Play Doh Dessert

Ms. Burrito's / creation made by play doh.  Looks delicious isn't it?

A Spice A  Day # 60

 - My quest to update this  blog daily -

February 29, 2012:

• We went for a walk  after I get Ms. Burrito from school.  We spent an hour  walking around the neighborhood and   enjoyed the warm weather.  It was unexpected because it was raining hard this morning.  We are also on a tornado watch.

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Ruby Tuesday 2

Back Up Your Computer

Are you worried that one day your computer will crash and  all your document will vanished?  If your answer to my question is yes, it' is now time to think about getting  a backup.  There are companies that offers online backups  for  all your documents  for a very reasonable price.  You can even find websites that offer their   online back ups for free just like the one that MyPCBackup offers.  You can save your documents online in three easy steps;

1. Create an account for free;
2. Download the MyPCBackup application; and
3. set it up for back up and  MyPCBackup will do the rest.

It's nice to be able to  back up your files for free and have an access to it  anywhere in the world.  By backing it up online, you are guaranteed to have  a copy of your file anywhere you go so its not only giving you the opportunity ti save your documents  but an access as well.  Creating an account at the above mentioned website will give you an unlimited storage and 100% automated  backup.  Your files will be encrypted which is  a secure feature, and you can synchronized  multiple  computers.  Check it out an start backing up your computer.

Rigatoni Alforno

I tried the recipe at the package of the rigatoni, the procedure is just like making a lasagna, only you are using rigatoni shells.

A Spice A  Day # 59

 - My quest to update this  blog daily -

February 28, 2012:

• We visited my FIL  after dinner, I feel bad that we  don't visit him as much as before.  My husband's schedule in school  are very long so he spends most of his days at school.
• Class picture was taken today.  Ms. Burrito did not want to go to school but  when we mentioned about the photo session, she  went lol.

Orange Tuesday

Fat Tuesday

This cup cake is called "The King's Cake", a custom that began in France. Legend has it that cakes were made in a circle to represent the circular routes that the wise men took to find Jesus in order to confuse King Herod and foil his plans of killing the Christ Child. Bakers would hide a "baby" representing Jesus in the cake. Whoever found the baby was said to have Good Luck in the coming year.

The word Mardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday" in French.  Mardi Gras is the last party before LENT begins on Ash Wednesday.  Lent is a time of prayer, preparation, and sacrifice to celebrate Easter.  

The official color of Mardi Gras are purple (a symbol of justice), Green (representing faith), and Gold (to signify power).

A Spice A  Day # 58

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February 27, 2012:

• My eyes are so watery because of  cold I am having.  Sometimes my right ear can't hear anymore because my nose is so clogged.  Both hubby and I are so congested.  Ms. Burrito's cough went away, thanks God for that but Mr. Burrito is still coughing.  
• We made some pork chop, steamed broccoli, and cream corn for dinner.  Sorry hon, I wasn't able to make the mashed potatoes you requested.  
• Me and Mr. Burrito  started to read another book.  We were not able to have classes last week because of the stomach flu so we have some catching up to do.
• All my lovelies are now asleep and I would love to go to sleep now too.  My eyes are not cooperating  right now.

ABC Wednesday

Nopalea

Nopalea is making a soar in the  consumer's list for a product that helps reduce inflammation.   This tasty wellness drink is  made from fruit of Nopal cactus, a well-known plant with a healing property by native people back in the ages.  The Nopal cactus fruit's healing property is so good that they made it into a wellness drink.  Now you can try Nopalea for free   if you are   suffering from an inflammation and would want something that works.  All you have to shoulder is the shipping fee which is $9.95.  You can call their toll free  number 1-800-203-7063 to know the full details of this free offer.  

Most of you who suffered from inflammation knows  that it is a leading cause of pain and  you can avoid it by  taking Nopalea as your wellness drink.  The rare and potent antioxidant have been scientifically proven  to help the  reduce the inflammation of the body.  So if you want to help the body, you can try this  wellness drink for free.  The company's main goal  in providing this product is to help the people achieve a healthy  human being physically, mentally, and emotionally.  

