It would be awesome to have a vacation outside the country, but not on a thought of underestimating the beauty of our own. Yes, mostly, folks wanted to go outside the country when speaking of a vacation. Thinking about USA's very own Branson in Missouri which offers a great Branson vacation packages to which it maybe made you think, it is indeed a great deal, should you like to know and see for yourself, I suppose. Why not? Escape the city's hustle bustle and get to the top of the woods, yes mountain! And, why not?! ;-)

It is not me, not him, not you, but them (the couple) has a baby and being happy about it. Praise to the Most High of that. Being happy can be celebrated in many ways but one thing for sure is shouting it to family and friends through giving up birth announcements and I cannot agree more. Doing it simply voicing out and letting them know how the couple feel. Being a parent could be the happiest moment of the couple to those who expect it, so why not announce it, isn't it? Congratulations then!

Family time is precious, some call it priceless to an idea that it cannot be bought by money since it is that very much expensive. Can you get the logic? I guess, you know that. Every family wanted that. Quality time, does not mean family must spend expensively. Family can have it anywhere but mostly at home watching television. Every nook family wanted. It would awesome anyway to have it at living room with a home theater seating perfect for the whole family or having an allowance sits for the visitors as well. :-) Don't you think? Ooh well. Have a great bonding folks! It would be one of those great moments. It's not just because of the home theater but how everyone spends it as well. :-)

Accountancy graduates surely wanted to have a work which belongs to what they learned from school. With four-years course in college, one could land into an accounting jobs though passing an accounting board would land into bigger opportunity. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is one accounting job anyway, it's just only the highest form of rank when it comes to this line of course graduated. Back then, I still did not know fully that being a CPA (or at least an accounting graduate) could land into big income. Well, okay, in demand nowadays just like computer works. Graduating this kind of course is no joke so one just deserve what he/she accomplished. I remember my paternal aunt whom she really likes me to get accountancy course. Ooh well, it is not offered everywhere and lack of financial resource is the problem. Oops! To all applicants of an accounting job, good luck then.

(Guest post written by Jesse Lipton)

My wife Shirly may be the best cook in the world. Which makes me the luckiest man in the world, I think! She's always concocting new recipes every week. Last week, she made Chicken Mole, which is chicken with chocolate and peanut butter sauce. It sounds a bit strange, but it was actually quite tasty.

Well, last night we had Bill and Patsy, our neighbors, over yesterday for dinner as a congratulations on becoming grandparents. (Their daughter just had a little girl the other week, and they couldn't be more thrilled.) Aside from the celebration, they always like coming over because they know mealtime is no joke in our household, and this time was no different. My wife tried her hand at making Thai food -- so we had curried duck noodles and pad thai. It was beyond amazing! 

We had a great time just talking, too. Bill told us the coolest thing -- he'd apparently gone to Miracle-Ear that morning and signed up for a hearing test for the next day. I had no idea you could do that kind of thing online, but apparently you can! I'm considering it myself. Either way, we had a great time and a great meal. Shirly truly outdid herself.

I watch NASCAR every now and then with my friends but when I think of Daytona, I think of Daytona Beach, not the huge race that takes place there every year.
My family always went to Daytona Beach so I just love going there each year for my vacation. This year when I was sitting on the beach with my wife and kids under one of those rental umbrellas I was telling them about my summers there with my parents before that but I was having a hard time hearing their part of the conversation. After asking "what" so many times and for them to repeat themselves my wife suggested that I look up Miracle Ear and go to one.

So I did that while I was still relaxed after my vacation. I'm glad that I did because I think that's going to help me create and fully experience even more memories. I think that we're going to go back to the beach during our kids' Christmas break for the shopping, putt putt, driving go karts and other fun things because you can't really swim in the ocean then because it's too cold.

Fall Season is fast approaching. Actually United States autumn date will be this coming September 22nd or Wednesday (as I have seen it from a reliable source). And so cold season then is kicking off. Then snow time after autumn, Winter Season will then come. Are you excited? For most people I know, they are (including me) happy to have this autumn coming. But for the winter time, most also are worried of the snow storms which southern and eastern US places would be more affected. On the other hand, folks also are excited to see piles of snows especially to those places which it cannot be seen. Well, for vacation time, winter fun that is. Those afraid of piles of snows on the road can have its solution through putting up tire chains on their cars to avoid stuck-up which will eventually could lead to an accident (God forbid!) .

Many folks also call this stuff as snow chains as to protect against snow tragedies. I can remember of a Sunday TV program entitled "I Shouldn't Be Alive" to which just of the same instances about putting up a gear for protection. The only difference is that in a movie, it is life jacket as they are riding a chopper heading towards a direction where they passed-through a long body of seawater, so life jacket is a must (aside of a parachute). And because of a circumstance that cannot be avoided, the chopper bummed apparently an accident. In short, the chopper destroyed and they ended in a deep-stormy dark (it's night time) seawater. By the way, such life jacket they prepared and used is a cheap one, not so good enough for a circumstance beyond human imagination which almost drowned the father. Now, I have mentioned the difference of the two setting but how about its similarities? The character who told if not because of the other stuff which helped the almost drowned person, perhaps their father already drowned. So when you will go to areas like that, be sure to have better (if not best) quality stuffs like life jacket, snow/tire chains and alike! Don't you think? If you plan to have an outdoor moment with your love ones, family or friends for this coming cold/winter season, you may like to check out Easy Trekking for that. As it has been said, Easy Trekking provides "Pewag brand" of snow/tire chains which are nickel manganese that are mostly made in Austria with assembly did in Austria, Czech, and USA.

