What would YOU do if you CANNOT FAIL; If there are absolutely NO LIMITATIONS in Money, Resources, Time or Networks?

I WOULD FREAK OUT. The insane part of my mind would go into hysterics and it would cook out a plan for world domination. The saner, more dominant (sometimes) part of my brain will check all avenues for success just so it will be absolutely sure that failure is no longer a factor.  WHAT WOULD I DO? I’ll free myself from every single thing that stresses me out. I will bungee jump, I will sky dive, I WILL BE AN ASTRONAUT!

I… I… I…

It’s insane – how a single question could wreck my usually sane mind. If you are really true to your innermost desires you will also answer with “I… I… I…” and not think of anybody else, it’s the typical human psyche at work. Humans, I now concede to this fact, are basically SELFISH. There’s nothing wrong with it, you don’t have to be ashamed about it.  It’s the enlightened ones who will go on to think of others after they’ve gone through the initial “I…I…I…” phase. As for me, I’m not yet through the “I” phase, it’s just too good to be true and I want to enjoy the things that are currently running in my mind. I might go into the enlightened phase or I might not it all depends on how everything is played through in my mind.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

I’ve got nothing to say except W-O-W!!!

We have been homeschooling for about 5 months now and we have been through various online curriculum from ABCMouse.com to Time4Learning.com to ClickNKids.com and although they work some times, we are still on the lookout for an online math and reading core curriculum that can be used by both kids. My little boy works with ABCMouse but I find that he’s more and more distracted by the tickets and the room and does not actually spend enough time on his lessons, my girl however uses Time4Learning mostly and just occasionally uses ABCMouse because she finds the lessons too easy and boring and only use it for the tickets so that she can customize her character. Time4Learning works for both kids most of the time, but my boy who has mild ADHD can only use it 10minutes or less at a time and does not really concentrate on it especially on the lessons that require him to read. He does not like the quizzes because according to him it is boring. My girl however thrives on the structured environment.

Our ideal core curriculum would be something that will keep them entertained but not too entertained, something that is not just edutainment because they get that most of the time from Dora, Diego, Backyardigans, Leap Frog etc. It needs to have some form of structure that will adapt to each of my kid’s needs, must allow the kids to have some fun time in between lessons without deviating too much from the lesson at hand. Must allow them to work at their own pace and most of all must allow us to monitor their progress. And of course, price is always a factor.

I was introduced to this new online math and reading program from kindergarten through grade 5, it’s called K5 Learning (www.k5learning.com). It’s a very promising site and seems to fit quite well with the criteria I’ve outlined above. They also have a 14-day free trial – there’s no need to add a credit card which is always a big plus for me. What’s good about it is that it assesses the child first before giving them access to the actual lessons, this allows for customization of each lesson according to the needs of the child.

We just finished the reading and math assessment and both kids love it. Bear in mind though that for the Math assessment, kids will need to have knowledge of US currency. We are from the Philippines and although they are familiar with the currency, they don’t really know it well enough to answer correctly. But all in all, the assessments are really great, kids who are not readers yet (or those who just doesn’t want to read) will benefit from the fact that they can just roll over the speaker icon to hear the questions and choices. We will be starting the actual lessons tomorrow, but I’m very impressed with the Parent’s dashboard and the reporting features of the site, I can also assign Math and reading lessons to each child and also assign spelling words as well! I have high hopes for this program, if both kids decide to stay with it we just might have found a winner here. Will keep you guys updated after we fully test it out. Below are the actual assessment reports of both my kids:

Khleomi Helen – Grade 1

Khleomi's Reading Assessment

Khleomi's Math Assessment

Xanth Reign – Kindergarten

Xanth's Reading Assessment

Xanth's Math Assessment

Tomorrow I turn 29. I’m trying to think real hard if I have achieved the things I dreamed of when I was just a little girl. And if I am the person I wanted to become back when I was innocent and a little naive. This is a journey down memory lane, random things that I can still remember from my youth…

When I was in kindergarten, I remember being mischievous and I do know that I was never shy. I always got the “Most Friendly” award, maybe because I try to befriend everyone regardless of who or what they are. I remember falling down from the big slide and when my teacher asked me what I want to be when I grow up, I remember saying I want to be an astronaut while all my other female classmates wanted to be nurses or teachers. I never learned how to read until the middle of my 2nd grade, words are meaningless and garbled images to me (I only learned later that there’s a name to what I have, Dyslexia) although, I’m quite adept at Math. I can multiply long before I can read. Thanks to my tutor, I think her name was Ms. Makiling or something… The main motivation for me to learn to read was because my older sister had her name on the honor’s list, she was always 1st honors while I got nothing. Mainly because I can’t read and I don’t pay attention, my GMRC was 76 – but I was really good at Math.

