upload your photo online in their website. Make sure you know a lot of people too, because they can help you win. The public will pick the winner, well, if you get a lot of votes from the public you will win.

WALL*E Movie Review

2010-02-13T09:50:00.003-05:00

Have I mentioned that we don't have cable anymore, well actually we have a very basic cable TV, and I don't consider that having any at all? No one in my household watch it, except for a very rare occasion. My 3rd grader needed a story to incorporate a story in his LIT 3 lessons, and we needed to borrow the book in the library. While we are there (me and my four young ones), I told them that can borrow one DVD each. I got the Lilo movie for my youngest but turns out that someone put the wrong movie back in the case. My Kindergarten got the Ninja Turtles. My 1st grader got the Haunted Mansion and my 3rd grader got Wall*E. So, we ended up with only 3 movies for the weekend because I don't feel like dragging all four of them to where the movies were.

DD likes to set at the very back of my mini van. On our way home, she put in her movie, and they watched part of it and finish when we got inside the house. My 3rd grader was next to play his movie, I don't know exactly who decided about it, but all of them was fine with it. DH friends told him when the movie first came out that he didn't like it because there was not much talking. I was surprised too when I saw that it was made by Disney, and there was a hidden message in it.

I know plenty of people will never pay attention to it, but when you know what I know about a certain government, you will find movies with hidden messages. Anyway, this movie got me crying at the end when WALL*E got a new processor/motherboard, I don't really know what it is. And somehow he does not recognize the other robot.

The part I liked about the whole movie is when the Captain finally stood his ground. That no robot can tell him what to do, I wish people in this planet would stop following the made up laws, statues, etc. and simply follow the common law and the golden rule, instead of following the man made laws. One man in particular mention that in the year 2016, there will be a vast awakening and no one will follow the so called laws of this government. I hope and I pray that he is right.

OxiClean Stain Remover

2010-02-06T08:43:00.006-05:00

Did anyone of you tried this stain remover instead of your regular bleach? I grew up with bleach and when adults don't tell you things about them you just keep on using it. My husband is a great help when it comes to natural things. I know this thing is not natural but OxiClean don't have a strong smell like bleach. It does not ruin your clothes like bleach. Bleach eats up your clothes and ruins them.

I also use this to clean my carpet when my children spilled juices and milk. I dissolved some in water and leave it where the stain is for a few minutes, then I rub it off with a rag. With the hard stuff (stuff that dried off) I use a brush.

I only started using this when I met my husband. Like I said he knows, which is bad and good for our health, and I trust his intuition about anything. Anyway, you can visit their site, and you can enter to win a $2,500 in prizes. There you go, you can win a Whirlpool Cabrio Washer and Dryer plus One Year Supply of Laundry Products and Gerber Apparel. I can really use a new washer and dryer right now. Come and join me try winning this stuff. However, if you don't need it don't enter. That give us (people who needs it) more chance of winning...lol. I think it's fair, don't you think so? You can only enter once, you don't have to keep coming back everyday to enter like the other giveaway out there.

PRVM Top EC Droppers

2010-02-02T17:15:00.004-05:00

Jean sQuared
Wirez and Circuitz
This list was taken on January 31 around 10pm. I apologize to those who are not in the list. I thank everyone who drops and visits my blog. Have a great week!

Some Updates

2010-02-01T05:41:00.000-05:00

DD had her doll for a few weeks now, and she doesn't carry it anywhere that much. It mostly stays in her bedroom right now. Remember when I said that her doll does not say certain words that it supposed to say? Yup, turned out that the hand should be positioned in the certain way, it blows kisses and say "love you" too.

Our natural toothpaste is almost gone. ODS is using it as mush as he uses the toothpaste with fluoride, and I specifically told him not to use too much. Even with a little in the brush it works as if you put more than enough. Teenagers are very hard to be scold these days. They think they know everything, I can't wait for him to finish college and have to buy his own stuff to use. We'll see how he likes it when he is spending his hard earn money. I can't wait for it.

My cup is working well with me. I am now a pro in using it. You may not know what I am talking about. However, you can read my very first post about the cup, and the first update on how it was doing here.

Household Favorite Laundry Detergent

2010-01-25T17:09:00.004-05:00

Ever since I can wash my own clothes, I have been using this brand. Laundry place is not common where I came from and there is none in my parent island. Washing my own clothes by hand (very common back there) made my hands very itchy. I am allergic to it when my hand soaked in it for a long time. I can wash the clothes, but after I'm done and my hands were rested, then the itch comes.

You can visit the Tide.com and print some coupon before buying yours. There are also other products made by the same company that has contest going on right now. All you have to do is click the special offer tab in their site.

Whenever our local grocery stores have other laundry detergents on sale I would buy one just to see, but nothing beats this one, in my opinion. I used to buy the ones with a scent, but I stopped because that is an extra ingredient added to the ingredients already there. Yes, they came out with a green box before, but I don't bother with those things either. I hate myself enough to buy products from big corporations and using green detergent to pay extra is a big no. I can make my own detergent if I wanted to be green, all I needed is the recipe. Then the government will come in and telling me that I don't have the right to it...lol.

And don't get me started about the global warming crap. IT'S A HOAX people, get over it and smell the reality. Ok, that is out of the way...lol.

Anyway, what is your favorite laundry detergent?

Chou Chou Baby Doll

2010-01-18T14:28:00.005-05:00

The children received a nice amount of cash for Christmas and here is what DD bought haft of her money. We got it for $24.99 at Amazon, when you buy a product that is $25 or more you get a free shipping. And since we needed more head set, I got one for the kids and got a free shipping from Amazon.

This doll came in today via UPS. (DH like our UPS delivery man.) DD had been tracking it since it left Arizona last week. I did not ask them to do some lessons today because I woke up late, and I don't like starting with the lessons late. Plus, today it is supposed to be a holiday.
DD has not put this doll down since we took it out of the box. She's been wanting this doll for about 3 years now, and every time we wanted to buy it the stores around us don't have it. This time with her help (suggested to buy it online) we bought it online. However, this one is supposed to blow kisses too, but it's not working.

It does say farewell phrases but no kisses. Maybe we need to open it up and see if there is another button to push for that feature. It is rated 10 by DD and over all she loves it. She pretend to be a mom already. Her future husband would be so proud of her. And hopefully she will find a husband that loves kids as she does. There is always me to help her with it...lol.

Product Description:

It's time for Chou Chou to go bye bye, but before she goes she wants to say goodbye! When you wave her hand she says random farewell phrases, and if you place her hand to her mouth, she makes a kissing sound! Carrier can be folded up to look like a purse and seat. Measures 17"L x 8.5"W x 4.75"H. Requires three "AA" batteries, included.

The USPS

2010-01-13T16:51:00.002-05:00

Yes, the United States Postal Service got DH pretty piss today. He is waiting for a package to arrived today and nothing came. He said it left Harrisburg last night around 11pm. So, he was expecting the package to be here in our house today.

I did not say anything because anything that is run by our government seems does not move really fast. He should know about it because he was born here and he knows how the system works. They move like a hundred year old turtle and I am pretty sure they are getting paid more than $20 a hour.

DH argument was Harrisburg is 8 hours away give or take from us. And the package should be in our post after 12 hours the most. I guess they must stop in every post office and collect mail all the way here...lol. Take 30 minutes break within four hours of working and 2 hours lunch break. And guess what, this job is hard to land on. If you don't know anyone who works there you will never get a job there. The older people who works there who are retiring just pass their position to their kids and relatives.

Am I on the spot or what?

LG enV3

2010-01-10T19:04:00.004-05:00

Yes, I got a new one. This is very hard to resist especially when they give to us for free. How can you not upgrade to the newer version. I said that I will not get a new one until my last one is broken, but that one did not last last very long. When DH got his we are also due for renewal and by renewing for another two years, he got two new cell phones for free. The image below is mine and for my ODS is blue. Now my old one is our home cell phone and the old home cell phone is empty and outdated cell phone. It's a waste of materials when no one can use the old cell phones. I know some organizations collect them and do something with it, but I am a little paranoid about it. I rather separate all the pieces and keep what is valuable and disposed the rest.