The journey of thousand miles going through snow fan, begins with the use of snow chains. :-) Enjoy then!

Addiction is a big problem of a person. It does not only affect oneself but one's family as well. Be it as drug addiction, alcohol and many other alike. I can say it need to be medicated, rehabilitate or recovered from it to be able to achieve a great happy life with one's love ones. To be able to have an active free-addiction life. It is everyone's family and friends wish. Bringing them to rehabilitation centers like Connecticut addiction treatment centers, would be a great help for him/her. It is not a time for blaming, bickering and alike but a time for helping the one involved. Become a life-saver. Helping such person getting back his/her life is a gift of genuine care and love. God bless and good luck and all the best!

Happy Labor Day to all who celebrate with USA! This is a legal holiday here in US. There is no work. Let us celebrate, working individuals! I salute you of your labor!

How was everything? What is your plan for today? Have you been planning of grilling just in the house, having a party (be it as a family, small or big) or simply as bonding each other's family? What are the foods and drinks are you preparing? For me, we will just a simple one, I guess.

This is the time of celebrating the works we have. So let us celebrate! Woohoo!

It was how many weeks I was not able to print photos to give to my sweet step daughter. She sent me pictures telling it is for me though my DH is also entitled of it (of course aside from it is her daughter) as we are couple. Well, it was such a nice feeling thinking about giving regards and some hi and hello on the phone through her dad. She even sent (first time she sent for me and for her dad, usually a greeting card) us gifts from her savings and she said it was being sent with love. It is humbly given since the gifts was awesome from bath and body works. Not just two but a large flat rate USPS box for the two of us (DH and I). Okay, it arrived after DH and I's anniversary. :-) Now with it were pictures too and a card, without happy anniversary but just a gift. It was cool and sweet, for me. If it is not for you, then I do not know how you call it. Now, it was already weeks have passed contemplating about my running of ink and some busy stuffs. I am planning to have those pictures to be printed to send to her through online printing, in this way I could also print the others for album safe keeping. It also good for professional print. All I can then do is upload those pics and l instruct how I would like it to be printed or how many pieces each of those pictures. Hemm.. now tell me if it is not a good decision then. All I wanna have to do for the meantime then is to see my shell of savings for the printing jobs. I have to do more counting back and see how many could I came up.

Momentarily, oops! I mean for this year or before November, my only ultimate wish is digital SLR camera either of the brand Canon, Nikon or Sony. My DH and I do not have a brand Canon or Nikon yet but for Sony, we have our video cam already of this brand that is why it is my third choice if ever I could own one. Momma Ench and Dhemz suggested to have the first and second choices and made me to realize and comprehend it is also great to have knowing those brands are already tested for how many years. Just days ago, Sony sent me email and mail (after I subscribed and put-up the video cam registration) that Sony have now a lightweight DSLR unlike the traditional heavy one. I got curious and made me wish to have one. Well, you could not blame me for wishing to have a DSLR camera for I love to take photos which I could think I began to love it when I was nine years old after my mother brought one home which made me broke it without her knowing. Whoa! Bad me! But she knew who made to broke it after I told her afterward. *grin* Oops I am not that stubborn, okay? It just made me realize how I love to pose and take pictures. Ha! ;-) Okay, that is all about it. Not the very high-end but above the average. *wink* I am saving for it but I guess it will take me 148 years to get all the accessories and main DSLR. Ha ha ha! If one would offer as a gift, why not? Paging DH (or any of you?)! Ha ha. Am just kidding Hon. I understand how it is tough to get bucks and just have it for a want. Whew! ;-) It is my wish but there are obstacles from surroundings which made me not to get it because they also wanted my savings for that DSLR. Geeezz! I wonder what can I get when I will give what they wanted in exchange of soon-reward for myself. :( My DH is outside with that. Anyhow, I just lay down my hands to God with it. Wish-a-wish!

