Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
I Love Black
I've just added Cosmo Cricket's Blackboard to my all-time favorite scrap items. I just discovered this at my favorite LSS, Lasting Impression, and I must say that for P250 per pack, it's a real deal! The pack contains 4 (yes, 4!) sheets of beautifully designed patterns & figures to suit your layout. The instruction says that you can distress, paint, spray, color as you wish, add stickers or do whatever else your "craft-y" heart desires. Me? I'm busy with the mad Xmas rush (or just plain lazy - lol!) so I just used it as is. Boy, I'm mighty pleased with the results.
All materials available at Lasting Impression. Please check out their store for details. Happy (Mad) Xmas Rush to all!
Saturday, December 13, 2008
I've Been So Busy Lately
Have to go now.... Need to make at least 10 more.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Cosmo Cricket Mr. Campy
When they were done, DS couldn't hide his excitement and chattered happily about the ride. He amused us as he tried imitating the snorting & neighing sound of the horse. We all broke into laughter when he started complaining about how bad the horse smelled and how his butt hurt. Despite all these, he said he'd love to ride again.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
"Tis the Season
Friday, November 14, 2008
Tagged by Nina
The Rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. List 6 random things about yourself.
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know they have been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up!
Random Things:
1. I get regular monthly debilitating migraines which starts off with a tiny speck of white aura in my eye then explodes into a light show in my brain. Eeeewww!
2. I've been driving since I was 18.
3. I've never seen a ghost but am deathly afraid of one.
4. I love the smell of basil!
5. I had a 22 inch waistline when I was in college.
6. I love taking long, quiet walks.
Consider yourself tagged too!
Happy 2nd Anniversary!
Thankful for So Many Things
It's a bit late, but you might want to check it out:Daisy Bucket Designs » Guest Designer - Maybs Tan-Ngo
Our family was lucky enough to take another short vacation in Baguio (our 2nd this year) during the semestral break. Yippeee!!! If you're planning to get to Baguio any time soon, I strongly recommend you guys to take the SCTEX then the La Paz/Magilas Trail/Binalonan route!! You get there via NLEX and if you're the adventurous type... check this out!
We left the house about 7:30 & had breakfast along NLEX. We made a mistake in stopping at the first gas station. I suggest that you stop on the 3rd!!! which is called Lakeshore. Why, I'll tell you later. We were done eating at about 8:15 & proceeded with our journey.
I was the designated driver while DH was my map reader. The new highway is just so amazingly beautiful! There's just miles and miles of big wide open space with outstanding view! Looking out, I am just amazed at how big and beautiful our country is with so much natural wealth & beauty. God has truly blessed our country!
Our adventure began as we exited the SCTEX. The alternate route we took (La Paz/Magilas Trail/Binalonan) is a beautifully paved 2 lane highway which allows you to cut through the traffic usually encountered in Tarlac and Urdaneta. No need to worry because the signs are are quite visible. Just use your car odometer and faithfully follow the designated turns and you won't get lost. To be sure, I suggest you make a print out of the directions like we did. The only thing that hampered our travel was all the "palay" stretched out on half of the road and a few "kuligligs". Thankfully, there were no stressful daredevil bus drivers at all! We just encountered a few when we finally exited to the main highway in Binalonan.
Here are some pictures DH took. Pardon if they're a bit blurry as they were taken inside our car while we were travelling at speeds I can not disclose... lol!
I remember we exited the SCTEX at about 9:45 and got to Baguio at about 12 noon. Not bad for a road trip huh!!! Remember I suggested to take the 3rd gas station if you intend to eat? It's because there are no eating establishments let alone bathrooms on this alternate route. The moment we hit the highway, we stopped at Caltex for a pee-stop. That took us a good 20 minutes as our bladders were awfully full. LOL! Oh and do bring lots of snacks!
Let me know if you intend to take this alternate route and I can run you through it. You won't regret it! I leave you this picture of the breakfast I had at Cafe by the Ruins on our last day: camote bread with guave/strawberry jelly & butter, coffee and iced tanglad & pandan tea. Yum!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Looking Forward
Am looking forward to the sem break. The whole family will go up to Baguio and stay for 3 days max. Yippee!!! We'll take the SCTEX/Tarlac route which others claim can cut your trip from the usual 6 hours to just about 4 hours. Will let you know.
In the meantime.... back to more laundry. (lol!!!)