Sharpening Skills

We decided to Chester last weekend to visit my brother-in-law, Rick and his wife Jill. It's a 45 minutes drive from our place but we love to go there because they own a big piece of land and we enjoy exploring the woods.  

The couple have put some  chemicals to clean up the swimming pool, they said that it would be ready in a couple of weeks.

We brought Dad with us and we also  brought his two old guns together with my husband's 45 caliber.  I never had the courage to  fire a gun  before  but this time I conquered my fear.  

Ms. Burrito is braver than me actually.  She never hesitated to fire Dad's 25 pistol.  Mr. Burrito on the other hand did not want to do it.  He was contented  with his toy gun.  Please don't be alarmed, my husband has  training  when it comes to firing so  it was really safe  to take the kids with us.  We just want to sharpen our skill in handling a gun.

We set up a piece of wood as a target.  Hubby can shoot pretty good.  I  fired twice and Ms. Burrito  tried one shot.  

We went down the hill where it's safe, far from the house.  Going down is fun but coming up is a little hard for Mr. Burrito lol.  Nevertheless, we had so much fun!

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Dandelion Treats

Our two bunnies (Wubzy and Matilda), love to eat dandelions.  Since  there are so many in our neighborhood, my  kids and I always picked some when we go for a walk or coming home from school.

These two  gets so excited whenever  they see these flowers. It is like a sweet treats to them.

If Ms. Burrito is serious in picking flowers, the other one is  seriously   spreading out the dandelions wahhh.  He would always "Make a wish!"

I read an article about dandelions or the Traxacum Officinale  and  found out that as pesky as it is these weeds to some people,  the herbalists consider it as a valuable  herb in treating some health condition like liver problems, skin problems, heartburn and more.  It said on the article that Dandelions are rich in Vitamins A, B complex, C, and D and minerals such as Potassium, zinc, and iron.  It is interesting to note that dandelions can be used as an added flavor to  salads, sandwiches and tea.  The roots are used in some coffee substitutes and the flowers  are used to make wines.

Birds of the same Feather..

Flock together.  

Photo was taken while we were on the intersection waiting for the red light to turn green.

Chewing Gum

I was browsing my old posts when I just started blogging and I found this one and thought of reposting it.


This was original posted on July 21, 2008 when we were still living in S. Korea.

My daughter Rylie love chewing gum. The other day we went to the store and as my husband was paying at the counter, Rylie slid a roll of chewing gum in front of her Dad. She was so sleak.. The cashier laughed to her gesture.

When we arrived home, she immediately opened it and stuck the whole thing in her mouth. Me and my husband were laughing but at the same time concerned that she might choke on it. Well, I think that she got tired of chewing it that she fell asleep. I tried taking it out but she resisted so we just let her took her nap with the gum inside her mouth.

My husband went to the bedrom to check on her and he came back and told  me  "where's the camera?" I said "why?". He said "I have to take this awesome pose". And here it is: Poor little thing!

melancholy feeling

It's gloomy and it's raining here today , which brings back memories to one of the posts I've made more than three years ago.  Our little man is so small on this picture.

Originally posted on June 28, 2008 - S. Korea

How do you feel when it's raining? I don't like rainy days, they always make me feel kind of sad. Today is one of those boring days, the rain started last night and it's already 5 o'clock in the afternoon now and it still pouring.. My kiddos can't go outside so all they can do is make a mess around the house. Gosh, drives me nuts! It's hard to keep the house organized when you have makukulit ones. Well, all we can do is just enjoy the moment.