Busy Like A Bee!

Last week was one busy week. I have to change- over my cards for both my stores and I helped Target store because the one handling the store retired! I was really really tired and even until now, I still feel tired.

My husband kept telling me I can't work full-time. Yes, I don't want to work full time but I am glad to have extra hours though.

This week is pretty slow. Thank God! Our house is a mess. Tomorrow , I will be taking the day off and I will clean our house! Laundry needs to be done also, hmmmm, house chores never ends!

Can Your Marriage Be Saved?

I've been reading the Awake Magazine, Feb. 2010 Issue and I want to share this topic with you guys. Divorce is very common and most people think that it is the solution for their marital problems. But this magazine gives four suggestions to save poor condition marriages.

1. Make a resolve - Agree with your mate that you will work together to restore peace to your marriage. Try writing your decisions on paper. When both of you and your spouse are committed, saving your marriage becomes a team project.
2. Identify the problem - What is it that has interfered with your marriage? In one sentence, write out what you think is lacking or what you wish could change. Understandably,the problem you identify may be different from that noted by your spouse.
3. Set a Goal - Where would you like your marriage to be six months from now? What specific improvements would you like to see? Write your goal on paper. When you have a clear vision as to what you need in your marriage, you goal will be easier to attain.
4. Apply Bible Counsel - Once you have identified your problem and determined the improvements you would like to make, look to the bible for advice. Its principles are timeless, and they really work. These Scriptural principles are effective because the Bible's Author, Jehovah God, created the marriage arrangement.

These suggestions are also useful eventhough our marriages are not falling apart. It is always good to assess our marriage situation from time to time. Let's work hard to keep our marriage happy. Have a nice weekend everyone.

Working With Various Types of Alloys

Lately my husband has been very busy at work, (he works so hard). A couple weeks ago a customer brought in a long shaft from a yarder, a machine that pulls logs up the side of the mountain, that he had broke in half, so of course he had to build them a new one. It was very difficult for him due to the complexity of it, and the mental part of making sure he did not mess it up. The hardest part for him was drilling a hole down the center of the shaft 50" deep that had to line up with a cross hole at the end. The shaft was made out of an alloy steel called 4140 QT, which though it made drilling this hole much more difficult for him, due to the toughness of the material, will provide the customer with a much better shaft in the end that will be more resistant to breaking again.

Since they are so busy he is going to go to work tomorrow and try to get caught up a little. He will be working on a saw arbor that is used to hold saw blades on a machine that cuts logs by following the structure of the log to produce a straighter board. This arbor is first rough machined, then sent out to have a special spline put on the outside that is used to drive the saw blades, then it is induction hardened and straightened. Once that is done my husband gets it back and finishes the ends of the shaft. When the shaft is finally done it needs to be very straight, as it turns very fast, so a special material called 52100 is used to make it out of. This material is slighty tougher than 4140 but is very resilient to moving during and after the machining process, which helps it stay much straighter in the end. Overall helping the customer to have a better running machine.

After he is done with that, and if he has time, he is going to start making some parts for a paper mill that are used to churn pulp. These parts are made out of 316 stainless steel and resemble a flat bladed propeller. Again this will be a difficult job for him as it is something he has never done before and having to work with stainless will make it much more difficult. Although these parts are used in a very wet environment and must be made from stainless steel. He is looking forward to it though as it will be something new for him.

The Best Way to Repair Damaged Threads

Have you ever had a bolt hole that you could no longer screw a bolt into due to missing or damaged threads, or wanted to make a bolt hole stronger in materials such as aluminum? Well, my husband has been a machinist for 15 years and knows the best fix for your problem, it is the Helicoil inserts. You can buy Helicoil in metric sizes from m2 to m39 coarse or fine and in standard sizes from #4-40 to 1 1/2" coarse and fine.

When you buy a Helicoil kit it comes with a drill bit, a special tap made just for the helicoil, a driver tool and the stainless steel Helicoil inserts. The process is easy, you just drill the damaged hole out with the supplied drill bit, then retap the hole with the special Helicoil tap, and then use the driver to screw in the Helicoil, when you are done just use a punch to break off the driver tang on the insert and you are ready to screw in your new bolt. It's as easy as that!

Our Presents....

R/C Transmitter From Mommy LV Bag From Daddy

Hand Painted Mug from Donaizza Hand-Painted Mug from Donaizza

Netbook From Daddy and Mommy.

We love our presents! Thank God for all the blessings. We are all looking forward to our next Anniversary, and will start saving money for the gifts now! Hahaha.

UNFORGETABLE NIGHT....

We had a wonderful dinner, but I tell you, I was really tired yesterday, but it was worth it! I will do it again and again.

