Spooky Projects

Last year I found this cute minnie mouse pumpkin design and since we didn't have a whole lot of time to do any halloween decorations, I went ahead and made it for my daughter.

This year however, I decided to try my hands on carving some. It's my first time carving pumpkin and I think it turned out okay {grin}. That's according to my husband... he tends to get a little biased since I am his wife.

My husband did the big one and I did the little one {you can't hardly see the little one- sitting on the bike} for my daughter and the spotty pumpkin. I have another a couple more pumpkins that I want to carve, hopefully I'll be able to do them today. I'll post the pictures once I finished them.

Some People Do Stupid Things

I love watching shows in Lifetime channel. And one time I was watching this show about a teacher who almost lost everything because somebody stolen her identity. The bad part was the person who stole it was from the mortgage company that she was working with to purchase her first house. I can't really remember the title of the show but it was based on true story and her story I think was the start of the passing of laws foridentity theft protection.

I mean it was that easy to get somebody's information and used all her money to get stuff. The lady even bought the same car she was driving. And since she has a great credit history, the person who stole her identity did not have a hard time getting a bunch of stuff. I can't imagine if that would happen to me. I might have a heart attack just trying to fix things up and I don't even have a heart problem.

You can never really imagine what people will do when they are in tight situation. So really the best thing to do is prevention. Check out companies that specialize in identity protection. Make sure that you have some sort of alert when somebody uses your information. You can also take advantage of the free credit report that you can get once a year.

Things I love and {hate} this season

Don't you just love it when the season change. I absolutely love the colors of the fall. Although over here in Texas we don't get pretty as compare to places like Colorado or Kentucky. With all of the places I choose Colorado and Kentucky... well, Colorado really looks pretty with all of the mountains covered in ice and Kentucky, I been there during fall season and the trees are just lovely. I was lost for words the first time we head down to visit.

It's like somebody had painted the trees and leaves.

But of course, as the season change there is always something that we don't like about it. As for me, I don't like it due to the fact that there's a lot of people that are getting sick.. flu season. Personally, my allergy is a big issue for me during fall. Although my allergy wasn't that bad before we move to our house. Now I am thinking maybe it is because the house was old and it took us a while to have the carpet change and let tell you, I really don't like the smell of the house.

And finally the start of this year, when our carpet was change and all the furnace filters was change, I was able to breath better.

Another thing that I don't like during fall is cleaning all the leaves in the yard. It's crazy. We have a total of 7 trees and when all the leaves fall out, its a lot of work. But I guess it's not that bad since my daughter absolutely love the leaves and play in the pile of leaves.

"Good for the kids, hard on my back."

Here's another one that I love during this season.

The holidays... definitely something to look forward to. And of course as my daughter said, "We love trick or treating!" Now that my daughter is 3 years old, she actually knows trick or treating now. I bet she will absolutely love the next coming holidays... the reason?
Well... there's going to be plenty of gifts to open.

What about you, what are the things that you love during this season?

Plans...

Vacation House - this is one of our future plans, to have a vacation house or maybe even a retirement house. Something close to family and friends. Although, the second part might be an overstatement, since most of my friends I hardly even see or talk to.

Last night I actually lay awake... I went to bed late and I could not sleep. Finally, my body decided to gave in maybe around 6-6:30am... yup! That late.

For some reason, I have this longing feeling again for my old friends. College and friends from my previous work. Most of my college friend, I only get in touch with them through email and sometimes chat. My friends from my work before, same thing. Although most of the time it's only through social network that we leave comments and messages. Hmmmm... the cyber age. I missed the times when people actually write letters to each other... snail mail as we used to call it. I cannot remember the last time I received a snail mail. It's been ages. But anyway, I lay awake all night and just memories flashing back and what will be my life I have made a different decision.

What's weird though was I was actually trying to put together my life and I told myself... maybe I can write a book about it. Just something I can start with and you know work on it one day at a time. I know my life wasn't that all exciting but just the thought of starting something... maybe I'll get on to it when I don't have anything else to do. More time to let my imagination run wild... Oh, I like that idea...

But anyway, back to the vacation house... we still don't know where's the location or the design and layout as well as the budget. Although I did see this Outer Banks vacation rentals from a website and they have some great vacation houses in North Carolina. I haven't been to North Carolina but I've heard some great stuff about it. My husband is from Kentucky and we have a relative who lives in the Carolina's. Plus I love the nature and I think The Carolina is the perfect place. Now the big question is when are we going to purchase it?

