Happy 5th Birthday, Samantha!

To my ever- sweetest adorable darling daughter Samantha ... Happy, Happy 5th Birthday!
You've given us so much joy and laughter when you came into our life.
You are our love, our life ... our everything!
And we love you so much!!

legal assistance

So far, so good … despite the alarming news received yesterday for a possible major typhoon, Santi finally the typhoon subsided. Strong, gush winds experienced early this morning but after a few hours, the typhoon already left the country. It was quick, few damage created but so far, not as major calamity we experienced last month from typhoon Ondoy.

Though the typhoon left, some of our power lines and cable not yet fully restored. As a matter of fact, as I type this entry, internet connection still intermittent. Very bad. I am on a rush now. Having difficulty browsing the web for possible Tennessee injury lawyers for my cousin based abroad. You see, he emailed me the other day for financial help since he badly needs assistance to cover his medical reimbursements. The medical bill was extremely shocking, and I don’t think the money sent to him by the family will be enough to cover all the expenses. Hence, we all advised him to seek possible legal assistance as well. The family been sending him email on list and websites of injury lawyers whom I think can help him while he’s in the US. I just hope he finds one soon. With medical bills piling up, he needs to resolve his legal issues soon.

bath upgrades

Oh, I so want this ... for our bathroom upgrade.

And since the husband is into home improvement mode after the Ondoy calamity, I so want to take advantage of extending our home improvements not only exterior and interior painting jobs, but to upgrade my favorite part of the house .. the bathroom! Wouldn't it be lovely and a dream to own a walk in bath tub with full air whirlpool spa with 24 jet spray! Totally relaxing comfort at your very own home. No need to visit the spa for deep soak tub body massage, but instead you get the royal treatment fit for a queen any day you want it. Great, huh! And I so want to get this. I just hope the Prestige model bath tub will fit just right at our present shower room set up. Otherwise, instead of bath upgrade, will be needing major home improvement to add more space to our present bathroom. And that is not part of the plan! LOL.

and more LO for the party

Here's more lay out sample pictures from Abie and Howell. True to their word, they were able to send the LO before they leave few hours for Singapore (thanks guys!). I was able to send the soft copy to our reliable printers and since it's a long weekend and a holiday ... tarps ready for pick up by tomorrow evening. Isn't that great! Now we are finally all set for the party.

5x8 stage tarp design

2x6 party tarps standee

Oh, let me correct that... Not yet fully ready for the party yet. Almost forgot one minor thing. The birthday gift! I checked the web for mini laptop gadget request of the little girl, and happy to say found affordable and reliable laptop for tweens at Buy.com! And since my fave electronic gadget store, Circuit City has closed its doors. Happy to find a new online shopping website not only for my gadget needs but for other items like clothes and jewelry. Do check it out. Affordable price and convenient shopping made easy.

holiday tasks

This coming Monday, November 2 it was officially declared as public holiday. This is to celebrate All Soul's Day or day of remembering our loved ones who already passed away. Another long weekend hence the family is planning to go out for a short weekend get-away at Tagaytay. However, since most of the cemeteries will be filled by people, traffic will be very, very bad! Which makes us reconsider our wekeend plans, and instead prepare our long weekend hiatus by watching DVDs and doing some household chores. I've summarized some of the things to do this long weekend.

1. Prepare Samantha's party lootbags. Put all thank you tags and goodies on each loot.

2. Pick up party streamers and welcome tarps.

3. Give out party invitation to Sam's friends at home.

4. Prepare baby migo's bag since I am about to pop anytime this month.

5. Finalize birthing plans and brief husband do's and don'ts when the big day arrives.

6. Get the little bratinella her birthday outfit. Need to hit the mall this weekend for nice party dress.

7. Lastly, check the web for reliable Plano dentist for big brother Ico. He badly needs ortho-dentist to fix his over-bite problem. Target fix: on his 14th birthday by January.

8. Finalize budget and call home-fixers for exterior house repainting job in preparation for upcoming Christmas parties.

See .. so much to do this weekend. And it seems not a long relaxing weekend after all. Hehehe!

Travel Promo

I was informed by the husband that his trip to Hawaii this coming January will be a GO to attend the annual Pacific Telecom Conference. This annual event usually attended by the husband will be again held at the Hilton Resort and Spa at Ala Moana Hawaii and this time he's seriously considering me and the little girl to join him for some R&R time. Just like the previous years, it will be a four-day conference and meetings, but he's planning to extend his trip to enjoy the sights and beaches of Hawaii this time.

And because of this good news, I immediately checked the web for some great travel deals that we can take to save cost on hotel and airfare. And since the husband's travel expense will be paid by his company, it would be best if we book months in advance to ensure we get the best rates possible. Now I am one excited, busy bee ... hope we can get good travel package that will fit our budget. Not only that will include accommodations and airfare, but also awesome scenic sight-seeing tours and trips for our family.

more LO sample

Oh, before I forget, allow me to share another version of Samantha's 5th Birthday Party Invite. This is her favorite!

Thanks to my ever-reliable online couple friends, Abie and Howell for all the party lay-outs (invites, steamers and gift tags), preparing my little girl's birthday party was stress-free and easy for me this year because of all your help. 'Til next year (and baby miguel's parties)!