Met in May.
Fell in love in June.
Engaged in July.
Married in May!
It was a whirlwind romance. There were many reasons not to get married right away, but we shared the same thinking: “Why wait?” Impulsive it might have been, but it was a decision fueled by the kind of certainty you feel all the way to your bones.
9 years later, the certainty’s still there. Whew. Haha!
Happy 9th wedding anniversary to my dearest H! 
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New Sebastian’s Ice Cream flavors! Yum yum! I went ga-ga over this new flavor of theirs: Pearl Milk Tea! It’s creamy and delicious with mini sago pearls. It really is milk tea in ice cream form. Refreshing!
Now if you’re a lover of Red Velvet cakes or cupcakes, you NEED to try this Red Velvet Chilly Burger. It’s sooooooooooo good. I need to eat one this weekend (again). It’s Cream Cheese ice cream sandwiched between two Red Velvet Chocolate Chip cookies, rolled in Red Velvet Cake Chunks. So darn good.
Thanks to Sebastian’s for creating such innovative and best of all, DELICIOUS ice cream flavors! I always look forward to their new flavors. 
These two new ones are tops in my book!
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I came home yesterday to a lovely package filled with great-for-the-summer goodies! Johnson’s is advocating the wonders of outdoor play. These products of theirs can get kids enjoying the outdoors more while keeping cool. No sticky feeling, no “amoy-araw”, and no “bungang araw”! Ack, I remember being a victim of bungang araw when I was a kid. It was hot and itchy. Blech. I sure don’t want Timmy to experience that.
In the goody bag:
Top row: JOHNSON’S® Baby Pink Blossoms Powder with long-lasting fragrance, JOHNSON’S® Baby Skin Protection Powder, and JOHNSON’S® Baby Cooling Powder with honeysuckle.
Of these three, I’ve only previously tried the Cooling Powder variant. I use it on Timmy’s baby butt after washing to protect against rashes. I started using this last December when he had a terrible diaper rash! This Cooling Powder helped heal the rashes so I carried on using it for protection.
I’m excited to try both pink and orange ones and I’ll be trying the Skin Protection Powder first! Timmy’s been getting slight rashes because of this bad heat so I hope this helps. Read more about sun protection here.
Bottom row: JOHNSON’S® Baby Summer Peach Bath with Vitamin E and the natural essence of Peach Leaf, JOHNSON’S® Baby Cooling Bath with honeysuckle, JOHNSON’S® Baby Slide Cologne, JOHNSON’S® Baby Daily Sun Protection Lotion, JOHNSON’S® Baby Bounce Cologne.
I’ve tried the Cooling Bath before and it’s good! I like how it smells. I’m not a cologne user, but I’ll give these a whirl to see which one will smell good on the boy. I’m sure they’ll smell better than the amoy-araw scent he has after our afternoon walks!
My favorite of all Johnson’s powders is actually their Bedtime variant. It’s a bedtime powder so not for Play Days BUT you sure can use it after a full day of play! Drifting off to sleep after a day of active play with its soothing scent spells nothing but comfort. Its bedtime baby lotion is tops, too!
Suuuuuper thanks to Johnson’s for this very useful summer package! Timmy will definitely enjoy his outdoor play longer. I can’t wait to try them all! This Mom won’t mind sharing in the powders too 
When I have a major milestone in my life, Mama’s there to fix my hair!
First pic: My wedding day, May 2003.
Second pic: The day I gave birth to my son, August 2009.
Thank you for always making sure my hair looks nice. Happy Mother’s Day, Mama! I love you very much!
Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by twos and threes, by dozens and hundreds. Plenty of roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows, brothers and sisters, aunts and cousins, comrades and friends – but only one mother in the whole world. ~Kate Douglas Wiggin
And a Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there!
Creamed corn with milk and ice has always been a family favorite. I associate this dessert with Sunday evenings of my childhood. After dinner, my Mom would take out a serving bowl of this creamy dessert and ladle them into our individual bowls. My Dad, my sisters and I would savor every drop of the cold and creamy sweet dish. We always looked forward to this delicious dessert!
We enjoyed this much-loved dessert again a few days ago. There was hardly a drop left in the serving bowl!
Since the heat has been all kinds of intense lately, we decided to enjoy this creamed corn dessert another way. Hello Creamed Corn Cubes! It’s super easy to make.
You can opt to use fresh corn — simply boil and cut off the corn kernels from the cob. We’re loyal to this brand though: Del Monte Fresh Cut Golden Sweet Cream Style Corn. It’s already creamy and already the right amount of sweet so you don’t have to add your own cream. I love it because it takes me back to my childhood every time.
For a serving of two ice cube trays (32 ice cubes), you will need 2 cans of Cream Style Corn, approximately two tablespoons of sugar (optional), 1/4 cup of milk (optional). I like adding milk and sugar for a creamier, more flavorful dessert.
Please ignore that blue bowl in the above image. That’s my bowl from a previous serving of unfrozen cream style corn 
There’s only one can of corn in the picture. I had put the other one away before I realized it was missing in the pic. Oops.
Pour the two cans of cream style corn in a big bowl. Throw in the sugar and milk. Stir well. Then spoon into your ice cube trays. Freeze for six to eight hours or overnight. Here’s the finished product.
One person usually eats about three to four frozen cream corn cubes in one sitting. I like rounding it off to an exact number, so here’s my serving of 5 cubes.
Here’s a tip: Taking the cubes out of the tray can be difficult, so here’s what we do. Once frozen, we pop them all out of the tray and slide them into freezer bags. Easy peasy.
These Creamed Corn Cubes are yummy as dessert and as a mid-afternoon snack to beat the heat! So, how many cubes would you like in your bowl?