You can see the features of my new cell phone below. I am not into texting, listening to music, and web browsing with the phone. I like my 21" monitor and big keyboard anytime. However, given another circumstances I would probably use all the features listed below. I like it that I can easily connect this via USB to my PC and drag all the music I love to listen to however, I will never use it because the kids are always with me and I need all of my 6 senses (or more...lol) to tend on them. I also love the cell phones these days, I can easily copy all of my files from the old one to the new one. Before, I have to type all of my contacts now I can easily transfer to each other. And they I mention free cell phone is always nice?

Text messaging fanatics can’t wait to get their thumbs on the new LG enV®3. Slim and feature–packed, this handset boasts a full, compact QWERTY keyboard and a 2.6" internal screen for unsurpassed messaging speed and convenience. LG enV3 includes a 3.0 megapixel camera and camcorder, Bluetooth® stereo capability, a music player, and a Favorites key that enables users to connect with their ten most frequent contacts in a flash. One–touch speakerphone, speaker–independent voice commands and large, widely spaced external keys designed for easy dialing round out the impressive specs. Get ready for the ultimate handset for messaging enthusiasts who love sharing special moments with their friends and family – the new LG enV3.
Design

* Large 2.6″ Internal Screen
* Full, Compact QWERTY Keyboard for Fast Messaging
* Dedicated Text Messaging key via Internal Keyboard
* Large widely spaced external keys for easy dialing

Advanced Messaging Features

* QWERTY Shortcut for text
* Auto–Complete Feature for Text, Picture & Video Messaging
* Text Instant Reply Feature

Camera/Camcorder

* 3.0 Megapixel Camera & Camcorder with Flash
* Video Capture and Playback
* Self Timer: Off, 3, 5 or 10 seconds
* Color Effects: Normal, Negative, Aqua, Sepia, Black & White
* Multi–shot Mode:
– Smile Shot: Automatically takes a picture when a smile is detected
– Panorama: Automatically takes 3 pictures in sequence as you move from left to right
– Intelligent Shot for Improved Image Quality
– Dual Display: Activate the external display for self portraits
* Camera Resolutions: 2048x1536 (default), 1600x1200 (default), 1280x960, 640x480, 320x240 Pixels
* Customizable Brightness, White Balance, Shutter Sound, Color Effects, Shot Mode, Self Timer
* Shutter Selection

Music

* Music Player for MP3, WMA, Unprotected AAC & AAC+
* Sync Music from PC to Phone & Create and Manage Playlists
* Up to 16GB microSD™ Optional Removable Memory

Bluetooth®

* Supported Profiles: Headset, Hands–free, Dial–up Networking, Stereo, Phone Book Access, Basic Printing, Object Push, File Transfer, Basic Imaging, Human Interface Device

Services

* HTML Web Browsing Capable
* V CAST Music with Rhapsody® (Subscription, Wireless and PC downloads)
* V CAST Videos
* Family Locator
* Media Center – Download Games, Ringtones and More
* Dashboard with Mobile Web
* Mobile Email, Mobile Web Mail, Corporate Email, Mobile IM and Chat capable
* Text, Picture, Video, Voice Messaging with Threaded Messaging Feature
* VZ Navigatorsm Capable
* Field Force Manager
* Visual Voice Mail
* Voice Mail Capable
* Device Software Update: Download firmware updates over the air
* Nationwide Premium Plan Capable
* Mobile Broadband Connect Capable

General

* Bilingual Interface: English/Español
* Airplane Mode
* Personal Organizer: Calendar with Scheduler, Note Pad
* Tools: Alarm Clock, World Clock, Calculator, StopWatch
* Voice Commands
* Speakerphone
* Embedded Ring Tones, Vibrating Alert & Silent
* 2.5mm Headset Jack
* Phone Book with 1,000 Contacts
* In Case of Emergency Contacts
* Total Equipment Coverage is Available
* TTY/TDD Support
* GPS Enabled/E911

Specifications

* Frequency: 1.9 GHz CDMA PCS, 800 MHz CDMA
* Data Transmission: High–Speed EV–DO
* Dimensions: 4.11" (H) x 2.13" (W) x 0.65" (D)
* Weight: 3.77 oz.
* Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4
* SAR: Head – 1.34 W/kg, Body – 1.07 W/kg
* Internal LCD: 260K Color TFT, 320x240 Pixels, 2.60″
* External LCD: 65K Color TFT, 160x96 Pixels, 1.56″
* Usage Time: Up to 327 Minutes OR
* Standby Time: Up to 460 Hours

Samsung Alias 2

2010-01-05T19:54:00.005-05:00

Every winter when DH does a snow removal his cell phone always gets wet or lost or the combination of both. Meaning lost in the snow and getting wet in the process. I think he always finds it but always does not work the way it used to after getting wet. This year he got another free one along with two new ones for myself and my ODS. He always wanted something that is not easy to break, but he doesn't want to pay too much for it. And most of the time he picks one that I think is for ladies. He likes the features of this phone. He can change the dial tone the way he wants it. He was a little disappointed because his friend sent him a ring-tone, and he can't put it in this new phone, unless he sends it via the internet. That means we have to pay extra just to get it from the old phone to the new one. He also bought a cover for it, and it only lasted a few days. The tab broke and it doesn't attach to the phone anymore. He bought a blue tooth, but somehow it doesn't fit his ear. The hook is too wide and the piece that is supposed to go in the hole of his ear but came short. Poor DH nothing works well for him...lol. Maybe he should just buy the one that he likes (the rugged one) and be done with it. No need to buy blue tooth because he can use it as walked-talkie, and he doesn't need to buy a cover because those things are hard to break.

Other than that he is pretty happy with Samsung Alias 2.

The new Samsung Alias™ 2 gives you the convenience of a QWERTY keypad in a unique flip–style format. It has the same dual–hinge design that made original Alias a hit, but Alias 2 adds a touch of magic – a Magic Key keypad using e–ink technology. In phone mode, you see a standard phone keypad. In texting mode, however, the keys magically change into a full, four–row QWERTY keypad. But the magic doesn’t stop there. The Alias 2 also has a 2.6" QVGA screen for crisper, clearer viewing, a 2.0 megapixel camera, and dedicated hot keys for one–touch access to some of your most used features like Bluetooth®, text messaging, voicemail, camera, voice commands, games and alarms.
Design

* Unique 2–way Flip Form Factor
* Magic Keypad with E–Ink Technology
* Keypad changes from a traditional keypad to QWERTY keypad

Camera/Camcorder

* 2.0 Megapixel Digital Camera/Camcorder with Night Shot
* Self Timer: Off, 3, 5 or 10 seconds
* Color Effects: Normal, B/W, Antique, Negative, Green, Aqua
* Multi–Shot Mode: Series, Divided, Panorama
* Resolution Adjustment: 1600x1200, 1280x960, 640x480, 320x240, 160x120
* Video Capture & Playback
* Dedicated Camera/Video Key
* Digital Zoom: up to 10 step, depending on resolution adjustment
* Shutter Sound selection

Music

* Music Player for: MP3, WMA, Unprotected AAC & Unprotected AAC+ formats
* Sync Music from PC to Phone – Create and Manage playlists
* Up to 16GB microSD™ Optional Removable Memory

Bluetooth®

* Bluetooth Profiles Supported: Headset, Handsfree, Stereo, Phonebook Access, Basic Print, Basic Imaging, Object Push for vCard and VCal & Serial Port

Services

* V CAST Music with Rhapsody® (wireless, subscription and PC downloads)
* V CAST Video Capable
* Mobile Web Capable
* Mobile Email, Mobile Web Mail, Mobile IM, and Chat Capable
* Wireless Sync Capable
* Visual Voice Mail

* Media Center Capable – Download games ringtones and more
* Text, Picture, Video & Voice messaging with the threaded messaging feature
* VZ Navigatorsm Capable
* Family Locator
* Premium Plan Capable
* Device Software Update: Download upgrades over the air

General

* Voice Commands: Voice Dial, Menu Readout, Digit Dial Readout, Text Message Readout, & Call Announcement
* Personal Organizer: Calendar with Scheduler, Note Pad
* Tools: Alarm Clock, World Clock, Calculator with Converter, Stop Watch
* Phone Book with up to 1000 Entries with multiple contacts
* TTY Capable
* GPS Enable/E911
* Airplane Mode
* Bilingual User Interface: English/Español
* In Case of Emergency Contacts
* Embedded Ringtones, Vibrating Alert & Silent
* Speakerphone
* 2.5mm Headset Jack
* Total Equipment Coverage is Available

General

* EV–DO Digital Only
* Dimensions: 4.01" (H) x 2.04" (W) x 0.67" (D) with standard battery
* Screen size: 2.6 inches
* Display: 240x320 Pixel, 262K TFT Color
* # of lines: 8 (portrait), 5 (landscape)
* Weight: 4.34 ounces with standard battery
* Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4
* SAR: Head– 0.541, Body– 1.06
* Usage Time: Up to 300 Minutes OR
* Standby Time: Up to 336 hours

"Product Reviews Von Mir" Top EC Droppers

2010-01-01T11:46:00.004-05:00

Wirez and CircuitzHappy New Year and I wish you all the best this year!!!

