Fun Journey to Health and Wellness

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Social networking sure has opened doors for new friendships, and has connected people from all walks of life from across the globe. It seems like everyone is connected to a social networking these days. Man, by nature, really wants to connect with someone and social networking has answered this desire in countless ways. But the thing is, so many people get hooked online and forget to go out and enjoy nature—or just go on a walk or run to stay fit and healthy. There are so many things you can do online like play games, shop or even chat with old friends that going out for an exercise is not even included in one’s schedule for the day. But what Cafe Well partnering with HealthAmerica has combined wellness and exercise with social networking! How cool is that? Cafe Well is social network that invite everybody to join for free. Health America is the sponsor of Race to the Moon that represents a new breed of wellness program that is more fun, more rewarding and more effective for consumers because it leverages the power and support of social networking with incentives and fun. It Now finally, people would be so motivated to run, walk and be physically healthy with all the support he gets from his friends online. There have been so many attempts to get people running and aspire for good health that did not seem to work in the past couple of years but Café well has had remarkable success stories since it started!

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Our Thanksgiving Getaway

My SIL invited us for Thanksgiving this year, and we said yes. We left Monday afternoon and spent the night at MIL's place.

Tuesday morning we left early at 8 in the morning heading to Chicago. It was a long drive (9 hours more or less) with heavy rains and crying little MIss in the car. We made three stops to stretch up and use the bathroom. I was proud of Jake because in those stops he realy did his thing like pooping and peeing like a big boy. He potty at the public bathroom and peed standing up as well.

Anyway, we arrived in Chicago at around 5:00. The next day we went to their playground for the kids to enjoy and walked going to the Museum of Science and Industry.

Had our Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday and Friday we headed back home and arrived in Slippery Rock around 6:00 in the evening drove another hour going back to Pittsburgh. Glad we survived with Justine magical scream and whines.

Spend A Thanksgiving and Holiday at Branson

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Hiltons of Branson for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

What could be more appropriate time of the year to enjoy the season and your Thanksgiving than now. This autumn is the perfect time to getaway to Branson, Missouri. The cool, crisp fall air and beautiful scenery is the ideal setting for family fun. Put everything down and get your family out on the road going to Branson, Missouri. When you get to Branson, let the fun begin, relax your mind and body, and get rejuvenated by the entertainment capital of the Midwest. There is so much to do in Branson that you will probably have to stay an extra week to get all of it in. There is no better way of course, to give yourself a treat than to stay at one of their hotels. They are the best in the hospitality business, so you should make your reservations for either at the Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing that has easy access to Level 2 Steakhouse for Thanksgiving brunch with delicious menus serve to their guests,  or stay at the Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel. Either way, these hotels will make your Thanksgiving the best celebration of all, plus don't forget the Turkey to go. Check their menus and specials for details.

The Hiltons of Branson offers 3 unbelievable packages for thrill seekers, holiday goers and shop-till-you-droppers. If you like to shop during the day, then you will absolutely love all of the little shops and boutiques there. Splurge the deluxe shopping package includes hotel accommodations, a $25 gift card to Branson Landing, a second $25 gift card to Tanger Outlets, and complimentary breakfast buffet for two Maybe you simply want to have fun and thrills at Silver Dollar City, an 1880's themed experience set within the picturesque Ozark Mountains in Branson, MO. Instead of relaxing at one of the nearby lakes and work on your tan, why don't you explore Silver Dollar City’s Old Time Christmas. Touted as one of the most Christmasy places in the United States, the park comes to life each evening with over 4 million lights. Enjoy the adrenalin friendly roller coasters, Marvel Cave, diverse restaurants, specialty shops, and over 40 live entertainment shows daily including Holiday favorites “A Christmas Carol and Frosty.” The Silver Dollar City package features two adult and two children's tickets and rooms starting at $257.50/night. The Santa Claus package features deluxe accommodations for a family of four (two adults and two children) and breakfast with Santa at the Level 2 restaurant with a special gift for the children. Rooms start at just $228 a night. You will enjoy yourself so much that you may not want to leave. Have fun!

My Shoeaholic and House Cleaner

House Keeping anyone?