Anyways, I learned to read on my 2nd grade and had the 3rd honors at the end of the year. From 3rd grade up, I got the highest honors and graduated Valedictorian on my senior year. It was tiring, all those studying and keeping up so I decided to slack off when I got into college, more so because I wanted to read and write than actually study and get good grades in Electronics and Communications Engineering. I love Math but I found out that I love reading and writing more – go figure. I did graduate, but I never actually used my degree. I wanted to be an astronaut, remember?

I got pregnant with my little princess while reviewing for the board exam, I did not pass. The reason was not because I was pregnant and could not concentrate, I got high grades on the first two subjects but failed miserably on the 3rd. Failed because I do not know the dimensions of the signage if you want to sell cellphones, yeah, I blame the system. But me failing the board exam did not get me down, and no I never tried again because at the back of my mind I know that if I passed it and got the license that so many companies look at as “gold” I would be obliged to find a job that is suitable for the degree that I have and yes I’ll be miserable. My first official work was as a tech support for Dell, I don’t really hate it, I just thought its not really suitable for me. My second one was as a data encoder then after training an SEO analyst, and I then started ghost writing for SEO ebooks online and also writing thesis for foreign students. After research, I found that web designers and developers get higher pay and so I taught myself how to design and develop websites. It took me about a month to get my act together and when I felt really confident that I can do the job and whatever I still don’t know I can learn without any problem I started looking for clients. I’m a pretty quick study and am able to grasp concepts quite easily and I am confident – both my strength and my downfall.

That’s a quick rundown of what I have achieved so far, but the best one that I have is a loving husband and two very special kids. I wouldn’t trade them for anything, not for all the riches in the world nor all the success not even the possibility of me being an astronaut. So am I happy? Can I confidently say that I’m successful and that I have the life that I dreamed of when I was young? I may not have what I’ve dreamed of, but I am positive that I am very happy with what I have and who I have become – its more than I ever expected and I know for a fact that the future holds a lot more for me and my family.

Five years ago, a gift arrived – an angel in disguise
Fine curls, a cute button nose, mischievous twinkling eyes
You instantly got everyone under your spell,
You’re just too cute, that I instantly fell…
hopelessly, incredibly in love.
The kisses, the hugs and even the tears
That I got all these five years
They’re all cherished memories that I will surely keep
Till the end of my days, till my eternal sleep
To have tons of years more with you is my deepest wish.
My little big guy, I love you so much
Even if you’re sometimes naughty, my heart you always touch
With that twinkling eyes, that mischievous smile,
I will always love you even if you drive me senile
Happy 5th Birthday my Baby Reign.

This story touched my heart and I just want you all to know about it and somehow understand how precious life truly is and how it can be taken away from us in a split second. So hold on to your loved ones, love them like its the last day of your lives. Live, Love, Laugh.

I hurried into the local department store to grab some last minute Christmas gifts. I looked at all the people and grumbled to myself. I would be in here forever and I just had so much to do. Christmas was beginning to become such a drag. I kinda wished that I could just sleep through Christmas. But I hurried the best I could through all the people to the toy department. Once again I kind of mumbled to myself at the prices of all these toys. And wondered if the grandkids would even play with them.

I found myself in the doll aisle. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a little boy about 5 holding a lovely doll. He kept touching her hair and he held her so gently. I could not seem to help myself. I just kept looking over at the little boy and wondered who the doll was for. I watched him turn to a woman and he called his aunt by name and said, “Are you sure I don’t have enough money”
She replied a bit impatiently, “You know that you don’t have enough money for it. The aunt told the little boy not to go anywhere that she had to go get some other things and would be back in a few minutes. And then she left the aisle.