Safari Photo Shoots Game

2009-12-31T06:34:00.000-05:00

This was given to my Kindergartner from his grandparents. What happened to regular shooting game? Oh that, they don't want to teach the kids to shoot animals for fun. When you teach your children the correct way, they would see it when they grow up that killing animals for fun is not right. They learn from the adult around them. And those people who are very religious, but after church services, they do things that they are not supposed to, yeah, a very good example to learn from.

By the way, they already pulled some of the animals out. This is a pretty boring game for any of my kids. I am glad it's almost done, I can't wait to put that thing in the garbage. Mind you, they got it on Sunday. Their grandparents finally made it for Christmas gathering.

EyeClops Night Vision

2009-12-29T12:07:00.004-05:00

We bought two of this for the two older boys. My FIL actually wanted to buy another two for our youngest and only DD, but we opt not to. They just need to learn how to share their toys. It works the way they say it works. The only thing we don't like as parents about it is, the rubber attachment comes off very easy, it's very light that when someone dropped it, we think it will burst into so many pieces. It takes small batteries meaning we need to change it often, we wish they could have put a 9 volt or D batteries instead. And lastly, the fact that we can never anything that is made in our own country anymore.

It's a toy, kids love playing with it when they turn off all the light in the house and walking in the dark with it. We wish to be made so far away that they would even make it hard to brake and last longer. I guess everything now is very easy to brake to collect more money from consumers. Yes, we should not buy anything we don't want, but for the price of $50, our kids smile are priceless and we already got what it's worth from their smiles.

For Everyone

2009-12-25T03:16:00.002-05:00

A Christmas Prayer

Loving God, Help us remember the birth of Jesus,
that we may share in the song of the angels,
the gladness of the shepherds,
and worship of the wise men.

Close the door of hate
and open the door of love all over the world.
Let kindness come with every gift and good desires with every greeting.
Deliver us from evil by the blessing which Christ brings,
and teach us to be merry with clear hearts.

May the Christmas morning make us happy to be thy children,
and Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts,
forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus' sake. Amen.

- By Robert Louis Stevenson

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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to you and your family!!!

Beginning Reader's Book (Rebus)

2009-12-23T06:10:00.001-05:00

DD is in love with this kind books. I don't even have to read it to her first, she just do it herself. We are going back to library on the 29th to return some books and I think I will find one just like this one for her. She even teach her younger brother to read it. Yes, my little mother wanna be. Quite scary for a 6 years old girl, I don't want to grow up so fast. I want her to enjoy being a little girl. But then again she copies everything she sees I do.

I will recommend this if you have a child who just started to read. What a great idea for a book for children. That would make my job easier...lol. Then it dawn on me, how this will help when try writing the the words for the picture?... I think that would me very messy. Anyway, I think this one can be only use for reading.

All In One Printer, Scanner, Copier

2009-12-20T09:15:00.003-05:00

We have been using Deskjet E4280 when the school year started this year. This is also a space saver, you can tell by the title, right?...lol. This is good enough to use for your children school works. My Kindergartner seems to use this a lot lately. We print little books for his live lessons and all his assignments need to be scan and send in with the lesson attachments.

DD have used this a lot for a month also from the other cyber school. We switched school the second month and got the same thing from the other school. We only use this one for her when she wanted to do extra coloring pages when she feels like doing extra. She also gets a live lessons every Monday and once a month conference from her school adviser to check if she is really learning anything.

Quickly print and copy documents, 26 PPM Black, 20 PPM Color
High-quality color scanning, 1200x2400 dpi, 1 200x2 400 ppp
Print more usable web pages, HP Smart Web Printing
Easily scan thick materials, removable scan cover

Pixxo Laser Mouse

2009-12-13T07:38:00.004-05:00

We found a really good deal with this mouse and we bought 3 of them for the gamers in the house. One site was selling this for $5.99 each however, they ran out and we got it for $11.00 from another site with free shipping. DH love the reviews people left for this one. ML-G135 is a laser mouse and you have to set the user's control in your computer. You can't go wrong with the price plus we got the free shipping.
Wide wheel design improves usability
4th button previous page
5th button previous page
Leather-like touch feeling and ergonomic design make product more comfortable to use
Stylish blue LED light

1600 CPI high-sensitivity advance Laser technology. (they are not kidding with this one, a little annoying at times but you'll get use to it)
Ergonomic design feels great in your hand.
Laser diode design for precise tracking.
Works on variety of surfaces even glass.
IBM/PC or compatible systems
Windows 2000/ME/XP/Vista/7

"Product Reviews" Top EC Droppers

2009-12-04T21:53:00.005-05:00

Better late than never. Thank you so much everyone.

No SLS/Fluoride Toothpaste

2009-12-03T19:15:00.006-05:00

Yes, I know I am ashamed because I (my family) had been using the below toothpaste for a very long time. I can't even remember when was the last time I use any other brand. We are finally feed up with everything bad they are putting into it. I usually buy it from BJ's, packs of them and today was the end of it.

I went to our local health store and bought the all natural no fluoride toothpaste. Sad to say but this one I bought still have SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate) in them. I thought I only have to buy one with no fluoride then I research online when I got home and found out the above ingredient is bad for us.

Maybe someone can tell me which one they use with no SLS and no fluoride. I know TOM's is very popular but I rather not go to that route because I heard bad things about them. They used to be good until the owner sold it and turn into a corporation. I bought the Desert Essence toothpaste. Three of my kids and I already tried it and it wasn't that bad. It smell like licorice and there is a little minty after taste.

Please if you know anything better or you been using for a while let me know. As long as they are fluoride free and SLS free let me know. THank you in advance.

Children Shows

2009-11-24T11:49:00.003-05:00

I was meant to post this a long time ago but I have other things to post which will not make my blood boil just writing it. Anyway, since we have 3 days off from my kids lessons this week I decided to do it today.

Mickey Mouse Club House is very popular. I do not watch that much TV shows and even if I watch something I can never finish watching it until the end. I was cooking something and I was able to see the TV in the kitchen. This is not actually the very first time it happens or the same episode was shown but this time it just click in my brain.

Big Pete the cat appeared from nowhere when Mickey Mouse and the other trying to go somewhere and telling them to pass they need to pay. I was like...wow! Who the hell is he to just tell everyone that they need to pay a tax just by passing certain path. The same thing when Figaro was hungry and they are trying to go to the lake and catch some fish. That is a very mess up show. They are starting little kids that it's ok to pay tax for things that is natural free.

I wish my TV will break and we will never buy a new one again. That is so cleaver the way they are brainwashing our kids. I know not every mother think like me, but hey I wanted to be free. I don't want to pay anything that is un-constitutional just because some said so that I have to do it. No way, common law here. If I think that is wrong, it is wrong.

Does any of your cable TV offer channels that are somewhat good for children? I could pick all the channels I wanted but that will cost me a lot. And no, lower channels is not appropriate for us either. They are just a bunch of money sucking corporation and do not care what show they broadcast. And don't even get me started with with the global warming show on discovery or history. They are just way off, and what did Al Gore said about himself? Yea, anyone who will buy that is an idiot and has no brain to think for themselves.

