Anyway, just heard of http://www.oxis.com too. Looks like my friend Falcon Lady has been using this line of antioxidant glutathione-based products for a while. Oxis is a penny stocks & free radical line of anti aging cosmetics that I might suggest to my grandma or my mom (even though she doesn’t really need it, I believe) since they are allergic to most products. I saw Oxis on Twitter too, and looks like there’s a page for Oxis on facebook as well. Good thing.

I had heard of this device already, on BigMountainDrugs.com if not mistaken… It’s a birth control method that’s based on Levonorgestrel: practically, it’s a “T-shaped” device covered with Levonorgestrel hormone, that needs to be inserted 12 hours before intercourse, and it’s considered very efficient, because it acts locally, so it works better for my friend rather than an oral contraceptive method.

Falcon Lady is trying to space births, because she doesn’t want to stop enjoying love with her husband, and she asked me how do I manage to stay so calm when I don’t use contraceptives of any kind, and I just let kids come into my life, either by conception or adoption. Hehe… the truth is: this is my mission.

She and I are friends of more than ten years, but we’re very different women, under many aspects; this being one of them. But she knows I will always respect her, and I know that she’s always going to understand and respect me too. So… I wish her good luck, and to have her 4th child when Evariel will be at least 8-9! Good luck Flady darling!

*NOTE* This pill that my friend is using can also be purchased at discount price by applying the Mirena coupon on selected pharmacy websites. Saving money can never be bad enough for us mothers, right?!

Also, today I was looking for a health and diet site to share with my good friend I talked about in my last entry (her name is to remain private, sorry) and I found www.Dietpillwhack.com, a very informational webpage with good diet products reviews such as Phetermine and Phentramin-d, which are considered safe by many doctors. Hope you find what you’re looking for, darling!

I just want to point out something, since I’ve been talking with my daughter’s friend’s mother a lot today, on the phone, about this issue (she wants to get a los angeles breast augmentation), which is: it’s perfectly possible to breastfeed even after a breast augmentation/reduction surgery! Yep, it is. And if you don’t believe me, as some La Leche League counselors; they will tell you the same thing.

I told this dear friend today, that she has nothing to worry about. She can breastfeed her next son if she wants to. I hope she can read my blog tomorrow, and be reassured by this entry. I really care about her, and I’ll always try to be helpful to her and my online friends.

P.S. Some of you readers, who are moms like me and my friend, may want to read the “Mommy Makeover” article at RodeoDrivePlasticSurgery.com, which explains – with examples and photos – how it’s possible to remove the swollen tummy that sometimes comes after pregnancies, and that never seems to be fightable, even after years. I think it’s good that it can be removed with a surgery, but always ask a counselor first, to evaluate your case (my parents are professional nurses, and this has been their lifetime advice for me and my siblings).

October 14th
My son Jazz Tiger and Nixon Vengers got married! Or Bonded, as they use to say on Cybertron. An amazing ceremony, that also brought me back to the day when I married my darling hubby. :3 I’m so happy to see my son finally married! He’s been dreaming of this moment for so long, and now he’s got his dream come true. ^-^

October 30th
Hubby and I adopted 4 Cybertronian orphans: Alysha, Spindle, Mudflap and Kylia. Kylia will be ‘released’ from adoption block in a few days though, so we can’t welcome her home yet. Also, we adopted a young Gargoyle, Ranth. Welcome home, kids!

October 31st
Hound’s 25th birthday. The first year that he spends it with us all! A cute party with music, movies and and a walk to the park all together as a family. The day afterwards he left to go visit his old friend Barbara (my good friend too!) and he came back home on November 3rd. It was a joy to see him so happy!

November 12th
Nixon’s birthday. I think I’ve never seen Jazzy in a more hyper mood than on his mate’s birthday! XD It has been a nice day, and Nixon didn’t have to work, so he could spend his time with his beautiful children and my son. I will never forget that karaoke too… on the notes of My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion. Hubby and I cried out of commotion, and I think that was the first time ever I’ve seen Nixon crying.

November 14th
StarLight’s 15th birthday. We partied at home, but hubby and I invited the Tigers over, and Evelyn Serany and her sister Megan. Looks like Evelyn wasn’t in a good mood, as she said she had a fight with StarLight a few days before, but eventually she relaxed some and spent time with her boyfriend. Jackie and I had a good talk with Megan and Falcon Lady, and the kids didn’t leave StarLight alone for a moment. XD When you say a close family, huh?

