Taco ala King

To add a new variation of menu in our table, we incorporated a Mexican dish and made some taco. This is my first time making it and I am glad that it turned out good. The preparation is very easy and quick. It only took me 15 minutes to prepare the whole thing. Here is the ground beef cooked with taco mix and a little bit of water. Here's the veggies - tomatoes and lettuce with the cheese. Here's the spicy and chunky salsa. Boy, it was hot...!

Here's the taco shells after baking it for 5 minutes in the oven. Baking the shell makes it more crispy... Want some?

Staying fit on snowy season

During winter, a lot of people in the States complain about gaining weight. Those that rely on jogging is their form of exercise can't do it during this time due to the weather condition. We have a mini gym in our home so working out can still be done at the basement where our bow flex, tread mill and weights are. We also see to it that we play outside once in a while. The picture of my husband and daughter below was taken last year in front of my father in law's house where we used the wooden sled. When the temperature drops and the snow begins to fall outside, it's hard to justify a good reason for getting off the couch. But even though lounging in front of the television feels a lot more tempting than taking a jog or even driving to the gym, there's no reason you have to completely surrender your fitness goals until spring. 

New Year Celebration

We celebrated our new year by dining out at Duffy's. We did not attend the party that the base hosted for the parents simply because we want our new year to start of us being together. The prizes at the party which included a trip for two to China were tempting but family is priceless! After dinner, we came home and watched a movie while waiting for the time to start the new beginning... new hope..... and new opportunities for us to explore the beauty of God's creation.

Here's our beloved children, going to the car following Daddy. here's EJ inside Duffy's while waiting for our food... How about you guys, how did you celebrate yours? Did you do something especial?

Home Made Pizza

My daughter Rylie and my husband John decided to make a pizza, a night before new year. It's a joy watching them work together, my daughter talked to his dad like an adult. Hubby said "I think that when you reach teen hood, you won't gonna hang out with me anymore as much as you do now." My daughter replied "No Dad, even if my friends will ask me to go with them, I will just tell them to go ahead because I wanna stay with you." I find it very very sweet. The pizza turned out pretty good, I loved it! Thanks guys, more pizza next time ha ha ha.. They also baked some cookies which Rylie had decorated herself.

to start the year of '09

I was bummed out this morning when hubby told me that our CPU's fan blow up. Man, what a day to start the new year. But anyhow on the good side, it gave me ample time to do thorough cleaning inside the house. We did the laundry, cleaned the refrigerator, cooked breakfast, vacuumed the floor and put away the Christmas decorations (with the help of my daughter and hubby). My husband got called out from work so I was a little bit upset because we suppose to go to church. Anyhow, after eating our brunch, he opened up the CPU and cleaned it up. Gee, you won't believe how much dust was in there. It's been a while since we last clean it so the dusty parts inside made the fan stop functioning right. I was happy after he tidied it up because the computer is running smoothly now without a sound from inside. I am back to normal blogging now hehehe. I thought for sure it was the end of it because our PC is more than 3 years old already. Thanks God, it got fixed.. He knows we can't afford to get a new one lol..