Ok, I'm done. Not really but this post is done.

Light Bulbs

2009-11-17T06:42:00.001-05:00

Most of the light bulb in our house when we bought it was all incandescent. I think I remember changing them very often, especially in the winter because we use lights in the house a lot. I can't stand the gloomy days of winter and what better way to brighten my days but to turn the lights on.

Fluorescent was just picking up back then and we decided, even though it contains mercury that we will never buy another incandescent. And we have not, I love, love this lights, mostly the daylight bulbs. One of our light in the classroom is the daylight bulb, I tell you there is no dull moment in our classroom.

They are a little pricey than the regular ones, but I like it bright. I have one in the bathroom and one in the kitchen. We have a cheap chandelier in our dining room which takes special bulbs. I can never find anything nice enough and bright enough that goes there right now. I'm hoping maybe we can get some kind of LED bulbs for it.

Please do not tell me about taking care of my environment from mercury. There is a proper way of disposing this but if you tell me to pay to disposed it, you must crazy. Our next step is to use LED but we have not try any of them yet. Maybe we will look into it this winter, since DH will be home often and we have plenty of time to talk about this stuff.

Anyway, we have bigger/longer fluorescent bulbs down in our basement. It gets really sad down there when there is no sun out. I like the feeling of being outside under the clear sky. How about you? Have you switch to fluorescent lighting yet? DH tells me that they never get hot, not hot but warm enough that sometimes I can't touch them. Try it out, they last longer than the old incandescent however, we bought a few that did not last very long. But most of them last.

Windows 7 PC-A-Day Giveaways

2009-11-09T08:12:00.003-05:00

This will go on for 77 days and it already started on October 7. However, you still have plenty of time to enter. These are available through Tiger Direct and CompUSA, so go over on their website and enter everyday.

A lot of you probably know about this, but I just wanted to make sure plenty of people will have a chance to win this system. I really don't mind winning one of this babies. A complete set and it comes with everything you need for a system. I will not provide the URL because I want you to search it for yourself. Am I a stinker or what?...lol.

DIY Network Giveaway

2009-11-07T18:23:00.002-05:00

I just notice the DIY giveaway on my google ads below for your bathroom and kitchen makeover that cost $100,000. Wow, for that price I can have my whole house redone. Well, probably not the whole house but close to it. However, if the price is only for bathrooms and kitchens I can have my dream kitchen and bathroom for that price.

I always enter this giveaways, but I have never win anything. But then again there is always a first time for everything. So from today I will be entering this giveaway. Someone is bound to win it and I am hoping I am it...lol. I can dream...right?

Momgen Craft Corner Giveaway

2009-11-05T09:19:00.004-05:00

Momgen giveaway is good from November 2 to the 16th. If you have not enter you still have 11 days (if my counting is right) to head over and follow 3 simple rules to get a chance of winning.

She is giving away some cards, scrap papers, bracelet, gift card holders, ribbons, earring and a lot more. I can't really tell you everything because if I do you might not go over and check it out yourself. So, please just click the banner above and see for yourself.

Folgers

2009-11-02T05:30:00.001-05:00

At age 39 I had to drink one cup of coffee a day to keep up with my kids. If I don't I had to take a nap around 1pm to stay up until 10 in the evening. I have never drink coffee everyday and this year (2009) is the very first year I did this. When I was still working in the restaurant I only drink coffee when I don't have time to eat. I was much thinner then however, drinking coffee does not keep me up but as hunger suppressant. I don't have 15 minutes to spare to eat during busy hours and coffee is the fastest I could make. And I don't even know what kind of coffee we serve, there was no name brand, just grind coffee.
I had a coffee maker at home but never used it until I met my now husband. He is a coffee addict, he stops in every Wawa on his way to his job when we met. We both enjoy the #5 and #7 from them now. However, we both like our coffee with sugar and cream. When we finally bought some coffee we settled with Folgers. We like the mild, classic roasted and I always stock up when they are on sale. We just love the way it smell the very first time we open one.

And guess what? They are having a writing contest that will end in November 20, 2009 and you better put your entry in. Make sure you read the rules before entering. And here is the entry form. All you have to do is tell them "what is the best part of waking up at home during the holiday". You could win a 7 day/6 night round trip home, lodging, car rental, $1,000 spending money, digital camera and Folgers gift basket. Ok. I'm off to try it out myself. Good luck to everyone.

Top Ten Card Droppers

2009-11-01T14:05:00.005-05:00

Thank you so much everyone for being in my top ten. Every visits and comments are very much appreciated. Hopefully I will see you again next month.

In This Life of Ours

In My Kitchen

Ungkutan

Everything Has A Reason

Girls are Made of Sugar and Spice

Jean sQuared

Vegetables Garden

Atenean101 @ Blogspot

Wirez and Circuitz

Photography by KML

A Call To Celebrate Giveaways

2009-10-31T07:38:00.005-04:00

I will try my luck winning anything from this giveaway. I doubt that I will, but I am hopeful...lol. If anyone of you wanted to join me, just follow the ad/banner below. Her and History is celebrating and would like to extend her celebration to everyone by giving away prizes.

1st prize: $55, 20,000 EC, ad spaces, .info domain and blog hosting, blog review (worth $15)

$50- Buraot and Anak ni Kulapo
$5- Pinay Mommy Online
.info domain with free 1 year blog hosting- Pinay Mommies Communities
5000 EC - Mommy Journey
3000 EC Cornymans Money-Blog
3000 EC All about babies and Kids
3000 EC - Simply Happy Life
2000 EC- The Movie Mommy
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1000 EC - Love's Haven
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125x125 ad space for a month (PR 3)= A Woman's Blog
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Blog reviews:

2nd prize: $30, 18,000 EC's,.info domain and 1 year WP blog hosting,ad spaces, blog reviews (worth $10)
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$5 - babyblog Azumi ★
$5 - My Kawaii Princess
5000 EC - Wonderful Things In Life
5000 EC - Her and History
2500 EC - Thoughts in Daily Living
2500 EC- Parenting Notes
2000 EC - Our Adventures Together
1000 EC- Mi Mundo Del Amor
info domain Online Mommy's Corner
1 year free WP blog hosting Online Mommy's Corner
1 month ad space (PR1)- Mouth's Delight
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Blog Reviews:

3rd prize: $25, 15,000 EC's, web hosting space, ad spaces, blog review (worth $5)
$5- From Asia and Beyond
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$5- My Life's Perception & Inspiration
$5 - Just About Anything
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2000 EC - Just About Anything
2000 EC- FickleMinded
2000 EC - My Crafts Stores Online
2000 EC - My Life's adventures
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1 month 125x125 ad space at My Passion
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3 months ad space (PR 2) - Rewards Station
2 months text link (PR 2)- All about my Life
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5 GB web hosting space- http://angelic-melody.net/
Blog review- Sassy Chicks World

4th prize: $15, 13,000 EC's, ad spaces
$5- Life of a Filipina Blogger
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2000 EC - The Joy of Life Forever
2000 EC The One Minute Guide
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2000 EC- Big Love
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2000 EC Pictures and Cultures
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Pantene

2009-10-29T19:02:00.004-04:00

Let me start by saying that I am not very proud using such shampoo filled with harsh chemical that will eventually ruin my hair. This is the only shampoo that I can find in my local grocery store that works with my hair. I used to buy some from a salon but those days are long gone and I rather spend the cash on something else.

It made my hair manageable and shiny. I wish I can the $1.00 once with fruits aroma but those makes my hair feel hard and my scalps very dry and itchy. Even my sister likes them when she came to visit me and forgot her own shampoo.

I still remember growing up in the boonies, when we run out of shampoo we use the local lemon that was growing in the backyard. We cut them in half and squeeze them in water. Just like making lemonade but we never add sugar to it. The oil from the lemon makes our hair very shiny and manageable. We usually wash our hair with body soap, then after rinsing from it we rinse our hair with the lemon mix then rinse it with water. It does not happen much because my mom usually goes to town once a week.Plus, if we are not careful the lemon mix goes in our eyes and that is very painful. Ahh, those are the days...lol.