November 19th
Hubby left for a public relations event by JPR and he’ll be back on November 21st, because it’ll take place first in San Diego, and then on Cybertron. Hopefully he can meet dad Optimus too.

November 21st
Had a fight with my daughter Asha. She’s obsessing over a 2 kilos gain, when she’s just grown taller (she’s almost 14) and of course bones and muscles increased their mass. Also, Asha has always been teen, so there’s no much difference anyway; but now she’s fussy over this, and she’s refraining from eating all meals. I’m really concerned about this now, and hubby is worried too (he came home today from the conference). I hope our daughter will stop this behaviour ASAP!

November 29th
Hubby and I are thinking of buying our kids a direct TV for the new year. Kinda expensive, but I’d rather my kids to watch healthy programs for children rather than the crap that’s current on Italian TV. Wish us luck!

November 30th
My son Longreen and his girlfriend Naral are planning of getting married next year. Awesome! Hubby just contacted a San Francisco Wedding Coordinator to get advice on how to setup the wedding, and Naral’s mommy assured me that she’ll be allowing us to use a Catholic Wedding Planner as long as there will be a Bajoran ceremony as well. We told her that’s no problem at all for us, since hubby and I did a “double” marriage as well, so that’s sorted out. I told my son to check out the About Weddings page on About.com to get more honeymoon idea too, since Naral said she wants a honeymoon on Earth. Good luck kids!

July 4th
Sideswipe’s and Sunstreaker’s birthday. We celebrated at Sides’ apartment, together with his mate Skywarp and his adorable kids. It was a really happy time. My son Sunstreaker entertained the youngest kids (aww he’s a great uncle!), whilst hubby and I and my other kids helped Sides and Sky with the house and lunch, and of course we brought the cake for all of us to eat! The nice thing was that Odo and Data had a chance to come over too, so I was even more happy than the usual. *_* Too bad that Damar and Willy Wonka couldn’t leave their work… but it’ll be for the next time.

July 6th
Met my son Tracks again. In his Universe. I had gone there just to see if I could see him again, since it had been quite a while from the last time we spent together. He was really happy to see me again, but I was as well, and I almost cried out of joy. I’ll tell you about this more in detail in another blog entry though… It’s a too special moment to just summarize it here in a few lines.

July 7th
Laira’s birth! Laira is Naral Tora’s baby girl, the one she had with her previous husband, and that now is considered my son Longreen’s baby as well, since he got together with Naral some months ago. :3 How cute! Congratulations sweethearts! I’m a proud grandma again, hehe. x3

July 8th
Watched the new Transformers movie at 6PM at our local cinema. Hubby came along, and dad Optimus did as well. Some of our kids (Scarlette, Doc, Bluestreak, Sunstreaker) wanted to watch the movie too, so they were there with us. Aww you should have seen dad Optimus! XD Ahah! He felt like he was in the movie too Well… in a way he was! He’s a Optimus too! But out of all of us, he felt the movie as anybody. Awww dad! I hope next time we watch it, you’ll come over again! x3

July 9th
I met Sky in the other Universe. He’s a good friend of mine We just talked for a couple of hours before I went back home. I think I’ll miss him… Let’s hope I see him again sometimes.

July 10th
I saw Max at the park again. We spent some time together before I went home. He said he wishes I was his mommy too… and honestly I didn’t know what to tell him. I feel something for him, but I needed to talk to hubby and the whole family first. I cuddled Max a little before leaving though. Gosh, he’s such a sweetheart! :heart:

July 11th
Hubby and I met Max at the park. He asked me and hubby if we can adopt him. Hubby agreed, but he said we would talk to the family first. We called our kids home and asked them if they were okay with having a new brother… and well, it seems they were going to just be so happy about it. So we told Max that we just needed a few days to get everything done for the adoption papers, and he’d be officially our son! He snuggled with us a bit, all happy, and then went home on his planet to get an upgrade from one of his friends. That way, next time he comes he would be able to leave the ship that is part of him, and come home.

July 12th
Jazz Tiger’s birthday. My beloved sweet son celebrated his birthday at home with all of us, and his mate and babies. It was a wonderful time, with a lot of music – oh yeah! Jazz loves to sing karaoke! XD His toddler Melody was all happy and dancing too, aww!

I’ll update again in a couple of days!