As promised, here are some of our pictures. We had - yummy turkey , stuffing, gravy (of course), pumpkin bread, deviled egg ( my husband's favorite), and Cherry Pie and Ice cream for dessert( hmmm yummy!). We were so stuffed! I felt sleepy after dinner! Ha ha ha.

Anyway, we watched a movie and opened our presents ( I'll post another blog for this since I can only upload 5 pictures).

We were so happy and really had a great time!

Today is the day!!!!

Finally, It's here!!! Today is our 4th Year Wedding Anniversary. I am very excited. I am cooking my turkey right now and I will make the stuffing later.

I am cleaning the house and doing laundry at the same time. I took the day off just to get ready for tonight's dinner.

We will play the UNO game, open our presents, and spend time together, together as a family.

It will be fun for everybody. I can't hardly wait to open my presents! Hahaha.Any idea?? hmmmm, surprise! But honestly, I Thank Jehovah God for giving me a wonderful, responsible and loving husband. I couldn't ask for more. I love my family more than anything else. Donna, my daughter, will be surprised of her gift also, she has no clue what she's getting ...I'll post pictures of our presents in the next couple of days.

Just wanted to share my happiness with you guys, I wish more more years for us, with lots of love and happiness. To everyone, Have a nice day and Enjoy your day with your family as well....

It's Saturday!

My week went so fast. I was really busy. I am so glad that it's Saturday already. I've just been sitting around since I woke up, playing facebook and talking to my family overseas.

My husband and my daughter are watching " Little House on the Prairie" right now.

I don't have much to say at this time. Seems my mind is empty but I just can't help it to express how blessed I am to have this kind of life. I always thank God for all the blessings He has given me and my family.

"The Good Wife's Guide"

Yesterday, my hubby came home from work and gave me a piece of paper, and said.." Honey, read it"..he had the biggest smile I've ever seen!

Here's the excerpt of that photocopied page from " Housekeeping" Monthly, May 13,1955.

" The Good Wife's Guide"

• Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even night before, to have a delicious meal ready, on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospect of a good meal( esp. his favorite dish) is part of the warm welcome needed.
• Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.
• Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.
• Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives.
• Over the cooler months of the year, you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.
• Prepare the children. Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces( if they are small), comb their hair and, if necessary, change their clothes. Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet.
• Be Happy to see him.
• Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.
• Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first- remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
• Make the evening his. Never complain of he comes home late or goes out to dinner, or other places of entertainment without you (my thought-- unless only occassionally hehehe). Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure and his very real need to be at home and relax.
• Your goal: Try to make sure your home is a place of peace, order, and tranquillity.
• Don't greet him with complaints and problems.
• Don't complain if he's late home for dinner or even if he stays out all night- (my thought-depends if he is working late hahaha). Count this as a minor compared to what he might have gone through that day.
• Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or have him lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
• Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
• Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
• A good wife always knows her place.

My reactions.....

1. The bold and italic ones are the things I don't agree! I love my husband but I am not his slave!
2. Am glad I was not born during that time! Hahahaha.
3. I know I am not a perfect wife but all I can say is - I take good care of my family.
4. I am blessed to have a wonderful and responsible husband that truly loves me and cares about our family.
5. I just gave him my biggest smile too!:):)

Secrets Of Family Success

We hear so much about what goes wrong in families that fail. But what goes right on those that thrive? Let's consider seven secrets of success:

1. The Right Priorities- What this means? - In successful marriages, each spouse puts the other's needs ahead of self, possessions, job, friends, and even other relatives. Husband and wife spend plenty of time with each other and with the children. Both are willing to make sacrifices for the interests of the family.
2. Commitment- Successful couples view their marriage as a permanent union. When a problem arises, they strive to solve it rather than use it as an excuse to abandon the marriage. When spouses have a sense of commitment, they feel secure. Each trusts that the other will continue to honor the union. Commitment is like a guardrail that prevents your marriage from going off course.
3. Teamwork - They respect the headship arrangement, which means, the husband is the head of the family. Nevertheless, both husband and wife view their marriage in terms of "ours" and "we" rather than "mine" and "me". When there is teamwork, husband and wife are no longer single at heart. They are " one flesh". Teamwork means that you are the pilot and copilot with the same flight plan.
4. Respect - Both troubled and successful families have disagreements. But successful families discuss matters without resorting to sarcasm, insults, and other forms of abusive speech. Family members treat one another as they themselves would like to be treated.
5. Reasonableness - What this means? In successful families, husbands and wives make allowances for each other's mistakes. They are also neither unduly rigid nor overly permissive with their children. They set a modest number of household rules. When correction is needed, they give it to the proper degree. Like a careful driver, a reasonable family member is prepared to yield.
6. Forgiveness - Successful couples learn from the past; but they do not keep track of old grievances and then use these to make sweeping assertions, such as " You are always late" or "You never listen". Both husband and wife believe that it is beauty on their part to pass over transgression.
7. A Firm Foundation - Strong families do not endure automatically, any more than a house just keeps standing for many decades. A solid structure needs a firm foundation, and the same is true of a strong family. Successful families are built on a source of guidance that works. If you include God in your family, no doubt- your family can withstand the storms that threaten it.

