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The moment you were born, I thank GOD for teaching me a lot about giving. I give myself, my time, my love and everything I have for you. Since having you, I am so much more alive and aware of life. You are the reason why I want to live my life the best I can. You are the greatest gift that GOD has given me

Visiting a farm

May 19, 2013

This coming Sunday, my son is set to go to my father in law friend's farm. Hubby will drop my son and my inlaws will bring him in the farm. They have lots of horses and for sure my son will have fun riding or just watching them. My mother in law showed me the daughter of their friend who's into equestrian sport. I wonder what kind of pants their wearing because it shouldn't be something smooth that will cause them to fall off. Then I heard my mother in law saying breeches. When I got the chance I googled it from my iPad and found different equestrian breeches. They are tailored in riding horses. I learned something on that day and I hope that my son will be safe and will be having so much fun this weekend.

Anticipated Mass should be Festive Mass

May 18, 2013

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Today, we attended mass and I just got curious why it's called anticipated mass, though it's pretty obvious that you are anticipating the Sunday mass, but I want to know more and here what I found:

First, the Saturday evening Mass is not an "anticipated" Mass. It is the festive Mass of Sunday. The liturgical day of Sunday has already begun, so we are not "anticipating" anything. This language is a hold-over from the old 1917 code of canon law (when such Masses were "anticipating" Sunday).

From the "General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar"

#3 "The liturgical day runs from midnight to midnight, but the observance of Sunday and solemnities begins with the evening of the preceding day."

Since Sunday has begun, Saturday is over--it's a thing of the past. Whatever liturgical day Saturday "was" no longer matters.

Once evening has begun (4 PM) Sunday has begun, and therefore the Sunday Mass text is the "Mass of the day."

Here's Pope Benedict http://www.adoremus.org/SacramentumCaritatis.html

...recognizing that Saturday evening, beginning with First Vespers, is already a part of Sunday and a time when the Sunday obligation can be fulfilled...

And here's Pope John Paul II http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/jo...domini_en.html

From a liturgical point of view, in fact, holy days begin with First Vespers. Consequently, the liturgy of what is sometimes called the "Vigil Mass" is in effect the "festive" Mass of Sunday, at which the celebrant is required to preach the homily and recite the Prayer of the Faithful.

Selling the house

May 17, 2013

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We're planning to relocate to another state and we're preparing our house to be sold the soonest. Aside from the current remodelling of our kitchen, I thought of improving the interior of our living room and one of them is to have one of those wall fireplaces. I saw lots of designs which are all awesome and I'm thinking of having one added to our living room. I know hubby wouldn't like the idea because it's additional expense but I will insist because it will also be a come-on for the buyer, it will entice them. I told him that it's affordable and showed him some samples online. He just rubbed his head and gave me a compelled approval. I will miss our house for sure but it will no longer fit our family size and our current jobs caused us to move so that we'll be closer.

Back pain

May 16, 2013

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I worked six consecutive days and I was so exhausted and felt all kinds of pain. The most bothersome was the back pain. It kills me, no amount of bengay and all these icy hot patches could ease the pain. I tried to sleep in the couch because I felt that our bed caused more discomfort that's why my back pain stays longer until the next day. There's something wrong with my posture, maybe my out of shape too trigger the back pain. Then I thought of my friend who mentioned last year that she bought this mattress latex which helped her to ease and get rid of her back pain. I thought of checking this out in the internet and found out that the price is affordable and reasonable plus they have discount on selected models. I mentioned to my hubby that I am planning to purchase one so that I will be relieved with all these back pain whenever I'm sleeping.

Retirement investment

May 15, 2013

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Two months from now will be my first year anniversary in my job unfortunately a month before that will be the retirement of our manager. I must admit that I owe him this job because he chose me amongst other deserving candidates. Modesty aside, I can say that my sincerity was been my edge over the others, that my manager felt it. It saddens us to know that he's leaving us so soon because he kept it a secret, all we know was it will be this year but not this soonest. He told us his plans and one of them is to have another dog and where he's going to put his retirement benefits. He plans to buy gold coins and thought that this is a great investment. We're going to miss him and wherever he'll be and his plans on his retirement, we'll always remember him and maintain communication with him

Why people smoke even they know it's unhealthy?

