tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22900000199541117112024-03-21T13:19:40.260-07:00Our Family Life Journey A day in my life with family, journey, and our thoughts about everything.Her Glitter Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093954151162672876noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290000019954111711.post-1175128572322389712021-06-17T16:56:00.002-07:002021-06-17T16:56:44.962-07:00My Aztec Princess<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbql0xSVACbNJVxwBXN53BhorXIPkVFWHPlxxB5ajQeil-kJtlgbqFFtiVSLbgPlln1gmTilVHnz8kjorEqrYkaDTGjWr6AFAOSVPRH7KU74uYCU6nyI4sCJJLMWTFkRAwqWEY6KKaU-k/s1600-h/n1311658832_398801_5194029.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329585337597206690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbql0xSVACbNJVxwBXN53BhorXIPkVFWHPlxxB5ajQeil-kJtlgbqFFtiVSLbgPlln1gmTilVHnz8kjorEqrYkaDTGjWr6AFAOSVPRH7KU74uYCU6nyI4sCJJLMWTFkRAwqWEY6KKaU-k/s320/n1311658832_398801_5194029.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 213px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oreos are my favorite cookies.</span>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie94Ud3uV_lgfmBGrFH20Rk46Jj-UwXR6ULVGNTukx5DQz9YriucbfM1OIgqKcEedrzr-6OmU_BdI5wsc3vWV4UbEPdPd6uTITHC9TpPi_-OTcdMe0yuy8Q3Pj8iB9dwOG0xCRhY_pD-E/s1600-h/n1311658832_398802_7304520.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329585099291527906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie94Ud3uV_lgfmBGrFH20Rk46Jj-UwXR6ULVGNTukx5DQz9YriucbfM1OIgqKcEedrzr-6OmU_BdI5wsc3vWV4UbEPdPd6uTITHC9TpPi_-OTcdMe0yuy8Q3Pj8iB9dwOG0xCRhY_pD-E/s320/n1311658832_398802_7304520.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 213px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">Laughter under the sun at Lake Michigan</span>
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My Aztec princess is all about doing what she loves. We have a lot of memories living in Sheridan at Loyola Park. Growing up close to the lake is a lot of fun. Every morning we walk along the lake and start playing in the sand. We have our blanket and sand beach creation kit toys. It's a great way to get the kids to exercise their imagination during family beach trips.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>Her Glitter Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093954151162672876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290000019954111711.post-29474016700799546402021-06-17T16:33:00.008-07:002021-06-17T16:35:17.204-07:00Chicago Downtown<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeaDoucDe56dmovX4-s13Hb_P7vxT3eqLNXbeacXEhBxOCzNwJUDxkelAYHUVqEzYoH1fRadlCsJtCVqApZsLzpBoe6Q3pjMAzfm1zguDcUEcyTqiv6uw-FjK44olSQ8f2IY7caSgPNc/s1600-h/CHICAGO+VIEW.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="280" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311985393655002098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeaDoucDe56dmovX4-s13Hb_P7vxT3eqLNXbeacXEhBxOCzNwJUDxkelAYHUVqEzYoH1fRadlCsJtCVqApZsLzpBoe6Q3pjMAzfm1zguDcUEcyTqiv6uw-FjK44olSQ8f2IY7caSgPNc/w419-h280/CHICAGO+VIEW.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 214px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 320px;" width="419" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold;">Hooray for Spring… There's only two seasons in Chicago, Winter & Construction:-)</span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">The temperature changes within the split second, and Winter is usually longer than Summer. Downtown Chicago has the most beautiful skyline after San Francisco & Manhattan. Chicago is terribly breezy being next to Lake Michigan, and during Winter, the windshield could get 20F colder than the actual temperature. Summer is usually hot & humid, temperature ranges from 60F to 95F!! It's usually the biggest thing, all Chicagoans will be out by Lake Michigan in their bathing suits. The "beach" would be SRO (Standing Room Only).</span><span style="font-size: 85%;">
</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">We are lucky to live by the Lakefront. Fall is our favorite season in Chicago, especially when the leaves start to change colors, it's simply fabulous. It's the time when the weather is just perfect, a little chilly at night, but not too hot during the day (jacket weather). It's also time to "Fall back" in time, we shall all turn our clock an hour back. Winter is very cold and snowy. It's really beautiful when it's falling & fresh, after that, would be muddy & gross! Although we get lots of snow in the Winter. You'll definitely have the White Christmas here, also, you may ice-skate @ the Millennium Park downtown. It rains a lot in Spring, and usually the flowers are not yet bloomed since it could still be 30F outside! Check out the tulips along the Mag Mile (Michigan Ave Shopping paradise).Like all other states, Chicago has their own teams as well. There's the Bears for the NFL, which just got their new home, the Soldier's Field re-opened again. There's two Baseball teams here, the Cubs of the North, and the White Sox of the South. Then of course, there's the Hawks for the NHL. Traffic in Chicago is horrible, it just seems like people go places 24/7 in this city. If you love the theater, check out some cool theaters along the Theater District, namely the Cadillac Place, Oriental/Ford, and the Schubert. Ethnic restos are all over the city, there're Little Italy, Greek town, Chinatown, Indian district, Middle Eastern, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, Cuban, Mexican, Ethiopian, Swedish, Japanese, and many more.</span></div>
Her Glitter Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093954151162672876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290000019954111711.post-60400992893487875552021-06-17T16:20:00.001-07:002021-06-17T16:20:43.195-07:00Trip to Hawaii<div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 85%;">“Hawaii is a unique state. It is a small state. It is a state that it's by itself. It is different from the other 49 states. Well, all states are different, but this one has a particularly unique situation.”</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">
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Who's stomach is more bigger?