I can only dream....

What about you, do you have any vacation house? Would you like to share some pro's and cons about having a vacation house?

You would think...

With all of the stress and the late nights that I have been having lately, you would think that I should be losing weight...however, it seems like the opposite. The other day I was putting my pants and I've noticed that I can barely fit on it. Maybe it was just that the pants was old and has shrunk. But then again, I second guess that part.

Instead I went to the our closet and check my weight... Well, maybe our scale is broken... I definitely did not like the numbers I saw on the scale.

But I don't think it's the sleeping late that is causing my weight gain. It is more of the lack of exercise. I used to be very active but lately I haven't been doing any exercise. Blame it to the school work that I have to do, the cold weather and just me being lazy most of the time.

I really need to kick my butt and get on with some exercise. I'm not into the diet pills really because I hate taking any pills. I am too chicken for that. Although I checked out some top weight loss pills website just to see some information plus I came across some name of these pills on my Pharmacology class and it really interesting to find out about the drugs. Fascinating to find out what these drugs can do and how it can alter appearances and the effects in our body.

Plasma or Plasma?

What's the difference? The same spelling but it can mean two things. It can mean a blood plasma, which by the way is beginning to be an issue with me. It looks to me that my professor is having this "trip" and he keeps giving us a bunch of things to do for his class. I can't keep up anymore. The thing about it is that I am not the type of student who is a slacker... I usually do good when it comes to keeping up with school work. But so far now all I can think of is plasma.

Another one that I can think of when I see the word plasma is a plasma mounts. Something that will make mounting your plasma tv a lot easier.

I have never really thought of any other word that have the same spelling but can mean different meaning. Two different meaning.

Do you know of any other words? If you do, share them here. I'd love to compile them and post them here.

Just when you think life is not being fair to you?

About a week ago, Typhoon "Ondoy" (known in the Internationally as "Ketsana") made a lot of families flee for their lives, some were lucky but a lot are not so lucky. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Ketsana dropped 455 mm (17.9 in) of rain on Metro Manila in a span of 24 hours on Saturday - the most in 42 years. A month's worth of rainfall in a single day washed away homes and flooded large areas, stranding thousands on rooftops in the city and elsewhere. Ketsana later crossed over to Vietnam and Cambodia, where it is still active. Over 360 people are known to have been killed, and damage estimates are reaching $100 million. Unfortunately, another tropical storm headed toward the southern Philippines last Wednesday.

Here is a selection of photographs from the affected areas over the past week.

A Filipino boy is carried to safety through floodwater brought by Tropical Storm Ketsana in the Quezon City suburban of Manila on September 26, 2009. (JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)

A man looks for pieces of wood amongst the strong waves of a lake to collect along the national north-south highway near Danang as Typhoon Ketsana passes through central Vietnam on September 29, 2009. (HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)

A man balances on top of a wall, not seen, as he crosses a swollen creek following floodings brought about by tropical storm Ketsana Saturday Sept. 26, 2009 in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Residents wait for rescuers at a building during flooding caused by Typhoon Ketsana in Cainta Rizal, east of Manila September 27, 2009. (REUTERS/Erik de Castro)

Residents stand on electric wires to stay on high ground while others wade in neck-deep flood waters caused by Typhoon Ketsana in Cainta Rizal, east of Manila September 27, 2009. (REUTERS/Erik de Castro)

Children look out from a window of a partially submerged house in floodwaters brought on by Typhoon Ketsana, in San Pedro Laguna, south of Manila September 30, 2009. (REUTERS/Erik de Castro)

A tourist wades through a flooded street in the town of Hoi An in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Nam on September 30, 2009. (HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)

A Filipino resident trapped by floods brought by tropical storm Ketsana evacuates to higher ground with his pet dogs in Marikina city, east of the Philippine capital Manila, on September 27, 2009. (JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)

An aerial picture shows houses destroyed by flooding brought by tropical storm Ketsana in Marikina City, east of the Philippine capital Manila on September 27, 2009. (NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images)

A rescue worker carries the body of a child that drowned in flooding brought by tropical storm Ketsana in Marikina city, east of the Philippine capital Manila, on September 27, 2009. (JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)