Disclaimer:  Payperpost is not in anyway affiliated to Trivita or Nopalea.  The opinion expressed in this post is entirely mine..  

I'm Lovin It

 Ms. Burrito love the fruit  and yogurt parfait at Mc Donald's.  Below  is the yummy goodness of a caramel apple parfait. A creamy low-fat vanilla yogurt topped with diced apples and drizzled with caramel.   Other varieties  of parfait  is available in blueberries and strawberries.  

The first image isn't mine.

A Spice A  Day # 57

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February 26, 2012:

• I did not  clean up the house yesterday so I did  that this morning while doing laundry.
• We went to  the store to buy something that we   need and  dropped by at Taco Bell to get some Chalupa and Burritos.
• We visited  my FIL on our way home.  
• I am finishing my last load of laundry.
• I am so glad that all of us are feeling better although we still have  cold but cold is better than flu so we'll take it.

Ruby Tuesday 2

Crazy Promo from Zenni

Have you seen the latest  deal that Zenni Optical is offering?  Aside from the  already  low priced of  $6.95 prescription eyeglasses, you can buy two pairs of  eyeglasses now and get the third  pair for FREE.  How awesome is that?  You can't beat that kind of deal anywhere.  This promotion applies for all  eyeglasses so it doesn't matter which would you buy that would  get you an extra pair for free.  But of course it should be an equal value or less.

My husband read   the article I wrote about Zenni months ago and he asked me how  this company can  offer such an amazing deals.    I told him that  Zenni does not deal with middle men so  they do not  spend money on them that is whatever product you are buying , it comes out straight from the ware house which makes it   cheaper in price.  I found it very hard to believe too at first when I  learned about this website but with the  testimonials of the customers that save hundreds and hundreds of money in buying their prescription eyeglasses from Zenni, I  believe it.  I mean who wouldn't want to save money right?  So check it out and save money  on your next  eyeglasses  purchase.

Taco in a Plate

 This is how I eat my taco.  I put the filling in the plate and just scoop it with the  taco shells.  I don't like the mess when the filling is inside the shell hehehe.  Taco is one of my daughter's favorite dish to eat.

A Spice A  Day # 56

                                                - My quest to update this  blog daily -
February 25, 2012:

• I feel a little bit better today than yesterday.    I though for sure I would end up in the hospital the way I was throwing up, it's an awful feeling.  I am glad the tummy is settled although  I have a cold.
• I made4 some mung beans and  rice for dinner.
• Hubby took the kids to DQ today but I stayed home, I did not want to spoil their fun.

Mellow Yellow

Homemade Cookies

 These are some of the homemade cookies that my  SIL made for the kids during the Valentine's day.

A Spice A  Day # 55

                                                - My quest to update this  blog daily -
February 24, 2012:

• I am trying to  entertain myself by  peeking at my blogs or else, I would be laying in bed the whole day. I feel so weak, nauseous,  and cant take anything  because it just goes out.  It's a yucky feeling.  
• I was  like floating in the air when I  walked to school to get my  daughter, I was  praying that I don't have t get dizzy and  puke wahhh.  Thanks God, He heard me.
• I wasn't able to cook or do anything for the kids and hubby to eat, I felt bad!

Shadow Shot Sunday 2
Pink Saturday

Eat 'n Park at Highland Hills

 We ate lunch at Eat 'n Park at  Highland Hills, Wheeling last weekend.

 I felt bad that my son wasn't feeling  good that time.  He  did not  eat and slept  the whole time we were there.

 Ms. Burrito enjoyed her  salad bar order.