If you are looking for house cleaner for free, contact this little cutie. She can clean your house and keep you entertained at the same time. It's free of charge. You just have to pay her with hug and kiss and lots of I love yous.


My future fashionista and shoe-aholic. Did you know that she picked her own shoes?

This two year old already have a mind and taste of her own when it comes to shoes. She has a style and a fashionista taste.

There she was on the floor, so busy picking and putting the shoes on while i was busy with Jake. She can't wait for me to pick a shoes for her. Then when it's my turn to pick shoes, my little kikay run off out of the store. I had to run after her without shoes on.

4As and Blogs

Pinay SAHM has its new blog owner. Visit the blog and be a follower if you like (which i'm sure you love to) to get updated of Pinay SAHM and Fil-Am princess.

The 4As to me means Adgitize, Advertising, Alexa and Author.

Adgitize. Do you still find it effective in bringing traffic to you website? After 100 years of taking a break from adgitizing my blog, I finally made a comeback. Sounds like big time movies huh. I signed up some of my new blogs as I need lovely visitors. Part of the reason was to drive traffic to lower my Alexa rank. I also renewed this blog as the main site listed in the system.

Advertising. Are you satisfied with the traffic brought to your blog by advertising? My answer is no. After the closing of other advertising site most of my blogs Alexa rank went up so fast like rocket. I paid $14 in advertising my blog and $8 to the second and third blog added to the list. I expect lower number in my Alexa but instead it went up like i said. I this number is converted into dolyares, i would be the richest blogger on earth right now.

The Alexa Rank of this blog was over 500k and after a week in adgitize it went up to 600kplus. Right now it is still in 600kplus sometime 500kPLUS. My other blogs also that I advertise in adgitize not showing any progress at all. It looks like I won't get any return from that investment. I do not know about other advertiser but this is just my observation.

I replaced the Pinay SAHM blog with this new blog http://www.mommachronicles.com. Click the banner and feel free to leave your sweet hi's and hello's. I am also open for exchange link. Thank you


Last but not the least, I would like to thank the author of Pinay Mommy Online for painting pink in my new blog and creating this simple and yet gorgeous header. Happy weekend all.

Ruby Tuesday | Red Flower

I have no idea what's the name of this flower. I saw this at my sister's community when we went to Las Vegas for a week vacay. All I know is it's lovely and it's red which is perfect for Ruby Tuesday.

My Toddlers Over Used Vocabulary and Manipulative Phrase

Toddler have vocabulary of about 350 words or more and out of that numbers the NO and MIne are the most popular ones. Some of the many words that my J&J used all the time are these words below.

Me: Jake, put away your toys please?
Jake: No! Bye bye FNE!

How did he come up with that answer? Well, he combine everything he learned and heard. Since the little Miss is the master imitator and a copycat too.

Me: Justine put your bottle milk in the kitchen.
Justine: NO! In the table
Me: In the kitchen please sweetie
Justine: In the table, FINE! Bye bye!

These two also have their own annoying and funny cute conversation.

Jake: Justine are you happy?

Justine: No! I'm sad

Jake: No you're happy say yes?!

Justine: No, I'm sad, im crying

Jake: You're happy Uhmm!! (blagg) say Yes!

Justine: Yes, I'm happy

If only i could turn back time, I wouldn't introduced spanking to this little man, and now his hand is so light to spank the little Miss even if we stopped spanking him already. But spanking is part of the discipline. Parenting is very hard huh.

They also have this sweet side and phrases which most of the time they used to manipulate us. It's just too cute and sweet and definitely melt your hear when they start showering your with I love you, mommy, I love you daddy, sorry, give me hug, give me kiss, and so on and so forth. After the sweet moment, they will start asking something that you know you don't want to give and you already warned them that they can have it. And if you don't give it to them then another round of tantrums, fit and NO! FINE!

At the end of the day another I love you, nytnyt, give me hug and kiss. Of course there is always a BUT to everything. If they don't want to go to bed yet, they will answer you with "I'm not going nytnyt! Or I'm going to the white one (our bedroom), or No! Nytnyt, I'm watching TV hahahaha. Oh boy, the world of toddlers. You never run out of fun and amazing day to share.


