Thank You!

I am deeply touched for all the messages that you guys have sent me. Twitter, YM, text messages etc. Anevay and I are okay. I know the news shows how Marikina has been affected by the typhoon and how it was submerged with flood water. Fortunately, our house is in a higher location. We only experienced rain water when our gutter overflowed. I went into panic seeing water inside the house but after a moment of panic I realized that it was just a leak and after sweeping it everything was back to normal.

Oh, we don't have electricity yesterday. Our landline plus dsl is not yet restored. And we don't have cable. I thank god we have emergency lights, rechargeable electric fan. And now thanks also to Smart Bro I can finished all my task.

Again thanks to all of you for thinking about me and Anevay. You know who you are. Mwah! And be safe wherever you are!
Yes, Tita Faye, she is again wearing one of the RL clothes we got for you! Ginagawa na nyang uniform nya. hahaha.

Here in our House?

Have you ever thought how vending machines operates? Me, I do! Many times especially when I am at the hospital and on nights that I am craving for junk food, the husband and I would go around the corridors and hunt for one. haha. So, I was thinking maybe I can put one in our house since vending machines are not really that hard to maintain. They don't need intervention from human being to be operated and they also generates income. But of course I have to consider our location. Though ours is considered already a commercial location there are still little population in here. And those who passed by I believed don't have any extra money to indulge themselves on the products that I would be selling in the vending machines. I believe they prefer free stuff! haha.

Her New Playmate

I always think its cute when a little kid would develop fondness to a toy that she never gets out of the house or anywhere without it. My niece has this little brown bear which she loves very much. Now that she is five years old, Anevay inherited the bear. haha. She loves it.

But last Thursday, when we went to SM, we were able to find a new playmate for her. This cute little yellow dog which according to her is a good dog! haha.
Yeah, Pluto in the house. Pluto goes with anevay every where. And when I say every where that means school, Kumon and to sleep. And would you believe we forgot him in Jollibee, so we have to go back and get it despite the rain. harharhar!

Allergies

After the little girl's field trip last Friday I noticed that she kept on scratching her arms and legs. I tried washing her up and it helped. But the next day, there were already bruises in the areas she had scratched. I was monitoring her with the fear that it might be chicken pox or tigdas or something which I am unfamiliar with. I wanted to bring her to the pedia but it's always raining in the afternoon. Today, after going to mass I took the chance to have her check up. It's really a blessing to have a pedia clinic that is just a few block away. According to the doctor this might be cause by dust mites and told me to give Anevay the anti histamine that she has prescribed before. Also, she gave me a tip for the mattresses. To somehow eliminate the dust mites (though not totally) she said to iron it. That's better that having it exposed to the sun. I am having a hard time putting it outside. They are too heavy for me to carry.

Here is the arm of Anevay with allergy. That was taken yesterday when she decided to dozed off in the small sofa.

I cringed every time I see it. Urgh!

Mommy's choice

Being a stay at home is no joke. I never felt so stressed in my whole life until now. There are times when I wished I am just a little girl and if I feel uncertain about things I would just seek the comfort of my mom's lap and everything will be okay. There are times I also wish I could improved myself further. I am thinking maybe I can enroll myself in an online university just so I won't feel that I am stagnant. But I know that have to wait because right now I am so busy with mommy duties. Yet, despite the feeling that I don't have to rest much I feel a lot happier. Seeing how the little girl grows up and bloom into my caring is more that enough for me to convinced that my choice to be a mom and not a career woman is the right one.

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Is it Over Yet?

How have you been? We have a Saturday that is stormy and full of water. haha. I was blogging through my task yesterday when I saw some water inside the house I panic. I turned off the computer and called my brother. Unfortunately, their situation is much, much, worst than ours. The water inside their house is knee deep. And almost all their things got soaked up. It's really is a big blessing that our location is on the higher end of the village. I don't know what will happen if its otherwise.

Right now, our electricity is already restored. We are quite lucky because our neighbors just across the street does not have yet. We don't have phone lines, cable but that's okay. I am using the smart bro prepaid now to finish all my online work. For now thanks to all online friends who sent me messages. Anevay and I are okay. My older brother's kids are with me. They would be sleeping here for now as they dry up their houses.

Of car services

The husband and I have been brainstorming nonstop as to what business are we really going to put up next year. I think it’s the right time to start researching and studying potential business opportunities next year since I have already the free time and we wanted to make sure that we have additional source of income so that when we are successful he can already go home and be with us and we will be a complete family again.

