Mommy Moments - Playing Time

I caught my kids playing harmoniously (WOW!) this afternoon. A rare occasion that's why I didn't think twice to take a pic.

The second frame looks like they're fighting but don't worry, they're just playing . No kid was seriously harmed in shooting this photo.


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Zach Hates Writing

We're having quite a problem with Zach's studies.

I posted in here how well he was doing previously. He started to learn how to read after being in Kumon for only about 6 weeks. He even perfected his two achievement tests.

The problem now is that he doesn't want to do his worksheets. He hates writing. He does the reading but doesn't want to do the writing. Previously, he answers his homeworks but really slowly and I needed to push him for him to be able to finish it. There's one time when he told his teacher "I don't like you!" while the teacher was telling him to finish his worksheets. If he fights his teacher like that, how much more with me at home?

The head of the center talked to me and told me that we need to reduce his load of worksheets from ten pages to five pages per day. The reason she told me is so that Zach won't have a negative implication about studying. Until he gets the hang of it.

He still does the worksheets with lots of motivation, prodding, convincing and bola-bola about the pictures in the worksheets or just about anything. To tell you honestly, it even comes to fighting.

As his teacher suggested the last time we went to Kumon center, I give every page of worksheets to him one by one. At first, it works. But later on he doesn't want to do it again. I also don't quite approve of this technique coz I want Zach to build a study habit that is regular and focused to his studies when it's study time.

I felt that I've tried everything already. And I thought once that I want to quit teaching him.

Do you have the same dilemma? How did you deal with it?

How well do you know yourself? A Personality Test

Yami requested me to take a Personality Test and share the results. Thanks Yami!

Here are the rules:

1. Open this web site: Personality Test.

2. Take the Personality Quiz.

3. Copy and paste the result on your blog.

4.Tag as many friends as you can and link to the friend who tagged you.

My result:

Your view on yourself:

You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:

You like to flirt and behave seductively. The opposite sex finds this very attractive, and that's why you'll always have admirers hanging off your arms. But how serious are you about choosing someone to be in a relationship with?

Your views on education

Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:

You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:

You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:

You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self:

You are full of energy and confidence. You are unpredictable, with moods changing as quickly as an ocean. You might occasionally be calm and still, but never for long.

Want to get to know more about yourself? Try this test please Swami and Laine.

2009 is 6th

July 13, 2009...6th year anniversary.

Happy 6th Year Anniversary my Love!

Hep hep...This photo was in Coron, we have yet to celebrate.

2 Corinthians 1:21-22

²¹Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, ²²set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

^{Song of Songs 1:2}

² Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
for your love is more delightful than wine.

Mommy Moments x 2

Catching up two previous Mommy Moments themes from the previous weeks.

Encounter with Pets or Animals

We visited Ark Avilon Zoo last December 2007. What's good about is that you can actually go inside the dens to feed or touch the animals. Zach and Dani enjoyed petting and feeding the rabbits.

After a lot of convincing, Zach tried to go inside the turtles' den inspite of his fear.
Entrance: P250pax










This time in Manila Zoo, Zach wasn't afraid of the snake. He obviously has more guts than the mommy.

Entrance: P20

Photo with Snake: P100







This was in Paradizoo. You will really meet different kinds of animals here. According to kuya Zach, the pony ride was enjoyable.

Entrance: P200pax

Pony Ride: P30 per round






Pouting Face

Mommy was so busy shopping for shoes...I might try Online Kids Wear from India next time.


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Which is Best: Article or Web Directory?

Article directories and web directories became available online with the proliferation of blogs, different kinds of websites and forums on the internet. According to www.articlecity.info, any internet marketer suggests you use both as these increases your traffic as much. But when signing up to directories is not all that we need to do in our life, we need to choose one from the other. As an author of a personal blog myself, I want to know which is best to use, an article directory or a web directory? Coz for a stay at home mom with two kids (and I believe wherever you come from), time is precious. I want do more bloghopping, reading through and reviewing articles.

If you will read through the article, you will find out about the pros and cons of using an article directory or a web directory. Then, you can decide which one works best for you and your traffic.

The following are some of the points that I have found:

• web directories provide optimization especially when you sign up to paid web directories that will surely give you high page ranking.
  

• web directory uses semi-automatic submission which is time-saving

• article directory works slowly coz you need to submit your article to every article directory that you can find

• article directory works surely coz you gain traffic naturally as you receive visitors that are much more interested in your business.

So what do I use? Still can't decide. But probably, I'll go for the one that works slowly but surely.

Zach's Birthday: Simple Joy

We're happy to see Zach with all smiles as he went downstairs from the bedroom yesterday morning. We greeted him with a happy birthday song and a birthday cake with the no. 4 candle on top. He was really happy to see the balloons and the decorations that we made while he's asleep the night before.

He was even more delighted to open our gift for him, a Starscream Transformers robot. Bumblebee and Starscream are now comrades. :P

We were happy as well to have friends, our bible talk group, come over for our bible talk last night. They brought food so my spaghetti was not lonely on the table. Our friends' kids and our kids = party! We sang again the birthday song for Zach before we started the bible talk.

I was again fulfilled to see the pureness of a kid's happiness with just a simple celebration of his day.

A Friendship Chain

One of my friends here in blogsville want to let me join the friendship chain. Thank you for remembering me Enchie and including me in the list. She is one extraordinary mommy who never neglects to take care of her family's needs without abandoning her own stuff as well. She's one of my idols when it comes to photography.

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This is the easy way and the fastest way to :

1. Make your Authority Technorati explode.

2. Increase your Google Page Rank.

3. Get more traffic to your blog.

4. Makes more new friends.

Rules :

1. Start copy from “Begin Copy” until “End Copy” to your blog.

2. Put your own blog name and link. 3. Tag your friends as much as you can.

1.Picturing of Life 2. Juliana’s Site 3. Hazel-My Life, My Hope, My Future.4. Jeanne-The Callalily Space5.My Family is my Life 6. The Simple Life of a Baghag 7. On A Wonderful Day Like Today 8. House Everything 9. The Creativity in Me 10. Travel and Photography 11. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 12. You Are My Sunshine 13.Song to Remember 14. Super Blog 15. Philiippine Tv Marathon 16.Simply Blue 17. Breaking the Boundaries 18. Top Five 19. A Simple Life 20. Simple Happy Life 21. A Great Pleasure 22. Glossa~licious 23. Time Goes By 24. Sweet Nothings 25. A Time To Weep And A Time To Laugh 26. You're Next

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