Articles tagged with summer
Crazy Past Few Months Since Summer Ended, Haven't posted in a while.....
Hello guys, Sorry for no posts for about 3 months. My Summer was crazy. Before I know it the school year started again which meant it was going to get busy all over again which it has. My first day of my program started September 9th. It's
Summer vacation is over
Today my children went back to school. Summer vacation is over. I am really bummed about it. My kids and I tagged along with my sister and her kids yesterday for a fun day out since my van isn't running well enough to drive. The kids ate at Old Countr
FRYday, FRIday, PHRYday, PHRIday
You have probably never given much thought, if any, to the different ways Friday can be spelled phonetically. Until I tried to come up with a title for this post celebrating (and mourning) the fact that today is Friday I hadn't either. I am celebrating thi
New Place New Semester
After a long summer of smiles, pain, stress, and everything in between. My May had started off pretty slowly, was able to rest after classes ended, that is until things occurred at my job where we ended up with new management. Then towards then end o
How Can I Keep Kids Happy in the Summertime?
This post is a response to &Kasman's question about things to do with kids during the summer holiday. We have four kids who range in age from 10 to 17, one of whom is developmentally about age 4. We often have &k_mccormick2's 5- and 7-year-old alon
For Those Who Think It Rains All the Time in Washington State (Seattle)
I hear so many talk about how it rains "all the time" here in the Pacific Northwest. They speak about how "gloomy" it is, and all the various jokes that are told about living in our area. I really that people need to get their facts straight. I
SUMMER VACATION!!
Hi everyone, It is Wednesday June 10th. This morning I called off my bus so they know I am not getting a ride for the last day of class. Thank goodness this program is easygoing on when you go. It's nothing like the school
Banana Ice Cream: Awesome, Yummy, Healthy!
Two ingredient “ice cream” recipes have been making the rounds of the internet for a while now, but how many of us have tried them? It's easy to be impressed with he claims of how easy it is to make these desserts and how healthy they are. But
Free Online Summer Course on Film Noir
What is film noir? “Film Noir is one of Hollywood's only organic artistic movements.” (Source: Film Noir Foundation) “Film noir is a cycle of mainly American films of the 1940's and 1950's exploring the darker aspects of modernity, an
Hailstorm in Islamabad
I had meant to write about this a couple of days ago as I had captured some nice images but could not find the time. So here's the post now. A few days ago there was a hail storm in #Islamabad. It was a brief shower but one th
Wednesday TV Time
Surprised at myself that I'm watching the telly. Usually, I'd be reading a book or messing about but here I am in front of the telly and the laptop writing about stuff I've watched and what I'm watching.==========Watching reruns of 'The Walking
So What Are You Currently Listening To?
First off, I'm a big music fan and I always look for some new band/artist to listen to. I try not to discriminate against certain genres but I'm staying away from all 'music' that mainstream media is throwing at us. I would most likely give a listen to any
List of Summer Goals
I forgot I put this one on the writing/blogging schedule lol. Alrighty then, this is a list challenge; I've done a few of them already. For this one, I just list my summer goals.I think this one may be shorter than my other lists, but let's give it a whirl
The quest for flawless skin
We all want to look #beautiful regardless of our age. Sadly many of us have uneven #skin tones with pimple or #acne marks and dark circles under the eyes. The markets are flooded with expensive #skin-creams and lotions promising to give us a better and m
One – Two – Three – Coffee!
One – two – three. That's how my kids remember how to make me a cup of coffee. One teaspoon of instant coffee. Two teaspoons of sugar. Real sugar! Three heaping teaspoons of coffee creamer. Every once in a while throw in a d
First Post Funk Random Thoughts
Been on-line for the past four hours already but haven't managed to write something so I'm just throwing together some random thoughts. Hope this gets me out of the rut... ========== My mouse is cursed!!! It closes tabs on its own. It doesn't highlight th
Writing Prompt: Childhood Memory
I am so behind -ONCE AGAIN- that it is not even funny. But here I am, trying to squeeze my blogging in between my assignments and trying to finish everything up at a decent time.Anyways. I found this writing prompt a few days ago, and it asks “What o
Summer is Upon Us
Summer is upon us!!! At least for us who are residing in the Philippines and in this side of the world and as a child, I always look forward to summer because most if not all of the fruits are in season at this time of the year. When I was younger, our an
Seems Like Our Christmas will be Rainy or a Stormy one
Well it is a dark #dreary day. #Cold like how Christmas should be but the winds are kind of strong and it has been raining on and off. According to the #weather #report another "super typhoon" is coming. I wish they would pick #summer or in the middle of t
What Makes Me Happy During Each Season?
I found this writing prompt/challenge the other day and I kind of wanted to give it a whirl. It reads "What makes you happiest in summer, spring, fall, winter?" So let's give it a try, shall we?!Spring: The weather is not too hot or too cold, and the flowe
Summer Sendoff
Summer sendoff, what are your plans? Summer is long gone here in Manila. Our summer months are from March to April. It coincides with school vacation. Believe me when I say that summer in the Philippines is a lot of fun and very hot. The beaches are
Summer Homeschool
I have always wanted to homeschool because of the chaos that I went through while attending public schools. Though I had no clue where to begin, how to get the materials needed for homeschooling, or if I was smart enough to teach them what they n
The Irony of Midsummer
How could the same day be both midsummer and the beginning of summer? I puzzled on that when I was younger. I remember reading a piece in Seventeen magazine on how you could throw a Midsummer Night's Dream themed party, complete with fairies and a Maypole,
Where Is My Summer?
School was just let out last Wednesday, and I was looking forward to have a break from running around. Turn out, those days will be few. Just this morning, my son said he has to go to soccer practice from 10 to 12. I pulled my hair and grinned my teeth. I
Blazing Summer Atmosphere
Blazing Summer Atmosphere The leaves and branches of the trees have started growing after the devastation of the typhoon Yolanda (with international name Haiyin) in the Visayas Regions of the Philippines. But still, the grown up greens cannot comp
Wandering Thoughts
I have been up since 2:30 this morning, and have gone outside to check out the critters around my neighborhood. I am also thinking about summer activity for us, but haven’t found a solution on how to fill up the summer months that is worth some sort
Summer Begins
Today is the last day of school for my son and school opened the door to let out students at 11:00 AM. To my surprise, I saw many police cars patrolling the streets around the school to break up groups that were rowdy. When I was young (you heard this com