One of the businesses we are looking into is going in the taxi or rent a car business. This was brought up because we have been using these services almost every day when he is home. We were able to chat with the drivers on how the business is being handled. One time the husband was asking the driver how their trips are being recorded. The driver answered that they have a system for that. I think it’s a Fleet program designed solely for that car rental company. In the near future, just in case we are lucky to be able to establish a company that involves cars, drivers and trip we would be looking into the services of crsinc.com. I have been looking into their website and it’s really a systematic one. A site that can keep your records tidy and vehicular programs effective.

Increase of Ten Percent

Because the cheap medicine act was put in to action, the private hospital decided to increase their services like laboratory test to 10%. According to them that is the only way they can counteract the losses they got from selling medicine at a cheaper price as commanded by the government. I wonder if the prices of medical equipment would follow. If this happens, the effect of the cheap medicine act would not be felt, right?

I just hope that the increase on the fee would now stop. After the oil price hike now we got to deal with the hike of prices in the medical field. This is so sad.

Be Vocal

Though I am not a silent person but I shun away from arguments and talking to correct some mistakes and say my observation. Yet, I know as a mom and housewife I needed to be vocal at times. And today is one of those moments.

I have been postponing talking to my cleaning lady. I hired her last July from the recommendation of our real estate agent. I am paying her Php 300. But since my sister ask her uniforms to be included in the laundry I gave her addition Php 50. Her services, as of my knowledge is laundry and cleaning of our house. She comes in on a weekly basis and I was really expecting that our house would be squeaky clean. Unfortunately I was wrong.

It seems like she only do a little cleaning. And since I was not vocal about it, she keep on doing that every week. She would just clean out the trash and swept the floor on the living room and thats all. Last week, I repeatedly told her to clean our bathroom but she left without cleaning it. So today I decided to have a talked to her. When I told her about my observation she just smiled at me. Meaning she knows what she was doing and she was doing it because I am not correcting her. hmmm. If her attitude does not improved after our talk I would be ending her services with me. She'll just have to find other people to serve.

Want to Garden

I want to put some roses on our garden. But before I do that I have to get rid of the other plants that appeared on it. I want to enhance the look of our garden by putting some nice flowers on it. I know the little girl would love it because she likes flower of any kind. I am planning on buying some gardening stuff to start with the clean up. But I ended up browsing for pond filters. Yes, that's how unpredictable I am. One time I am looking for this and the next I would be looking at a very different subject.

That's the reason why I am also having second thoughts about gardening. I might lose eventually and would abandon the flowers. I hope not! I believe a lot of people say that gardening is therapeutic that's why I am willing to try it. My mother has a green thumb and I am hoping that she was able to transfer the genes. haha.

Wonky! Wonky!

That's what I want to call my connection right now. Actually its been like this since last night. I don't want to argue nor deal with the customer representative of PLDT so I am not calling their hotline and just be content with my connection. But if this still happens tomorrow well its a different story all together.

Anyway, have you seen your PLDT billing? Just recently they have made some revisions to it. And guess what? I did not know that I am being billed for call waiting. I was a bit surprised to see it on the detail billing and when I called their hotline, the rep told me that I was being billed for it since 2002. I just did not notice it. haha. Not notice it or they don't include it.

And then there was no charged for the PLDT plus for this month. I asked that also. The answer I got was I am being charged for it but it was just not indicated in the bill. Ang gulo nila noh! So there!

The Ethnic Costume

Aside from the fact that I am suffering skin problems because of my life I think I really need some good acne treatment because I would be expecting acne to appear anytime now because I am so stressed out with the costume of the little girl for their foundation day.

Their foundation day is scheduled on Oct 1. They would be having a song and dance number. The song is in Filipino and I have been playing it over and over again for the past two days but Anevay have a hard time reciting it. But she dances gracefully to the ethic music. haha. It's amusing. Anyway, we were expecting that we would be receiving the note about the costume last week since we have told the teacher that its not easy to find clothes for the kids age. We were put to the stressed of finding one during the Community Helpers Week and we were expecting that we won't go through that again. Unfortunately, the teachers have a different idea. They released the details about the costume yesterday. Not minding that the dress rehearsal was scheduled on the 29th and the actual program Oct 1. The white leggings and white shirt are easy to find. But I got a hard time looking for checkered skirt. Yesterday we were on the mall and I was unsuccessful to find one. Then I headed to the public market in the town proper of Marikina and found one but it has green on it. I bought it already just to finish the costume business.