Cyber Charter School (Part 2)

2009-10-19T08:02:00.002-04:00

After doing a month on another cyber school other than K12 curriculum, we are definitely sold to K12. The materials are nothing compares to other. Harcourt is a little hard to follow and they are every where. They are not as organize as K12, that all we have to do is click on the link and we are there & no password to put in. Everything is lay out nicely and easy for students and parents to use.

All Math manipulative and Science materials (e.g. cylinder, iron, rocks, balance, thermometer etc.) are provided. My kids loves the Math manipulative like the connecting cubes, counting chips, wood geometrical objects. My Kindergartner was given a cardboard (Calvert) that we need to fold to these shapes. He belong in another cyber school. How cheap they can get and I am pretty sure each cyber school gets the same amount of funding.

We will enroll all of them under K12 curriculum next year. I am familiar with them and I can really say that if you are planning on teaching your children at home under cyber school this is the one. Especially if you are like me, who never done a traditional home schooling before.

Not only they are easy to follow, their customer service is amazing. You can call them 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Yes, you can speak to real live person about any questions you have. They offer their curriculum world wide with your expense of course.

I wanted to have a feel how other cyber school works and now I know. Nothing can beat K12 in my opinion. Other cyber school may have colorful text books but that's all it is.

I believe K12 have schools in every states. Other only have certain grades like Georgia. I think K12 only offered K-8 there from what I saw in their site. We are still trying to move down there and hopefully when we do, they have up to 12 grade added to it.

MS Office not Genuine after 2.5 Years

2009-10-06T07:05:00.007-04:00

DH and I both have a copy of this when we went to one of MS launching location when they first came out. Since I am the one who use it the most I put it in my computer and gave the other one to our relatives. I set-up the OutLook for my local internet carrier email when i first install it. After all these years they came up with an update through Service Pack 2, after I update to it this stupid pop-up window kept on appearing telling me that my copy is not genuine.

DH even take off work that day so that we can get a copy for free. Mind you he lost a day pay with the same price as the regular copy when you buy in any electronic stores. So, what exactly they added to Service Pack 2 to make it that my genuine copy all of a sudden not genuine? I am so pissed.

I just started using the calendar feature on OutLook for my kids school as a reminder/appointment book. With so much schedule to meet with their school my cellphone can't keep up because if I am on a call I can't see their schedule and sometimes I schedule their appointments on top of each other. I was also so glad that the calendar make a "ding" sound with the reminder.

My time is very valuable and I don't time to call MS to be mad at them. So, I found a solution online posted under Digital Life. I tried a few of the suggestions but the stupid OGAAddin.dll notification keeps coming back even if I deleted it from the list under COM Add-ins. I went to the registry editor instead and delete all of them.

It made me so mad, that I think yelling at customer tech at MS is not suffice. I have an original copy damn it, and I don't have time to play games with them. I'm much happier now that the notification does not pop-up and telling me that I have such and such day to get a genuine. Mind you we don't have a CD, I downloaded my copy from the download site when the Office 2007 first came out. I only have the key code for it.

I know there are plenty of illegal copy out there, but come on don't they have enough money in the world. They want more than they can live off during their lifetime. I should just leave PC and use another type of computer and stop supporting this large corporations but PC is idiot proof. Why use other machine that I don't even know how, it just like driving a manual car. Why stress myself learn how to drive it, if I can easily drive an automatic? I know the logic, but why?

Top Ten Droppers

2009-10-04T19:08:00.004-04:00

Announcing...

2009-09-25T19:10:00.002-04:00

Nothing really special, I just wanted to let you all know that my EC widget is open again for adverts. Starting tonight actually, I will turn the widget on before going to bed and you can place your ads.

I will approve all ads on 10/4 next week. I am hoping the price will not go up until I approve them all. Just for 2ec a day, I can even send you back the 2ec if you like. Wishing and hoping that the price will stay the same the whole week if I don't approve any ads until the said date above. However, someone told me that it may. We will see I guess.

BTW, I am doing this because I don't really need any EC credits these days. I wanted to pay a tribute to my hard dropping visitors, who in my opinion deserve more. EC can put their ads on any blog without paying and I am trying to do the same (well mine cost 2ec). If you have multiple EC cards bring it here, and it will be added to the list.

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Coffee Maker

2009-09-22T18:23:00.003-04:00

Like everything else these days, nothing last the way we expect them to be. We are on our third one of this product. Last year we got one around winter and it lasted until May. We got one in June and it lasted until early this month. We use it everyday and when we have company we have to brew two or three times a day. Which by the way not very often. My PIL comes once a week if they are not doing anything and sometimes never if they are busy.

On the weekend you can be sure that we brew at least twice. I know they are not very expensive but I hoping for this thing to last at least a year. Maybe the price is only good 3 months and if we want something to last a year we need to buy four times the amount of this one. I wish I am an engineer and I can easily whip one of things we need at home. Yes, that and a farmer, a doctor and a lawyer and we are all set...lol. Yes that would be nice.

KVM Switch

2009-09-14T06:39:00.001-04:00

We got this before my DD started school last week (Tuesday). They love to play games on the computers and since we have a limited space we need to improvise. Just like the image above we have 2 computer towers in one monitor, one mouse, one keyboard and speaker.

With a push of a button they can switch from school computer to home computer. They are not allowed to put anything in the school computer, well I don't blame them. This is really great if you have multiple computers you are using for something and have a limited space. Let me tell you, it will keep our classroom warm this winter for sure.

EC Widget

2009-09-06T21:09:00.002-04:00

My EC widget can be found lower in my left side bar now. I will drop to those who drop on here and will stop approving ads altogether. If anyone know how to disable the ad part please let me know. I know joining the community is free but taking advantage of hard dropping people by taking away portion of the ad price I think is wrong.

Much Thanks To The Following

2009-09-03T08:57:00.004-04:00

And of course to those who did not made the lists. You are also very much appreciated and I'm hoping to see you again next month.

Lunette Menstrual Cup Update

2009-08-31T19:26:00.002-04:00

I have checked my traffic on this blog over the weekend and found out that the most search post is about the menstrual cup. So, I am updating my post about it and to tell you about my three months experience using it.

I am updating my very first review written in May, The Lunette Cup. I have been using it since then and I don't have real complain. It's been three months and I can say that I'm getting use to it and getting better at it.

The only complain I have is sometimes I can't put it right because I was in the hurry. It works for me when I have to relax first before inserting it. And it never fails when I'm in the hurry it never stay in place. At one point I was so happy because I could not feel it. However, as soon as I stand up from sitting it happened. I went to the bathroom to check and sure enough it was put wrong. It did not opened after I let it go.

So, make sure you can hear some kind of pop after inserting it and push it backwards while pushing up. So far that works for me and I can never feel it surfacing when I'm walking or sitting down. I know it so easy to say to re-doing the whole process again but not all of us stays home all day like myself.

The only suggestion I can give you is relax and if you can feel the cup, you did not insert it the correct way. And make sure you take your time, doing it fast and hurrying will end you up frustrated.

Mineral Makeup

2009-08-24T10:06:00.002-04:00

This my second brand I choose to use. The first one is called Sheer mineral, and they are very noticeable on me. And I saw the commercial on TV for bare minerals and a lot of moms on baby center swears they love it. So, I have been using this makeup for five years now.

Yes they are pricey, but I'm the type of person that is willing to pay for a good products. One set of this foundation last me more than a year. I think I will try the raw mineral next, because I know that un-cook anything is supposed to be good for human. Maybe I will find something that is raw and organic mineral makeup.

I know they are out there, and I just need the time to research which one is better. I wish I can just buy these mineral rocks and make one for myself and for personal use.

This makeup is very light in my face. You will not see where the make-up stops when you put it the correct. I love the the warmth face color 36077, I can match my skin color when I am tan in the summer. I also use a set of spring eye collection from bare escentuals (no, that is not a typo, that is how they call it). The above image is not what I got when I first started with them. I wish that is what I got, because they offer extra powder and two extra brushes with this. Mine came with 4 powders and 3 brushes.

