Bathroom Upgrade

Because of the porch renovation that we are locked in, we won't be able to pursue the bathroom upgrade that my husband is planning. The Floor Tiles, the walls, and the ceiling has to be replaced so we won't have enough budget for it.

In Black and White

The theme for this week at Mommy Moment is Black and White.  My first camera which is an Olympus has a  B&W  feature but my newer one which is a Sony Cybershot don't.  

Anyhow, the  first two pictures of our Burritos were taken when we were still in Korea.  I was exploring the  features of my first camera.

This one at the bottom was taken by one of the picture booth at Chuck e Cheese during Jake's birthday.

Thanks for dropping by everyone!

LiteSpeed Technology Hosting

I tried to have a Word Press blog a couple of months through the generosity of a friend but a I had to give it up. I just couldn't keep up anymore and I had the problem with my IP. My IP address got banned twice on that said blog so I called it quits I thanked my friend for the opportunity of letting me try it though. Whenever you are building a website, you have to have a hosting like that of LiteSpeed Technology.

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Offering

What I like about the school where my daughter goes is that they teach them about religion and God. They also teach the kids how to share to others through outreach program for less privileged and donating something to others.  They are given these envelopes so they could give donation.  We usually drop our daughter's envelope on Sunday  mass.  Ms.  Burrito  gets  a dollar or two from her piggy bank and insert it here when we go to church on Sundays.

Way to Well Commitment

This is a compensated post written by me on behalf of Walgreens. All opinions are 100% mine.

I received the Walgreens Brand Sunscreen Lotion that I ordered from Walgreens the other day.  My children are  outdoor lovers and I want to protect their skin  this summer  season.  I know that they will be out most of the time and this sunscreen lotion with SPF 30 will protect them from the scourging heat of the sun.  This will be perfect to use for our getaway  this summer.  We will be meeting a family  down in Florida and am sure that a lot of swimming will take place.  Luckily, I have  some oft the Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness Products that we need for the trip.  The sunscreen lotion that i have  is a water resistant  so this would last a long time.  

One of the many things that I like about Walgreens is their drive in supporting the community through bringing  preventive wellness services with their  Walgreens Way to Well Fund™.   It's the Walgreens way of  giving back to the public, by creating the said Fund and contributes to it, there are more wellness tests that would be undertaken.  So if you want to save money in buying wellness products, try Walgreens because you will pay less without sacrificing the  quality of the product.

Cakes - Nostalgia # 50

I am no sweet tooth but once in a while I like to have some sweets specially if I found the right taste for my tongue. I am not a cake eater but I really do like the cakes made in Korea. Theirs has this addicting taste which isn't too sweet and at the same time, they always have fruits in them.

Below is the  shot I took during our last road trip in Daegu.  Every time our son would say "Let's go home to the blue house" cake and bibimbap are the ones to comes to mind hehehe.

Online Degrees

With the help of Internet Technology, attaining a degrees nowadays is very possible.  There are so many online degree programs that you can choose from at Find Your Education website.  The  good thing about  pursuing your education online is that it gives you flexibility and convenience with  your day to day schedule.  So even if you are working a full time job, you can still take a degree  when you are off from work.  That is what my husband did when we were  overseas.  He finished his  associate degree online while we were there.

You know, if I would be given an opportunity, I would like to  get a formal education in photography.  As you can see, I love taking photos but my skill is very basic.  I want to improve it... if given an opportunity.  It's just a wish, but it won't  stop me from browsing the  online degree programs in photography.  Who knows, I might pursue that someday hehehe.

But do you know that you can get help  in paying for your college?  Yup, you can check out the FAFSA or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.  You can check out their website through visiting http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.  My husband is very lucky to have a really good education funding courtesy of one of his benefits from serving the military.    He is now in his third year of his Accounting degree.

Porch Renovation Project

After some thorough deliberation whether or not to pursue our porch renovation project, we finally decided to. We found a very low interest rate that could finance our summer project. We initially applied for a personal loan to USAA but the agent discussed t us the different options that we can get through them. At first, they suggested a home equity loan because the interest is lower than the personal loan but hubby and I did not want the loan to be tied up to our home loan so we declined it.

The agent suggested for us to just put it in our credit card which has a lower interest and at the same time will give us a flexibility for payment options. We thought about it and forgo with it especially that the agent found us a very low interest of 3.9% for a year. This work out great for us as I could transfer the balance to a 0% and we can pay it off quick. Thanks to USAA for being so accommodating and helpful!

