confused

I am confused. We already mapped out the activities of the next 12 months and then a not-so-good news popped up. It was not really bad, only it will make us do our plan over and straighten our priorities again. The wait is killing me and as always I want to escape. I want to bury myself in a book only I don't have any here I would like to read. I don't know what else to do. I want to be surrounded by books at this moment. It is my therapy because I can't afford shopping, lol. I hope we will hear good news on other aspects to make up for this flaw.

shorted

We went to the Family Dollar the other day for lack of anything better to do. We bought things we need and we don't need which always happen when we go to any store with dollar in its name. I thought I scored on three pairs of socks for less than two dollars but realized when I was about to wash it that one sock is missing. I looked everywhere and could not find the missing sock and when I told the husband about it he laughed because he said it happens. It is normal? I almost flipped out. I mean, I was expecting three pairs of socks and although I did not pay a lot for it I still have the right to a complete set right? Wrong! He said at least I now have a spare if I lost another sock. Isn't he fair? Lol. Well, who could argue with such logic? I guess I will have to charge it to experience. Next time though I will be counting so this never happens again. And I will go back to the same store to shop again :)

taste test

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Jones Soda. All opinions are 100% mine.

This is the soda I got from Izea a few days ago. A Tofurky and Gravy Jones Soda which came with a turkey hat that the husband likes so much. It took us this long to taste it because we actually forgot the soda in the fridge. Bad, eh? Anyway, so we had our taste test today and I have to be honest that the husband said he will not drink Tofurky and Gravy Jones Soda again if somebody offers it to him. He did not like the taste even if he is a soda drinker. I attribute this to the fact that he is a meat eater so I guess there is no substitute for the "real" thing. As for me, I surprisingly like the taste. It has a taste I like but I cannot pinpoint what it is. Maybe it is the gravy. I love gravy more than the turkey meat sometimes. Good with rice. I know I am weird, always has been. I have had reservations about what it will tastes like but now I realize that I did not really have to act like it was a sacrifice to drink it. That was I being drama queen as always. I will keep the rest of the soda and let the rest of the family taste it on Thanksgiving. The sister-in-law is game when it comes to trying new things and she might like this drink. She might even make this a new addition to Thanksgiving dinner, who knows? The husband has an unsolicited advice, why not make Cranberry soda just for Thanksgiving? He said he would love to taste that.

The votes are in and the result is 50-50.

advanced thanksgiving gift

The mailman delivered a green package yesterday. The husband who accepted the box wondered who it was from especially when he saw my name on it. He said he will open it for me which he did without waiting for my answer, lol. He did not know what to think when he saw these:

When he recovered, he took the hat, put it on then called the little man. He was so tickled with the turkey hat for some reason. The husband I mean, not the little man, lol. He kept on wearing it but when I was about to take pictures his son took it from his head and throw it on the floor, lol. I don't know what was with the little man. Either he did not want his father to look goofy or he did not like the hat. The husband and I love it. He said it is warm and hilarious and that we should take pictures of each other and post it online. I wonder what our friends will think, lol. After we got over the hat, we checked the bottle of Jones Tofurky and Gravy soda that was also in the box. I read the label and I don't know if I will drink it but my friends said I should at least taste it so I will know what it is like. The husband said he will drink it on the condition that I put the soda in the fridge first. We will see what he thinks about it in a little while. I know he will make me drink anyway so I have to prepare myself.

Thanks

for my advanced Thanksgiving gift.

make a child's wish come true

When I was a kid, I wanted to go to Disneyland. It was an impossible dream really since I lived in a third world country from a poor family. I thought it will only remain a dream until I got married and the husband made it possible for me. Sure it happened when I am already an adult but I still got my wish and I am happy. Right now, there is another kid who wants to go to Disneyland, only this time the kid has a life-threatening disease. His name is Jacob. He wants to go to Disneyland just like what I wished when I was a little girl. The only difference was that I was in good health, he is not. Leapfish joined forces with the good people at Make-a-Wish Foundation to help the little boy achieves his wish through Twitter. This is by tweet-a-cause, a social media fund-raising drive which gives Twitter users the power to grant an ill child's dream. Leapfish will donate five cents per Tweet to the Make-a-Wish Foundation until $10,000 has been raised so Jacob and his family will be able to go to Disneyland. If you have a Twitter account, help make a difference for a little child and his family. Tweet and let other people know. Let us make a sick child (and his family) happy this holiday season.

itchy scalp

On dry months I always have problems with my scalp. It gets so dry it is itchy and flaky. I have tried using Listerine because the husband swears it works which it did but the problem does not go away. The Listerine only gets rid of the symptoms for a day and then I am back to scratching again which is awfully embarrassing in public. I could not take it anymore so I searched online and found out on my readings that apple cider vinegar supossedly works and that is what I am going to try next and see what happens. I am into home remedy. I will not go to the doctor for this until we get to Leyte where I have a cousin who is married to a dermatologist. If nothing else I will have my head shaved, lol. Or just cut really short so it will be easier to manage and easier to reach the scalp for treatment too. I hope the vinegar works so I will be rid of this problem. I will keep you posted :)

keeping up

I spend my spare time online. No matter how busy I get taking care of my family's need, I find time for myself. I have to or I will go nuts, lol. Anyway, I am into online searching. I search for anything I think at the moment because I do have questions that the husband does not have the answer. The reason I search online as well is to keep up with him because he is very updated and I know he loves to talk about current events especially the state of the economy and the stock market. He seems to be amazed that I somehow know what he is talking about and can even keep a conversation with him. Well, that is the result of reading and the wonders of websites like leapfish which gives real-time results for real-time search. The good thing about leapfish is that the results are segregated into text, videos, blogs, and images all in one page. It is a better alternative I think. Hey, I tried to search my blogs and it showed links and when I scrolled down the page it even showed pictures that I uploaded in my blogs. Cool! Now that is what I will call real-time. I am starting to like this site. Anyway, if you want to know more about this particular search engine, you can watch the video below or you can visit the site itself.

good news

We received good news last night. The husband and I are happy because it concerned about money, lol. It is not much and I know I still can't go shopping when it comes but it will help pay the bills. I hope we hear good news like this often :)