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Hi everyone...once again, I am going to be moving my blogs to a different address. For those of you who put me on your blogroll, please update it to www.zokeybug.com Amel has joined the bandwagon and is now in charge of the blogs. I must admit, it looks pretty nice, so if you have a chance, please check it out. Thanks for your understanding!

Mom

My mom is so cool! We usually try to get together once a week because I want her to know her grandchildren and I want to hang out with her too. We would usually go to the local Starbucks or IHOP. Anyway, this week, I wasn't able to because I was too busy. So, when she called one morning and I told her that I wasn't going to be able to hang out with her, instead of saying "See you next week" like she normally would, she asked me, "what do you want from IHOP?" and even better, "what do the kids want?"

Wow! What an unexpected blessing. She knew exactly what I wanted and had the eggs cooked just how I like it. It's funny how even though I have kids of my own, that she still takes care of me ...AND my kids in various ways! I will say it again, my mom is the coolest!

GOLDEN NUGGET: Learning to appreciate my mom, despite my terrible, teen years.

New Addition

Today was my first formal ultrasound for Baby #4. This is one of my favorite and one of my least favorite parts of being pregnant. Favorite because I get my first real glimpse of the baby and we love finding out if we're having a boy or a girl (hey, we like being surprised early, okay?) and it's one of my least favorites because after drinking about four cups of water, I have to hold it in for about 45 minutes to an hour tops.

Anyway, to make a long story short, we got to see all the vitals. The baby looks fine and we're going to go over the results on Tuesday, my next pre-natal appointment. By the way, we are having a Boy!

GOLDEN NUGGET: God-willing, we will have another precious addition to our family early September or beginning of October. It makes all these "hardships" that I'm going through worth it.

Opposites

My mom was gone for a couple of weeks. She was in the Philippines for her brother's funeral. Even though I told her not to worry about it, she brought back some "pasalubongs" (presents) for them. Here's what she brought back for the girls.

Zokey totally loved this outfit! She kept saying, "Is coot. (It's cute.)"


Now, Buggy Bug was another story. Look at those tears! You almost feel sorry for her, right?


This was literally two minutes after I told her she could take the outfit off.

GOLDEN NUGGET: My life became much more interesting when God blessed me with children.

Apple Cider Vinegar

This is a little embarrasing, but I'm going to post it anyway because I think it's important to know. Anyway, I've been having problems with an upset stomach lately and Pepto Bismol, Maalox, Tums, etc. just have not been working for me. So, I decided to go on the internet to find a home remedy cure for it. I forgot what website it was, but it was a forum-like site and people from all over the world would give their natural cures for this problem.

So, several people kept mentioning apple cider vinegar. They suggested taking one tablespoon, straight up. It would burn going to down, but after that, it's instant relief. Well, my problem was really bad last night and I FINALLY decided to give it a try. I have to say that I was too chicken to take it straight up, so I mixed it in with some hot water. After a couple of sips, I instantly felt better.

I just wanted to share this bit of information with you all. I hope you don't have to experience this as often as I do, but if you ever do, give this a try.

GOLDEN NUGGET: Knowing that you don't have to pay a lot of money to cure certain ailments. The little bottle of apple cider vinegar I bought was $1.32! Also, that if you do your research, you can use items you have on hand that are probably better for you than putting unknown chemicals in your body. Just a thought!

How Time Flies

Winter 2006


I had my quiet time this morning and it made me realize how short this life really is. I found some old pictures hidden in my camera's internal memory and it brought tears to my eyes. My "babies" hardly look like babies anymore.

Fall 2007


GOLDEN NUGGET:This verse says it all: Lord, make me to know my end and what is the extent of my days; let me know how transient I am. Behold, you have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing in your sight; surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Psalm 39:4,5

Limos + Kids = Great Time

This takes place after our dinner at Crustacean.



First, I have to describe their reaction when they first saw the limos. It was one of pure joy and happiness. They were so excited!



As you know, we had all the kids and they were active the whole ride to Crustacean. They drank all the soda. They were amazed by the colored lights in the limo. They sat on the floor and kept laughing the whole time.



Anyway, after our wonderful dinner, we were off in the limo once again. The kids were still restless, so we decided to play some games with them. The first one we played was the question game. We asked them questions like, why do people get married? What does it mean to be in love? Who do you like better Zoey 101 or Hannah Montana? I should tell you their answers, it was pretty funny. After a while they got tired of this game, so Jase decided to tell them a "scary" story.



The kids sat on the floor of the limo in front of Jase. He told Hubby and I to help him out with this story by scaring them at the right time. Of course we agreed. So the story was about some kids who happen to have the same names as Sonny, T, Jay, etc...Jase talked in a low voice and the kids seemed to really be scared! Finally, in the story, the kids were taking a walk in the woods and felt something on their backs. This was our cue to touch all the kids on the back and scare them.



So we grab the kids and they are genuinely scared because they scream. Sonny has tears in his eyes. Jay has her hands on her face. EJ is just quiet, I think he got a little too scared. I think Buggy Bug is just laughing. But T...oh boy, he is ANGRY! He gets up right after we scare him and tries to tackle Jase! Hubby holds him back and calms him down. He's sitting quietly by Hubby, but he's muttering some things because I see that his lips are moving.



Well, at this point, Hubby, Jase, Elle, and I are trying to hold back our laughs. I look away from T and tears are coming down my face because this was just a funny sight. I guess you just had to be there. There's just something about giving little kids a good scare that is just so funny.

GOLDEN NUGGET: Although they wreaked havoc in Crustacean, they made the limo ride so much fun. This is a memory I will never forget.