Options For Creating Work At Home

Study the needs in your neighborhood. Ask neighbors. Use initiative.

• Babysitting, Child care
• Selling homegrown vegetables or flowers; juice drinks
• Sewing, altering, and repairing clothing
• Piecework for manufacturers
• Baking and food preparation
• Quilting, crocheting, knitting; making macrame, pottery; other crafts
• Upholstering
• Bookkeeping, typing, home computer services
• Telephone answering service
• Hairdressing
• Taking in boarders
• Addressing and filling envelopes for advertisers
• Washing and waxing cars
• Pet grooming and exercising
• Lock repair and key making

For much of the work mentioned above, ads can be placed free of charge or at low cost in weekend shopping flyers or on supermarket notice boards.

Wedding Anniversary...

January 28th, 2006....when we tied the knot..."wedding bells"!!! 14 days to go...it will be our 4th year Wedding Anniversary. It is our tradition to exchange gifts- my hubby, my daughter and Me...the three of us, it's very exciting! Most of the time we have to open our presents early because we can't wait! Ha ha ha.

My husband is been asking what do I want. Hmmm, what do I want? I want a lot of things! Hahaha. But last night, I had to make the decision, so I told him what I want. Am really really excited now, eventhough, I knew what am getting..still, it excites me!

I bought R/C ( Radio Control) stuff for him- Transmittor and the bag. This is not a surprise for him because I had to ask him about it because I know nothing about R/C. But I have a surprise for him, am not going to write it because he might find it out! lol.

Now, for our daughter, we decided to buy her a Netbook, we think it is very useful for her since she is getting bigger and she is doing research for school assignments. I bet, she will be very happy with her gift!

My daughter has to buy gift for my hubby and of course, I have to pay for it Hahaha. But likewise, my hubby has to pay the gift she is getting for me! Aren't we cute and funny??? Hahaha. I am just loving it.

Am planning to prepare a wonderful dinner for the three of us on Thursday, January 28th. My daughter will spend her weekend at Grandma's house so that me and hubby can have our time together. We will have dinner at my favorite resto and watch movie. Hmmm, am more excited than ever!

I will be counting the days.....my countdown begins!...14days to go....:)

Sign of Last Days...

What a terrible incident! Thousands of people lost their lives from young ones to old ones. They are still searching people that were buried under those buildings that collapses. I can imagine the distress and frustration they are experiencing right now.

Why are these things happening? We've heard alot of catastrophic incident around the world. And some of us wondered "why?". The Bible foretold about the signs of the last days. The Bible uses " last days" to refer to the concluding time period to a divinely appointed execution that marks the end of a system of things. But what indicates that we are today are living in a" the last days"? The bible describes events and conditions that mark this significant time period.

• Luke 21:11 " There will be great earthquakes, and in one place after another pestilences and food shortages".
• Matthew 24:7 " For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be food shortages and earthquakes in one place after another".

No doubt that we are living in the last days. But we all do try to plan our lives in such a way as to protect ourselves and our loved ones. Realistic planning is practical. The Bible shows that there are wonderful things ahead, and we are wise if we plan so as to benefit from them. God promise everlasting life to those individual who are obedient and loyal to Him. John 17:3 "This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God ( Jehovah), and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ". This is the time to dig in, to meditate, to study and to know more about Him because No one can protect us from any harm except the only true God, Jehovah.

To all the people in Haiti, to my brothers and sisters, my heart is with you. You will be in my prayers.

Buyer's Choice...Your Choice!!!

It's go time. It's time to buy a great house. If you are planning to move to Arizona or if you are from Arizona and looking to buy a house, you need to check this out!!!

Visit the Grayhawk Real Estate for they offer an array of houses styles and different prices. Their housing choices include from single-family homes to custom and luxurious homes. They offer condominiums also. Name it and they have it! The Grayhawk is located in a quiet, relaxing and friendly area. It is the best place to stay if you are single or if you are family. The location is conducive for the kids.

Their team will help you get the house you want and answer your questions and be by you side- today and all your wonderful days as a homeowner. So don't wait and wander, Go get that house!

