Time for an upgrade

December 29, 2011

We have lived in our current house for about 4 years now. All the furniture that we have in the house were moved over from our old house and that means the furniture are really in need of an upgrade soon. During our vacation, I came across some barnwood furniture that I really like. However [...]

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Winter equals high bills

December 29, 2011

I love all aspects of winter. That includes the snow, the bald trees and even the cold weather. The only thing I do not like about winter is the electricity bill. Besides turning on the heater, we also use the kitchen a lot more since we like to make soup and hot drinks in the [...]

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Bad habit

December 29, 2011

We usually do not wear shoes into our house. So when we were staying at the hotels, the hardest thing for me to do is to remember not to take off my shoe when I get in the room. I wish I could take off my shoe but I am a little phobic about the [...]

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Catching up with technology

December 29, 2011

Since we came back from our vacation, DH has been checking out samsung lcd televisions. I guess it is because of all the LCD TVs they had at all the hotels that we stayed in during this vacation. Our current television is definitely not at the edge of technology. It is huge and definitely not [...]

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Gift buying strategy

December 29, 2011

Buying gifts are fun but they can also be frustrating if you have no idea what to get for the recipient. Luckily I do not have many family and friends that I need to get presents. But when I need to get presents, I usually end up getting personalized gifts or gift cards for them. [...]

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Quiet Christmas

December 29, 2011

We went shopping before Christmas and the mall was totally packed! People were lining up for Coach bags, bulova watch, DKNY and other branded products. I guess the economy is not as bleak as reported. For us, Christmas was a quiet affair. First of all we were travelling and we were also trying to teach [...]

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Too cold for a pool

December 29, 2011

If you ask C what her favorite part of this vacation is, it is not Disneyland or Legoland. It is the pools and Jacuzzi at the various hotels. Besides spending lots of time around town, we spend a lot of time at the pools. Now that C is able to swim, she enjoys the pool [...]

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Christmas holiday travel

December 29, 2011

This Christmas vacation has been an awesome one. We are on a 2 weeks vacation and a very long road trip. We visited Legoland, Disneyland, Las Vegas and even Grand Canyon. Legoland was a first visit for all of us. I was surprised that it was so near the coast. I wished we had more [...]

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Trimming budget for the new year

December 13, 2011

This year has been a financially straining year for our family. So lately I have been thinking of ways to lessen our financial burden. The first thing that I did was to start checking some websites for used things instead of buying new stuff all the time. Seriously it is amazing that you can find [...]

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Year end activities

December 13, 2011

Gosh, it has been so long since I blogged that I even lost the password to my blog! Luckily I had it written down in a safe place otherwise I might not be able to blog. It is December already and school is in its home stretch for the year already. These past couple of [...]

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