On Houses and Pest Control

My husband and I have been married for 6 years and sad to say, we are still renting. We started to invest on agricultural lands last year and will continue to do so till the next 4 years. All income from the rice farms will go straight to our savings account and hopefully after a few years we can start building our dream home.

And since we haven't gathered enough funds for our dream home yet, we decided to temporarily build a small house made of wood and bamboo on the lot I inherited from my grandfather and spend each weekend there. We already chose a very plain design with a bedroom, living room and a small kitchen (not the photo at the right, haha).

The only problem I foresee with bamboo and wood houses is that they are prone to be infested by insects and critters that eat wood. These days one should not only think about people’s safety, investment should be protected too! And a house can be one of the most expensive investments there is!

Good thing there are pest control services and products available these days. Who knows what kinds of pests are lurking in your home? Ants, moths, flies, wasps, woodworm and rats…  and the list goes on! Always check your properties for signs of infestations.

First Day at School

Bye bye, summer!

This is it. Summer vacation is over, Dirk is officially a Kindergarten pupil now and there's no turning back.

I am grateful that I was given the opportunity to be with my son on his first day at school, together with his Dad and baby sister. This is definitely one of the priceless perks of being a Work-at-Home-Mom (WAHM)! I was given flexible working hours so I can easily shift between schedules whenever needed. And this is one of those days I cannot afford to miss.

I was really nervous at first, because last year when we were trying to enroll him in a day care center near our home he was crying like crazy and begging not to return to school the next day. I was afraid that he'll get traumatized if we force him to attend school even if he's not emotionally ready so I said it's no big deal. He can just skip day care and go straight to kindergarten the following year.

Welcome to Kindergarten, Dirk!

I home schooled him last year, and hired a tutor last summer so he can keep up with his classmates who probably attended pre-school already.  I also made sure that the class is less than fifteen in number, so the teacher can pay more attention to each pupil. And ahoy, they are only 5!

A good boy listens.

Today, Dirk was simply awesome. I was watching at the back of the classroom with baby K, and I can see that he was paying attention to Ma'am J, his teacher. He is really naughty at home but hey, I am elated to know that he knows how to listen to his teacher. I hope and pray that my son learns many things that this institution has to offer.

Painted walls. A part of the recreation room.

This day is special and memorable and I'm glad that I was able to be a part of it.

Finding the Right Veterinarians for Your Pet

Pets are more than just pets; they are family members. Finding loving professionals who understand that you care about your pets like that is very important. It ensures that they will treat your pet with the care and the respect that you want for your beloved pet. You’ll want to really make sure that your pet gets the preventative care that it needs, as well as any care it may need from illness, injury, or disease. Therefore, finding San Jose veterinarians who provide all of these services will be the best solution to all of these concerns.

The Right Veterinarian

Veterinarians are a kind of doctor that cares for animals. They sometimes specialize in taking care of farm animals, household pets, or any kind of animal. If you have a household pet that you are concerned about, it is probably best to find a veterinarian that focuses their energy and education on these small pets so that your pet gets the best care available. When they focus on just household pets, it allows them to have more experience and expertise with any problems or questions you may have with your pet, which is always a good thing. It is also important that you find a veterinarian that loves animals and understands the love that you have for your pet. This will ensure that they give quality, loving care to your pet no matter what, but especially when your pet is suffering and needs it most.

Preventative Care

A very important aspect of your pet’s care by a veterinarian is preventative care. Preventative care includes getting vaccines when they are needed and recommended, getting spayed or neutered, and going in for annual checkups to check the overall health of your pet. These little things make a huge difference. San Jose veterinarians understand how important these things are and will be sure to help you know when this care needs to be administered and how regularly, all depending on your specific pet. Make sure that you get your pet this care so that the bigger problems can be prevented or caught early enough so that they don’t turn into bigger and more painful problems.

Seeking a Divorce Through Mediation

Divorce can be an emotionally fraught period in anyone's life. It is an instinctual response for a person to try and punish their soon to be former spouse through the divorce proceedings. However, there are some people who decide that the divorce itself it painful enough that all they want is to end the marriage as peaceably as possible. The kind of divorce you want to pursue will greatly influence the kind of divorce lawyer in San Jose that you choose to employ. If a person wants their divorce to remain as amicable as possible, then there are things they should look for in an attorney. An attorney who specializes in the peaceful resolution of a marriage will emphasize in divorce mediation over litigation.

Mediation

Divorce meditation is a frequently used method of negotiating divorce settlements. Meditation brings together both divorcing parties (sometimes each bringing their lawyer). The parties will hire a neutral third party to function as mediator in order to discuss and solve the issues in the divorce. The mediator is there to facilitate communication between the two spouses in order to help them reach an equitable settlement that will let them both leave the divorce feeling as though they got what they wanted from it.

A Mediation Attorney

In order to pursue divorce meditation it is best to have a divorce lawyer in San Jose who specializes in this area of the law. It is not enough to have a lawyer who does mediation only sometimes, but instead a person needs a lawyer who has a strong record of mediation and probably even prefers it to litigation. When looking for an attorney who will help resolve a divorce peaceably it is important to ask them how they feel about mediation, what their track record is with mediation, and whether or not they would recommend it in the case that is before them. It would only add another complication to the process of divorce if an individual chose to pursue meditation only to realize partway through the process that it is not an area where their chosen lawyer has any particular skill.