If you are looking for makeup with no build up, try mineral makeup. They are minerals and they sure are best for our skin. I forget to mention that yes, they do rub off. I recommend to get dress before putting them on.

Cyber Charter School

2009-08-17T06:40:00.009-04:00

This is our second year in cyber charter school. I know there are not much people like me around the world however, I know there are a few out there who are not happy about their public school. The socialize own by the government public school. Or the ever expensive private school that does not meet your expectation either.

Cyber Charter School are also run under the Department of Education and also by the government the only difference is the teachers are not union, you can control what your kids will learn (it does not matter what it says in the lesson plan, if you don't agree with it just tell the school that you don't like it and you don't believe on it, and you don't have to teach your kids about it). You also supply anything that you want your kids to learn just like the traditional home school.
One of my kids school is under investigation right now because the founder and the Board of Trustees are not complying according to the Department of Education guidelines and spending way more money than needed too. They can't supply the paper works that goes along with the spending and maybe close by the end of 2009-2010 school year. So, if you are thinking about going with Agora (PA) for the first time, you may want to re-think about it.

If you are fond of K12 curriculum, PA Virtual Charter School (PAVCS) and Central PA Digital Learning Foundation (CPDLF up to 6th grade) offers it also. Right now my other two are enrolled with Commonwealth Connection Academy (CCA is nationwide) and Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School (PALCS). There many around just like 21st Century Cyber Charter School (they have a very good review), Pa Distance Learning Charter School, PA Cyber Charter School, and I know there are a lot more. K12 also offers a private cyber school all over the world if you live anywhere in the world with internet connection.

Most parents are worry about the socialization aspect of cyber schooling and home schooling. I am not a bit worry about it. To tell you the truth, socialization is over rated these days. And what are the kids learn about socializing these days? What to wear, who to date, cares too much what other people are doing, not doing, who are they dating, what brand name they are using, who are their favorite celebrities, singers, oh my there are so much to lists here. As long as my children know how to be around other people and what to is the correct way to talk to them I am fine with now socialization.

Some parents also wants their me time and do whatever they want when the kids are in school. I'm sorry but they should not have kids to begin with in my opinion. Some just works and works and giving the government and other people the responsibility to their kids. And guess what, a lot of them will complain if their kids can't go to school on a certain days because of school closings because of mother natures doing. "I need to go to work who will watch my kids?". They rather pay someone else too to care for their own children. What happened to peoples mentality these days? They send them to day care when they are born, then when you get old, your kids send you to another day care or senior home.

This is the problem in our society, not enough people caring for their own family. They rather work, work, and work and spend more and work more. I don't get it.Anyway, if you want to teach your own children at home try Cyber Charter School, this is free. And if you have money to spend try the traditional home school.

When you go with Cyber School make sure that you get a copy of school handbook and the meetings are publicly announce and given parents enough time to know about it. Ask how their school works, how can the students communicate with their online teachers, ask for phone numbers and email addresses for anyone you need to contact and make sure those email addresses are with the school address, example "@pacyber.org", if they have other email like hotmail or yahoo you should question them. Always ask questions if you don't know anything or what they are saying does not make sense.

Oh yeah I forgot to add... when you buy all the hardware for your child to use, you can deduct what ever you spent on materials and hardware (this is only for cyber charter school). I wish the traditional home school is the same. Why they are not the same? Because Cyber school is just like public school and regulated. The tradional home school is not regulated.

Dazey 3 in 1 Waffle Maker Grill

2009-08-10T06:53:00.002-04:00

I got this as a gift when I arrived for the first time in the US. I used it a lot to make a dough with sausage inside. Just like pigs in a blanket but never used it to make waffle then. My kids started to like waffles that are store bought at the present and I decided to make it at home. And I started using this waffle maker. I even posted the an images in my cooking blog and some commented under anonymous name that they look horrible and it was the worst waffle he/she ever lay her/his eyes on.

Well needless to say that, it it the only one I have for almost 18 years (vintage) and I am looking to buy a new nice one just like a belgian waffle maker. Anyway, the first few times I made waffles it was easy to removed. The longer I use it, it was getting harder and harder to removed the waflles even when I put oil or butter in them. And you can see what happens to the waffles I made today. It looks very cheap (but since this one was given to me I can't really complain much) and it works really chep too.

I saw one they are selling on Ebay for $10.00. Mine will go straight to the garbage today. I am feed up with this cheap item and even made me feel bad because someone left me a message saying the worst thing possible. I better head to K-mart and get me one of the belgian waffle maker.

Copper Bottom Stainless Steel Pots & Pans

2009-08-03T06:04:00.004-04:00

We been using this pots and pans for 5 years now. At first we were looking to buy just plain copper pots and pans but we can't afford the prices. Just one pots is half of the price for the whole set of what we bought. Don't get me wrong we like to be healthy but we draw a line somewhere. Maybe we can own just one copper pots. However, I came across some study that what we have is still not good. And even the iron pan is not fine either because man don't get a monthly period to get rid of the iron deposit and too much of it is bad. Now I heard that clay cooking wear is way better than all the items I mentioned above.

Before aluminum hits Philippines my parents used clay pots. Then aluminum came and they switched and still use them until now. I don't need to educate you about aluminum. I will probably get Alzheimer because of it.

Silver is good too in moderation.

Lets get back to my pots and pans. I like using it because it holds the heat once they are heated. When I cook vegetables I bring it to almost boiling then I turn the burner off and keep the lid on. They always comes out just right with a little crunch in them. Cleaning it after cooking something greasy is tough. Sometimes I had to boil water on it to get rid of it. Sometimes just soaking in soapy warm water will do it and steel wool helps too. However, it came with caution not to use steel wool. It says that it will scratch the surface when using it, but I still do because I want a clean pots and pans.

The set that we bought did not come with 12 inch pan. I had to buy it separate from Emeril L. collection. He was the only one who has the biggest pan five year ago. I am very happy with the set and for $200.00 I think it's it.

July Top EC Droppers

2009-08-01T10:11:00.005-04:00

Thank you so much for my Top EC droppers. Ungkutan's blog will be feature for a month for first place dropping 31 times in July.

Patty Maker/Press

2009-07-27T06:31:00.000-04:00

We had a birthday party for our 5 years old on Saturday and the last time we had a party, my family or should I say DH family did not like what I prepare. I know they like hotdogs, hamburgers, pizza and potato and macaroni salad. Plus they are not an eater, they only eat so little and my MIL does not anything but organic potato chips and the rest are blended fruits or vegetables. She drinks her food but eats potato chips.

I went to the grocery store Friday afternoon. While I was picking the ground beef I saw this, a patty mold. I been looking for this thing for a long time because I like making my own patties. I found out Saturday that I need to really press the ground beef together so that they stick together. My first batch did not turn that well because they kept breaking when I turn it on the grill. It was a messed. The second batch I tried so hard to press together. Then it was hard to get it out of the press. I had to run a knife around the side to get it out. Maybe next time I will put a plastic wrap on the press for easy removal.

This one actually is not what I wanted. However, for now this one will do because I don't have any money to buy the metal one. It does the job and I can make my own patties. I will experiment with the patties next time maybe add some ingredients that I like with it. DH likes his hamburger plain with only ketchup. Sometimes I like a change, it may not be for the good but trying new flavor to know if I like it or not.

Harry Potter (The Half Blood Prince)

2009-07-20T06:58:00.000-04:00

Watching a movie with a child younger than 5 is real challenge. I could have hang my DS upside down if I could. We went to see the movie on Saturday. You can see on the ticket the date and time we went. We went to see it at 10 in the morning expecting that there are less people inside the theater. Boy, was I wrong, I guess they had the same idea plus going to the movie before 12 noon is way cheaper. Yes, we only paid $4.00 a head and we spend the rest of the budget on food.

Harry Potter did not fight much in this movie. I don't really know what I missed because having a 3 year old inside the movie theater I am prepare to miss parts of it. I thought there will be a lot of dating scene and lovey dubey part but not much. Or maybe I missed them when I was outside tending to my little one who wanted to go at the middle of the movie. I did not see the part when Hermione and Ron kissed. Malfoy could have killed Dumbledore but Snapes had to step up and do it.