We hired Robinson and Son because they came up with a very good plan and the price is  lower than the other ones who submitted an estimate to us.  The owner is very nice too, they gave us a $400 discount  because of me being a Filipina lol.  His  daughter-in-law is also a Filipina so he has a soft spot to Pinays.  Anyhow, the project won't start until  July so we only paid our initial payment of $5k our income tax return is gone now hehehe).  Aside form the loan that we got, we still have to come up with $2k so I need more  online tasks please? Lol!

Somebody called him on the phone when we were there, so we  had an opportunity to take some pictures of us too.  I had fun taking pictures inside his office.  It was so pretty inside.

How about you folks, how did you spend your Easter break?  Ours was a busy one. I have three balikbayan Packing Boxes that I ordered and have to fill it with stuff to go to my family in the Philippines. I have been neglecting to do this but I really have to. Have a good week ahead everyone.

Men's Gift Ideas

There is 52 days left before  the big event for Daddies right?  Yup, time flies, Father's day is coming up and if you are looking for some gift ideas for me, check out the Chocolate Covered Strawberries for Men.  This might be a  perfect for  the king of sweet tooth at our home.  Sometimes  I would giggle when hubby asks me if I want a certain chocolate because  I know that he is craving for it.  I am not really fond of chocolate so if he drop the bomb, I know his sweet tooth is starting to attack which I don't mind.

When only the best will do

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Egg-Cellent Day

We bought a pack of Easter egg coloring kit for us to use. We did it at Dad's house and we all had fun!

Mr. Burrito  engaged  into coloring the eggs this year.  Last year, he did not care to much.

Doing this kind of thing with my Burritos is so much fun.  We never had these type of activities when I was a kid so whenever I am doing it with them, I feel like a kid too lol.

You can see how involve Mr. Burrito is.  I always keep an eye on the Miss because she tends to be  controlling at times.

I don't know if you guys use this kit calles PAAS but it's a really good one.  It comes with pills (which are the dye), stickers,  labels, and other  stuff that you can use.

These two were my favorites among all of the eggs that we colored.

Pap was cheering on Mr. Burrito so the latter was very inspired to do it.

These eggs will become devilled eggs tomorrow.

How about you, did you color eggs this year?

Win or Loss Rebates

If you made some winning or even losses  through gambling online, you might want to know that you can get casino tax refunds through Casino Tax Rebate website.  They help you get your taxes back based on the US-Canada Tax Treaty.  This is a good news for all Canadians who gambled online as you might qualify to get all the taxes that you paid when you played casino online.  US residents can also qualify to get casino tax rebates if you are living in certain countries that are listed in their  website.   

So check it out the countries where in you are  qualified to get gambling tax refunds for the taxes that you paid.  It is very nice to get back the money that you have paid for right?  The above mentioned website has an authorized IRS certifying acceptance agent that could get you an individual TIN or tax identification number.  The good thing about it is that you do not have to pay them unless you get a refund.  So no refund, no payment is required.  

Powerful Tools in Online Trading

Online trading is one of the most popular way of doing mutual funds and other stock investment  nowadays.  Internet technology gives people the  easy access to online investing and the different options in choosing the right place to do it.  Firstrade is an online  brokerage firms that offers some  powerful tools in online trading such as ETF's, fixed incomes, stocks, and mutual funds at a very competitive costs.  

You can  seek  assistance from their online broker if you have some questions regarding online trading. Their brokers has expertise in doing this kind of  transactions so they  can walk you through every steps that you want to know about online investments such as IRA Accounts,  stock trading, and other kinds of investment.  There are so many advantages that you can get in doing your online investment with them such as low margin rates, complete suite of investment products, and many more.

Firstrade also offers mobile trading so that even if  you are traveling and you do not have your laptop or netbook with you, you can still check out the status of your online investment  transactions with your cellphone.  It's pretty convenient that they offer this kind of services.  It gives traders the flexibility in  doing their online investment.  Check out the website for more detailed information.

Air Show Rainbow Fun

In my  6 years of living here in the States, I have never seen a rainbow yet.  Can you believe that?  This is the closest rainbow I have seen here lol.

Anyhow, I would like to invent a rainbow through my pride and joy, my family!  Below are some  some of the photos that were taken when we attended an air show in Ohio.

I hope that we could attend again this year.

Here wishing everyone a Good Friday and Happy Easter! We will be coloring eggs today.