The boy continued to hold the doll. After a bit I ask the boy who the doll was for. He said, “it is the doll my sister wanted so badly for Christmas. She just knew that Santa would bring it.” I told him that maybe Santa was going to bring it. He said “No, Santa can’t go where my sister is” “I have to give the doll to my Momma to take to her”. I ask him where his sister was. He looked at me with the saddest eyes and said “She has gone to be with Jesus. My Daddy says that Momma is going to have to go be with her”. My heart nearly stopped beating. Then the boy looked at me again and said, “I told my Daddy to tell Momma not to go yet. I told him to tell her to wait till I got back from the store”

Then he ask me if I wanted to see his picture. I told him I would love to. He pulled out some pictures he’d had taken at the front of the store. He said “I want my Momma to take this with her so she don’t ever forget me. I love my Momma so very much and I wish she did not have to leave me. But Daddy says she will need to be with my sister.”
I saw that the little boy had lowered his head and had grown so very quiet.
While he was not looking I reached into my purse and pulled out a hand full of bills. I ask the little boy, “Shall we count that money one more time?”
He grew excited and said , “Yes, I just know it has to be enough” So I slipped my money in with his and we began to count it. And of course it was plenty for the doll. He softly said, “Thank you Jesus for giving me enough money.”
Then the boy said I just asked Jesus to give me enough money to buy this doll so Momma can take it with her to give to my sister.” “And he heard my prayer”
“I wanted to ask him for enough to buy my Momma a white rose, but I didn’t ask him, but he gave me enough to buy the doll and a rose for my Momma.”
“She loves white roses so very very much”

In a few minutes the aunt came back and I wheeled my cart away. I could not keep from thinking about the little boy as I finished my shopping in a totally different spirit than when I had started. And I kept remembering a story I had seen in the newspaper several days earlier about a drunk driver hitting a car and killing a little girl and the Mother was in serious condition.
The family was deciding on whether to remove the life support. Now surely this little boy did not belong with that story.

Two days later I read in the paper where the family had disconnected the life support and the young woman had died. I could not forget the little boy and just kept wondering if the two were somehow connected. Later that day, I could not help myself and I went out and bought some white roses and took them to the funeral home where the young woman was. And there she was holding a lovely white rose, the beautiful doll, and the picture of the little boy in the store. I left there in tears, my life changed forever. The love that little boy had for his little sister and his mother was over whelming.
And in a split second a drunk driver had ripped the life of that little boy to pieces.
V.A.Bailey

Allow me this one day for being weird. So yeah, today is Pirate Day! Yeah! And to commemorate this very special day, to me at least, I present you with my favorite pirate of all time:

We watched season 1 of Game of thrones and its a great series to watch, can’t wait for season 2. And I’m reading the book too. I guess I also have some time on my hands today, so here’s my masterpiece:

Dear Ernest Cu (Globe Telecom, Inc. Director, President and CEO);

Below is a letter that I have sent to your helpdesk, you may not know me but I’d like to think that I am speaking in behalf of every Globe broadband subscriber who has in one way or another gone through what I am currently going through. It would be imperative on your part to address this issue. I know that you’re one of the biggest companies in the Philippines and I am no one, but believe me, I would try to make ripples and ripples will combine with others to make a wave big enough to reach you. A company no matter how big still need people like me to support/buy your products and it’s not good to make people like me think that we’re getting mocked and robbed and who knows what else.

In your website, the phrase “At Globe, We Believe In Doing It Your Way” is prominently displayed – this obviously is a blatant lie. I’ve heard stories of how bad your broadband is and that your support is worse, but did I listen? No! I was desperate, we’ve had no connection for almost a week because the earthquake rendered Bayantel worthless, we’ve had our share of problems with them but I never got the feeling of being cheated, which is why we stayed with them for over three years and never would’ve changed if not for the outage. So against my better judgement, we decided to apply for a globe broadband account, simply because they can get us connected in the next two days.  Come to think of it, when we applied, I was never asked for documents, all that was asked was an ID and that’s it. I came prepared actually, because I know that proof of billing, identity and income are all required. I even asked if they need that to process my application, the agent who attended us told us no and the only thing she needed was my ID. That should have alerted me that something might be wrong… But then again, I did not listen to my intuition. Which brings us exactly to my predicament as outlined below:

I still have no/intermittent internet connection in our globe broadband and this has been a major problem since we started exactly 12 days ago. This connection is almost useless to us which left us no choice but to have our previous ISP (bayandsl) reconnected, we’ve been having problems with this connection since day 1 and this has affected our work. We work at home and my kids are homeschooled and have online classes and having an internet connection is vital to our job and our kids’ education, I almost lost my job because of this problem. In connection to this, I would like to request for an adjustment to our bill. I would not hesitate to pay the full amount if we are able to use this connection and to think that we got the highest plan that you have for residential because we have been informed by your agent in Globe SM City Iloilo that they have no connection problem in our place. You are offering 3Mbps for Php 1995 and I would like to get exactly what I am paying for, I would even settle for half of that. But I’m only getting 0.04Mbps on average and 1.6Mbps on good days (hours).

