Its going to be pizza and movie night tonight. Kids spashed thepo mstar of the day so now its time to sit back and catch a few good movies.

Is Banking Your Baby's Cord Blood Right For You

Hey there friends. My wife and I are now well into our second half of our pregnancy. We are in what I like to call, full baby mode. We've gone out to buy some clothes, check out some strollers, look into cribs and fancied a few bassinets. We've also received a few pamphlets and coupons in the mail. It's almost as if the world knows we're expecting since we're receiving all sorts of baby stuff in the mail. One particular pamphlet got us talking. It was concerning the baby's cord blood.

I know that it's a touchy subject to some and I don't know the full details of what or how banking your baby's cord blood can help, but it is something that we decided to look into and inform ourselves on. One such company that offers banking is Cryo-Cell .

Cryo-Cell offers a very user friendly interface and we were able to get all the information that we need to better inform ourselves. Cord blood is proven to help aid in over 70 diseases, that's good. But it's only been performed about 12,000 times, that's not too good. Could it be because it's still a relatively new process? I can't say. It's also a little pricey, but what price can be put on your child's health? They also have financing which is as low as $57 a month. Not too bad, I think. The cord blood collected is 100% effective on the donor and 25% chance that it will be effective on a sibling. It's proven to be helpful against Leukemia, Hodgkin's Disease, Hunter's Syndrome, among many others. That list itself is pretty impressive.

This is something that is not for everyone, but it is something that surely deserves some consideration. Especially since Cryo-Cell is offering $750 discount if you sign up by 06.28.09 and using the promo code HOT during check out. This is definitely a life changing decision for our family and is something that should be discussed in detail. Check it out. It may be something that you are definitely interested in. Later.

The End of an Era

Hey there. Earlier today, Farrah Fawcett passed away. Many articles across the web deemed it the end of an era with such an iconic woman passing away. Word on the street is that now, Michael Jackson has just passed from cardiac arrest (heart attack). If the reports on Michael are true, then today, June 25th 2009, is the day an era came to an end.

Update: 3.26 PM MSN.com has confirmed Michael's death. RIP Farrah & Michael.

A Buffet Fit for a King

Hey there. Last night, we treated my father in law to dinner at a buffet restaurant that he loves. The place is pretty good. They specialize in oriental food but they have their fair share of seafood as well. We were a little hesitant on going there only because the kids have never really ate stuff like that and we were not sure that they would enjoy it. And to top it off, our middle child was not well (threw up the night before) and having her eat something that she's not familiar with could end up with disastrous results.

In the end, we ended up going and I walked with our middle child asking her what she felt like eating. She basically asked for pizza and fries. She didn't even eat the pizza but she did fill up on all sorts of fruit later on. Our son had himself a field day. He stocked up on ribs and he tried something different each time he "refilled" his plate. Good to know the boy enjoys seafood. He had some fish and liked the crab legs and he also had this red kabob looking meat that we had no idea what it was. All that matters is that he said it was good. lol Our little one wanted ice cream so she chowed down her food and went straight for it. lol It was funny because she was always munching on something and when anyone offered her anything, she said she wanted it. I know she got stuffed. My wife enjoyed her orange chicken. Her personal favorite. She "only" had 1 plate. We all had refills except for her. She's not a big fan of the place and usually gets a plate of white rice, pizza, and orange chicken. As for me, I had an adventure. lol

First off, earlier in the day, knowing that we were heading towards the buffet, I sent a Twitter message asking if I should be bold and try the sushi. I've never had it before and I knew that it was going to be there so I started asking myself if today was going to be the day I finally took the plunge and try it. My friends and family said to do it, with my brother proclaiming to "Eat the head!", a la Yao Ming in that T Mobile commercial. lmao

While I was filling up my plate, I saw a large shrimp looking thing that reminded me of that.

It wasn't moving so it's not entirely like the ones Dwayne Wade and Chuck B. encountered, but still... I had a chuckle over it. I ended up serving myself a plate of white rice, spicy shrimp, salmon, fish fillet, and octopus. Mmmmm... octopus. Don't tell me this doesn't look good!

Soon after I gobbled that down, I enjoyed some crab legs, beef & broccoli, more shrimp, and then it happened... I walked by the sushi. I grabbed a third plate and walked over to the sushi section. Now, I know that buffet sushi is no where the quality that sushi should be. But I figured, I might as well start somewhere and really, sushi is raw... How much more fresh can it be? As long as it's not squirming off my plate, I'm good. So I decided on the four below.

