American Girl Giveaway Is Live!

American Girl characters past and present show girls today that they can do great things if they believe in themselves and each other. From a Native American girl living in the Northwest in 1764 to a contemporary girl whose passions inspire action, the characters in every story illustrate the power of determination, imagination, courage, and hope—the same spirit that inspires modern American girls.

One lucky winner will receive an American Girl Doll & Book.

Organized by: Mom Powered Media. Giveaway ends April 1st at 11:59pm, open to US and Canadian residents, ages 18+. To enter please use the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck.

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My Daughter's Anime Plushies

My daughter is really crafty. She moved from polymer clay to painting to drawing to stitching Japanese anime characters' plushies. She loves working with fabric felt and I must have bought her several colors already.

Her plushies are 6 inches tall and stuffed with recycled fabric fillings from old pillows that we threw. She stitches all of these with her hands and uses various colors of flosses and big needles.

Her friends and classmates ask for their favorite Japanese anime character which she transforms into cute plushies. She can also customize a plushie doll according to the preference of her friends and classmates.

So far, she has made more than a dozen of the plushies. Some she gives as presents and others she sells. My daughter is earning on her own! I guess I can stop working now :)

Here are the most recent plushie project she has done. Aren't they cute?

Blog Friendship

I never thought that being in the blogosphere can create multitude of friendships across the globe. I have met few of my Filipina blog pals already during my recent vacation in Manila, have corresponded thru emails to some of my blog pals in America and Spain, and have sent Dubai goodies to my Norweigan blogger pal named Renny and his wife Diane.

I was pleasantly surprised to find a package waiting at the reception from my friend Renny of Terella. It was so sweet of Renny and his wife to send us special gifts from their place and each item has their own place in the house now! I really appreciate the time and effort spent to hand-pick those gifts for us. Each one is really special.


Renny, I promise to keep Mr. Troll happy by playing the classical CD you sent along. I think he'll be very happy to be in a home filled with love and happiness. Renny and Diane, our warmest hugs and sincerest gratitude for the tokens and most especially, for this wonderful bond called friendship which my family and I will treasure for life.

God Bless!