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</a></span><span class="sqq" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">We went to Hawaii on December 19, 2004 for a one week vacation. We spent Christmas in Honolulu, which is the capital and most popular of the islands. We went there to celebrate our second honeymoon. We were supposed to go after our wedding, but my husband couldn't take time off from work. Anyway, we had a lot of fun. We had an activity for everyday to enjoy and explore the whole island of Hawaii.
</span><span class="sqq" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">The first day of our trip we went to Pearl Harbor to visit the memorial constructed by Elvis Presley. We saw all the names engraved of all the Americans who died during the attack of the Japanese in WW II. I felt goose bumps when I saw the battleship underwater. It was unbelievable but it truly happened. Then in the afternoon we visited the Battleship Missouri where Japan surrender their troops; my husband showed his muscles in some of the pictures we took. After the first day I got really tired and felt dizzy. Guess what? I was five months pregnant with our first baby.
The second day we rode the submarine to explore the underworld of Hawaii but it was raining that time. I never got scared because I just wanted to experience how it felt to go under the sea.
On the 3rd day we rode the bus for a tour of the whole island. We passed by the Dole company and saw mountainous volcanoes including the North Shore. We also visited the Polynesian Center to watch different performances by native tribes. We also visited the Hawaii temple of Latter Day Saints. It was a beautiful place. I met a lot of missionary sisters. We took a lot pictures but I can’t post all of them here. Sorry.
On the 4th day we went to ride a boat for another trip to watch the whales and dolphins. Well, we only saw the dolphins but there was no whale. We were very disappointed because everyone in the boat was vomiting. Never ride the boat to watch dolphins in Hawaii! You won’t enjoy this experience because you'll only see people vomit all around you with sea sickness. That was the most disgusting thing I ever saw. Plus, the tourist campaigns never say how badly everyone will be affected by sea sickness on these kinds of trips.
On the 5th day we went to Hanauma Bay. The beach is beautiful and is the best beach I have ever seen. There are a lot of different fish and different people from around the world. It looked so nice that people were smiling and happy to be in that place. That’s what they called a real paradise. We had a lot of fun! fun! fun!</span>
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</span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: times new roman; font-size: 100%; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><div align="justify" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><em><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></em></span></div><div align="justify" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><em><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></em></span></div><div align="justify" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><em><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></em></span></div><div align="justify" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><em><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></em></span></div><div align="justify" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><em><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></em></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span><em><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></em></span><span><em><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></em></span><span><em><span style="font-style: italic;">Sol at 13 months old journey. </span></em></span><span><em><span>She loves to crawl and touch the grass like a little Curious George... <br /></span></em></span><span style="font-style: italic;">She's our treasure and precious</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> baby. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">She loves to tie her shoes. She's trying hard. I know she can do it.</span></span></p></div>Her Glitter Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093954151162672876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290000019954111711.post-85179590823000720722010-01-21T07:50:00.000-08:002021-06-17T15:56:24.675-07:00KiddieLand, Melrose Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTc66uqFnst7pwqGkDOI01-z9l3UnNAEAFE_x9G-Gc5B_Z4D90m4t_CY5KxmInQZ2-RSpFvHjcDNQ3TCPK0nbdAtMEdYLMwHW0_moAOKA-FHStHkOHjyQn7zPIn7IODQRDQM95sGnbq5s/s300-h/chicago62.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="277" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242169697953768066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTc66uqFnst7pwqGkDOI01-z9l3UnNAEAFE_x9G-Gc5B_Z4D90m4t_CY5KxmInQZ2-RSpFvHjcDNQ3TCPK0nbdAtMEdYLMwHW0_moAOKA-FHStHkOHjyQn7zPIn7IODQRDQM95sGnbq5s/w192-h277/chicago62.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 163px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 113px;" width="192" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzF2r7_zZczLXCGmCvikdrvD6hpP9oV7cqBl_OraXWcMmhiHlfe5XYPjApzfBXDa_OzYiyPHsVIFweAd6nn3G5FbWuo4R4Vo9SNQRx3BK7YM0T1XG1ISlCxsJxjUOUTnbA-Jh17TAO70/s300-h/100_2479.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242170611551845506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzF2r7_zZczLXCGmCvikdrvD6hpP9oV7cqBl_OraXWcMmhiHlfe5XYPjApzfBXDa_OzYiyPHsVIFweAd6nn3G5FbWuo4R4Vo9SNQRx3BK7YM0T1XG1ISlCxsJxjUOUTnbA-Jh17TAO70/s16000/100_2479.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 117px; margin: 0pt 30px 30px 0pt; text-align: center; width: 175px;" /></a><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13.6px;"><br /></span></div></span><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">We love this place. I love that you pay one price to get in and can ride all the rides over and over. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">My daughter was 3 yrs. & 4 mos. old this past summer when we went there, and she keeps bringing it up. She met Dora The explorer. She loved the place and didn't want to leave. I loved it because it was cheesy, old-school carnival feeling. It's small enough to feel like you have a handle on the place, but large enough to not be boring. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 85%;">On weekdays in the summer it's never been packed. The rides are perfect for the 10 and under set. The park is clean. Even the bathrooms - clean. Free soda pop! The food is reasonably priced. Nowhere near Great America prices. There are loads of rides for smallish kids - say 2 - 5 and there is plenty to do for the bigger kids.</span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Jewel usually has coupons at the beginning of the season for $3 or so off admission. This place gets 5 stars for nostalgia, fun & value.</span></span></div>Her Glitter Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093954151162672876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290000019954111711.post-72610058102892369392010-01-21T07:33:00.000-08:002010-01-21T07:34:19.296-08:00My Friends Tigger and Pooh Theme Song and LyricsWe love tiger & pooh. My daughter can’t get enough of it. We record it and play it again & again. We love the song so much and we sing it every time we play or just sit around the corner . We are so happy singing this song.<br /><br /><object width="325" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Se6mqCKaWGg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Se6mqCKaWGg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />My Friends Tigger and Pooh Theme Song<br />My Friends Tigger and Pooh<br />We’re always there for each other<br />You’ll see just how fun it can be<br />With so much in the world to discover<br /><br />And if I need help on the way<br />Buster might save the day<br />Or Piglet, Lumpy or Roo<br />Eeyore has a paw to lend<br />Rabbit has an ear to bend<br />Now all we’re missing is you…<br /><br />Hooray it’s a honey-ful day<br />So let’s laugh and let’s play here together<br />With My Friends Tigger and Pooh<br />My Friends Tigger and Pooh<br />My Friends Tigger and Pooh<br />(To Fade)<br /><script><br /> var linkwithin_site_id = 18750;<br /> (function () {<br /> var elem = document.createElement('script');<br /> elem.type = 'text/javascript';<br /> elem.src = 'http://www.linkwithin.com/widget.js?rand=' + Math.random();<br /> document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(elem);<br /> })();<br /></script><br /><a href="http://www.linkwithin.com/"><img alt="Blog Widget by LinkWithin" style="border: 0pt none ;" src="http://www.linkwithin.com/pixel.png" /></a>Her Glitter Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093954151162672876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290000019954111711.post-33897440479017086802010-01-21T07:32:00.000-08:002021-06-17T16:28:05.860-07:00A Daughter is a Wonderful Blessings<span><table style="text-decoration-line: underline; width: auto;"><tbody><tr align="center"><td>
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</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span><div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="text-align: center;">I took this picture in our living room two days ago and I really loved this picture.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Solaris asked me to take them a pictures; while her papa holds her. And here's the result. She's a big girl now. And I wanted to make a poems of how blessed we are to have her in our lives.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 100%; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span><br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: 100%; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">A daughter is a wonderful blessing</span></p><p style="color: #cc0000; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 100%; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">A treasure from above,
She’s laughter, warmth and special charm,
She’s thoughtfulness and love..
A daughter brings a special joy,
That comes from deep inside.
And as she grows to adulthood,
She fills your heart with pride.
With every year that passes,
She’s more special than before.
Through every stage, though every age,
You love her even more.
No words can describe the warm memories,
The pride and gratitude, too.
That comes form having a daughter,
To love and cherish……. just like you!</span></span></p></div>Her Glitter Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093954151162672876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290000019954111711.post-51035568066289847732010-01-21T07:07:00.001-08:002021-06-17T16:29:04.831-07:00Easter Egg Hunting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTwsDZq8pdjtYuMLXmCaGBOfv9ReDWFBeF6JiV_5yUGNn9jlfFnAdoWHDdkMUSuIcSkfGyy7PVw61j-xwdC1BZ2nbQ-hd2Ixj6G6HG4J_yA__4IrgAqF1tL7Epzr9geftCjBtUz5hdFc/s1600-h/egg+hunt3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326787024647774354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTwsDZq8pdjtYuMLXmCaGBOfv9ReDWFBeF6JiV_5yUGNn9jlfFnAdoWHDdkMUSuIcSkfGyy7PVw61j-xwdC1BZ2nbQ-hd2Ixj6G6HG4J_yA__4IrgAqF1tL7Epzr9geftCjBtUz5hdFc/s320/egg+hunt3.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzq9uU0rmpTboYj8eW4zbLXYCPGYpdhNRu1gBgRXZJYjnuSctjXmr-1A1nxhjzRFPFDDxbKdyYqCTY1x_j18yGRc1ca52-69yrFkwoxzyyWItlezX3OeUgB5DptSPGKONtt5_NrCt87G4/s1600-h/bunny.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326787014286683794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzq9uU0rmpTboYj8eW4zbLXYCPGYpdhNRu1gBgRXZJYjnuSctjXmr-1A1nxhjzRFPFDDxbKdyYqCTY1x_j18yGRc1ca52-69yrFkwoxzyyWItlezX3OeUgB5DptSPGKONtt5_NrCt87G4/s320/bunny.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_J39cQa_vCmDkEM-Z3gBdJ40eZ9cc1gD3KGVgT3U1fH9l9sR8IPuFvzgemceygM0E-SwJckWUqHtilw2fx-GLu2n9rVkmZZdMNowLGzMgKP3J9pr3RMYrX8GkKTblmFef32yAzhNYyOU/s1600-h/100_0625.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326787025056102530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_J39cQa_vCmDkEM-Z3gBdJ40eZ9cc1gD3KGVgT3U1fH9l9sR8IPuFvzgemceygM0E-SwJckWUqHtilw2fx-GLu2n9rVkmZZdMNowLGzMgKP3J9pr3RMYrX8GkKTblmFef32yAzhNYyOU/s320/100_0625.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Last week, Solaris, hubby and I went egg hunting at Loyola park. It was organized by our local community center. They didn’t hid the eggs. They just clutter the eggs and some toddler toys for the kids all over the gym. A lot of people came this year and the district Manager decided that we can only pick-up ten eggs and win a prize and raffles to watch the Elmo shows. We are very excited. Solaris had a blast.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">
We also meet Mr. Hippity Hop the Easter Bunny and took a picture with it.