A Spice A  Day # 54

                                                - My quest to update this  blog daily -
February 23, 2012:

• Hubby brought Max to the Vet  today to have his cast  checked.  His right front leg got broken, poor little thing.  Glad he is recovering so fast.
• Ms. Burrito  is feeling  okay today so we let her go to school.  She had a test and she said that she missed two of the questions and she was bumming out.  It's alright Baby Love, you can  make it up  next time when you are not sick.
• It's been days since we last visited my FIL, we don't want him to get whatever is tearing my lovelies here so  even if we want to see him everyday, we are holding it till all of them gets better.
• I felt so nauseated this morning, gagging here and there, glad the meds took care of it.
• We went grocery shopping but Mr. Burrito   felt the tummy cramps so bad that we had to  hurry and went home.  
• Thank you all for your  prayers!

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Blue Monday

Mommy Moments

Spanish Translation

Watching  kiddies shows with my kids, I learned that so many words in my country are  Spanish in origin especially the terms we use in the region where I grew up.  In fact one of the  Spanish  official  who went to the Philippines stayed for a long time in Bicol Region.  If I am not mistaken,  Legazpi City was named  after Miguel de Legazpi.  I can understand  a little bit of Spanish words but don't hire me as  translator because I definitely don't qualify for a Spanish translator job hehehe.  Seriously speaking, I think translating document is a fun job.  If only I have that natural talent to  learn  languages  easily.

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Chocolate Pie

My SIL  made my husband a chocolate pie for his birthday. The Mister with a sweet tooth was in heaven lol. Thanks Chris.

A Spice A  Day # 53

                                                - My quest to update this  blog daily -
February 22, 2012:

• My husband forced himself to go to school today even if he  was still  groggy from all that  yakking due to stomach virus.  Ms. Burrito did not go to school today, we let her rest  for an extra day because she wasn't  well  fully yet.  Mr. Burrito is feeling a little better but got  the big D again.  Both of them were in the mellow mood.  They both took a long nap this afternoon.
• I spent my day   washing all our blankets to get rid of whatever these three has.
• I made  a pan of rigatoni alforno for dinner.
• I picked up Ms. Burrito's homework in school at noon and she did it  before  she took a nap.  The Mardi Gras treats that the teacher sent her made her day.  Thanks Mrs. Gain and to the Mascio family.

Lost Fame

I was watching a TV show the other day  about the   famous stars who   lost their  way up because of addiction to drugs and alcohol.  It is sad to see those talented  people    whose potential of success got wasted but it's one reality that still exist till  this very moment.  Some get out of addiction  through the help of   detox centers that offers oxycontin detox addiction and other treatment but some   were not  lucky to get out of it.

Potato and Carrot Soup

I made this potato and carrot soup with chunky beef today.

A Spice A  Day # 52

                                                - My quest to update this  blog daily -
February 21, 2012:

• My husband  has a bad  stomach ache  when he woke up so he did not  go to school  He is s6till laying in bed so sick.
• When I woke my daughter up, I saw it i b her eyes that she wasn't feeling very well so I ask her if she's okay and she said  yes.  At  around 12:30, her teacher called and informed me that  Ms. Burrito is indeed sick.  She  vomited all over the place so I  went to school and picked her up.  Now I have three  patients at home.  Mr. Burrito just got better with his stomach flu  but he is still recuperating.  Oh, I get worried when all the three are sick.  It's very hard for a Mom to see   her kids suffer.  Ms. Burrito  threw up again when she came home  and now she is  sleeping.  I hope and pray that the three will get better soon.
• It's almost midnight  and I thought that   everything will be okay but my son  woke up and  vomited  all over the bed.  I had to give him a hot shower and now I am washing all the bedding.  I spent washing  yucky clothes and bedding today.  Oh my goodness, I hope that  the  stomach virus will leave my lovelies alone.  

Orange Tuesday

Dependable Lawyers at Barrie

Before I came here in the States, I tried to buy a piece of land in the place where  I came from.  However, the developer had a problem   with the city and postponed the development of the area.   I tried to   request for a refund but the developer  did not want to return the investment I paid.  So we hired a lawyer to process the refund for us but unfortunately, it's been two years since the petition  was filed and  nothing is happening.

