What a fabulous giveaway!

Pamper Yourself Blogoversary Giveaway from Penelope Oasis

You don't want to miss this! She has amazing items in her giveaway. I love to spend some time in her site. So relaxing!!! Dead line is 09/09 at 12 noon EST.

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Meme Award

Another Award!!!
I really do feel honered.

I'd like to thank Mama Such at Raising My 4 Sons sharing this wonderful awards with me.

Whenever stop by her site and see her banner, can't stop smiling!
What a nice picture! How cute are they!
I really appreciate it. Thank you Mama Such! (((hugz)))

Here are the rules of this award;
*TheAcknowledge the person who gave you the award *List 7 Personality Traits about yourself*Pass the award on to 7 other blogs that deserve recognition for the personalities that they share with the blogging world.

Here are my 7 personality traits;
*Hopeful, creative, sensetive, friendly, responsible, honest and sometimes childishly :)

Sometimes it helps to be a bit childish, if you're really stressed out with work, or if you're out to have some fun.

Now time to share!
I'd like to pass this award on to following wonderful friends (((hugz)))

* Meg at Meg's a Mommy
* Penelope at Penelope's Oasis
* twinsouls888 at Beauty Inside and Out
* Clueless_ Mama GUESSING ALL THE WAY...
* Leyda at From Mom To Mom
* DeAnna at Write Moms
* Jen at Family Affair

Rainy Sunday!

My son Aria jumped off the diving board on Friday. He loves swimming and his swimming class. 2nd season will start tomorrow. He'll be in level 3!
We promised him we would take him to his favorite pool today. Woke up this morning and was asking;

- 'no sun? Mommy is it realy rainy today? I don't beleive it! :(

But I know how to lighten him up. Banana Pancakes!!!

We changed the plan and decided to take him to see the movie,' G Force' which he kept on asking about it.

So went to see this movie today. We actually enjoyed it as much as he did. Highly trained guinea pigs, (the female one is my favorite and also love Penelope Cruz) armed latest high-tech spy equipments which was really fun to watch with 3D glasses. The worse thing was, it was shining outside when we were coming back home ;(

Here is the recipe that made him lighten up this morning;

Banana Pancake

3 jumbo eggs

2 cups of flour.

1 cup of milk.

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup of pureed banana.

1 teaspoon of vanilla.

1 tsp baking powder

Pinch of cinnamon,

3 tbsp vegetable oil.

Beat the eggs then add milk and oil.
Add the sugar, the flour,the banana puree, vanilla, cinnamon, the baking powder then mix thoroughly.

Cook both side until brown on a heated skillet.

Aria loves with extra banana(sliced) and chocolate syrup : )

Something is wrong with my camera. I used the webcam. Sorry, this is not a good shot.

Thanks for stopping by!

One Lovely Blog Award

I'd like to thank Meg at Meg's a Mommy
She is a great friend and I love to read her side.

Thanks again for thinking of me!

I woke up this morning. I wasn't feeling so energetic. Also a little confused. I had a hard week. So today is Saturday. Needed to hear or do something which makes me feel better to welcome this weekend. I made a coffee. Added hazelnut cream (extra :)) and started to read new comments on my blog. So, here it is! Made me feel great early morning ;) What a great start!

The rules of the “One Lovely Blog Award” are:
Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

Now time to share some love!!!
I'd like to pass this lovely award on to the following friends;

The Redhead Riter at The Redhead Riter
Momma Such at Raising My 4 Sons
Christine at Propeller Head Mom
Nikki at Euphoria Luv
Sonya Oldham at CURLY GIRL'S CROCHET ETC
Sheila at Runing' Late Again!
Kristy Moon at Chaotic Kristy
Tracy atLucky Me!
Amber at Miracles on MAMA STREET
Tara atTHROUGH HAZEL EYES
Lisa at ROCKIN ELLA GRACE COLLECTION
Becca Powell at A Fresh Beginning
Leandrea at We're just WORKING ON TODAY
Katie D at la Jolla Mom
Pearl at Sharing my Thoughts


Hugz..Have a great weekend!

What makes food fun to eat? Any suggestion?

Today I'm searching how to make food, especially veggies fun to eat. Your ideas will help other moms too.

-Finger foods – kids love eating with their fingers
-Dipping and scooping – it is fun for them to dip or scoop their food into another food.
-Kids enjoy taking matters into their own hands by adding things to their food such as sauces or toppings.
-Fillings and icings tend to make foods appealing to kids
-Silly shapes and colors – kids like foods that come in interesting shapes and colours
-Portability – kids like to be able to take food products with them

My son is 7 years old and he says he doesn't like silly faces anymore ;) He likes some veggies. Raw carrot, bell pepper, cucumber and lettuce are his favorites. Tomatoes! He eats if they are raw. Also eats peas and green beans when I served with pasta or rice. He used to eat broccoli but not anymore!

-Finely chopped veggetables can be added to ground beef, egg, hamburger..

-Another recomendation is to have the child to help pick out vegetables at the grocery store and help prepare them.

What is your suggestion?

Russian Potato Salad

Sunday is a funday!
We will stay at home and BBQ today. Also I made this yummy salad.
Very easy!

16 oz. peas(canned)

1 cup carrot(canned)

4 potatoes (cubed and cooked)

6 tbsp light mayonaise

I'm trying to reduce the amount of sodium so rinsed peas and carrot very well.

Gently toss all the ingredients together in a bowl. You can also add hard boiled egg, pickles pepper(optinal)

Actually, I don't usually add egg but pickles goes great!

I ate this salad a lot yesterday. Good thing is mayonaise was light ;))

Perky Blogger Award

It was a bad week. First, I got cold then my hubby!

Thanks God we both OK now.
I'm so sorry that I couldn't place my new award on time.




I would like to thank Pink Note at Pink Notes Diary for being so thoughtful in passing this award to me. I love to read her blog. It is great to have new friends everyday.

Now I'd like to share this lovely award with following friends;


*twinsouls888 at BEAUTY INSIDE AND OUT

*Valerie at It's a wonderful life

*Whitney Donohue at Mreow! Cool Cat Reflection on a Not-So-Purrfect World

*Maricel at Momhood Moments and

*Coupon Magnet at The Coupon Magnet


Rules are the same. You probably knew but then again;

After grabbing please make a post of this award on your blog then link the person who gave the award to you. Also you must pass this award on to bloggers you choose.


Have a healthy and happy weekend!

Mushrooms!

How incredible they are!



I love mushrooms and knew they were healthy but until I decided to do some search, I didn't realize how much imported they were to our health.
Also I learned that mushrooms were one of the first herbal medicines used to inhibit many condition like tumor.
Mushrooms are great sauce of mineral content.
They can have a positive effect on gall bladders.
In fact, they are an excellent source of iron, selenium, potassium, phosphorus, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, copper, and zinc.
Also may help to prevent breast cancer. They are high in antioxidants.
Niacin-rich foods like mushrooms increase risk of hearth disease, stroke and osteoartritis.


Healthy, tasty, yummy!
This is my favorite lunch! With a slice of whole wheat bread.



16 oz white mushroom
2 scallions (chopped)
1 handfull parsley(finely chopped)
1/2 tsp red pepper
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp vinegar
olive oil, sea salt

Put mushrooms in a pan. Add olive oil. Cook until softer.
Add spicey, vinegar, sea salt
Then cook a few more minutes.

It was a great weekend and today I feel a little lazy ;)
My next post will be about Perky Blogger Award.
Have a great evening!