This was a great Easter egg hunt and all kids had a great time. They did a nice job with it and had a sweet Easter bunny passing out eggs, candy and little toys for the children.</span></div>Her Glitter Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093954151162672876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290000019954111711.post-15543505302956618792010-01-21T07:06:00.001-08:002010-01-21T07:28:12.033-08:00Mother's Day Message<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mothers are the sweetest gift from God to us. There is no way we can ever really thank our mother for all she does for us nevertheless we must make it a habit to keep reminding ourselves of the various sacrifices she made while raising us. Mothers' Day is the best time to say in words how much </span></span><span style="display: block;font-size:100%;" id="formatbar_Buttons" ><span class="on down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_JustifyCenter" title="Align Center" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 11);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Align Center" class="gl_align_center" border="0" /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">you love and care for your mum.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Make your Mother's Day bright by sending her your warmest and heartfelt messages. Come on...Don't shy. Think of some beautiful words, for we all all owe our Mothers a Big Thank You Message!!</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here's our Mother's day message to our mom from Chicago to the Philippines.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" > <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">To our Loving Mom in the Philippines (Victoria)</span>,</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpC4wCDFB5F_xVybNNKpM1-umw8yfxCVRXdLlnpRgt30R0DDZzl-1hb0U3brSIaiVQ5Ao8gRpgi0j-dHKxZcB8gA2Mp5eGwSm2QBYYcPtb3iJetxSyTuabCxOYGINA_17-8F85qzC-TIM/s1600-h/my+mom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpC4wCDFB5F_xVybNNKpM1-umw8yfxCVRXdLlnpRgt30R0DDZzl-1hb0U3brSIaiVQ5Ao8gRpgi0j-dHKxZcB8gA2Mp5eGwSm2QBYYcPtb3iJetxSyTuabCxOYGINA_17-8F85qzC-TIM/s320/my+mom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333913235185934610" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mum, We love you more than words can say. We just want to wish you a HAPPY MOTHERS DAY. We wish you a long life and a peace of mind in your whole life. We pray that God will prolong our Mother's age until we will meet again. We haven't see my mother for a long times. We can say here Mother's love is similar to God's love. On the Mothers Day, I will request all sons and daughters to feel about Mother's love, and realize her compassion for us.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" > <span style="font-family:verdana;">God bless you Mom!</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">To our loving Mom here in Chicago (Lucila),</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjXsW_IEoEA0FsDK67WgJqmqlt1yQmbbXmm4Ril7AXU2KKg2Ic7qyd4XG3PE6Q2WjYoDSWj_7U81HAEQoGEIBFBGBOrwYIHFwJ66VlqiYKZIJHBCey6GJN9HImR6LQ0MWWuXB3EoV5xY/s1600-h/mom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjXsW_IEoEA0FsDK67WgJqmqlt1yQmbbXmm4Ril7AXU2KKg2Ic7qyd4XG3PE6Q2WjYoDSWj_7U81HAEQoGEIBFBGBOrwYIHFwJ66VlqiYKZIJHBCey6GJN9HImR6LQ0MWWuXB3EoV5xY/s320/mom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333913235668956882" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">To the most awesome Mother on the planet!! You are God's everlasting gift to both of us. Thank you for being the glue that holds our family together each and every day of our lives. You are our hero! We love you for all you are and all you strive to be. Happy Mother's Day!</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >From: Juan, Maria and Solaris</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></div>Her Glitter Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093954151162672876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290000019954111711.post-15043315343563944072010-01-15T11:59:00.000-08:002010-01-21T08:33:28.916-08:00Why I Stay at Home Mom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSurP1XKu2V5B_q6675ycVP7yZnjMFsB5gIFdmkDi5Sariud7z13HAKIpSOofJjszmV9HuM_qFNJ5TYQ-CgFjAaUlOf2RcFemkIDXF4vT7SqNsuhM1CBC4EWHsNuRbDaTOP_-g-6zjpM4/s1600-h/edited+420179791l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSurP1XKu2V5B_q6675ycVP7yZnjMFsB5gIFdmkDi5Sariud7z13HAKIpSOofJjszmV9HuM_qFNJ5TYQ-CgFjAaUlOf2RcFemkIDXF4vT7SqNsuhM1CBC4EWHsNuRbDaTOP_-g-6zjpM4/s200/edited+420179791l.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298992858521771746" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >This is a topic that will always bring on millions of opinions. I will not try to impose my opinion on anyone but will try to share my views on this topic. I always been a stay at home mom for the last four years, prior to that I was a Computer Science graduate. I love staying home with my daughter. It gives me the opportunity to monitor her daily life at least for now while she is so small. Some may argue that my life is routine. Our day starts when my husband leaves very early for work so all the washing, dressing and feeding is on me in the morning. It gets a little hectic but such is life. Then the two of us go outside if the weather is good; we stay out for a bit and get some fresh air. I bring my daughter to preschool every other day. Then we go home have a snack and play, my four years old is a very good child she is able to entertain herself for a while so that gives me a chance to make lunch.