I tried smoking before but I got scared of the possibility that I will be addicted to it so I quit. I was one those people who thought that smoking is a very cool thing to do and it makes you relax but coming from a family whose some members' death were caused by smoking, it scared me. My grandfather died of throat cancer at age of 62 and my uncle of lung cancer, they were heavy smokers. I remember my grandfather's breakfast, a cup of coffee and cigarettes. I learned that as we get older, we acquired plaque in the arteries of our hearts and it gets worse when we're exposed to smoking or secondary because this plaque has the tendency to break-up and cause a heart attack. Now, I'm really worried about hubby's smoking habit. His alibi for still having it, the stress of his work. It's been a struggle, an on and off breaking of the habit, you can't be assured that things are still ok because you don't have any symptoms of whatever illness. But, why wait for illness to quit? Are your family not enough reason for you to quit? You're working so hard, saving for the future of your family but you don't realize that those savings might solely go to your future medications. It's so hard to quit, I know because I witness that with hubby's case but I'm still patiently reminding him that smoking is a bad habit. Anything BAD should stop. Can we just sacrifice that 'nice feeling' you're getting from smoking, to make your family happy and have peace of mind? It scares me whenever I hear my hubby coughs though he's no longer a heavy smoker but it doesn't stop me to worry. We're not getting younger, we must take care of our health, getting rid of the habit lets the body start healing immediately. It's not yet too late to quit. Hubby bought an electronic cigarette and will try his best to kick the bad habit this Spring/Summer season. I hope this time, it's for good, our son needs us, so, we should live longer.

Gift for father's day

May 14, 2013

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As early as now, I'm thinking of what am I gonna give hubby and my father in-law this coming father's day. For hubby, it might be anything related to fishing and for my father in-law, I might buy coins because he loves to collect them. Last week, I was called to check on their desktop computer and I found lots of websites on his favorites' bar being saved. He checks on sites where he can buy those gold coins and saved them at home. Last year, he showed us some of his finest collection and he's very into this habit which he encouraged his fellow retirees to do the same. It will be a wonderful father's gift for my father in-law, adding up collection to his. I think my sister in-law will be hosting a brunch get together on father's day at her residence.

Awesome afternoon

May 12, 2013

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I brought my son to the park, we love the weather, it's awesome! I decided to bring my son's bike and placed it in the passenger's side of the car because it won't fit inside my car's trunk, My son loves riding his bike, that he even showed off some speed which I worried a lot thinking that he'll have an accident. We stayed in the park for almost four hours after countless times of convincing my son that it's enough and it's ready to go home. When we got home, I left the bike in the porch and after few hours, it's so scorching hot. I should have placed one of those bike covers that we have. I think my son needed a new bike because his' was kinda small for him now to drive. This christmas, it might be our gift for him, a brand new one.

Vacation

May 09, 2013

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It's been more than a week since my last post here because I forgot to bring my laptop with me during our vacation in Memphis. I don't want to use the hotel's computer to open my blog for security purposes. Anyway, we stayed in Memphis for a week, it was a long drive but it's worth it. We have our long deserved time-off from work and able to bond as family. While in Memphis on a Sunday morning attending mass, my attention was caught with the wedding that will follow after the mass because of the beautiful dresses of the entourage having their pre-wedding pictorials outside the church. When we got out of the church, I saw the photographer's vehicle with sample photos and they were awesome and learned that it's raleigh wedding photography.

Looking for apartment rental

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My sister in law and her family are planning to have a vacation in Australia this summer and she asked me if I know some apartment rentals because I have lots of friends there. I contacted some of my friends and gave me the name of the place and its website for us to check. My friend told me that when her sister visited them, they stayed on one of those rental apartments and they have a great experience. It depends on my sister in law's budget and which area they want to stay but I'm sure she will consider the option of renting apartment because they will stay there longer in preparation to migrating there. I gave my sister in law the list so she could check http://www.parisluxeapt.com/.