Archives for January 2012

The Baby Company Grand Baby Fair Year 2

The Grand Baby Company Fair last year was a huge success! and if you were not able to attend it, you can read about it here on my blog: Grand Baby Company Fair 2011

This year, our favorite store for our baby needs will give us once again, a baby fair that we will never forget:

So what can we expect from the fair this year?

If you experienced lining up a bit long last year, there is a major improvement on that as Baby Company increased their cashiers to serve us shoppers better! did I hear hurray?

Shoppers can get Swag Bag with a P2,000 single-receipt purchase and enjoy exclusive perks for Mom Card members.

Celebrities will be there too and experts that will discuss issues that most moms experience.

The Baby Company Grand Baby Fair. January 27, 28, and 29, 2012 at the Megatrade Halls 2 & 3 of SM Megamall.

The Baby Company Grand Baby Fair is brought to you by Johnson’s Baby, Philips Avent, Pigeon, and Mom Card.

Driving with the big trucks

There were nights that we love to drive around the city and buy or favorite coffee drink. I really enjoy those times as those were the times that we can be alone. We usually drive when the kids are already asleep. And I often see Car Shipping trucks on the road when we drive around. I wonder where they came from (maybe from the pier) and where they are going (maybe to their branches in the eastern part of the metro).

My curiosity peak when we saw about 10 trucks shipping cars and decided it’s about time to research about these big guys. I learned that one of the main reason why companies used shipping trucks fort heir cars is to save on gas. On the Shipping Information there will be 6-8 cars on the truck. Imagine if the cars will travel instead, that would be so much gas in compare to one big truck that can ship multiple cars.

And because most of this cars are brand new and for sale, shipping it with the use of truck is safer. The cars is scratch safe and accident safe.

Giving The Kids Their Own Room

Let me start this post with reasons why kids should have their own room. Privacy is number one, primarily for the parents. We cannot deny the fact that kid as they grow older, question things that we cannot answer. How can you explain it, if in the middle of the night they saw you doing your thing. “Mommy and Daddy is playing” alibi won’t work with kids ages 7 and up (or to some even younger). Giving them their own room gives the parents the privacy for their romantic moments. Giving your kids their own room will also teach them how to be responsible, keeping their things tidy and well arranged. It will also teach them to be independent.

As you all know, I have 4 kids ages 8, 7, 3 and 2 respectively. The two older boys, we believe, is now old enough to have their own bedroom. After all, we don’t want them to catch us being extra “close” to each other. The apartment we are renting has two bedrooms. The other one, of course, we use as our room while the other room is being used as their changing room. My sister who lives with me prefers sleeping on the couch rather than in the bedroom. So, husband and I have been thinking, we can use the other room as the kids’ bedroom.

The first part of our planning revolves on the bed. We are choosing between a double deck bed or two childrens storage bed. I am leaning towards bunk bed because of its storage feature. Since we cannot afford to have a separate room for the boys, giving them a separate bed with their own storage area seems to be next best thing to having their own room. Storage bed can also teach them to be responsible for their own thing and learn to respect the things of others. It will also give them privacy which is much needed by a growing child.

The second part of our planning is the other furniture that we should buy. If we decided on bunk beds, this of course will be omitted. The last part of our planning is managing the finances so that we can buy the things needed for their bedroom.