</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Everyone is different on what they want. I think maybe at one point I will go back to work. When my daughter are a bit older and are able to come home after school and do homework with me being next to her. I can come home and check that homework. As for now, I feel better if I am the one monitoring what she’s doing. We thought at one point of hiring a full time nanny if ever we have a twin. It’s very hard to trust someone to look after your child and make sure everything that needs to be done while you are away is done. It's not easy to hire a person to watch your child, take her to all the activities, feed her.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" > </span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >I think, this is a topic that can be discussed forever. There is always an opinion and a way to figure out what is better for the family. I guess time will show if I made the right choice, but for now, it sure feels right at least for me.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span>Her Glitter Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093954151162672876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290000019954111711.post-30312214075838745062010-01-12T14:15:00.001-08:002010-01-13T10:23:01.616-08:00I haven't updated my blogI know! I haven't updated in so long.<br /><br />My Husband is on Christmas Break! We needed this break. And I realized that we need to take care of our household. So I decided to stop blogging for a few months and spent time with my family. And we have a good time together.<br /><br />I am also busy these days. I also barely find time to sleep properly. And that affects my blog, of course - I haven't posted anything since I came from the Philippines and that is really annoying for me as well as for my readers.<br /><br />Blogging is not easy. You need to prepare your topics in advance. This is a must. You know what you are blogging about and you should always have a prepared list of topics. This way you can easily write an article when you have an inspiration or simply when you find some free time. I always have a list of at least five subjects. I just don't have time.<br /><br />You can also write a few articles in advance. Then you can post them on regular basis and keep focus on work without worrying about next article. But I don't do that on regular basis :(. I often find myself in the same predicament, but tend not to worry about it much. Readers, in general, will forgive you for your absence.<br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><a class="addthis_button" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&username=maryfern"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=maryfern"></script><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->Her Glitter Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093954151162672876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290000019954111711.post-89189978031458844472010-01-12T14:09:00.002-08:002021-06-17T16:32:21.590-07:00Solaris 4th Birthday Today<a href="http://bepreparedfortheworlddisaster.blogspot.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319432516079570562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Gc3YDWsWYVMjpEfpkePJaBYpwxoWeWF9dwUMRcSr2kOyaUl6Z3GZHCrNomDVE4LYxUr8craFJC8PvHuyP9q3pH__XiiS76r5KGLTM76uQMUyD-tJLdeoquY3rWIriGC6M8NDRcwWTQg/s320/monico+and+soalris.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: 100%;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span>Today is Solaris four years birthday.
Amazing. I remember the first time we saw her. That is the moment when reality hit: We've created a little being and she's growing inside me at this very moment. There is no greater, scarier feeling. Except for when that little being is born. That feeling intensifies ten-fold. </span>
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It's amazing to watch this beautiful little girl grown from a tiny little infant to the independent little girl she has become. In the blink of an eye, our little woman turned One, then Two, then Three. Today she's Four. Four! What happened to my baby?!
I can do nothing to stop the time from passing, but I know that I can cherish every moment she is learning, growing, loving, caring, playing, exploring, and smiling.
Happy birthday Princess. We love you! I hope that someday you can experience as a parent the magic, wonder, excitement and endless unconditional love you have brought to our lives.
And we thank God every day that we get to be your Parents. Happy Birthday princess!
We love you,
Mama & Papa<span style="font-size: 100%;">
Regarding the Party: We have no plans yet. But today we are going to watch the movie: </span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Monsters vs. Aliens animated movie. Where Sol asked about it then</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"> go some places to have fun for the three of us.
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Do-It-Yourself projects are not always the cheapest route to take because materials can be pricey. Money spent: $0.
