For the first week of May 2012, I did not expect I will be very busy going to different fiestas in our neighboring places. From May 1, the Feast Day of St. Joseph the Worker in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, then May3, Feast Day of the Finding of the Holy Cross in Dao District, Tagbilaran City, May 4, Feast Day of St. Monica in Alburquerque, Bohol and May 5, Feast Day of St. Vincent de Ferrer being a shrine in Maribojoc, Bohol. I was so tired because in May 5, I came twice to Maribojoc. The second time I accompany my best friend. We went to Maribojoc at 3:30 p.m. already. It was so hot. When we were near the church, I was consoled as we were able to witness the street dancing for the fiesta celebration. It made me happy as I was impressed of their costumes. All my anxieties were gone when we went home.

I was arranging our things inside our master’s bedroom last month. This is in preparation for our expected guests which were my in laws. As I go along with my cleaning operation, I happened to see our wedding cord which was placed in one of the boxes in our drawer. I was so happy to find it as I have not completely arrange my things since we transferred to my new residence. It was still intact as if it were still new. It has been 28 years ago since our wedding in 1984.

One night, my hubby and I were watching television in our living room. Then, my youngest daughter passed by and went near his father to share some happenings in her summer classes. As they go along on their conversation, my hubby told my daughter that he did not like the way she dressed up when she attended a debut party of her classmate as she was wearing short pants. My daughter was silent as she do not want to provoke the anger of her father if she reasoned out. With a gentle voice, my husband told my daughter that she will become more boyish if she continued to wear such attire. He told her she looked more beautiful if she wore ladies dresses. Besides, she will be more respected by the opposite sex if she looked lady like. My daughter kissed her father and she was very thankful for his concern.

I have a best friend who is working with the environment office. I once told her about our future quarry activity. It happened that the personnel from the regional environment office came to the provincial office in our place. It was her best friend who is in charge of evaluating papers about applicants for quarry. It was a blessing because I was able to meet this guy through my best friend. He visited our quarry site at once. He told us there were no major problems in the quarry area that will affect the environment. We were so happy of this development. My brothers and I really hope we can operate our quarry soon.

- As a toothpaste for dental hygiene.

Because baking soda has a naturally gritty texture, it has been used to clean the teeth. You can sprinkle some baking soda on top of your toothpaste to remove teeth stains and whiten teeth. For those with budget constraints or those allergic to toothpaste, baking soda can be used as a natural toothpaste. Take note, it’s salty because of the sodium.

- As a refreshing mouthwash.

For fresher breath, dissolve one teaspoon of baking soda in half a glass of water. Gargle, then rinse thoroughly. Another popular use for baking soda is to clean dentures and dental appliances. Soak your dentures, retainers or mouth guards in two teaspoons of baking soda dissolved in warm water. It’s very effective.

In 2003, I bought a lot where I have to construct my new house. I paid it in installment basis for P48,600.00. The land I bought contains an area of 972 sq. m. It is part of the 15,671 sq. m. lot which is already titled. When I process the papers for the titling of my lot, I had discovered that the mother title is defective as the entire area is supposedly 17,455.15 sq. m. According to one of the niece of the owner of the lot, we have to file for a petition for the correction of the area of the mother title in court. I feel sad because this involves money as we have to pay a lawyer to do the filing of the said petition. One day, I scan my xerox copy of the mother title. I had noticed that there was an attached land computation for the entire lot showing the correction that was made in 1991. It made me shed a little hope. I planned to go to the office of the Land Registration Authority in our place to verify if the petition is no longer needed as there was already a correction of the entire lot.

Last March 7, 2012, my Hubby was able to finish installing the Forged Brass float valve with ball for our water tank. We bought these accessories last February 23, 2012 for the said purpose. It is the first time my husband did this kind of job. He was very eager to place it in our water tank so we will no longer inspect from time to time the water level of our water tank. Previously, we have to check the water level so that the excess water will not spill to the ground. With the presence of this Forged Brass float valve, there will be no more excess water that will be spilled. I am so thankful that the friend of my husband advice him to place this kind of accessory inside our water tank. This will help lessen our water expense every month as there will be no more spilling of excess water from our water tank.

The Forged Brass float valve with ball is inside the water tank.This is the pipe which connects the said accessory.

Our water tank. We have to use a hose to connect the water inside the water tank.  A few hours later, we already remove the hose as the pipe with Forged Brass float valve with ball has already functioned.

Drinking Water at these Timings are most effective:
a.) 1 Glass of Water, after you wake up : Help activate internal organs
b.) 1 Glass of Water, after taking a bath: Help lower blood pressure
c.) 2 Glasses of Water, half an hour before meal: Will help your digestion
d.) 1 Glass of Water before you sleep: Help avoid stroke or heart attack at midnight
Last food/water intake should not be later than 10:00 p.m.

Every Sunday is a bonding day for our family. My hubby reminds my kids to spend their time with us especially in going to the church. Now that my son has a duty as a private nurse, he sees to it that he should be home every weekend. One Sunday, after we have attended the Holy Mass, my son invited us to have a dinner in one of the known restaurants in our place. I was really surprised and of course very happy. It has been a very long time since we went out for fine dining. As we waited for our food, I let my youngest daughter to take a picture of me and her father sitting in front of her. I like this picture because this is our latest since the graduation of my son in college.