To Our Sister on Mother's Day

To our sister on Mother's Day:
Often we remember how we were
More focused on ourselves when we were young.
Years and children sweep in like a tide,
Separating us from distant shores.
In truth, we're even closer than before,
Sustaining our childhood inside,
The memories to which we both belong
Enriched by what love teaches us to bear,
Resonant with what we rarely say.

Happy Mother's Day "Ate"

Your Mother is Always With You

Your mother is always with you...
She's the whisper of the leaves
as you walk down the street.
She's the smell of bleach
in your freshly laundered socks.
She's the cool hand on your brow
when you're not well.
Your mother lives inside your laughter.
She's crystallized in every tear drop.
She's the place you came from,
your first home...
She's the map you follow
with every step that you take.
She's your first love
and your first heart break...
and nothing on earth can separate you.
Not time, Not space...
Not even death...
will ever separate you
from your mother...
You carry her inside of you...
Author Unknown

M-O-T-H-E-R

"M" is for the million things she gave me,
"O" means only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
"R" means right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell
"MOTHER,"
A word that means the world to me.

Howard Johnson (c. 1915)

You Know Your a Mom When...

A Lyrics to all Moms for Mother's Day Special...

1. You count the sprinkles on each kid's cupcake to make sure they're equal.
2. You find yourself cutting your husbands' sandwiches into cute shapes.

3. You can't bear to give away baby clothes - it's so final.

4. You hear your mother's voice coming out of your mouth when you say, "NOT in your good clothes!"

5. You stop criticizing the way your mother raised you.

6. You hire a sitter because you have't been out with your husband in ages, then spend half the night checking on the kids.

7. You say at least once a day, "I'm not cut out for this job", but you know you wouldn't trade it for anything

Happy Thursday

Hi, everyone! you know times goes fast, didn't even noticed that today is Thursday already. It seems like it is Tuesday. I even argue with Rick because I keep insisting that today was Tuesday, not after I look at my planner and I realized that he was right and how days goes fast. Wish I can go back the glimpse of the past days. If I think by myself it will come up on my mind, how I wish I am still a little kid where you can not think of problem and worries. But that's life and that's the reality so we have to face and accept it with open hand...

Well, it 8:00'clock in the morning right now (EST), just got home from work. And in a little bit I'll be going to bed and get some sleep, because I really need so badly...well see yah next time....have a good one...

Busy Day

It was a busy day for me today. I just got done with all my task and need to get some rest so I can wake up on time tomorrow. I made couple of bucks today from my the paid reviews that I wrote for them. As I mention on my other post, that it was a productive day for me today. I am just glad that 3 of my blogs that are on ppp have page rank. So, I took the chance to take this opportunity because I don't know if Google gonna take away my pr again as they did to my 2 blogs before, one month after I had it. But good thing they give it back to me last April when they updated their ranking system.

Anytime, so much for now. It's getting late here in Michigan and need to get some sleep. See Yah later

Happy Sunday!

It is nice Sunday morning here.It's a little bit chilly though but the sun is out as I can see from here, as I am sitting by the window. It looks like it's gonna be nice today. In couple we will be going out for lunch and hubby ask me if we can watch movie together but I am hesitant since I don't like watching movies in the theater, it makes me fall asleep no matter how good the movie is. But I don't want him to disappoint but we will see if he will not change his mind. I told him to just rent a dvd but he said it wasn't out yet because it's just came out in the theater. Well, I don't know if we really can go.

Anyway, I haven't talk to my sister and brother yet. I think they are busy or there is no signal in our place. Tomorrow, Monday , (Phil time) she will be in the city again for her class and I am hopping that my brother will come with her and stay with her for a while so we can talk more stuff because sometimes text messages are not enough. And oh, he needs to update his blog. I told him not to go back home unless her "ate" will go home too, but he did not listen, because he misses mama & papa and the kids(our nephews &neice) too.

Well, so much for now....Hope you will have a blessed Sunday.

No Internet Connection

I was a little worried why my sister did not come online yesterday at night here after sending her her allowance in school. Good thing, I open my chikka this morning and an offline text from her saying that there were no internet connection yesterday that's why she could not come online. As elder sister, sometimes, we're bit worried to our siblings especially when they can not reply your text message right away. Sometimes I am impatient and didn't even think if they have a "load" or not. I think it's just me. I am just worried especially she is by herself in the town for her summer class that's why I always want to have my little brother accompany with her but my brother will only come and visit her once in a while because he said it is boring to just stay inside the house and all he do all day long is browsing the web.