I have no idea what each one is. I pretty much just picked some at random. What I can say is that I liked 2 and not the other 2. If anyone knows the name of them, please let me know. I'm sure that if I ordered it at a restaurant, it would taste many times better so it's something that I am willing to try. The others, not so much. I'd like the names of those two and put them in my black list (which includes bacon and cooked onions). I ended my feast with a plate of pineapple slices and mango. I missed out on the ice cream. I wanted some but seeing that everyone else was stuffed, I didn't want to be only one still eating. lol Next time. Later.

Old Age - What's Your Slogan?

Hey there. Old age... The Golden Years. It's gonna happen, people. There's no running from it, there's no hiding from it, and no amount of plastic surgery is going to reduce your age (You hear that Janice Dickenson!!!). So why not embrace it? Live your life and enjoy that journey through the latter half of your life. But you know what? We need a slogan. Yup, I said it. A slogan. Check out the one's below and let me know what you think.






And my personal favorite...

LMAO! I say we go with that one! Later.

Happy Father's Day to Me

Hey there. This Sunday, many American's celebrated Father's Day. We were no exception. Sunday morning, I got up, expecting to be showered with hugs and kisses from my family. What did I get? None of that. lmao We were baby sitting so my wife asks me to go and get breakfast for the kids. Hmmm... No problem, maybe she's trying to get me out of the house to surprise me with something. So I go and at the parking lot of the market, I get a text message from a cousin wishing me happy Father's Day. I wrote back telling him the same and threw in the "you're the first to tell me that today." lol He laughed and he said he didn't get a Happy Father's Day from his kids until AFTER he got whacked with a baby bottle. lol I got home and nothing. I finally told my wife, "What gives?" and she said she was sorry. Since we were baby sitting, she didn't want to make it a spectacle since the little one wasn't around her dad. I said fair enough and let it slide.

Well, my wife had plans for breakfast, but those were quickly scratched since we were still baby sitting for my mother. We agreed to take care of her since my mother said she would pick her up "early". Well, early for my mother is around 12 PM so we lost our morning waiting for her. Once we done with our baby sitting duties, my wife gave me my gift, well, not literally, since she wanted me to pick it out. We sped off to the mall and she treated me to a watch of my choice.

Now, a watch is a watch but let me tell you something. I've never really owned a watch before. My wrists are so small, that I've never really wanted one because it would ride half way up my forearm. It looked ridiculous so I figured I would never really wear one. Complete ignorance on my part. My wife told me that you can get them adjusted to fit and again, I thought about it and figured, damn, so even after you buy a watch, you need to go somewhere else and get it resized.

Well, at the register to pay for my watch, I told the sales person that the watch is too big and she told me not to worry about it, that it will have a perfect fit before we leave. My eyes lit up. Again, ignorance on my end, but she was going to make it fit before we left. I am extremely happy with it. It's looks good, and classy and I found myself staring at it for min or two throughout the day. lol Check it out.

Afterwards, my wife treated me to lunch at a restaurant of my choosing. I must admit,I was thinking about the kids more than myself since I didn't want go somewhere where I know the kids won't eat the specialty. I figured, no point in going to a place like Red Lobster and then the kids order Mac n Cheese. lol We ended up going to Outback's Steak House. For the past couple of years, I've been hearing the Outback jingle on the radio and will sing it out loud every now and then to get the kids to laugh. I know that I drove my wife crazy with "He's the greatest Dynamo!" lol She pointed it out that we didn't hear the song this year and yet we went to Outback and other times when we do hear it, we didn't go. lol Looks like those subliminal messages work. lol

It was our first time there so we were not familiar with the menu. We ordered our drinks and I sent a few Twitter messages and got back some recommendations (which included bacon!!! YUCK!). Then the waiter stopped by and dropped off a wooden board with a knife stabbed into these 2 brown things that looked like potatoes. We all looked at it and wondered if it was for us since the waiter was talking to the next table when he dropped them off. I was planning on poking it but was stopped by my wife, since we weren't sure it was for us. So the next time he passed by, I said, "Guy, is this for us?" He responded with, "Yeah, is there something wrong with the bread?" I laughed. I told him it's OK that we just weren't sure it was meant for us. We ate it up, which was pretty damn good and then we scarfed down our meals. Pretty good and I recommend checking it out.

As we were leaving, we decided to skip my uncle's BBQ at his place. I figured, the kids are going to want to be in the pool and ignore us the rest of the day and it should be about me! Yeah, I got selfish like that. lmao My wife was feeling pretty tired too so ended up going home. My wife and I relaxed in bed and held each other for a bit. We watched the Dark Knight and my wife slowly drifted to sleep. Our little one soon after got up from her nap and proclaimed that I promised to play Rock Band with her and we haven't played. lol So I set it up and we played some Rock Band. I love hearing the little one sing. lol We soon after caught WALL-E and before I knew it, the day was coming to an end.

Just the way I like it, a day well spent with my family. So what's up with you guys? How did you spend your day?