Carpet Diem

Carpets and area rugs are items that truly add comfort to your home. In some parts of the world, where the climate is mostly cold, carpets are a necessity. Some people even choose to have wall-to-wall carpet installed in their homes. Not only does it literally adds warmth to the home but it gives the home a cozy feel. It's my dream to have our home carpeted in the living room area. Carpets or area rugs of today have stepped up to add design and style to your home. It can be a focal point in interior home designs.

 

There are lots of things to consider when choosing the right type, style and color of carpet for your home. The type of carpet you need for your home depends on the traffic that the room receives. Durability of the carpet should be considered in these areas. The denser the yarn tufts, the more durable it is. The longer the piles of yarn tufts, the easier for them to crush.

 

Carpet fibers differ as well in properties. Wool is more resilient than Olefin. Olefin is resistant to stains, fading and moisture but it tends to crush easily. Wool on the other hand, can withstand more shock but is only moderately resistant to stains.

 

Now don't be confused in choosing the style for your carpet. There's only two styles, but 4 types under each so there's 8 all in all. Cut Pile Style has smooth, texture, twist and shag. It's easier to understand when you see the picture. Loop Style has level loop and patterned loop. The smoother the appearance of yarn tufts, the more formal looking. So the Shag style carpet which has higher tufts looks more casual.

 

The other two are patterned and printed carpets. Or combination of patterned and printed. Printed carpets make focal points to plain and neutral designed home interiors. Neutral and earth - tone carpets put contrast to home interiors and flooring that have busy designs. This makes for more classic look.

 

Visit Melbourne carpet shop for more about carpet styles, options and care.

 

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Sunflower Project: Planting Sunflower Seeds

My sons have been playing Plants vs. Zombies again. And I thought the garden, our real garden would look pleasant with sunflowers around. I bought a pack of sunflowers seeds from the supermarket. It says 150-200cm which I calculated would be arnd 4feet. So I figured that might be the excpected height of the sunflower plants in growth success. Wow exciting!

   


















According to my research, sunflowers thrive with lots of full sun so yey coz we get a lot of sun here in the Philippines in this month of May. I planted the seeds in a plastic pot, an empty ice cream bowl with garden soil in it. I dug 1 inch using my pointing finger and put in the seeds one in each hole.


I covered the holes and watered the pots.



I put them on a wall where I know they'll be getting a lot of sun and also that the cats can't dig the soil in the pots.

Sadly, the sun was hiding beneath the clouds and it rained every afternoon for three days. So I had to take the pots inside the house. The packet says in lowland, sow the seeds anytime of the year and the flowers will bloom. So I put my hope in that.

The whole day yesterday, the sky goes from sunny to gloomy to sunny to gloomy or cloudy but it didn't rain. The pots were outside again. So I was praying we don't get rain in the coming days. PAG-ASA says it's not the start of the rainy season yet. I hope they're not wrong this time. The sun was shining the brightest today in days so I visited the pots outside but no changes. And when I looked on the places where I planted the seeds directly in the garden, I saw 5 sprouts of .5 - 1 inch and I was so happy! Here are my cute sunflower plants 3 days after planting seeds.

the cutest one has the seed coat still on top of it :D 

I hope these tiny sunflowers will continue to grow. And also the 11 seeds in the pots. I'm still praying for the other two seeds that I planted directly to sprout as well. I hope we get a lot of sun in the coming days.

Do you think my sunflower project will be a success?

Children's Fun Run

Warm up exercises. Yes shades boy!

Are you ready kids? My son, Winter, left-most, front row, is running for 100 meters. (Kuya Zach is now the one wearing the shades here.)

He's just a close call as a third finisher but he came fourth. I'm just happy to see him finish the race with a beaming smile.

At the 200meter dash, my eldest son Zach almost won first place. But still good as second. Maybe next time he'll do it with the shades off.

It's their first time to join a fun run. And I'm so proud of them for being a sport. Winter is very competitive and has a tendency to break down when he loses. But today (last Sunday), they just showed bravery and sportsmanship. As we told them, it's a fun run so the main goal is to just really have fun :)

Thank you to the children's ministry of the Metro Laguna Christian Church for organizing this fun event for the kids and the kids at heart.

 

 

 

2013 Mother's Day

Last Friday, the hubby got home with a box of Vanilla Cupcake Bakery in hand.


He planned on bringing home J.Co donuts as treat for Mother's Day but the line was terribly looooonnnngggg. tsk tsk! so he just brought home these sweet cupcakes.




first one from left is the Red vElvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting which was finished by kuya Zach. Then the one with oreo toppings and strawberry fondant is a chocolate chip cupcake. Both tastes great! But just a little hint, the fondant is too sweet but still the choco cupcake itself is superb. Their best seller is the red velvet cupcake according to the hubby. But my fave among the three is the carrot cupcake. It's moist inside with walnut bits.


Thanks for remembering me on Mother's Day Honey! muah muah! tsup tsup!

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At church last Sunday, the dads surprised us, moms with a serenade and roses to a cute upbeat song. I'm not familiar with it but the dads' moves and antics were really cute. The kids gave us handmade crowns. I hope I can get photos so I can share it here too.

May is for Mothers.