It seemed like not finish to me at the end. I know there is the book number 7, but at the end of this movie seems not at the end. Maybe because I am waiting for them to burry Dumbledore, I don't know. I should probably start reading the book 7 to find out what will happen next.

I love watching Harry Potter movies, and I will give it 7 stars. We usually wait for the DVD to comes out but since we have Fandango dollars and our youngest child is 3 yearls old I thought it would be nice to see it in the theater. Maybe we should have waited 3 more years to take everyone with us. so, have you seen it yet?

Starfall dot com

2009-07-14T11:28:00.004-04:00

I got this site from the yahoo group of cyber schooling. My kids started in cyber school October and November last year and my youngest son started playing since then. About a week or two into it he already knew the alphabets and sound. He does not play with it much these days. I think he got board pretty fast.

Mind you he was taking speech therapy from March 08 until February of 09. At this time I am very surprise on how he is already caught up with his speech. Sometimes I question myself and taking a second look on who was talking. "Did it really came from my 3 year old son? Try it out, you will be amazed how much your toddler love to learn.

I have the site under my children favorites. Because sometimes I can't get the letter sound out right from my mouth and I just open this, play the letter and problem solve. Being born into a non-English speaker parents, this site is my lifesaver.

HP Photosmart E317

2009-07-06T06:59:00.000-04:00

This is another free gift from Circuit City when we bought certain items two three years ago. My husband is the main user of this camera, he uses this for work. This is much better than my old PowerShotA20 2.1 megapixels. The E317 is 5.0 megapixels, it can take videos (320 x 240) pixel count at 24 frames per second. It came with 16 MB internal flash memory. And it support memory cards up to 1GB. Right now we are using 256 MB Impact memory card.

Very light camera.

Feature	Description
Resolution	Still pictures: 5 MP (2560 x 1920) total pixel count 5 MP (2560 x 1920) effective pixel count 3 MP (2048 x 1536) total pixel count 1 MP (1280 x 960) total pixel count VGA (640 x 480) total pixel count Video clips: 320 x 240 total pixel count at 24 frames per second
Sensor	Diagonal 7.2 mm (1/2.5-inch, 4:3 format) CCD
Color depth	36 bit (12 bits x 3 colors)
Lens	Focal length: Wide - 6.11 mm 35 mm equivalent, approximately 36.7 mm F-Number: f/2.8 to f/6.5
Lens threads	None
Zoom	4x digital zoom
Focus	TTL auto focus. Focus ranges: Normal (default): 508 mm (20 inches) to infinity Macro: 200 to 508 mm (8 to 20 inches)
Shutter speed	1/1800 to 15 seconds
Tripod mount	Yes
Built-in flash	Yes, 6-second typical recharge time
Flash working distance	Maximum with ISO Speed set to Auto: 5 meters (16.5 feet)
External flash	No
Flash setting	Flash Off, Auto Flash (default), Red-Eye, Flash On, Night
Image display	1.5-inch color active matrix TFT LTPS with back light, 61,600 pixels (280 x 220 pixels)
Image capture options	Still (default) Self-Timer: still picture or video clip taken after 10-second delay Video: 24 frames per second (includes audio), until the camera runs out of memory
Storage	16 MB internal flash memory Slot for memory card This camera supports both standard and high speed Secure Digital (SD) and MultiMediaCard (MMC) memory cards 16 MB and larger. Only MMC cards that have been verified compliant to the MultiMediaCard specification are supported. Compliant MMC memory cards have the MultiMediaCard logo on the card or package. SD cards are recommended because they are faster than MMC cards at reading and writing data. This camera supports memory cards up to 1 GB. A high capacity card does not affect camera performance, but a large number of files (over 300) does affect the time it takes for the camera to turn on. The number of images that can be saved in memory depends on the Image Quality settings.
Audio capture	Still pictures: audio clip length is 30 seconds or until the camera runs out of memory, whichever comes first Video clips: audio is recorded automatically
Shooting modes	Auto (default), Macro, Action, Landscape, Portrait, Sunset
EV Compensation settings	Can be set manually from -3.0 to +3.0 EV (Exposure Value) in 1/3 EV increments
Image Quality settings	5 MP Best 5 MP (default) 3 MP (default) 1 MP VGA
Color settings	Full Color (default), Black & White, Sepia
White Balance setting	Auto (default), Sun, Shade, Tungsten, Fluorescent
ISO Speed settings	Auto (default), 100, 200, 400
Date and Time Imprint settings	Off (default), Date Only, Date & Time
Compression format	JPEG (EXIF) for still images EXIF 2.2 for still images with embedded audio MPEG 1 for video clips
Interfaces	USB mini-B connector to a computer or PictBridge-certified printer Direct Printing Standard (DPS)
Standards	PTP transfer (15740) MSDC transfer NTSC/PAL JPEG MPEG 1, level 1 DPOF 1.1 EXIF 2.2 DCF 1.0 DPS

"Product Reviews Von Mir" June Top Ec Droppers

2009-07-02T09:05:00.000-04:00

I will see you next month.

2005 Ford Ranger

2009-06-26T08:01:00.001-04:00

We bought this truck in replacement of Nissan Sentra that hubby drives. We can't really buy anything big and take it home with us, it needed to be deliver with extra cost most of the time. We have van but it is pain removing and putting the seats back when ever we need to use it for something big. And sometimes it does not fit inside and most of the time I am using it and hubby is not able to use it.

When DH got it after a few months he noticed that is something is wrong when accelerating. He brought it in three times for a service and the third time I think they finally found what was wrong with it. It was a pain because he needs to leave it in the shop to work on and I had to drive and pick him up from work most of the time. Sometimes he was able to drive my van to work when I don't need it that day. I think this truck was working fine for two years now.

This is only 4 cylinder because we can't afford to put fuel with the big engine evey few days. Mind you the bigger engine is also affordable. The one we have has a regular cab and 7 feet long cargo box which gives DH more room to haul stuff. Yes, the price is little more than the one with regular cargo box and we only have one month of payment left. That is the best thing, less bill to pay after this is paid off.

Having a truck is very useful to pick up stuff like the kids cubicles, desk and most of the big appliances and furnitures we ahve around the house. He even lend it to anyone we know to move big things and to his friends who refuses to buy a truck and rather own a sports car. Can you fit a matress inside one of those? I use to own one too before I met DH.

I drove a Chevy Cavalier, Dodge Shadow (rental), Ford Ranger V6 engine, Pontiac Gran Prix (rental), Geo metro (rental), Plymouth Neon, Kia Spectra, Nissan Sentra, Nissan Altima (rental) and now my Kia Sedona. This lists is only the vehicles that I drove for more than a day and a week tops. The day rental and borrows are not included.

Maytag Quiet 400 Series

2009-06-22T07:49:00.000-04:00

Jetclean II Two-Rack Dishwashers - Tallest tall tub with largest usable capacity - space for 14 place settings. ToughScrub Plus option - powers off dried-on, baked-on foods by adding heat and wash time to the cycle. Semi-integrated control panel - integrates the control panel on the top of the door, for a clean look. Microprocessor controls with 12 touch pads - add style and convenience. QuietSeries 400 sound package - our quietest dishwasher ever (56 db Sound Power; 47 db Sound Pressure).

What I like this dishwasher because of the three water spray arms. The utility basket is taller, when you put forks and spoons they don't tend to lay on each other. The removable top rack and you can position it higher if you got taller dishes at the bottom. With one touch on botton, last cycle recall and it cleans our dishes, glasses and silver wears without rinsing them first. And yes it came with on board garbage disposal. Of course you can not big pieces of food there it will not work.

Ok, here is the con: Most of the controls are on the top of the door. it only last for three years. It started not opening, not closing and the one start button stop working. DH thought it was the locking device not locking and end up breaking half of it. Sometimes it still work, but the time breaker for us when it did not stop washing. DH had to pull it out and disconnect it from the electric line.