A resident looks at a body left lying in the mud by the floodwaters brought on by Typhoon Ketsana in Payatas, Quezon city, Manila September 27, 2009. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Cambodian villagers carry coffins loaded with bodies of villagers who died during Typhoon Ketsana at Teuk Mileang village, Sandan district, Kampong Thom province, about 250 kilometers (155 miles), north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Danny Velasco, 40, grieves beside the coffin of his wife Rosalia, and two young children who were killed during deadly flash floods in Manila over the weekend, in Manila on September 28, 2009. (JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)

Residents swim towards high ground during flooding caused by Typhoon Ketsana in Cainta Rizal, east of Manila September 27, 2009. (REUTERS/Erik de Castro)

A Vietnamese villager and his daughter paddle an innertube with spades at Dien Nam commune, in the central province of Quang Nam, following heavy rain brought by typhoon Ketsana caused flooding on September 30, 2009. (HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)

Motorists drive by vehicles lined up along a road after flash floods caused by Typhoon Ketsana hit Provident Village in Marikina City, Metro Manila September 27, 2009. (REUTERS/John Javellana)

A Philippine Airforce aerial shot shows residents standing on a rooftop to escape the floodwaters caused by continuous rains brought on by Typhoon Ketsana in Marikina city, metro Manila September 27, 2009. (REUTERS/Rey Bruna/Philippines Airforce/Handout)

Residents wade in floodwaters caused by Typhoon Ketsana in Cainta Rizal east of Manila September 27, 2009. (REUTERS/Erik de Castro)

A man takes a break from cleaning a house swamped by flash floods brought on by Typhoon Ketsana, in a middle class residential neighbourhood in Marikina city east of Manila September 28, 2009. (REUTERS/Erik de Castro)

The Han River floods over Bach Dang Street in Danang, Vietnam, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 as Typhoon Ketsana heads wesward to Vietnam after hitting Philippines. (AP Photo/Vietnam News Agency, Van Son)

Workers trying to recover valuables rush out of a building that is on the verge of collapsing after suffering damage from the floods brought on by the continuous rains of Typhoon Ketsana, in the town of Tanay Rizal east of Manila September 28, 2009. (REUTERS/John Javellana)

Residents lead their pig through floodwaters brought on by Typhoon Ketsana, in Binan Laguna south of Manila September 29, 2009. (REUTERS/Erik de Castro)

A man lays out blankets and clothing to dry on a rooftop in the town of Angono just east of Manila on September 29, 2009 still covered with floodwaters three days after tropical storm Ketsana hit the country. (JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)

A Vietnamese villager fishes with a net outside his flooded home at Dien Nam commune, in the central province of Quang Nam, following heavy rain brought by typhoon Ketsana on September 30, 2009. (HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)

Flooding victims scamper for relief supplies being airdropped by air force helicopter crewmen at San Mateo township, Rizal province, east of Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Philippine Air Force, Rogel Vidallo)

This aerial photograph shows the town of Angono just east of Manila on September 29, 2009. (JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)

Residents waiting for relief goods, form a line after walking through knee-deep mud caused by Typhoon Ketsana in Montalban Rizal, west of Manila September 29, 2009. (REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco)

A young girl peers out from the safety of her second floor home in eastern Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

A mother and her child cross floodwaters brought on by Typhoon Ketsana, in San Pedro Laguna, south of Manila September 30, 2009. (REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

Workers clean a river full of debris from destroyed houses, caused by typhoon Ketsana in Manila on September 30, 2009. (NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Residents at their home try to clean up mud in the aftermath of flooding sparked by tropical storm Ketsana in Marikina, an eastern suburb of the Philippine capital Manila on September 28, 2009. (NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Residents transport a vehicle on a makeshift raft through floodwaters brought by Typhoon Ketsana, in San Pedro Laguna, south of Manila September 30, 2009.

Volunteers pack relief goods into smaller bags at a school in Manila on September 30, 2009 for distribution to survivors of the deadly Philippine floods. The international community rallied to Manila's appeal for help to avert a humanitarian crisis following the weekend storm that forced 375,000 people into evacuation camps. (JAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images)

Filipinos duck under the edge of a barge that was swept ashore by flooding brought by tropical storm Ketsana in Marikina, an eastern suburb of Manila on September 30, 2009. (NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images)

An aerial view of a flooded area caused by Typhoon Ketsana is seen from an airplane in Vietnam's central city of Danang September 30, 2009. (REUTERS/Kham)