Money saved: $3 to $6. This may not seem like much, but why spend any money when you can make them for nothing. Plus, these invitations are personalized and of much higher quality than you could find in any store. If I were to pay someone to produce personalized invitations, the cost would be much higher. I’m guessing at least $25.</div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">These invitations are just the first phase in her low-cost, high-fun birthday party, which I’ll blog about later.</p>Her Glitter Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093954151162672876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290000019954111711.post-17735321325765425122010-01-12T14:04:00.001-08:002021-06-17T16:37:29.386-07:00Solaris Birthday Party<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nrfpwDNyjmUwLQfuFOsX1yLLAhbXedaWjzjhTdAClWUwy-8BpISTpxhGgXBup_P1saFBe22M5xA-HFp8qvbSRCowfgOJ-yHELIi4-WKy8XHRfJVgURf1mEuoZXvNwHra21651pOg5-4/s400-h/100_0228.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328703623645056530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nrfpwDNyjmUwLQfuFOsX1yLLAhbXedaWjzjhTdAClWUwy-8BpISTpxhGgXBup_P1saFBe22M5xA-HFp8qvbSRCowfgOJ-yHELIi4-WKy8XHRfJVgURf1mEuoZXvNwHra21651pOg5-4/s320/100_0228.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 199px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 265px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday dinette decorations
<span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4RitrxO9QKlc7WhKRZGzap_vp9cYDpsAcEvLJM_iIX5SEmx4PxJMV39DcmFaKQAu9YKJnNBpjAs4cTfHWzJj300OxF5ZmSM5sUxUXxi3zThovb2AXeusB9a-ycfAMls_7YHOVyiiWNo/s400-h/friends.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327564796525223826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4RitrxO9QKlc7WhKRZGzap_vp9cYDpsAcEvLJM_iIX5SEmx4PxJMV39DcmFaKQAu9YKJnNBpjAs4cTfHWzJj300OxF5ZmSM5sUxUXxi3zThovb2AXeusB9a-ycfAMls_7YHOVyiiWNo/s320/friends.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 204px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 271px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Solaris friends</span>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSes6q5ybl602glA5EMx9wXNAguABlwC4PVRXrBCkoTVPFJfVOAJeG0EfA4KdC3aeR0QaqSmIpZU6_llQdDhaaV3LpuMkWaiR5nuY-8GGvKNUOM6CGWHyICWBiKhVCWHmKCYrYYcravwQ/s400-h/cake.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327564806845265842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSes6q5ybl602glA5EMx9wXNAguABlwC4PVRXrBCkoTVPFJfVOAJeG0EfA4KdC3aeR0QaqSmIpZU6_llQdDhaaV3LpuMkWaiR5nuY-8GGvKNUOM6CGWHyICWBiKhVCWHmKCYrYYcravwQ/s320/cake.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 203px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 269px;" /></a></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsechbQylOcyTGI8bBRzzASWXvbAUZq45HtR6x6PGrJKYBkOeSlNzogiP3zJ1V2INyvI8RvBObcPrxhZAtIubEJyVmfigQ5gfzdNvTAi6cCdqXVeUR2KMDaFkw6UR2d3UTUXnXyJe2dCY/s400-h/OPENING+THE+PRESENT.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327567165142862242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsechbQylOcyTGI8bBRzzASWXvbAUZq45HtR6x6PGrJKYBkOeSlNzogiP3zJ1V2INyvI8RvBObcPrxhZAtIubEJyVmfigQ5gfzdNvTAi6cCdqXVeUR2KMDaFkw6UR2d3UTUXnXyJe2dCY/s320/OPENING+THE+PRESENT.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Opening the present</span>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tKg-yh5ObNyL9BsoSF3cx0QNCygRxSmN4EMibu2opE7NSZEmtXYzYu5n866R5hi6vd25mBg1SA7DMrt4Bs1INLF-6VVBhXM3PBVa2eZ_o2gBojTe-pQEu6HwGwPSFQQUxbVnnF2n-C8/s400-h/pinata.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327564792173625106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tKg-yh5ObNyL9BsoSF3cx0QNCygRxSmN4EMibu2opE7NSZEmtXYzYu5n866R5hi6vd25mBg1SA7DMrt4Bs1INLF-6VVBhXM3PBVa2eZ_o2gBojTe-pQEu6HwGwPSFQQUxbVnnF2n-C8/s320/pinata.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: justify; width: 320px;" /></a></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span>Our daughter just turned four last month, and despite the cold weather, we managed to squeeze in a happy little birthday party last Saturday. We had originally planned on celebrating with family after holy week, but we had to scrap those plans due to bad weather. Fortunately, we already had the necessary party supplies on hand, so we just wait for the nice weather.
About her dress? My mother made it from the Philippines. She sent it last year but it's kinda big for Sol. But, she finally wears it on her birthday last week.
Actually, She wants a traditional party with cakes, pinata, games and opening the presents that kind of thing. As far as the “party” itself goes, it was a very simple affair. We didn’t invite outside guests. We only invited about 6-10 kids and exclusive family.
We just decorated the dinette with happy birthday decorations party favors. Actually, she really like My Little Pony, Ni Hao Kai Lan, Power Puff Girls character. Since, I can’t find them a complete set of character I need. So, I decided to use the three character that she likes. I bought My Little Pony piñata, plate, cups, and some utensils. But the cake is Powerpuff girls character. LOL!
The piñata was a huge hit and the kids loves it. We also have pizza, tamales and fried chicken</span><span>.</span></span></p><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">
</span></div>Her Glitter Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093954151162672876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290000019954111711.post-50094356142062042612010-01-12T13:59:00.000-08:002021-06-17T16:39:08.134-07:00WE LOVE SPRING<div style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXuTtNyortVhyHw-CpvJU8SQUDlyjZce5wA1_wDi7gG4IOeBNwNXzCi557gpjFsqc8kcI8NfH_uUJUQS_D9Ae6Tz_ZDakqFrxgzBZs5nns4U128tCMT_jCnXsVUDA_1AAmH3SPwwabjk/s1600-h/spring2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331270078193367010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXuTtNyortVhyHw-CpvJU8SQUDlyjZce5wA1_wDi7gG4IOeBNwNXzCi557gpjFsqc8kcI8NfH_uUJUQS_D9Ae6Tz_ZDakqFrxgzBZs5nns4U128tCMT_jCnXsVUDA_1AAmH3SPwwabjk/s320/spring2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;">Touching the red tulip flower</span><span style="font-size: 130%;">