I was very happy with it until that point. Our $700 worth of dishwasher went into the drain too fast. Why they can't make better appliances? I'll tell you why, because they don't earn money from it. I would think paying that much for a dishwasher should at least give us 10 year for it, but I was so wrong. They just wanted your money, they don't deliver quality anymore these days. Unless you build it yourself.

We have GE right now. I will give you my review on that one too.

LG enV VX9900 Phone

2009-06-19T11:13:00.000-04:00

This is my newest (1 year old) cell phone from Verizon Wireless. We do get a free new phone every two years and we been in this company since early 2004.

Product Description

The ultimate in mobile entertainment just got better! The new enV from LG has everything you love about The V: EvDO high-speed technology, a QWERTY keyboard, a large internal screen, dual stereo speakers, and an external memory port. Not to mention exciting new features like an upgraded 2.0 megapixel camera & camcorder with autofocus and lens cover, and Bluetooth® stereo support for listening to music. Now, all this LG innovation is packed into a slimmer and lighter weight design. The LG enV. Thinner. Lighter. Better than ever.

Product Details

* Amazon Sales Rank: #9616 in Cell Phone Accessories
* Color: Orange
* Brand: LG
* Model: enV
* Released on: 2007-07-02

I haven't really used all of the features because they cost money. I only got it because it was time to update my phone and it is free. The camera works as good as my powershot A20, however to get the video or pictures out I have to pay. Unless I pay more and get all those features for free. We have 4 cell phones in the house. One for my husband, one for my eldest son, one for one and one stays home. We don't have a land line and we only use cell phones.

There is slot for microSD card. I got my eldest son's memory card because he uses his ipod for music. Bluetooth capable, TXT messaging, Picture messeging, Video messegning, V Cast, V Cast music, Web 2.0, NZ navigator and TTY/TDD support. And you know what, they are not available at verizon anymore. I just tried locating it to read all the features but no luck there. I found the description somewhere else.

Brother HL 5240

2009-06-15T12:36:00.000-04:00

The HL-5240 is a high-speed, printing workhorse built for reliable day-in and day-out laser printing. Ideal for busy offices, the HL-5240 features a flexible input capacity, including a 250-sheet capacity paper tray and 50-sheet capacity multi-purpose tray‡ for printing envelopes and letterhead.

We had this longer than my printer below. My hubby gets mad at our kids when they use my color printer, so he set this printer as a default for everyone. Not to mention our eldest son who likes to print anything he likes. We have not change the toner since we bought it. This is great for you if you like to print a lot of text from the internet or reports. This is fast, it prints 30 pages per minute with print resulotion of 1200 x 1200 dpi. If you need more information just type the name to google.

Canon PIXMA MP600

2009-06-11T06:56:00.000-04:00

I won this from Microsoft in 2007, along with other things. And yes I have been using this since then. This is great for printing pictures and make sure you buy the nice ink and paper that goes along with printing pictures. I think it is cheaper if you go to your local Walmart to print it instead. The color ink is not cheap and the quality photo ink is expensive.

Anyway, I love this printer. I can plug my camera and memory card into it with out worrying about the drivers for it. We have cameras that take two different size memory card and I am able to stick both of them in there. There are two paper feeder, from the back or the bottom. I can make a copy of anything and print it directly with out scanning it first. I can scan colored or black and white. So far I don't have any problem with this product or maybe I have not use all the features yet. Over all I am very happy with it.

For more features and specifications google the name or go to Canon website.

Genius Headphones

2009-06-09T08:30:00.001-04:00

The HS-02B is a new model in the Genius headset family for music and on-line talking. It features headphones and a microphone with on-line volume control. No matter if you use Skype or MSN Chat, net-phone, etc., this headset provides crystal clear quality and will not let you miss any sound. Its on-line volume control is also attached for easier volume adjustment.Listen to your favorite music or talk over the Internet with a friend. Bring fashion to your life with this classic stereo headset.

We got this headphones for my two home school kids. They are free and came with the computers. Don't get me wrong it does it's job but, when children using something so delicate they tend to break faster. I don't recommend this product for children. If you need something for them to use invest on something more expensive and better quality. The one that is can not easily brake when they walk away from their computer and forgot to take the headphones off. This headphone is very affordable and you get what you pay for.

I said it was free but we need to return it when the children leave the school. Now I need to buy two of the same thing and keep it in a safe place, then I need to find two better quality to last longer than 8 months. I would like the ones that will last for years.

Kia Sedona

2009-06-05T07:24:00.000-04:00

We bought this before our 4th child was born. I been using it for 5 years now and I don't have any complain about it. It is very affordable, have the capacity of seven and the others have 8. Of course the more features you want in it the price goes higher. They came standard with v6 engine, you don't have to worry about hauling such a big vehicle with 4 cylinder.

If you have big family like us, and in the budget I like to recommend buying this one. Feel free to tell me that there is cheaper one out there. I used to have Kia Spectra for two years and had to trade it in for this. I will also give a review about it later. Anyway, if you get your car from a Kia dealer, you will get a discount for using Kia product. I can't remember how much it was, but I'm pretty sure it was over a thousand. The longer you used it I think the discount gets bigger. You may want to verify about it when you talk to one of their salesperson.

Thanks for the EC Drop

2009-06-02T12:36:00.000-04:00

Thank you!

The Rooster Crows

2009-05-27T07:16:00.001-04:00

My husband and I always wanted books made the way it was when we are growing up (hard to find these days). And this book "The Rooster Crows" has a selection of American Rhymes and Jingles the way it was written a long time ago. Nothing has change, not like the other books of rhymes and jingles these days. They change the words because they don't want any body get offended. And guess what, the only people in this country that never bother complaining are the European decent.

Take for example the "Yankee Doodle Dandee" rhyme. They are pertain to white people, do you hear them complaining about it? And other citizens will take others to court beause they said this and that about them, or they been call this and that, but you are.

I have seen so many rhyme books that is written the modern way. And I don't want my children to learn rhymes that are edited to fit the modern people. I want them to learn the old fashion way with the modern technology not with the modern edited books.

Concord Eye-Q 2040

2009-05-25T12:58:00.000-04:00

We have a few digital cameras at home and we bought this for our 5 years old son at that time. It records video but no sound and we also added memory card for extra storage somehow it doesn't work. We can't use the memory card that we added because the camera can not recognize it. This is very cheap and it came with a case and USB cord. I read a lot of comment saying other camera with the same price is much better than this one. Next time we buy something for our kids we have to read review about it first. I can say this, this camera is worth the price. We got it cheap and the quality is cheap, good for a 5 years old now 8 to use for taking picture. I just hate emptying the on board memory card every two minute or so.

Lunette Menstrual Cup (review)

2009-05-22T13:43:00.000-04:00

This is my first time using menstrual cup. I asked a lot of questions and I read a lot of sites and even read what people are saying the about types and kinds of menstrual cups. I settle with Lunette because I read so many positive comments about it. And those people are right. I know they are a bit pricey than others that are out in the market but I am very satisfy using Lunette.

I order the bigger one from the image below. They are recommended to those who had kids or older. Plus this is the smallest in my opinion of all menstrual cups out there. I measure myself over 70mm from the opening to my cervix. However, I don't like the tail. I had to insert the cup inside out because of it. The tail can be use to pull it out. I like it inside out because the inside of the cup is very soft. I did cut the tail off mine, but the end part still bothers me. I did not bother anymore to use it the correct way. I kept mine inside out and I never have any problem with poking.

I am so happy I bought this. No more feeling wet with the pads and no more feeling dry with the tampons. My only regret is, I started using the cups way too late. I wish I bought some the very first time I heard about it. Better late than never, they say.

Claiming thru Technorati

2009-05-21T19:18:00.000-04:00

This is just a process to add my blog into the blogosphere with the help of Technorati Profile. Making sure Mr. Google can find it.

First Post

2009-05-21T17:11:00.000-04:00

I am in the mood on making a review blog. This is my first post and hoping this will turn out for the best. I will be reviewing products that I bought from the stores and things that sent to me to be review.

This will be my honest no alter opinion of any products.

Welcome to my blog!