MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

We would like to wish all our family, friends and subscribers a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! May you each enjoy this time with family and friends and have a wonderful holidays!

The Man, The Myth, The Legend - The Filipino Lumberjack

The Man, The Myth, The Legend - The Filipino Lumberjacks are workers in the logging industry who perform long hard hours of work from felling trees to cutting them into boards that can be used for building. The actual work is difficult, dangerous, intermittent, low-paying, and working in strenuous conditions. I give it to these guys, as they are very skilled in what they do. No way would I want to trade places with them. 

GREEN ACRES - FARM LIVIN' IS THE LIFE FOR ME! A GLIMPSE OF PROVINCE LIF...

“Green Acres is the place to be. Farm livin'
is the life for me. Land spreadin' out so far and wide. Keep Manila, just
give me that countryside”. How true that is. There is no other place I
would rather be than out in the country on the farm. We may not have the beach,
the casinos, or the fancy restaurants to go to; but we do have the advantage of
getting out in the fresh air and enjoying time with friends. We took a day to
drive out to one of our friend’s farms not long ago. While there we picked our
way through tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and long string beans before sitting
down for a dinner of some of the fresh vegetables we had picked. We had brought
along some fresh tilapia we had delivered that morning. We decided to cook this
“ihaw ihaw” style. We enjoy the flavor this gives the fish as it cooks over the
open flame.

We really enjoyed our visit and look forward to the next
time we can go again. It is always fun going out to the farm to see what
vegetables and plants they have available fresh off the vines. 

HOUSE BLESSING PART 2

In July of 2010, Maly and the 2 kids left Kuwait
to come to the Philippines. We had looked at some property in the Cagayan
Valley and we thought this would be a nice place to build a house and raise our
family. Little did we know at the time, but things would change with our house
plans as we had an addition to our family added in April of 2011. We made some
changes to our plans and continued to build our house. Now, 6 years later and
after what seemed like endless days of construction, we finally have a place we
can call home! We had such a great day while holding the house blessing
ceremony! We had many friends that came over to help us celebrate this special
day. There was plenty of food, laughter and singing the whole afternoon. 

THE GREAT UNBOXING - IT WAS JAM PACKED

Unboxing a special gift received from my sister in Alabama!
What’s inside? Come along and let’s find out! Finally something exciting here happened
to VLOG about! Make sure to check out the bloopers and outtakes!

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Preparing Food for the House Blessing to Come (Part 1 of 2)

After 6 long years, finally we have the house completed far enough along to have the house blessing. We had a lot of food to prepare for all the guest arriving! Starting early in the morning, the grill was fired and the process began! Come along as we get ready to Bless this House!

TEACHER'S APPRECIATION DAY 2016

Teaching school is not easy. During Teacher's Appreciation Day, I had the opportunity to teach not one, but two classes that day! My hat is off to all teachers around the world that have chosen this as their profession! I am thankful for the teachers we have at the school my kids attend for all their dedication and hard work they must put in!
This is video was actually filmed in OCT 2016.