Your technician also told us that it might be a power fluctuation issue because it mostly occurs during night times, I have to disagree because we’ve never had any problems with Bayandsl and power fluctuations (if there are any) and if they are going to insist that its a power fluctuation problem, then does that mean that your equipment are sub-par when compared to that of bayandsl? As much as I would like to have this connection disconnected, I can’t because of your lock-in period, you should have offered a 1 month guarantee or at least make sure that you can deliver exactly what you have advertised. I don’t want to shell out Php 5000+ to have a virtually useless connection disconnected but neither do I want to keep on paying Php 1995/month to have a sub-par internet connection, so right now, I am at odds whether to have this disconnected or to keep it until the lock-in period. Either way, I’m the losing party.

In order for us to get on with our lives and our work, we are now paying two ISPs for one connection. And believe me, this is more than I bargained for.

JC Mae Palmes

At exactly 4:47AM an intensity 6.4 earthquake hit the Panay region. The epicenter was in Sipalay and was felt all over the visayas. Iloilo felt intensity 6.0 and it almost toppled me over. I was still working when it happened, it was long about 15-20 seconds or more, am not really timing it because I was shaking really bad. We just carried the sleeping kids downstairs, they were confused and aftershocks were felt a few minutes after. Needless to say, I never want to experience that again, visions of what happened in Japan flashed through my mind… And we’re really close to the sea too… For more details about the earthquake, click here

What exactly are wordpress theme frameworks? In a nutshell, they are there to help make the life of wordpress developers like me easier. They can of course be used by people who want their own custom wordpress site yet don’t know how to make a theme from scratch. A wordpress theme framework is actually a ready-to-go theme that is designed to be a solid yet flexible foundation for your own theme or as a parent theme for your child themes. There are frameworks that are easy to set up with all the options available through the admin and there are those that require a steeper learning curve. And although not for everyone, it is definitely an asset to the wordpress community.

And since frameworks are generally made to work out of the box, they are already SEO optimized, have valid and semantic XHTML and have native support for many popular plugins. Which are just some of the reasons why they work.

I have compiled a list of open source frameworks that I have used one time or another and the paid ones that I am convinced are worth their price.

1. Thematic

Thematic is a free, open-source, highly extensible, search-engine optimized WordPress Theme Framework featuring 13 widget-ready areas, grid-based layout samples, styling for popular plugins, and a whole community behind it. Originally built on The Sandbox, it was modified to add more functionality. A very flexible theme with a complex yet organized back-end.

2. Hybrid

Hybrid is a user-friendly, search-engine optimized theme framework, featuring 15 custom page templates and 8 widget-ready areas, allowing you to create any type of site you want.

Like WordPress, this theme is completely free and open source. You can use it for your client work or for a blog about your grandchildren. It is continuously being developed and has a community growing around it.

3. WP Framework

Cuts down custom theme development time tremendously. It is a solid foundation to build on top of, regardless of your project, which leaves you to focus on the features you need to implement. And like most frameworks, it is already search engine optimized, very fast and configurable.

3. Prototype

Another open-source theme from Theme Hybrid, Prototype is a specialized parent theme with multiple nav menus, several widget areas, and per-post layouts, allowing anyone from designers to users to quickly creates beautiful sites.

4. OnePress

The OnePress framework is an integrated website and forum solution. It is, simply, a WordPress theme to serve as the foundation and framework for your web site and online community. Leveraging the powerful WordPress and phpBB projects, OnePress provides a set of features focused on helping you build and maintain your site from the inside out. With this set of tools, you can easily run your community and do so with professional presentation.

5. Whiteboard

The Whiteboard framework for WordPress is built to speed up the process of designing and coding a WordPress theme. Whiteboard does so by eliminating the time spent on WordPress’ back-end PHP that is common to all WordPress themes.

6. Hybrid Core theme framework

If you’re an end user, this framework wasn’t built for you. You’re certainly welcome to use it, but you may find it tough if you’re not familiar with creating WordPress themes.

Hybrid Core was built for theme developers. Its purpose is to aid in the development of your themes while leaving the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript completely up to you.

