Elephant Hawk Moth- image not mine..

Sunset Moth- image not mine…

Atlas Moth- image not mine…

There are more gorgeous moths that are so breath taking. I only posted three for now. I will add more in the future. Now, which one do you like best? As for me, my personal choice is the Sunset Moth. So stunning!

When I saw it, I knew it was different, never seen anything liked it before. My daughter was very happy to see a “big butterfly” which I was doubtful. Hubby came home, our daughter took him to show the what she believed was a butterfly. Hubby immediately said, it is not a butterfly, don’t touch or hold it as it may not be safe.

Fortunately, he has his smart phone and got on Google to search for it. There, it shows that it was a LUNA Moth. So pretty, so big! Now, I knew what it was and will not be worried of touching it next time. We had been a residents of this house for seven years but it was the only first time that we saw that kind of moth.

Some info about LUNA moth:

Life Cycle- In the northeastern United States around New Jersey  or New York, the moths produce two generations each year. The first of these appear in April and May, and the second group can be seen approximately nine to eleven weeks later. In the southern United States, there can be as many as three generations. These are spaced every eight to ten weeks beginning in March.

Eggs- Female  Luna Moths lay 100–300 eggs, 4–7 eggs at a time, on the underside of leaves, and they incubate for eight to thirteen days. The moths will lay more eggs in a favorable climate.

Source: wikipedia

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The conveyor washer is great in cleaning parts that are being fed from another production conveyor or even  right off the back of a press. This multiple stage conveyor parts washer have unlimited number of cleaning and drying stages to meet high volume type of cleaning parts. And the versatility of this particular washer is so amazing! This type of washer incorporates automation that allows you to put the system in line with other machining operations. Washers are not only useful in cleaning industrial machines but also, there are washers that are used for automotive and engine cleaning and other repairs. Washers are a big help as it makes the cleaning easy and less time consuming and less complicated.

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Purple for my girl…

Blue for my son…

These are the wired headphones for kids from Kidz gear. Liked the fact the the volume is limited for safety of the kids. My children really loves their headphones and now more enjoying their music and games. I received both headphones for product review.

I so love summer and cannot wait to soak in the warm weather. Love the fact that we can stay outside and do our favorite outdoor activities as a family. Anyway, we have the front and back porches.

We liked to stay in the front porch while doing some cooking in the grill and have some drinks while watching people passing by and cars coming up and down the road.

For that matter, it is time to shop for royal teak – my favorite is there 6 pc royal teak 60/78 ” family expansion teak patio table set. The set is perfect either way, on the front porch or in the yard.

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We attended the “SPRING CONCERT” in Friday at our daughter’s school. It was held in the gym, full packed, glad we left the house early and got to the school early, we got our sit. The 5th graders performed first, then followed by the 4th graders, 3rd, 2nd, 1st and last were the Kindergarten! To be honest, it was boring. The first four performers from different grades were playing musical instruments, singing songs and presented a dance number.

Then, it was the kindergarten students turned to performed. I had no idea that; they were going to present hip hop, humpty dumpty song and dance. My kindergartner wasn’t talking about it. She came home Thursday and there was a note for them to bring a sunglasses, chain and baseball type hat. She doesn’t have a baseball type hat. She was wearing her brown Owl hat and Hello Kitty Pink/ black sunglasses. We don’t have a chain so she doesn’t have it.

It was kinda surprised for us. They marched going to the stage and the audience were smiling, waving and was just so happy. They are so cute! The cutest of all performers! There are two classes for kindergarten. The photo shows only my daughter’s class. There are 13 of them. My daughter is on the right side, wearing Pink long sleeve shirt, brown hat and Pink sunglasses. We are so proud of her because she was really “ROCKIN” dancin and singin ”til the last beat.

After the kindergarten performed. All students were called again to sing a song. It was so good and really liked it. Over all, it was not that bad. Love all the kindergartners. So cool!

pretending to be a dinosaur

Our five year old daughter is fascinated with dinosaurs. Hubby and I were very impressed, at early age around 3 years old, she knew some of the dinosaur’s name already. She liked to watched those dino on television or read a book about dinosaurs. I am a grown adult but I, sometimes had the hard time pronouncing the dinosaurs name.

One day, we went to this store  and while I was busy looking for the things that I need, my girl was busy looking for toys that she could grabbed, for me to buy for her. We’re done and was in line at the cashier to pay our items. There, she saw the “DINOSAUR HAT” and asked me if I could pay for it. The price was not bad, it was very affordable. So, she got it!

I was so delighted that winter is finally over and super excited that spring is here! I so love spring, indeed, one of my favorite season of the year, because of the colors and the fact that it brings the plants, trees, flowers back to life again. Happy me! 

Every year, I do my spring cleaning and redecorating the bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and living room. I always buy vibrant and fun colors furniture, stylish and hot interior accessories that my family and my guest will surely find interesting and chic.

The Novogratz new collection debuts in May 2nd for CB2 and while I was checking out the Novogratz collection, the ROUGE COFFEE TABLE caught my attention. Right there, I knew it was my favorite of all their collection. I never saw a bright magenta rouge coffee table liked this one. If you want to check this coffee table out, here’s the link: http://www.cb2.com/brasil-collection/novogratz/rouge-coffee-table/s689653 - if you love bright colors, you will surely love this too!

What I liked best about the CB2 and Novogratz relationship is that they have the same goal of sharing sophisticated and modern collection. They worked hard together to come up with products that consumers will surely love. The bold colorful styles, the affordable prices and playful mix of modern and vintage style. And, their generosity of running a  CB2 and Novogratz Brasil Sweepstakes.

To all my reader/visitors, I encourage you to try your luck by checking out this sweepstakes. No purchased is necessary to join. How cool is that to win this Brasil getaway? You and 3 friends could win the trip of a lifetime! Win a one week stay at the vacation home of CB2 collaborators Bob and Courtney Novogratz in beautiful Transcoso, Brasil. There are 10 other lucky winners that will receive a CB2 giftcard worth $100 along with personally signed copy of the book “Home by Novogratz”. Feel free to enter via cb2.com/sweeps. Sweepstakes to run from May 2nd through June 3rd.

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