Work Outside The Home

Can you create work Outside the Home? Here are some suggestions that might help in some parts of the world during unemployment crisis:

• House-sitting- When people are away on business or on vacation and want their home to be looked after
• Cleaning- Stores; offices; homes and apartments after construction, after fires, after people move out; housework in homes of others; windows (business and domestic)
• Repairs- Bicycles; appliances of all kinds. You can find some books in the library on how to repair.
• Handyman Jobs- Siding houses; building cabinets, doors, porches, painting; fencing; roofing.
• Farmwork- Planting crops, picking fruit, harvesting.
• Interior Landscaping and plant care at- Offices, banks, lobbies, shopping plazas and atriums.
• Property Management- Janitor, superintendent ( sometimes includes free living quarters)
• Carpet and laminate wood floor installation, cleaning
• Newspaper routes ( adults and children) and other delivery services( ads, bills for municipalities)
• Moving, storage
• Landscaping, tree trimming, lawn care, woodcutting
• School bus driver
• Photography ( portraits and public events)
• Selling bait to fishermen
• Swap work- barter car repairs for electrical work, sewing for plumbing

Friends, Please feel free to add to my list and post it in the comments area, maybe in this way, we can help those people that lost their job or those that are looking for job. Thanks everyone!

AUTHENTIC, AFFORDABLE, COACH BAGS!!!

I love bags...but why coach? Well, one reason is..their bag is sturdy and is worth for the price. I bought few Coach bag in their store and they were spendy, but that was before I knew about their Factory Outlet Store. So since then, I buy my bags at the outlet.

And guess what guys, the price is way way better, very affordable, very reasonable price for the bag you are getting! So I got to thinking, why not sell coach bag? .... And sure enough....That's what I end up doing....I am posting some of my bags. So folks....coach bag is on your way.... Enjoy Looking!!!

NEW Coach Madison Op Art Small Hobo purse

Style # (12950) Exterior is made with Brown signature woven jacquard fabric Complete with original tag Stain and water resistant The item measures approximately 12" (L) x 6" (W) The releasable strap measures 7" Trimmed with golden / brass hardware

This is the Black Signature , Coach Madison Op Art Small Hobo.

Original Price is $ 228.

My Price is: $ 85.00, Plus Shipping Fee.

Authentic Coach Hampton Signature Style No. F13975 Retail Price ( $328.00) Stain & Water Resistant MAHOGANY LEATHER Trim Zipper top closure with Magnetic flap SIZE: 13" x 8" x 5"

My Price is: $ 130.00 Plus shipping fee

COACH SIGNATURE STRIPE PURSE TOTE HAND BAG (F13548) Water and stain resistant signature "C" Jacquard fabric Zip top closure with leather pull Patent leather Shoulder Strap

Original Price $ 268.00

My Price is 120.00, Plus Shipping fee

Authentic Coach Hampton Signature Zip Satchel Style No. F13977 Retail Price ( $358.00) Stain & Water Resistant MAHOGANY LEATHER Trim Silver Polished Hardware Signature Leather Key Tag hanging on outside Size 13 x 8 x5

My Price is $ 140.00 , Plus Shipping Fee

Saving while Flushing

Water is an enigma. It is both simple and complex. What we all know, though, is that water is essential to life. Let's consider a few attributes of this astounding substance to help us understand why it is so important to save water. First, water is the most efficient solvent known. Secondly, water can store a lot of heat without a substantial rise in temperature, then helping to moderate climate. In short, it is a special provision for humankind.

We use water as part of our daily routine, when we eat, take a shower, do the laundry, dish washing, cooking, and interestingly, even when we use the toilet, we use water. Think how much water is wasted everytime we flush our toilet? Is there a way we can help Save Water? The answer is YES! Dual Flush Toilet will help us save not only water, but also saves us money. They offer a Dual Flush Conversion Kit for a very low price and is really worth trying. Imagine, you still save money even after buying the kit! How amazing that is.

So, why waste time, water and money? Let's start Saving Now, Save the Earth, Save ourselves and Save Water. For one click, you will be surprised how much money you will save and not only that.....how nice it feels knowing that we

Save Water- " The Liquid of Life".

Yehey!!! It is Back to School time!

Am glad vacation is over! Weird huh? Most people LOVE vacation. I do too! Except, I have to work on a different schedule. But now, it's back to normal, yeppers! lol.

I am going to work in a few minutes, I still need to change my end caps from Christmas to Valentines stuff. Fun , fun, fun!

Today will be a very busy day. After work, I am going to drop some stuff at the post office, drive my old friend to the bank, pick up my daugher after school and I think I might take her to the Library to borrow some books. She loves reading.. I mean, really really loves reading, she knows more words than I do, but hey, I am still smarter than her!Ha ha ha. Amazing how kids absorb so fast, they are like sponge.

I forgot to mention, I need to clean our house too! this is not fun! lol. Anywayz, gotta go. Have a nice day everyone!

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