Postcard From Ukraine

I received this postcard through postcard crossing. The picture in that postcard is the mountain of Demerj, Ukraine. Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe.

Ukraine is a unitary state composed of 24 oblasts (provinces), one autonomous republic (Crimea), and two cities with special status: Kiev, its capital and largest city, and Sevastopol, which houses the Russian Black Sea Fleet under a leasing agreement. Ukraine is a republic under a semi-presidential system with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ukraine continues to maintain the second largest military in Europe, after that of Russia. The country is home to 46 million people, 77.8 percent of whom are ethnic Ukrainians, with sizable minorities of Russians (17%), Belarusians and Romanians. The Ukrainian language is the official language in Ukraine. Russian is also widely spoken. The dominant religion in the country is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, which has heavily influenced Ukrainian architecture, literature and music. (Source: Wikipedia)

Our green video game room

Guest post written by Zach Robbins

We're big gamers in our household. My wife even loves to play video games and I think that's probably what we spent most of our dates doing together when we were in college. So I'm relieved that our kids already love video games. I don't think I would know what to do if they loved sports and hated video games. But our designated gaming room is looking a little shabby lately and we decided to give it a makeover. I thought this would also be a good time to make our home a little green by finding some green materials to use in the makeover.

I went online to find some inspiration for that and I came across a site with energy savings plans. We go through quite a bit of energy with all the game playing that we do, so it would be beneficial to save a bit on energy. But that also helps the environment too, so I thought that was a great extra from the makeover process.

I also found the perfect gaming chairs that have good support but sit low on the floor. They're actually made out of recycled materials, which really help. This is one green room weÕll definitely get a lot of use from.

Purple Blanket

Do you remember this blanket that my newly born son got? He seems to like it specially it keeps him warm during the cold days. Someone gave that blanket to us and maybe she likes purple also. One of hubby's favorite color is purple do you know that? Anyway, here is my entry for today...Happy weekend to all...

Mother's Day Gift From Philippines

Last week i received the mother's day gifts from the Philippines. I would like to thank Shengkay at Shenkay's Journal for this great gifts from Bacolod City, Philippines. She sent me a postcard, mother's day card, and two souvenirs. She is awesome to give me those gifts. Do i deserve it? Thanks a lot Sheng....

Postcard From Thailand

This postcard was from a friend in Thailand. I received this last week and i also sent her one from NC. This are their daily rides going to the market. It looks like Philippines ride a multi-cab, jeepneys, and motorcycles. Anyway, have a safe day...

Luto

It has been a week since i did not update this blog. I am very busy with my life sometimes i think of a vacation in the Philippines is just no budget at this time. Today my entry for letter "L" is Luto meaning rice in English. I like the way it the Luto since there are some veggies included. When i was in the Philippines my mama likes to cook this and i just love it. Anyway, thanks for coming and have a great day.

LUTO - Rice