It's Valentine's Day once again in a few days time. This is one of the many days we don't fail to celebrate. It started on the year 2004 when we first celebrated it as a couple. You may read the full story here, where I told the story in detail. It was one of the sweetest days of my life.

My super sweet hubby always comes up with a surprise on this special day. No matter how simple or grand the surprise is, still he doesn't forget. I wonder what's in store for me this Sunday. *wink wink* Since the first week of Feb., I am telling him not to give me flowers anymore because what I want is a card just like the one I received 6 years ago, on our 1st Valentine's together. Oh I doubt he'll do it, but let's see...

On my part, I still don't know!!! =( It's a Sunday and preparing for a surprise is very hard. Just like last year when V-Day falls on a Saturday, all I was able to do was prepared a breakfast in bed for my two sweet Valentines - Dad & Alyssa. Oh crap! I still don't know how to make a pancake then without my one and only Maya pancake from the Philippines, so I bought an instant mix from the local grocery and... Tadah!!! It was NO good! haha!!! My pancake turned into a black pig. We weren't able to eat it. And the ready-made red icing I used for decoration also went straight to the bin. =( What a shame!!!

And since hubby said, no more gifts... I wrapped my special card. =)

And since V-day was a Saturday, when Daddy got home from the office Friday night, as usual... I have very pretty dozen of roses - only the color changes every year. =) And in exchange of the traditional cake is a chocolate - a super yummy M&S Chocolate with the words "MUM". 

Our original plan for this year's V-day is to go to our dear friend's place and watch Avatar together. I hope it pushes through, but I know I still have to think of something special for my Mr. Surprise Guy.

Have a Happy and Sweet Valentine's Day Couple's Corner Lovers!!!

Dear Dad,

Loving you is one of the greatest feelings I have ever felt in my life and God has been so good that He not only let me love you, but He gave you to me and allowed us to share the rest of our lives together. When people ask me why I love you, my answer is no longer "I don't know, I just do", because in each and everyday that I am with you, you have given me all the reasons to say:

I love you because you do the grocery when I don't feel like going out and is not shy about it.

I love you because you are one great family man who value family bonding very much.

I love you because you manage to become a very sweet husband and father and is not afraid to show how much you love us.

I love you because you don't have any vices.

I love you because you are proud of me.

I love you because you are my number one supporter, though sometimes you don't believe in me 100%.

I love you because it's all right with you that I stay home whole day.

I love you because you are honest about my cooking, you say if it tastes good or not.

I love you because you never get mad when I don't reach your expectations.

I love you because you make me feel so secure about your love for me as your wife.

I love you because you love me despite all the things I did to hurt you.

I love you because you accepted me during the times when I am not worthy of anyone's acceptance.

I love you because you never let me go when I wanted to go away.

I love you because you always understand me even though my reasons are not understandable.

I love you more when you hug, kiss and tickle me when I do the dishes.

I love how you laugh on the corniest movies we watch together.

I love it when you wear your very old clothes and just laugh about it.

I love how you never fail to surprise me in every occasion.

I love it when you help me in the kitchen.

I love it that you are the kind of husband who shares in house chores.

Dad, I may not be able to enumerate all the reasons why I love you, but believe me when I say I LOVE YOU because You are You.

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I know my husband doesn't read my blog posts, so if at some point he stumbles upon my site I hope he gets to read all my CC entries. =)

It's love month, come and share with us your 101 reasons why you love your partners.

A few weeks ago, I was just ranting about the negativity I am feeling for the year 2010. I thought of writing “Will 2010 Be My Year?” for me to somehow release the heavy loads I am feeling at the moment. And it really did. With the help of my dear blogger friends, Ate Liz and Ate Eds, I was able to feel the positivity that this year brings.

I focused myself on blogging. I thought of updating my two blogs, Happy Home-Making (which I will soon transform to Happy Home-Working) and Happy Home-Cooking because I want to monetize it soon. Then I thought of updating my profile in oDesk too. I signed up at oDesk September last year  with the help of Mommy Iris and haven’t got serious about it until last week.

I took up some more tests to boost my profile. I applied to different jobs I know I can handle. After only a day, I already received an invitation for an interview for a job I didn't even applied for. It appears that the buyer was the one who initiated the job and after a couple of days, he hired me. I was hired as an administrative officer. But before he finally hires me, I was first hired by another employer as data entry personnel. At that same day, I earned $6.50 and I was really very happy. I know it was not a huge salary to rejoice with, but hey! It's my first ever paid job. Then I started as an administrative officer on Monday and on Wednesday my employer asked me if I wanted to keep the job for long-term and soon for full-time when the business starts to pick-up. From administrative officer, I am now a Team Leader. What a blessing indeed! I was just praying for this job not to end and now I already have that assurance. Since there's no much work yet, I earned $15 for working for 4 hours the whole week. It is a per hour basis meaning - no work, no pay. So I thought of applying to other jobs again to occupy my vacant time.

Then now I am working on 20 articles about scrapbooking for only $30 fixed and to be submitted within 2 weeks. I applied for the job post because I want to build my profile and since I have a passion in scrapbooking, particularly digital and I also know a little bit about traditional scrapbooking, I thought it will not be difficult. Time is not a pressure since I know i can finish them all in less than a week. But when I learned that I am also the one who will think of the topics to be written, oh my! I was puzzled! =) So far, I have finished 10, so 10 more to go. Wish me luck!

I am now focusing on oDesk, but I will soon research on how to monetize my blogs for additional profits.

I always believe that working from home is not for me. But not anymore. I am happy to announce to the world that... I am now a certified Work At Home Mom! To God be the glory, indeed! Thank you LORD!!! I am earning while working from home and I can always be available for my family anytime.

If you are inspired by my story, then go on and click the oDesk badge on this post or on the upper left side of my blog, register and I'll walk you through. I am willing to help you get started. Remember, this marketplace is open wherever you are in the world.

On this week's theme in MM, I'm still in the process of imagination. We are planning to have our second baby by June-August 2011 and hope to conceive by October/November this year. Our Alyssa is already 4 years old and by the time the baby arrives, she'll be 6 already. We've been conditioning her mind about having another baby and it seems that her responses are positive. 

With this week's theme in MM, I'm sure I'm going to learn so much on how to prepare our eldest when her new sibling comes.

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