Ah! It must be " emo " another term for emotion from the word "emote", sad or something in between. But really, instead of complaining, we just have to count the blessings we have and we had. It is because no matter what and how complain we can have, nothing will happen, even if we will be bloody-teary-eyed. But nope, it is impossible having a bloody-tears unless if something in your body happened just like some people in India (or some place which a kid had it) but it is not because of being sad or having an emote (or as I said, in between ha ha). Sometimes a person have to say it but doesn't mean he/she is complaining but just want some sympathy or hugs, maybe. Just to voice-out some feeling. Did you encounter being empty? Alone or you just cannot understand the feeling. There is something lacking. Again, hugs may comfort, perhaps. After all, hugs cost nothing. Give it to those you feel your beloved, family, or friends. Do it before it is too late! Then count your blessings! You are blessed, primarily because you are alive. You have your needs. Or you have what he/she do not have. Share it if you have more (to those responsible ones first)! ~hugs~

Who among you in here like to give gifts to your husband, wife, kids, family or friend? I guess, most of you. Don't you feel special when you receive a gift with your name on it? Hemm.. that must be sweet and a great feeling from you. Such giver maybe got it from personalized gifts for all occasions. What money is for by the way, right? ;-) Though it is a general thought that we have to be thrifty and such for rainy days but we should also not to forget that we live in a present. Gift need not be expensive. It does not need to be big and many. After all, it is the thought what counts. But of course, a need should be placed in the first place. You may like to give one for his/her need or such. :-)

I love collecting post cards. Be it as international views, local or anywhere as it is friendly and heartily given to me or I bought it are sure thing special. I also love to give (of course) as vice versa to those folks gave, and also to friends and relatives. I just wish they would love what I got for I give it with my heart and smile altogether. :-) For some reason, it is already some kind of hard to get some post cards nowadays especially if the store is located far from where I stay or where one's place of vacation interest. Good thing, we already have now choices of where to buy, not just only in store field as traditional way but online services like postcard printing service, which are just in a click of our computer mouse. Don't you think computer helps us in our day to day living as such like this? Ooh yeah, again, we have now choices. Aside from postcard, I can then too have some mailing services should I like to have my mail look more beautiful. With only printing, we just only have to select where we can find the high quality ones should we like to get those. Now, I can get on those without chasing where I can buy those. Thanks to technology, thanks to computer, I have now a choice. :-)

For some reason, several people like rustic furniture and bedroom furniture is not excluded with that. I, myself saw different style and colors aside from its shapes and I love to have it! I have to give credit to wood craft for that. Stores like Scenic Furniture which sells and maintain its quality should have to be mentioned too for without it, it would not known to many, and folks and eventually have a reliable store to choose from like selling a bedroom furniture. As what I have seen in Scenic Furniture store, there are array of choices they have. And it has inexpensive ones too for your kids which is available from just less than 300 bucks, should you like there is also a very nice-looking wood queen long bed and top sized bed to pamper you while doing your snoring. ;-)

DH gave me an opportunity to buy vegetables, fruits and other grocery goods different from what he usually eat. It is for me since I wanted it for my moody taste. It is great to have foods which my taste bud used to ate way back then. Yes, I have adapted most of what he ate but I still longing to have such taste. Ooh well. What can I do? It is my taste bud longed for it but how I can have it depends on myself with the help of my DH since it is quiet far from where we live and it is great to have him drive for me than taking a bus or ride a public transportation. Yes, I do not drive and I do not have a car but I am contented. I have my need and I comprehend it is better for me not to have one currently. Perhaps one day or sooner as it comes what may, you never know. Ha ha! You may think I am in US and I do not have a car, poor me(fortunately my DH has), but I do not care! Kiver (expression)! Ha! ;-) Okay, no pressure. ;-) Okay, I have to go ahead now and separate those leaves from the swamp cabbage's (or kangkong) [Thanks by the way to mareng Lulu for letting me know (unknowingly of her) kangkong is swamp cabbage] trunk which is the main ingredient for my viand in a minute.

It is not me who longed for a mobile phone but my youngest paternal sibling. Actually, she already has a cellphone but it is not camera with USB capable. That is why she wants one. She already works but not related to her finished course, nevertheless since she will take a board this coming October or November. I hope she already saved for it from her salary or else she's in trouble. Well I understand, it is also a great feeling if one rewards for herself especially if she is doing great in her job. That is why I am not against with it. And she likes me to buy it here and she will be the one to pay for it. Hence, I am on look-out of the stores selling one for her and of course its cell phone reviews from former customers would make me feel well for I do not know if it is wise to buy it here than buying it there. The price and quality should have to be compared though I am chasing for blackberry or iPhone for her. After all, she is the one paying for it. Hahaha! Oops, I am broke she knows it because I am also supporting for our brother's tuition and she knew it, good thing she is not an spoiled brat. Whew! ;-) I wish her luck for her first personal stuff from her hard-earned money. :-)

It is not only the thought of being healthy now. Thinking of have not been a sickly individual or have not have a big health issue ever since, but an issue of how important having a health insurance when time calls. You know it is not apparent when circumstances need but with a health insurance like Medicare plan when being at a minimum particular age, is great to have. Many believe (including me) that it is better to take precautions than being stuck when time comes, don't you think? Whatever it is, health is always a wealth. So we have to take good care of it, take extra care and we have some to lean on when speaking financially rather than paying it in lump sum from our own pocket. I wish you all the best. :-) ~hugs&kisses~

For some reason, with more than three years haven't been able to soak into seawater is what made me wish with my dear husband and a family of my paternal half sister and possibly with my special friend who just now live and married in North Carolina. Yes, I and my husband live in east Los Angeles area and there are many beaches in this county but I want to go to other county with my family which Outer Banks, is the place of setting, in SEA-HAWK vacation rental of Sound-side particularly by Carolina Designs.