To my irritation, when Anevay got home today their Patecon (notebook used to communicate important matters between parents and teachers) consist of additional stuff. The kids needs to wear flat sandals and they prefer brown in color and they now have a supplier for the costume. I was wondering why they did not release such info yesterday! Gawd! It's so stressful and tiring. This is just part of being a preschool mom. harharhar!

After the foundation day, we still have the field trip and then the trick or treat/united nations day! I was already talking to the dressmaker who adjusted the skirt of Anevay. I was asking her how much it would cost me if I would be asking her to sew a costume for the little girl. She told me that their prices starts at Php200. Not bad eh?

Insect Repellant Lotion

I have been so paranoid about dengue. Who wouldn't right? So ever since Anevay started schooling, I make it a point that I apply an insect repellent lotion to her. I am using the BIONEEM I bought from Tiny Tots.

The lotion is okay but the odor is a wee bit strong for me. It's just a blessing that even though Anevay said it's stinky she still let me apply it to her. The Bioneem Lotion cost 110ml- P325 and you can buy it at the Tiny Tots Multiply site.

Now, the lotion is almost 100% consumed. And I bought another lotion. This time I would be trying the Shoo Fly Away lotion of IndigoBaby.

Picture taken from their site. This is being sold for Php 160/60ml. My sister even asked me to buy one for Aish. Before I asked her if she wanted one she said it might dry up Aish's skin. But she saw that its okay to used it so she would apply it to aish since she is studying at a public school and in the province. They even have flood last week.

Starting my Christmas List

I was asking my sister if she would be giving Christmas gifts to all the classmates of her daughter. She laugh and said that last year they felt a little bit embarrassed because Aish came home with loads of gifts but they never even gave one gift to her classmates. So that answers my question I think. I would be giving out gifts to Anevay's classmates. That would be fun. But I have to start to shop now to avoid the Christmas rush. Of course aside from the classmates I also need to give to the teachers and most of all the school bus driver and assistant who never fails to take care of the little girl. I planned to give gifts to almost every teacher in the preschool because I saw how they love to cuddle and take care of Anevay.

And then I might just prepare Christmas envelopes to put in the cash for other people like the messengers, collectors, street sweepers, garbage collector etc. The list is quite long but they are the people who are helping out throughout the year and needs to be given token. I am just lucky I don't know someone who would be needing an AED. I know there are a lot of unfortunate people out there who badly needs one and I just pray there would be generous souls who would donate stuff like that in public hospital.

I am still contemplating which charitable institution we would helping out this holiday. It's nice that the school has a fund raising campaign and I am now in the process of segregating the toys of the little girl to donate.

Bad Mood!

I don't know what has gotten into me but this week I have been having foul mood. But of course I haven't directed that mood to someone since it would be unfair. Save for the officer of the homeowner association. haha. I am so busy right now that I was not able to have a massage. Maybe that's one of the reason. Another reason is that I am lacking in sleep also.

Another thing was I am so stressed in waiting and then looking for Anevay's costume. The teachers only informed us about the costume this Thursday and then I had a hard time to look for a skirt that is red and gold. Today, I was able to find one but it has green in it. But when the Patecon of the little girl arrives, the teachers have put in where to buy the skirt. Urgh! And now, they also wrote there that they need the kids to wear flat sandals preferably brown. They should have wrote everything down yesterday! Now I am contemplating whether I would let anevay wear the skirt I bought today or I'll buy one from the store the school recommend. I'll have my answer tomorrow. I'll meet a fellow mom in school and if she would go to the store I might drag along.

For today, i would be going to have a one hour massage and hope it brightens my mood!

Car for Sale

A fellow mom from Anevay's preschool was asking me if I am interested in buying one of their cars. She is selling it cheap and the car was nicely maintained and was lowered to be a racing car. It's spoiler was really pretty that it was one of the things that got my attention. But unfortunately I told her we don't have a budget for it. And the husband also told me that if ever we are going to buy a car it would be brand new since he does not like to experience anymore the headaches that we have to go through on our previous car and his car right now in Kuwait. The last time his car went for repair he shelled out almost $200. It's a good thing his car loan is now fully paid. That's an extra savings for us.

Our plan is that he would send the money here and what I will do is open up a separate account for that. After a year or so we would be withdrawing the money and would use it to pay our housing loan. That way we can shorten the period of paying Pag Ibig. Hopefully, I'll have the discipline to do that.