Toddlers have their mind of their own. They say what they want to say and express their feelings the way they know how. You cannot force them to do things you want. However, baby and toddler years are both terrific despite of the tantrums and terrible invasion. Dealing with toddlers behavior is sometimes tiring and frustrating but what can we do they're still toddler and needs our guidance. That is why I need to buy a sack of patience and a truck of energy to handle all this words and perhaps play with them all the time. LOL *wink*

Laugh Out Loud with Stand Up For Family

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In my entire life, I only watched stand up comedy twice and it was live.  I watch this kind of show on TV hosted by some know comedians in the country.  Some of the famous stars in Hollywood like Steve Martin, Adam Sandler and more started as stand up comedians.  Do you watch stand up comedy? Well, if you do then you will certainly enjoy watching Stand Up For Family special hosted by Bill Bellamy, featuring today's hottest comedians providing entertainment for the entire family inspired by experiences from their own families, the performers offer their own perspectives on daily life with loved ones, finding the humor that we all can relate to. This show is sponsored by American Family Insurance that make your insurance experience easy and convenient. You should check out their website and get a quote. To give you a clue or insight of what this show all about, then visit one of the link provided and watch the videos by AmFam which I'm sure will remind you of the importance of family. I like the episode about Respect which is about children should be seen and not heard. I experienced such kind of treatment from my mother when I was growing up. There was one time that my mother forgot to gave me my money allowance and she knew that I don't have money but she pretended she forgot. I woke her up early that morning asking for my allowance and she just answered me I know. What are going to do with, she just answered me that she knew. Stand Up For Family is a non-stop laugh-aloud showcase perfect for families of all ages to enjoy.

Naughty and Mischievous Little Miss

Mischievous and naughty little miss reading. How cute!!!

This 27 months old little Miss has becoming a triple handful the cuteness and naughtiness. She level herself to us and she things what mommy and daddy can do, Justine can too. If we have a can of coke left over in the fridge, well Justine will finished. If she throws tantrums and I'll scold her and tell her she's a brat, mind you she has the answers to that like, I'm not brat, I'm Justine..You brat waaaaa.

Anyway, this morning Jake went to the bathroom to potty and he closed the door. I was at the couch sitting listening to both of them bickering because Justine is in the bathroom and Jake wanted her out. But it's too late because she was too busy to listen to Jake I guess. She climbed up on top of the laboratory again and got a hold of the baby power.

So I went there to checked on Jake if he is done, and this is what I saw. The girl was covered with powder and her face did not even shows a little guilt. Jake who did not touch the baby powder look more scared than this little mischievous sweetypie. I told her to stay away from the powder but as soon as I turned my back there she was playing with her hands. Amazing girl doesn't she?

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Happy Birthday Babger!

I just want to make a quick greeting post for my husband before his birthday will be over. Happy birthday babe. The kids greeted him Happy birthday daddy today. We did not have fancy celebration. It's just some regular days to us. Having my sister and BIL over for brunch was a plus to his birthday celebration. They stayed for a while before the flew back to Las Vegas. We already exchanged each other a birthday gift and I gave him a free of charge massage because it's his birthday.

Hope everybody had a wonderful weekend.

Uncle Kelly and Gangga's Visit

Justine called my sister Gangga and Jake called her Aunt Chel. They arrived yesterday and came over to our house last for dinner and hanging out with the kids. J&J were happy of course because they got bunch of candies. Jake cried when they left because he doesn't want anybody who come to our house to leave.

They attended a wedding this morning and snagged their photo from facebook though.

Webcam Whoring and New Netbook

I asked for early birthday/Christmas gift from the husband and it arrived last week. We were exploring what this pink baby gizmo can do and we were impressed how clear the webcam.

First, it was husband and I playing silly faces in webcam. The following day when I stayed late trying to finished some assignment the kikay woke so we were webcam whoring again. Then, today we were bored so we played silly faces again using the webcam. I love my new toy although it's hard for me to blog in full swing because I have no photos stored in this netbook besides the one I took using the webcam and few that I downloaded from FB.