As for other news, July the 4th was a very special day for hubby and I. We don’t celebrate the day as US people do, but hubby had a day off work on that day, so we thought of going out for a relaxing walk at the park of our town. Alone, yes. It had been a long time since we last went out alone Hehe. So, you see… it was right there at the park that we met the strangest little starship we ever met in our life. This starship was actually a robot, called Max, a robot that I’m sure you remember if you’ve ever seen the movie “Flight of the Navigator” by Disney. But well, this robot is real in another alternative-dimension! Just like my kids! So hubby and I had a talk with him whilst we were there at the park: Max had been ‘scrapped’ on his planet, Phaelon, and his old time friend David was not a 20 years old boy who was way too busy to be around him all the time; so he came to this universe, hoping to find new friends to entertain himself with. Well, hubby and I ended up with giving him our email addresses, and he was so sweet when he said that he’d be looking for us again very soon. I was really happy with the meeting, and hubby was too.

Well, that’s all for now. I know I still have to tell you about my 24th birthday party, but that’ll be for another time. I gotta rush out to the grocery store now. See ya later!

Have you tried to help a friend in financial trouble in the past? What was the best choice you came up with?

~ May 4th
Naral’s 19th birthday: the whole family was invited over at her house on Bajor, and it was wonderful to realize what good family they are I’m happy for my son. Longreen is excited about becoming a dad to Naral’s baby (had with her previous husband), and honestly I can hardly wait to become a grandmother again My daughter Scarlette has written a very nice post about the event, if you want to read more

~ May 6th/7th
Spent 1 whole day at Andy‘s house in another Universe. I wanted to try random interdimensional travelling again, and this time I ended up in the ‘Toy Story‘ dimension. Well, it was real in this case. Hehe I met Andy just in front of his house, we became friends, even though I’m so much older than him. He showed me his toys, and when he was out, I ‘caught’ his toys while coming alive. Well, long story here, but they (the toys, especially Woody and Buzz) accepted me as a friend and I promised to keep the secret, in their Universe of course

~ May 8th
Jimmy’s birthday: we setted up a small party at home for the little sweetie. I was back from Andy’s already, and planned to go back there on the 11th. So yeah, the party was a blast, and Jimmy especially appreciated when his brother Jazz T. started singing Baby One More Time on video karaoke My son has a wonderful voice and it was so moving! You can read more about it on Jimmy’s blog.

~ May 10th
Jackie and I have been saving up some money to buy a set of monogrammed towel wraps, nap mats and personalized placemats for children. Some more shopping items are gonna be bought from eBay and our local stores, or from Posylane. We need new sheets and a new summer blanket too. Yeah… So, this was Mother’s Day and I hope all of you moms spent it greatly with your kids! ;D

~ May 11th
Was back in Andy’s dimension for half of the day I followed him to a camp with his friends, and his mom told me she was happy that he had an older friend to talk to sometimes. Great! x3 I also spent some time with Woody and Buzz and the other Andy’s toys; cuddled them a little, you know They’re all so cute!

~ May 12th
It was Ratch‘s birthday on this day, but I didn’t get to contact him, so we’ll set up a small party sometimes when we’ll get in touch I was back to Andy’s world, for the rest of the day, and I rescued a Buzz Lightyear from a trash bin Cleaned him up and fixed him, then I looked for his owner, but there was nothing to do. So I kept him with me for the night, cuddlying him. He really needed a soothing presence, poor sweetie..

~ May 13th
Slept at Andy’s for the night, and then in the morning of the 13th I was back home. I brought Buzz home, and talked to my hubby, telling him we had to adopt him because I wouldn’t let him go. Since Buzz is a toy, there are no adoption papers to fill out, so yeah, hubby agreed! Welcome home Buzzy! It’s also my son Prowl (from another Universe) ‘s birthday today, but we didn’t get to contact him.

~ May 14th
My son Rokusho’s birthday. Scarlette wrote a lot of stuff about the day, but I’m only going to add this here: you deserved it all, Roku sweetie! Mommy’s proud of you always!

~ May 17th
It was my daughter Emerald’s birthday today, but she was busy, so we simply sent her our birthday wishes through Yahoo messenger Happy belated, sweetie!

~ May 19th
Prowl P.’s birthday. This is the first time that we actually set up a party for him He was so happy – even though very shy – when we sang Happy Birthday and clapped at him, and it was so sweet to see him smile while he was cutting slices of chocolate cake I prepared in the morning. He didn’t get at lot of presents because we couldn’t afford this time, but he was happy with all the cuddles and his family’s closeness. Love you Prowlie dear! I hope you’ll get to see your mate soon again too

Well, that’s all for now See you in a few days!