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</span><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnBky9T_H9f4OfR8hRsAWfA_dmkfZintDPduqAyYlyt979OK3hZpWIn7o3SVhrW2AkGqFc4XXeqykmrQOOK6z-UJijB2-M4fvBXQ_coQuz2wVe-O885Hkgu9uYBbLOBf6tYMogvIho3o/s200-h/spring1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331270073897628578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnBky9T_H9f4OfR8hRsAWfA_dmkfZintDPduqAyYlyt979OK3hZpWIn7o3SVhrW2AkGqFc4XXeqykmrQOOK6z-UJijB2-M4fvBXQ_coQuz2wVe-O885Hkgu9uYBbLOBf6tYMogvIho3o/s320/spring1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>What beautiful flowers
</span></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdn_e-fNYYv6BCumIMbmm0_731-dJHGSQmMm420LAhBbeENS_3uhDHXCXGZrij4JZtr8NLguAJzC348BfDBHQomt_VA6yKmMCznqNWwfjrW51rqC7G2BUOSNUrhZFA9upvr342Qg47XCw/s1600-h/spring4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331270082635436290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdn_e-fNYYv6BCumIMbmm0_731-dJHGSQmMm420LAhBbeENS_3uhDHXCXGZrij4JZtr8NLguAJzC348BfDBHQomt_VA6yKmMCznqNWwfjrW51rqC7G2BUOSNUrhZFA9upvr342Qg47XCw/s320/spring4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Listening to the birds
</span></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpLiy-nYLRJu6fzJJi3Jpc0JwOtIn42gu9qC3Y05KQ4yiIqooFhzHgbTzP_6ro9xhqQxrMPGlYDXV3djpAQgLR5W9a2XnY9c_q4A0aJO9xU9dRmwEMB7jwevyK0kLk27ufhpvRr6Gq94/s1600-h/spring6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331270090502607218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpLiy-nYLRJu6fzJJi3Jpc0JwOtIn42gu9qC3Y05KQ4yiIqooFhzHgbTzP_6ro9xhqQxrMPGlYDXV3djpAQgLR5W9a2XnY9c_q4A0aJO9xU9dRmwEMB7jwevyK0kLk27ufhpvRr6Gq94/s320/spring6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 185px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Court yard bench
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5B1Gt6Uo9ELqE80yXtQqyR7TOwfXZPhUr102-mQkKLiwFAsAoOo0lteei2bEqiTGML2CudzwJjDiARDiK9EAXLRobmd5z3z4bIH4KpiOuiskipyBkOmhHZXzj6ifPtPv57WATr5TGG4A/s1600-h/spring3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%; font-style: italic;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331270085683622930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5B1Gt6Uo9ELqE80yXtQqyR7TOwfXZPhUr102-mQkKLiwFAsAoOo0lteei2bEqiTGML2CudzwJjDiARDiK9EAXLRobmd5z3z4bIH4KpiOuiskipyBkOmhHZXzj6ifPtPv57WATr5TGG4A/s320/spring3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">I love the weather but still kinda cold 59 degrees. <span>Wow, what a great weekend. We just couldn't have asked for better weather!</span>
<span>Spring is here and I'm so glad! Well, yesterday Solaris and I enjoyed the blooms in the courtyard. We just love Spring, the smells, the greening of the grass, the flowers and blooms starting to come out, the endless possibilities of fun!</span>
</span><span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">We look forward to doing more next week. Here are some pictures I took yesterday. Hope you love them</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 130%;">.</span></span></p></span></span></div>Her Glitter Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093954151162672876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290000019954111711.post-47615203948016414872010-01-12T13:56:00.000-08:002010-01-12T13:57:14.171-08:00Six Flags Great America<div style="text-align: center;font-family:verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm_P-ww1pbeXoXrIr3GAtD4ZQigg-BMeKbA88HaAHO_2XXrJ0aJky76jOeodnjhl60SX_uMNojUDZFRB3h3mSZAvA3fK0UmDXwrzPecoDPvQiQeOVGxoBrpNXvLMcHF6xWFWMyaM4Se0/s1600-h/IMG_0194.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm_P-ww1pbeXoXrIr3GAtD4ZQigg-BMeKbA88HaAHO_2XXrJ0aJky76jOeodnjhl60SX_uMNojUDZFRB3h3mSZAvA3fK0UmDXwrzPecoDPvQiQeOVGxoBrpNXvLMcHF6xWFWMyaM4Se0/s320/IMG_0194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340161973053957106" border="0" /></a>artificial waterfalls<br /><br /></div><div face="verdana" style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNbA4QrLci69A553vpCVquE8gSJceX7hDpYXnJO2orPKOzQs5TOQamJrmHu6UHTYe-149lwWnkB3DwuJMTrdoHeULjCC2NJhjRQ2rG39S03MnQTuoXksorsVO_io0CYAhJRqRPmlOWY0/s1600-h/IMG_0119.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeNbA4QrLci69A553vpCVquE8gSJceX7hDpYXnJO2orPKOzQs5TOQamJrmHu6UHTYe-149lwWnkB3DwuJMTrdoHeULjCC2NJhjRQ2rG39S03MnQTuoXksorsVO_io0CYAhJRqRPmlOWY0/s320/IMG_0119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340158863913231234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">wild water rides<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0puU7zbWsy1CoPSI8HSXMuIVf1E0Tdr3pZbapwn9oyJfuV2HaJvXWAt8-Syo9kCuMQhQzwIJmvTmO13EJ1VVbSBJKukdquk15WMbtiFlzAfPUYdGsf5AS_cCTUfPFmT1FeRmPFv9ciY/s200-h/IMG_0128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0puU7zbWsy1CoPSI8HSXMuIVf1E0Tdr3pZbapwn9oyJfuV2HaJvXWAt8-Syo9kCuMQhQzwIJmvTmO13EJ1VVbSBJKukdquk15WMbtiFlzAfPUYdGsf5AS_cCTUfPFmT1FeRmPFv9ciY/s320/IMG_0128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340164315866003330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> water boat rides<br /><br /></span></div><div face="verdana" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxRUDPDPsQey8bch-z01jn5q5Itwnx_DjHbE8gaGOU2ht2vp-lm34prXqoRMZL1zmPw9p7Jvs8qM7_7a91ceGJAnbdennRtAZXXFfc3Jgo8cmzFJ5urh6eLjyex5iT4_qHt5xCGPH87g/s1600-h/IMG_0095.