This framework is also for people who are tired of trying to hack a single “theme framework” to bits via a functions.php file just to make simple changes. It’s for people that are tired of the misuse and misunderstanding of parent/child themes in the WordPress community.

Commercial Theme Framework

Thesis Theme Framework

I’ve always been partial to Thesis, I’ve been recommending it to my clients and in fact, BeThumbed.com is built on Thesis. The community is awesome and there are tons of thesis tutorials you can find online, as always google is your friend.

You can use the theme out of the box and the back-end was built with the end user in mind. Customizing the theme is not too hard although it may pose some hazards for the first timers.

A rock-solid foundation for any type of website, it is relatively easy to manage and with the support that comes with it – definitely worth every cent.

We are new to homeschool and we LOVE IT! We are now on our third week of independent homeschooling and the kids are enjoying it, its not easy in any way especially with both my hubby and me working full time. We both work at home, both keep our own time and our kids are technology-oriented and already knows how to navigate the computer. Which is one of the main reason why we choose an online curriculum, Time4Learning. It s a great curriculum and the kids love it, although there may be times when they find it a little bit boring which is why we mix it up with other learning tools as well. We’re leaning more towards “Unschooling” or rather its more like a “desire-based learning” for our son while our daughter needs a structured environment that time4learning offers.

My children have different learning styles and we want to help them realize their genius, because it has always been my belief that every child is a genius in his own right. The problem lies on how to cultivate them in order for them to reach their full potentials. Which also makes Time4Learning a great curriculum for us because it caters to different learning styles and it makes it easier for us to check our kids’ progress because they keep a comprehensive report of each of my kids’ progress and also allows us to review the lessons that they are having a hard time with.

I’ve been getting a lot of help from online communities too especially The Homeschool Buyer Co-op, where I got to see what homeschool families are using, what works for them, what doesn’t, what’s recommended and the how-to’s in homeschooling. The Homeschool Buyer Co-op is a free homeschooling organization for both new and veteran homeschoolers. Co-op membership is free and confidential, and entitles homeschooling families to discounts from hundreds of educational suppliers. The Co-op also sponsors “Group Buys” for curriculum packages that can save homerschooling families lots of money. On the site you’ll find lots of free information, such as databases of free curriculum, field trips, and educational contests and scholarships.I got a lot of information from that site alone and its been a really big help. This site also introduced us to Time4Learning – for which I will be eternally grateful. For those considering homeschooling, check out The Homeschool Buyer Co-op.

Disclaimer:

Time4Learning has given me the opportunity to review their program and share my experiences. Time4Learning is an online educational program that can be used as a homeschool curriculum or for afterschool enrichment. While I was compensated, the content in this review was not written by Time4Learning. The opinion is entirely my own.

We love you so much!

Happy Father’s Day, Daddy!!!

I saw the blood red moon in its entirety. It was a brilliant display of the fury and magnificence of nature and of the wondrous Glory of God. I could not stop staring at it, I was like a little child staring at my children’s telescope and trying to find the right angle to get a good photo through the telescope… This is what I got and of course, I couldn’t stop myself from writing a poem…

Ode to the moon

Oh, Luna, my muse
Where art though in this cloud-free night?
Your shining face so bright
Alas is not in sight.
The sky brings a blood red face
Staring down with fire…
Why do you bring such ire?
Throwing the heavens in deep quagmire.

Selene, Luna, Soma or are you perhaps Chang’e…
Did the moon rabbit stopped playing with you?
Bloody Red Moon,
I too will bid you adieu.

My little princess, Khleomi Helen turned 6 last June 3 and she declared her 6th birthday to be the best ever. It was her first without a party and a first for me not being too harassed, usually I plan weeks before because I’m always hands-on with invitations, cakes – the works… And believe me, planning a 2-3 hour event takes a lot of patience and ingenuity. For this year, I skipped the planning part and just went with my guts. All she wanted was a cake, a barbie doll with spare clothes (she wished that on her fallen eyelash), a baby doll and me not working. Most of what she wanted was doable, the only difficult one is the “me not working” part. But a promise is a promise and throwing caution into the wind, I took a four day vacation. I did check my emails every now and then but I did not really do any real work which was a great feat for me. I haven’t taken that much pictures because we were enjoying too much… All in all it was a birthday to remember and just seeing the sparkle in her eyes made it all worthwhile…

