Wintry summer

Summer should have been the time that we have a break from cold winter months. Instead, it kept raining the whole time and cold. We should have been out enjoying our summer break from school before other long months again, but NO. We are indoors most of the time and frustrated, as the forecast shows nothing but rain. It is gloomy in here and raining and according to the weather forecast again, it might rain till the weekend. There is only a week before school starts and that is it.

Our friends have their own pool and luckily because of heaters, they could splash all day long. How great is it that whenever you feel like taking a plunge you could do it without relying on the weather? We could have at least bought a portable pool for the kids and then buy pool heat pump at PoolSupplyUnlimited.com</a but I am afraid it will not suit a small pool either. Oh well, we might have a summery winter after all, who knows? Weather is unpredictable.


Bottle feeding

What is your view about bottle or formula feeding? What age does a child need to stop from feeding from the bottle? For me, as I breastfed my girls until they are 18 months, I find bottle feeding unnecessary. However, because they are still unable to drink milk from a beaker of glass while in bed, I feel that I should give them time, at least 6 months then I stop it.

It worked well with my first. She was only bottle fed for 6 months or less. She was not a frequent drinker too and she never bothered drinking milk in the middle of our sleep. Same with my second. She only drinks milk early morning, midday and later. One before bed and that is it.

I think 2 years old must be off from any teat. If only we are determine to do that we could. I know that we feel scared or worried that we might not give them the best because we are strict with anything. That goes the same with potty training. I first tried my little girl when we visited home. And put back nappy on when we came back here. And when she finally turned three, we were off the nappy. There were times that forget that we don’t have nappy but in time, she gets used to it and goes to the toilet even just by herself. She was independent since then. Except that I must intervene when she poop.


What type of sports you like?

There are plenty of them to choose from and it all depends on your taste. Many people are successful on their chosen sport and I bet it is never too late for someone to start it now. Yes it is easy when we have access to any resources. I love volleyball but I only played a handful of times locally.

Football is much loved in this country, most European countries do.Also,horse racing. Horse Show 2011 just finished recently and it also came with fabulous hat competition for the ladies. Horse racing is a great sport and it must have great training. Not everybody is good at it. Others have the skill from a young age. If you think you have the love of horses you should try your best to have it a go. But before anything else, you also have to consider your own safety by choosing your horse riding gears. YOu must choose one of horse riding helmets that fit well on you and that you are comfortable wearing with.

We see a lot of horses in our area,in fact our previous landlord has one.


Keys removed

It is indeed not advisable to leave a kid alone with the computer. Just a while ago, I had hard times replacing my keys removed from my computer (laptop) keyboard. The keys are removable for easy cleaning, but not when the rest of the parts are completely off and it was hard to figure out how they placed them so to work originally as they were.

It took long and I was scared and worried that the small parts attached will break and it will end up a waste. Thank you eyes for a very attentive look. Now they all work fine.


Investment that lasts

If you are looking for an investment that will last a lifetime, try steel buildings. There are many uses that you can sure be happy. If you are looking for a place to put your things away or a garage for your vehicles or maybe a special place that you can call your own aside from your home. With steel buildings, you are sure that you will not have to worry of the immediate maintenance. Yes, we all use lumber back home as it is the most economical and fastest way to build something e.g. house or storage. However, after a year or two, it all goes to waste.


Trust your instinct!

You see that in the picture as clean. But being clean does not mean it really is properly cleaned. You think hotel rooms; sinks and baths are clean because they are looked after almost everyday? Such public place might be clean but you just never know. A friend who works in the hotel as housekeeping attendant even told me how she lifts those bed sheets, tosses them first on the ground and maybe stomped on them as she doesn’t care much protecting those sheets from dust. Though those sheets might still look clean but believe me, it is not a good way of treating things especially when their guests expect them to be 100% clean.

Now what about those sinks that look sparkling? Oh no! You will not believe how she retold her story, especially when she is mad at something. Why would she care? She is paid to do that but with nobody looking at what she actually was doing, who cares?

All right, we have a short break outside of Dublin. We checked in and first thing, that came up my head was to check how clean the bed sheets were inside out. I was satisfied. The sheets were outstanding! Then I moved to the bathroom. I first disinfected the sink with hot water that I boiled from the kettle. You might want to do it yourself too, it works well as I have two girls that tours round the room endlessly.