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxRUDPDPsQey8bch-z01jn5q5Itwnx_DjHbE8gaGOU2ht2vp-lm34prXqoRMZL1zmPw9p7Jvs8qM7_7a91ceGJAnbdennRtAZXXFfc3Jgo8cmzFJ5urh6eLjyex5iT4_qHt5xCGPH87g/s320/IMG_0095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340158854605191570" border="0" /></a>parking lot and entrance top view<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7947QOsk32XGDibt9SM0kH7S6H1_BZDScHIq785mhQzX9UZ9VtOUp15rI05ecSbYbLmizBD8Fsrs3niZyAjB_tdyQ39Eg4zy_V4eQ8kMSMSmtLdoR_BDgizAwDsJafXv3N-ktprDkEPI/s1600-h/IMG_0092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7947QOsk32XGDibt9SM0kH7S6H1_BZDScHIq785mhQzX9UZ9VtOUp15rI05ecSbYbLmizBD8Fsrs3niZyAjB_tdyQ39Eg4zy_V4eQ8kMSMSmtLdoR_BDgizAwDsJafXv3N-ktprDkEPI/s320/IMG_0092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340158851855727074" border="0" /></a>Carousel with poolside top view<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAX9sgtqHH-pHXgnZ552PAPJODr2_JF63iXu0gJUO3giKSZRj5ue1gJD7-R5FUwBnF0xtcbXqfZ6nOi-aWLYr-UTf7gXWRbAetn-NCxqzgx-8lAaJdQ6AfdnmPKr_3l28l1NwgiHanbQ/s1600-h/IMG_0091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAX9sgtqHH-pHXgnZ552PAPJODr2_JF63iXu0gJUO3giKSZRj5ue1gJD7-R5FUwBnF0xtcbXqfZ6nOi-aWLYr-UTf7gXWRbAetn-NCxqzgx-8lAaJdQ6AfdnmPKr_3l28l1NwgiHanbQ/s320/IMG_0091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340158846276049090" border="0" /></a>water parks, car racing, thrill rides top view</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxeV_3mnNTgmQ98yGdwyModBqjEGouoRzTXHR3g50Qml7UypETphAAvJXKKW2vJWxs4geoXmAmUKgweyPEz96ZSmbF1VNwC3S8cp4vHb_OIBfPGgDHsbgzxR2zBHHJP5HHKqHMsBlAKYg/s200-h/IMG_0105.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxeV_3mnNTgmQ98yGdwyModBqjEGouoRzTXHR3g50Qml7UypETphAAvJXKKW2vJWxs4geoXmAmUKgweyPEz96ZSmbF1VNwC3S8cp4vHb_OIBfPGgDHsbgzxR2zBHHJP5HHKqHMsBlAKYg/s320/IMG_0105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340158861406834082" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;">roller coaster</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><br /></span><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZGog-IMU_4W_cesEmCQHp8DONhKaop58fHPRanCMkVmoXFQw4C3UOmN7HfQx67EB6znM8yybk_-C5pFhH9O-sVzuD6HBYdfHQWaC4wmYJHQ-b9BrRPzqq28YpjK-LqsVkLDjQH2okgk/s200-h/IMG_0147.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZGog-IMU_4W_cesEmCQHp8DONhKaop58fHPRanCMkVmoXFQw4C3UOmN7HfQx67EB6znM8yybk_-C5pFhH9O-sVzuD6HBYdfHQWaC4wmYJHQ-b9BrRPzqq28YpjK-LqsVkLDjQH2okgk/s320/IMG_0147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340161979668882306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">computer games</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKTR4kmoIMdSGlqIL6gOb3VBFkhlXcSW-B9oYx559fUZW-WSUx3vtW74Dwr7Xzo3EVAV5mKCHesPPeQoflKW1ncAD4Rgk-3ySb8TncTrs7P7XgLSX1BPCOF3XzmnAJtr5leO2_wk47LE/s200-h/IMG_0131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKTR4kmoIMdSGlqIL6gOb3VBFkhlXcSW-B9oYx559fUZW-WSUx3vtW74Dwr7Xzo3EVAV5mKCHesPPeQoflKW1ncAD4Rgk-3ySb8TncTrs7P7XgLSX1BPCOF3XzmnAJtr5leO2_wk47LE/s320/IMG_0131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340161969154193106" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;">with Flintstones</span><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">We took our family and some of our relatives, to Great America for the first time in July last year. They loved it. My husband and I were going to go to some shows but didn't have time because of all the rides to try and the water park. The day was quite warm and sunny and the water park beckoned us early afternoon.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">We loved this place. Even though we’ve only been there twice in our life, it was still amazing. The park has it all kids areas , roller coaster, rides, shows, and a water park.</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The showers/changing room area was small and not laid out well. They don’t have enough bathrooms lines to long for women. Urine smell, liquid of some sort on the floor, stinks.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Because of the heavy prices, we did not buy any food there, we just brought some snacks and went out to our car to eat there. The vending machines changed a small fortune for water bottles, and the water fountains only had hot water, which does little to quench ones thirst. </span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">All in all, it was a pretty good experience. It's worth coming to the park just for the rides, even if it has problems.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-family:verdana;">A few things to keep in mind however:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">1. There are crowds. Don't expect to get on rides instantly. The good thing about this is it helps you become more patient.</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">2. Food and drinks are expensive. You might think about keeping a cooler inside your car and packing it with a lunches, this really help keep the cost down.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">3. It will (if you go in the summertime) be hot. It might even thunderstorm, especially in August, but just remember to have fun.</span></span></div>Her Glitter Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093954151162672876noreply@blogger.com0