No Morning Walks

I miss walking in the morning. I has been raining through the week so I did not get out that much. If I do go out, it would be to go to the market to look for something or I am stock in the house cleaning. Preparing the house for the holiday. I need to remove the clutter. I was able to clean the room in the garage and I gave the stuff to the scavenger who passed by the house. He is so happy to received a lot of good things. Even a wooden bed! Well, instead letting them go to waste I just decided to give them to some random guy who passed by. lol.

I am still not yet done cleaning. But once done I will start decorating for Christmas. In fact, I already scouted for curtains and bed sheets that have Christmas themes. SM has curtains that they sell for Php 200. They also have table cloth. Buy no bed sheet. I am so excited for the coming holiday though I am thinking if I could afford to buy all the stuff I am planning to put in the house. Hopefully God will shower me some more blessings. hehe.

For now I am yearning for this...Tranquility.

Lot More from the Budget

I have so many things to pay for the coming month of October. Actually when I received the remittance from my husband I have already diverted most of the money on our current account for payments of our housing loan, Anevay's education plan and Kumon payment. And then today I received the circular from school that we have to pay the fee for the field trip on our before Sept 30. The fee cost Php 1300 for students and Php 1350 for companions and then there's the school bus fee for October. So all in all I have to pay Php 4050 for that alone. And then I need to settle the tuition fee on the 15th of the coming month. ohoh! That's the reason why I asked the insurance agent to make my policy effective on the last week of October. I cannot afford to pay it now since I am on a tight budget and there are a lot of things to pay. The husband still has to pay his auto insurance in Kuwait. That is also a large chunk from his budget.

But despite of all this I feel blessed. Because we have insurance, (and I kept praying the company won't fold! haha!) the little girl goes to a good school and of course we still have the means to pay all those that needs to be paid. Though most of the time I don't have any more extra money. haha. That's why I am working on being a little bit more thrifty. I just realized that I am going beyond my budget always. So I am trying to be more extra careful in spending our money.

Pissed off!

I always had an issue with people not being able to use the doorbell properly. When I say properly, that would mean ringing the bell twice or many times as if there was no tomorrow. And most of the time, our doorbell here at home have been a source of irritation for me. Especially if the person who rang the doorbell just feel like ringing it and would walk away after doing so. Yeah, there are people like that.

But last Tuesday I met someone who really pissed me off! As in, he ruined my day. I was resting when he rang my doorbell. After ringing the bell, he kept on pounding the gate that created a loud noise. I don't know if they are in a hurry or something but what the h3ck they should have waited before banging our gate.

It turn out he is from the homeowners association. There were three persons in the gate. Giving out invites for the blessing of the multi purpose hall of the village. And when I open the gate, the guy insist that I am a certain Marlyn. I don't know if he is that confident of himself but his confidence irked me. And since I was irritated by their actions, I gave them a cold treatment. They were encouraging me to go to the get together but I told them I am busy since the little girl have a make up class on Saturday. Would you believed the guy have the nerve to tell me to let the 'yaya' take care of Anevay so that I could witness their party? Duh! I answered that I don't have a maid so I won't go. Period!

I don't care if the guy is an officer nor a politician. But what I care is that how they treat people. Buti pa ung nagbobote bakal marunong magdoorbell eh!

2nd out of town

Well, we have been going out of town as a big family. When I say big family that would mean our family (me, the husband and anevay) plus my older brother and sister's family. But if we are talking about just the three of us, we only have one. That was when Anevay was one and we went to Cebu and a side trip to Bohol. No, we did not have our dream riviera maya honeymoon nor were we able to book a nice hotel just like those Karisma Hotels. Oh, it would have perfect if we did! But we have an issue when it comes to budgeting.

Good thing right now the husband gave a go signal that we go to an island ( within the country) on the last week of December. I am actually pretty excited because I know we would be enjoying it. Hopefully both our funds and my health would cooperate.

Community Helper

During the mini field trip we were all on the look out for security guards, government employees, and even those  in the grocery because we as parents need to take pictures of two community helpers and the kids would be presenting them on class next week.

Almost all of us took picture of the tour guide, security guard, the cleaning lady, the cashier and the bagger. I was thinking the kids would end up with the same picture next week. So I decided for Anevay I would just take a picture of the garbage collector, their garbage truck and the driver. And to have that picture I need to wake up early this morning. yeah, garbage collection in our area is early. Before 6am. And good thing the garbage collector were all game to pose. haha.

And here is the assignment of the little girl.

I just need to do some editing tomorrow. Oh I just love having a pre schooler. lol.