I just wish  that there are dependable lawyers in our  place like the lawyers in Barrie who confidently delivers their services  to the clients with results.  When it comes to legal system, I think my country is the most slowest    that I have experienced.  Lucky are the  people in Barrie Ontario because they have lawyers that they can depend on just like Stewart Esten.  It must be very nice to  get a result of your legal claim  in a reasonable amount of time unlike the over due wait period  of my claim.  But anyhow, for a dependable  barrie lawyers, check out the  above mentioned  law firm.

Salada Tea

We usually buy Lipton Tea to make our ice tea but  we recently tried this Salada Tea.  I like the tags  with funny  quotes on it.  Below is one of the quotes.

"Busy Bakers makes lots of Dough"

A Spice A  Day # 51

                                                - My quest to update this  blog daily -

February 20, 2012:

• Good morning everyone.  I am just taking a break  from doing stuff at home.  Glad Ms. Burrito is off from school today,  she did a great job playing with Mr. Burrito..
• Will update this tonight.
• Did  laundry today and   changed  our window treatment at the living room.
• Me and the kids made some taco for dinner.

Ruby Tuesday 2

Toast to the Red Carpet

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Let's talk about  butter today.  What kind of butter do you guys usually buy?  In our  kitchen, it is always the I Can't Believe  It's not Butter.  My husband love the Mediterranean Blend with his toasts.  If you want to experience how good  this kind of butter is, you should  participate in their  exciting  contest called the Toast to the Red Carpet – LIVE, presented by I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!  Movie fans are invited to the streaming live online show that you can watch    at their Facebook page.  To compensate your time, they are giving away a coupon of free  tub of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter which will be mailed to the winner after  February 26th.  To be eligible for the drawing, you must leave a comment on this post I will draw the winner on February 26th.  You can check out the  live show online by checking the link above.   I found a great recipe that I can try to make, it's the Fusili with fresh Red  and Yellow Tomato.  The preparation is 20 minutes and it doesn't  call for too much ingredients.  I think my  lovelies here at home would like this dish as they like pasta.

Disclaimer: The giveaway item is  provided and sponsored by I can't Believe  It's not Butter per FTC Guidelines.

Forty Three

The father of our household turned forty three last Friday.  He had  classes the whole day that day.  Ms. Burrito asked me not to cook  until she gets home from school so she could help.   We made some rice stick noodles (pancit bihon) and made some  puto.  

Hubby skipped one  subject so he could get home early.  So when he came home, the food is not done yet.  The puto was a little dried out because I baked it instead of  steaming it but it still tasted good.

We had a simple celebration at home.  The kids made a home made card  for their Dad.

A Spice A  Day # 50

                                                - My quest to update this  blog daily -

February 19, 2012:

• Mr. Burrito is still sick so we won't be able to go to church.  We might  just stay home the whole day since hubby has a lot of homework to do.
• Will update this tonight.   Need to start doing my weekend cleaning since I wasn't able to do it yesterday.
• Hubby and Mr. Burrito  visited Dad but  me and Ms. Burrito  stayed at home.  I painted her   nails to lighten up her mood, she was having a pissy mood when she got up this morning.
• I made  a pan of pizza for dinner.

ABC Wednesday

Love is on the Cookie

The cookie that Mr. Burrito bought for Ms. Burrito.

Shadow is a colour as light is, but less brilliant; 

light and shadow are only the relation of two tones.
-Paul Cezanne-

A Spice A  Day # 49

                                                - My quest to update this  blog daily -

February 18, 2012:

• We will be out  for the day.  Going to Highland Hills to do our taxes and visit relatives.
• Mr. Burrito was complaining of a stomach ache when he got up then he  vomited  three times.  We already had an appointment so we  went  and I was worried sick while on the way because he  vomited again in the car.  I think he has a  stomach flu virus because whatever he takes in, goes out too.
• We got done with our taxes  right around  2 pm and was able to reach home around 3.  We were not able to visit my FIL because of Mr. Burrito's condition.  Hubby went alone to  clean up  Dad's gutter.
• My SIL came here tonight.  She   made a  chocolate pie  as a birthday treat for  my husband, thanks  Chris.

Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Bliss Raspberry Meltaway

The Bliss Raspberry Meltaway that  a thoughtful blogger  has sent me along with a pillow that I won I her giveaway, thanks again Jann!  This post is for you Hon, since you are a sweet tooth and it's your special day.  Happy birthday, we love you  very much!

A Spice A  Day # 48

                                                - My quest to update this  blog daily -

February 17, 2012:

• Something unfortunate happened here at home yesterday and I lost my  motivation to blog.  Accident  is costly!
• This is just a quick update, planned to cook some foodie for my husband's birthday.
• Me and Mr. Burrito did some arts for our class.   I helped him  make a birthday card for his Dad.  He did a great job in making it and hubby loved it!
• Me and Ms. Burrito  made a pan of  pancit and  some puto.  I don't like baking so, no cake for hubby wahhh.  We got creative with the puto though.  That's where we put the candles.
• We visited  my FIL after we  ate dinner.  We went for a family walk, it was so cold  but  we enjoyed it.      Oh we brought Champ with us and he was  running so hard that he broke one of his  nails, ouch!

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Gazebo Wish

If there's one thing that I would love to have in our backyard, that would be a gazebo.  Hubby and I looked at some last year at the nearby store and I like those wood gazebo ones.  Hey look  sturdy and they look so beautiful.  Hubby got his  project done which is the  front porch and I am wishing to  have mine  sometime in the future, that is to have a gazebo at my backyard hehehe.

Manufactured Homes

There is one area here in the city where we live  that has manufactured homes.  I told my husband that I find them really neat and cute.  Hubby said that you can actually buy manufactured homes for sale nowadays and they are heavy duty too.  He said that some of it are much  stronger than the   regular homes.  I think I would love to live in one.

Computer Lab

During the open house at my daughter's school, we got to see them in action.  We  got  the chance to see them interact with the teachers and fellow students.   Our last destination was the computer lab, even my son got the chance to use one of their computers. Private school doesn't get  funding from the government so I am sure that the school administration  look for cheap computer desks when they buy their school supplies.

A Spice A  Day # 47

                                                - My quest to update this  blog daily -

February 16, 2012:

• We attended mass today but Ms. Burrito wasn't there.  I failed to look at the schedule of their  masses at church.  For the last two Thursdays that we did not attend, she said that it would be great to have us there in the church  so we went.
• We visited Dad after the mass and stayed there for a while.  When we came home, I started my laundry.
• I made some tacos for lunch.  We ate  bacon, eggs, and Hawaiian rolls for breakfast.
• Hubby brought max to the Vet today.

Sweet Valentine

Ms. Burrito got a lot of sweet treat from school yesterday. Mr. Burrito is happy because he is the sweet tooth and everything is his.

A Spice A  Day # 46

                                                - My quest to update this  blog daily -

February 15, 2012:

• Oh how time flies, it's the middle of the month again.  Soon March is here, can't wait for Spring to come.
• Will update this tonight.
• Ms. Burrito came home with a slight fever so I  let them nap while I cook dinner.  I made  caldereta and rice.
• I was going to  teach Mr. Burrito some Math problems but he preferred to  read a book so that's what we did today.

Teacher Budget

Guest post written by my buddy Bernardo Graham

Being a teacher, I do not make as much money as I would like. I have taught for six years, and got my masters degree after teaching for two years. I am now working on getting my doctorate primarily for the pay increase. Until I get my doctorate, I will have to find ways to save money because my wife stays home with our two kids. I have a friend who told me that he saved money on his power bill by switching to fixed-rate energy. I did an online search for electric rates for texas residents and found that we could also switch. My wife gets so stressed out talking about finances because her parents always fought about money when she was growing up. I have told her several times that it is necessary for a couple to talk about budgeting, but she would rather me just handle all of the budgeting instead of talking to her about it. It’s not that we’re struggling financially, but we are having to watch what we spend since we do want to save some money for the kids’ college funds. I guess that’s just part of life with kids.

Cucumber, Lettuce, and Pepper

My Burritos are very picky when the vegetable is cooked but when you offer them fresh veggie salad, they love it!