Sorry for the Delay

It has been four days since my last update here. I am just busy updating my other sites. I don't even have a chance to bloghop for this blog. And for those who have added me in your blogs, thank you and I'm sorry that I haven't had a chance to link you back. If you feel it is unfair on your part just delete me. I have save all the messages that you have sent me in my cbox, and when I get a chance I will visit your site again and link you back. I just don't have time right now.

I have visited few already and added them too...if your blog is not on my list just leave me a comment..

Thanks :)

Juice vs Tea

Which one do you like? Juice or Tea?

I am not a Juice drinker since I got here in USA it is because the taste of their juice here is different than our juice in the Philippines. I don't know, it is just different. The taste is very strong compared to our "tang" or "eight o'clock".So instead of drinking juice, I preferred to drink water after I eat. But when I am at work I always have with me 2-3 bottles of sweetened ice tea. Sweetened tea because it taste good then the unsweetened one.

But here is the question. Which is better for your brain?, a glass of juice or a cup of tea?

One of the article that I read states that... When it comes to preventing Alzheimer's juice may have the edge. Three servings a week reduced Alzheimer's risk impressibely. It says that apple and citrus juices in particular are very brain friendly. That's because they're able to cross the blood-brain barrier. Once inside your head, they can protect neurons from a damaging chemical associated with Alzheimer's. Here is why juice is good for you.

But Tea is still great. It doesnt mean that " juicy news" can stop to toss your tea. Tea still has lots of other healthy benefits such as;

-Tea is great for your heart...Here's how it helps.. on how the brew helps keeps you stronger.

-Tea also can help twart this deadly female cancer...

-Tea turns down your stress...Here's how

-And tea may help keep your knees feeling fine...here's how & why.

Sisters to Sisters

A meaningful sisters' quote from Barbara Alpert.

"She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness, who sees you at your worst and best, and loves you anyway. She is your partner in crime,your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling, even in the dark. She is your teacher, your defense attorney, your personal press agent, even your shrink. Some days, she's the reason you wish you were an only child.” by Barbara Alpert

Wide Awake

Yes, I am wide awake here. I just got done writing my task for my paid post on my other blogs. and I haven't got any sleep yet since I got home from work this morning.. It is quarter to three already. But I will be going to bed shortly trying to fall asleep until tonight. I think I will turn off my laptop after writing this one so I wont be tempted on playing again. Hayzz..internet addict talaga....I think I can't live without the internet. Like yesterday, there was a power outage in our place here because the electric company were doing some maintenance but only took like 3hours but it seems like forever to me.

Anyway, right now I am staring on ppp's window and I think they won't give me anymore task to do. I better lay down so I wont fall asleep at work tonight...hayzzz

Conversation with Her

I was talking to my sister last night, actually I am also chatting with her right now. But anyway, last night she told me that her mid-term exam will be this Thursday and Friday. I know she needs money to pay the balance since I only paid about half of her tuition when she was enrolled, that was the time when I was there for my vacation. So I sent her $200 which is only equals to 8,161.00 pesos because the exchange rate was only 40.80 to $1. She's going to pay the balance for 4500pesos and the left over will be her allowance and for their expenses. Hayzz...10,000 pesos for summer class only....But now that I paid off her School fees and all her nursing books for summer I am good for now. But I have to get ready before June because it's another $'s for next year's enrollment. And I wanna make sure that I can pay her tuition in full so I don't have to worry every month. She told me it might be more than last year since she's on her 3rd year already and she will get her other 2 major subjects. I am just glad that she always took the summer class , I know it cost a lot but it's worth it. I can't wait when she gets done her school. I know it will not be the end cause my little brother will be going to college also 2yrs from now and I am not sure what he's going to get for. ..we'll see....

He OverSlept!

