When it comes to utilities I mostly let the husband decide which company to subscribe to since I don’t know much about it. I know I could read reviews or compare prices but it boils down to I don’t want to be blamed if the service is not good. At least if I am not responsible for anything I can just sit back and gripe about it 
It is starting to change though. He wants me to get involved in decision making and I found out I am liking it. So when we subscribed for an internet phone which I helped picked out, I thought we had a good deal. Was I wrong! Although the base fee is not expensive but every little call when added up cost a lot. We are thinking about cancelling the account after over two years of use. Yes, it takes this long but then we don’t know where to turn to or what company to subscribe until I stumbled upon Qwest which offers not only local and long distance calling but also high speed internet at an awesome price. With Qwest phone service, a subscriber has the option to also get Qwest unlimited so he can call anywhere in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. I have to know how much it will cost to call the Philippines so all bases will be covered. As for the internet, Qwest high speed Internet Quantum subscribers pay even less than we do. I could not believe it! I thought we have a good deal only to realize that we are paying more. How could I not think about switching? I have to tell the husband about it and soon before he decides to flat out cancel our phone line. If we can get a bundle it might be cheaper which means we don’t have to stretch our budget. Let’s hope this will work.
Archive for August, 2009
subscription
Thursday, August 27th, 2009pretty aliyah
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
My brother’s daughter. She turned one last June. My parents swear that she looks just like me when I was her age. I do see the resemblance but I think they said it more to torment my brother than anything else, lol. Her mom told me she eats healthy, she loves vegetables and will eat meat too as long it is mashed really good since she does not have that many teeth yet. I wish I could say that about my son but I have a picky eater here. This is the first picture I have seen of her since she was born. For some reason my family back in PI are all lazy to even send us a picture so I had to grab this from Friendster.
improvement
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009I have seen improvement on my tummy area by following the Kegel exercise I have stumbled on one of the mommy blogs. I have been doing it for a few days now and even the husband asked me if I have been sucking my stomach in when he is around. He is crazy I know, lol. It is hard work and back breaking for somebody like me who is not into work-outs but I am taking my time and I think this might just work. I will be happy to show you my flat abs when the time comes. For right now I will continue what I am doing without breaking anything and take it one day at a time.
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exercise for a flat tummy
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009I have been looking for ways to get rid of the bulge on my tummy area. The husband said that I look good everywhere else but there. I agree with him but not 100% though. My legs are huge and why he likes them I don’t have a clue. He even made fun of my old picture where it showed me being skinny, legs and all. He said if I could make the tummy area a bit flatter I would be a knock-out or so says my number one fan, lol. So I have been searching high and low on what exercises to do aside from the sit-ups which I think is breaking my back. Seriously. I was bloghopping the other day and read one mommy blogger’s post about kegel exercise and I think I am going to try it. I hope it will work. It is pretty easy to do. All I have to do for right now is do it when my boy is either busy or taking his nap because he thinks that I want to play rough when I am on the floor. I need to have at least twenty minutes of uninterrupted workout. So, good luck to me
marital disputes
Friday, August 14th, 2009Or more aptly labeled as argument. Sometimes it is because of petty things, other times it is more serious. Most of the time though it can be resolved by the couple involved. But when family members outsiders meddle that is when it gets nasty. Because instead of being able to help patch things up, it only breaks the couple apart since people have different stand on certain issues. Some people don’t understand though that couples need time to sort things out by themselves and decide from there. Or maybe they are happy to see a relationship break. I hope things will work out for the people involved. There has been so much pressure and tension that even watching from the background makes me want to interfere. It is not my job and I will let them solve this on their own. The romantic in me hopes for a happy ending but the cynical part says it is impossible if none of them will change. In a relationship it has to be a give and take. One has to help the other. I don’t see that happening. I am starting to believe that the relationship is doomed especially now that one is calling for a separation. It is sad but maybe it is for the best. Who knows?
uninvited
Sunday, August 9th, 2009The stepson’s wife is about to give birth. She actually have a baby shower coming to which we are not invited. The stepson called and tried to pacify his father thinking he might feel slighted. He is worrying over nothing. I do not have any plans on attending a baby shower where most people invited wanted the baby aborted in the first place. And should the mom did not want an abortion she was told she can give it up for adoption so she can go on with life and forget about the “accident”. And now they are going to celebrate the pregnancy and give gifts to the baby like he is well anticipated? That is hypocrisy at its best. We were informed weeks before about the baby shower and I have been making up excuses on my head so we won’t have to attend. Now I don’t have to do anything because it is decided for us. This is better. This way the husband will not think I am just being a b*tch, lol.
What I could not comprehend is why we were not invited. Is the mother (the stepson’s mother-in-law) afraid that we will tell the guests who have been helping the kids financially? She has been lacking in that department to think her daughter claims she earns a lot of money. Yes, she does that is why her daughter is driving an old car we loaned her because her parents will not allow her to use her own car. Or maybe she is embarrassed to be in-laws with poor people? Even the stepdaughter is not invited and she is not happy about it. For my part, I am glad because it means I will not have to shell out money for baby items. Hopefully she will have enough brand new stuff which is what she wants. I am sure I will hear more from the stepson when he visits us later today. Of course I will have to brace myself because we don’t really know which part is true and which is embellished lies. Whatever their reason for not inviting us, I am relieved all the same. But that does not mean I don’t want to hear more gossip 
cooking marathon
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009This is what is going on right now in the kitchen. There is a cooking marathon, lol. The husband wants fried pork chops so I am fixing him some. He is already eating the first batch while I am cooking the second. He loves pork chops paired with potatoes and vegetables and a cup of juice. There is a pot of vegetable soup simmering in the stove at the moment and it smells delicious here right now. It is rare that I cook like this for dinner. It is always either for lunch or breakfast. The husband and I rarely eat dinner because we are not used to it. But when we do it is like a feast. Good thing the stepson is here to help eat the food. He claims he has not had anything to eat the whole day. He should be able to dig in when the second batch is cooked.