A Spice A  Day # 45

                                                - My quest to update this  blog daily -

February 14, 2012:

• Hubby had to stay late in school so Valentine's day for us is just an ordinary day.  He  got me a pot of miniature roses which I love and a sweet card, thanks Hon!
• I made  spaghetti for dinner and we brought some for Dad  when my husband  came home.  We spent a couple of hours at Dad's the kids   made him a card and he was pretty happy.
• My SIL  also came and she   got  the kids  some sweet treats and other stuff, thanks Chris.
• Ms. Burrito is  coughing so we gave her  a doze of  meds before she went to bed.

How about you guys, how's your Valentine's day celebration?

Online Organization

Have you tried the new awesome tool to organize your life online  from clipix?  My husband even liked it in  putting his  favorite stuff that he plans to get someday.  I use it to clip  some of the articles that I want to read in the night time when my kids are sleeping already.  As a stay-at-home-mom, I am always busy attending to their needs during the day so my online activities are always  on my last priorities.  Clipix is a  useful tool that you can  put in your  bookmark bar because you can clip and clip stuff that you  want to go back to when you're free.  The list of things that you can do is endless.  To get a fully grasp of what  of what I am talking about, please watch the video below.

Clipix can help you organize  events, shopping  ideas,  activities, and many other stuff and you can do this without spending a penny.  You can personalize your clipboard that way, you know where to look at when you are ready to do the things that you planned to do.  You can share this to your friends and family via Facebook  or twitter and you won't  have to miss those important things that matters.

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Pizza Sisig

 Sisig is a Filipino dish   made from pork, hot pepper, and onion.  I made some the other day and we had  left over.  My husband wondered if  it would be good to make it a pizza so I made a pizza using the sisig as toppings.  It was delicious!

A Spice A  Day # 44

                                                - My quest to update this  blog daily -

February 13, 2012:

• Ms. Burrito did not go to school today.  She was so congested so we told her to just stay home.  It's better that way so the other kids won't get sick.
• I went  to school and picked up her homework.  She just got done doing all of it.  I am  now baking some chicken wings  for our dinner.  Hubby will be home  in an hour so this would ready by then.
• We finished our valentine project earlier this morning.
• Will update this later tonight.
• We gave Ms. Burrito  some meds again, she still hasn't feeling well.  I am  not sure if she could go to school tomorrow.
• Mr. Burrito on the other hand cut himself with a scissor this afternoon, oh boy, my baby boy is very prone to accident this month.

Ruby Tuesday 2

Best Offer Furniture

We are doing our taxes this weekend  so  it would be off our shoulder and pay  the due amount  for the state.  My husband tried to do it  online but  it's not giving us the option that we need to put some of our deductions so we will  let H&R Block do it for us.  My husband's niece works  at one of the Tax company that prepares  big branches  at Highland Hills so we are going there this weekend.  If we will get back some tax return, we are planning to  turn our dining room into a bedroom which means that we will need a small dining set to fit the space we were putting it in.  The set in the photo is the  perfect one that I found at Best Offer Furniture.  They have good deals on dining room tables, dining sets, and  other dining room accessories and furniture.  If you compare their prices from other  furniture company provider, you would find  that their offered prices are much lesser than the competition.  When we bought our dining room set  years ago, we did not have the time to canvas from different   stores because the  other one is too far from us.    But now that I have access online, it is easier to find the best deal.

Footlong Sandwich from Subway

For the month pof February, Subway is offering $5 for their footlong sandwiches. It's my first time trying it and I love it!  The veggies are fresh and I like how tender the meat is.

A Spice A  Day # 43

                                                - My quest to update this  blog daily -

February 12, 2012:

• We decided not to go to church today.  Ms. Burrito isn't feeling well.
• I a doing some laundry and planned to bloghop earlier but  until now I still haven't done any bloghopping, whew.
• I made some pizza out of the sisig left over that we had from last night.  I jus took it out from the oven and  will eat after this post.
• Will update this later tonight.

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