I’m not really a whiner, although I do whine when alone… Let’s just say that “I’m not a vocal whiner”, that more or less rings true. I have a “can do” attitude and never say no to challenges, it doesn’t really matter if I know how to tackle it, what matters is I’ve set my mind to do it. I tend to handle everything alone and have this sort of “perfectionist” attitude in dealing with everything, I sometimes (always?) think that I can do it better – that is the bane of my life. I tend to argue a lot when I believe that my stand is correct (and even when its not) and I seldom say sorry when I lose an argument (which by the way, I rarely do… I think). Sometimes when I fall down, I find it hard to stand up, I wallow in self pity for a bit, recalling everything that happened and thinking of “what ifs”. When I was younger, crying is a really rare occasion. Now, I still don’t cry at least not in the presence of someone else.

I know that what I’ve written above doesn’t really make sense, its a sort of revelation that does not matter to anyone else but me. But now that that is out in the open, I just want people to see into their inner selves and try to identify their weaknesses and try to imagine what they would do when faced with the dilemma of climbing out of the deepest ravine of their lives. When you stumble or fall, do you get up? I sometimes think I can’t but so far, I’ve proved myself wrong time and time again. Its been a long time since I went to church and sometimes I forget to pray, but I know in my heart that God is watching everything I do and is waiting for me to call on him whenever I need help and believe me, I needed help a lot of times. I don’t really believe in a one true religion, but I believe that God lives in us and we can talk to him directly anytime, anywhere without any need for a third party. And in the times that I can no longer get up, I always call on Him and He never failed to deliver. It might not be in the way I expect but it will be in the way that will be more beneficial in the long run.

Below is a video that I recommend everyone watch and after watching, ask yourself this:

What have I done to deserve the life I am living right now?

I’ve toyed with the idea of homeschooling my kids a year ago but was a bit apprehensive because I do not have any idea how to go about it. But this year, its a different thing, I checked and researched all I can about homeschooling in the Philippines and although it is as of yet not that popular, it is considered a viable option by the Department of Education, the problem now is choosing the right homeschool provider for our family. We eventually narrowed it down to two, Catholic Filipino Academy and The Master’s Academy. Both have rave reviews from parents and I’ve been trying to get in contact with them to help me with choosing the right one for my kids. As of the moment, we are not yet decided…

Why homeschool? Mainly because I don’t want my kids to be stereotyped as PASSED or FAILED, and I do want them to know more than what can be taught in a classroom setting. I know my kids are geniuses in their own rights and as a mom I want to be able to know what kind of genius and to hone that into something that they can use when they grow up into adults. I was raised in a traditional school and although I passed with flying colors, I did have some difficulty during my preschool days because I have mild dyslexia, I had to undergo intensive one on one tutoring with my teacher in order for me to know how to read and write correctly. I got to read and spell properly during the middle of my Grade 2 school year. And after that, I breezed through it all.

I’ve always taken pride in the “researcher me” mainly because I have a knack of understanding and putting concepts into action pretty fast so everything I research is actually put into good use. My five years of Engineering didn’t actually paved the way for my current profession, I did enjoy my college years because I got to know a lot of people and experience a lot of things but I was more into journalism those five years than engineering. I wanted to be a lawyer but for some reason took up engineering, I do not regret the choice I made coz I made a lot of good friends and that’s where I met my hubby too. So all in all, it was a delightful 5 years of my life. I know you’re asking, why homeschool when I was enjoying college life so much?

The reason is because I want them to enjoy college while taking the course that they want to pursue. I want to prepare them as much as I can and let them hone their talents so that they will be able to decide with their minds as well as their hearts. Most people I know will see us as weird and will always ask the same questions over and over again. My kids will get as much social interaction as they can, even better than those kids cooped up in a classroom most of the day. They will get to enjoy school and they will learn as much as they can about a variety of topics that they want to learn and they will be able to cope in a social situation, mainly because they will be assured of our love and understanding no matter what happens.

This open source short film makes me want to learn how to use Blender… Big Buck Bunny was unveiled 3 years ago but its magic is still very much alive even until now. My kids love it, we just watched it (3x) a few minutes ago and being open source I am free to show this to you in full. So enjoy the hilarious antics of three nasty rodents and Big Buck’s payback. My little princess literally cringed on the butterfly part, she loves butterflies! For those peeps who want to know more about the creator of this funny and inspiring short film, here’s the link for you –> Project Peach

There are three more open source films made by the Blender foundation and I’ll post them all as soon as I finish downloading them and showing them to my little critics for approval.