Yesterday afternoon I was setting on the couch while playing my laptop. Hubby was upstairs sleeping. Now I got tired so I slept on the couch. I woke up around 10pm already and I thought Rick was awake already playing his computer upstairs but no he was not. He was still in bed sleeping. So I wake him up because it is almost time for him to go to work. He said he did not hear the alarm that's why he over slept and he was blaming me cause I did not wake him up before 10. And I told him, I just got up also and I thought you are getting ready already because it is almost 10:30 at night. So he was in hurry fixing himself and only took him 10minutes to get ready then leaved. I asked him this morning when he got home if he was late. He said he was late only for 2 minutes because he drove fast. But, good thing his work is not far from home, took only like 3 minutes to drive. It is just down the road from here. Now that I have to work tonight, I will make sure I will not overslept cause I don't want to be late cause I don't want to get in trouble later for tardiness...*wink*

Caramel Corn is Good

We went to the grocery store earlier to buy some supplies that we needed . I also bought stuff to make macaroni salad. I made it as soon as we got home. Also I bought a container(80z) of caramel corn. The macaroni salad turns out good even though there is no "kaong" on it. Rick loves it and that was the first time I made macaroni salad here. It just came out on my mind because I have miss what I made in the Philippine when I was there last month. Also I bought a container(80z) of caramel corn. Caramel corn is my favorite but after eating about a quarter of the container, I feel I'm gonna puke, it's maybe because I just eat too much.*sigh*

Tuesday's Rants

I got up around 7:00'clock in the morning today. I did check my this blog right away and added some widgets on it .I was also talking to my sister for a little bit. She said she just got home from school and she was so tired. So I let her relax and sign off so she can get ready for bed.
I was also cleaning our kitchen after we talk. I did wash the dishes and vacuum the floor. Rick is not here right now. He has an appointment for his Chiropractor so I am by myself again. I don't have to work tonight so I don't have to worry of getting more sleep today and I can do things that I am supposed to do that I haven't done yesterday.

Well anyway, the weather is so nice right now. It is nice to stay outside but we have to fix our little patio in our backyard so we can set by there. As of this time, after I write this, I have to fold the laundry that I wash the other day. I forgot to take it out from the dryer. So gotta go now...Have a nice day.

The Final Launched

Yes! Finally I have decided already that I will keep the tittle of this blog. But I have bought a new domain for this since the other one that I just put here was too complicated because it was actually for my other bog before and since it was not working on that blog I tried it in here. It was working here though but the problem was, when I tried to claim this blog using that said domain(retchels-online-buzz.net) this blog will not appear only the old one which is my "Retchel's Online Buzz". So, i just have to forget the dot net one because I am afraid that Google could not index my entries here or if they can it will be credited to "my online buzz" blog.

So here it is, my new blog en tittle, ~imzmyfmly~ "Separated by Distance Joined by Love".

No Plan for the Day

It is Sunday morning here. The sun is not up yet. I think the weather is nice today same as yesterday. I haven't seen the weather forecast though but it seems like we will be able to see the sunshine today. Last night was raining, we closed our windows because we had it open during the day because it was so nice outside.
In a little bit, Rick will be home from work. I didn't have to work last night because it was my night off. So I was here by my self spending mostly of time in front of the computer, trying to fix this page because I slept mostly of my day yesterday.

Well anyway, we don't have plan for today. Maybe, if Rick will get enough sleep we will be going our sometime this afternoon to enjoy the nice weather.

Well, gotta go now, he will be home in a minute and so I can open the door for him..

I Miss My Family

Well, I am talking about my blog tittle here which is "imzmyfmly" pronounce as ,imissmyfamily. I don't know if this is going to be my permanent tittle of this blog. Actually this was my yahoo id when I used to visit overseas filipino workers chatrooms 2years ago. I have meet many friends with this name. I have known as "imz" for my overseas filipino chat friends. That was the time of my stay at home newbie. The time of my adjustment here in USA, the time that I don't have a job yet and so forth. But now, I am out of that world, but still I am connected to some of my friends that I have met online. Others are working in the Middle East and some parts of Asia. They are our hero, our Overseas Contract Workers. I have also met some that are living here in U.S.A. that I can consider them friends that both lives in California and are both married to a white guy. I have lots of memories with that name and have friends that are on my friends list but I could not open it anymore because it was hacked by some robots.

Anyway, so much for that, we will see if I can find a replacement for the tittle, if not I will keep it.

Another Page, Another Work

Hi Everyone, This is my new page, but I bought this domain few months ago for my other blog. But it was not working on the first time so I just ignored it. But few months after I tried to create a new blog and switch to this domain and it was working. I was surprised, I thought I could not recover anymore. Now, I don't know what to write here. I have few blogs that I am into right now. I don't even have time to update them all. But we will see, what's gonna happen on this new page. Hopefully this will work out good same as my other blogs.