The Mini Field Trip

Is hot and tiring but fun. lol. That’s the reason why I was not able to be online and look for the price of the Wii accessories. I was thinking if I would be getting a Wii Fit this Christmas. hehe.

Anyway, back to our mini field trip. Our first destination was the Marikina City Hall. We only went to the lobby and upstairs where we were lead to a room that has pictures of the development the city have undergone.

After the tour inside the City Hall, the companion were told to just park at Robinsons Supermarket already while the kids were ushered in the Waste Segregation building. They just passed by the building and then we met them in the grocery.

At the grocery the guardians were busy taking pictures of the cashier, the bagger, etc. Because the kids have assignment next week to show two pictures of community helper in class. I think because of the assignment we parents were distracted from taking picture of the kids and have focus on looking out for community helpers. haha.

After shopping we headed to Marikina Riverpark. It’s really hot and Anevay did not eat her snacks. She wanted to catch the butterflies. lol.    She was trying to run away from me here. And was running after her classmates. haha. And then before we head home we were ushered to a mini zoo. I am telling you I am a bit disappointed over the condition of the animals in their pink cages. Not only they don’t have the label to acknowledge them but the name of the politician who donated them are on the cages.

 

Excuse me but yes I am busy!

Not because I am a stay at home mom I don't do anything at home. Just because I don't go to work from eight to five, I don't have anything to occupy with my time. But its the other way around. Ever since the little girl started school, my life have turned upside down. I am always rushing and can't seem to find enough time to do all the things in the house. I am thankful I was able to hire a cleaning lady who comes in every week to do the laundry and some cleaning. But her cleaning is not enough though. I of course still have to do some cleaning. And of course I have to cook also. If I don't cook anevay won't eat. hehe.

And I am also thankful that I have work from the internet. I have been save a lot of times from the money that is coming from it. OH well, I have to stop blogging now. Because I have to clean our room. Anevay has been having those sneezes and I am suspecting its the dust.

So there that's my life as a SAHM, a mom to a preschooler and a blogger.

Can't Decide

I am trying to make a decision regarding our vacation for Christmas. Definitely we are going to Palawan, that is if my health is okay. I have talked to two travel agency but they have yet to give a quotation. I have been checking the airfares in Cebu Pacific plus their travel deals but their tie ups are with a hotel. So I decided to do my own searching. That's how I end up seeing those Daytona Beach hotel deals that are really, really nice.

But of course my goal is to make sure we have a nice place to stay in Palawan and I was so sold out with the Crystal Paradise Resort. I wanted to book that place. I want to disregard my budget and forgot that if I would avail of the Cebu Pac deals its much cheaper. haha. Now, I am a bit confused as to what room would I book.

Their Katala Lodge is a simple room with the view of the ocean. And it cost around 4k for peak season. The other one Amihan Pool Villa is a beach front but it cost 8k. Almost double the price. But I wanted the Amihan Pool. lol.. So there I really can't decide what to pick? Price or a nice room with jacuzzi and good location. nuninuninu.

MoonSand

One time while we went shopping in SM Marikina, something caught my eye. It's the MOONSAND. It sand that can be molded and since their molder includes a king, a queen and a castle, I bought it.

And during the weekend when it was raining and we don't have anything to do, the little girl and I experimented on it.

The materials.
Now she's trying to mold the sand into the molder.

Her masterpiece. Our masterpieces. And she allows me to take a picture of her.

Almost Over!

September is almost over but it isn't over yet and there are a lot of school activities that are on the calendar of the little girl.. Yeah, our calendar is full packed for October. Imagine that! For a preschooler, you would be surprised what is in store for them. This week they have their dental and medical check up. According to the school bus helper, Anevay cried at the dental clinic. When I asked her she told me she got scared of the crab. lol. When I asked her teacher, she told me that there are lots of stuff toy in the dental clinic and there was story telling involved. lol. Tomorrow, we will be going around the Marikina area for their field trip. Hopefully my body would cooperate. haha. Well, I have been doing some stretching that has been helping me a lot. Not only that I am loosing weight also! Yahoo! For now, no need for diet pills but just plain muscle twisting and bending.

I am just keeping my fingers crossed that I would be able to be discipline enough to walk until I can reach my goal. Well, I plan to walk everyday to maintain a healthy lifestyle but as day say, one step at a time.

Her 2nd Pedia

Anevay's pedia since birth is located in UST. It's a bit far from home but it's ok. And now that she is grown up the visits to her clinic are sometimes in between two to three months. We had visited her last August and our next check up will on December. The travel time has been bothering me especially for instances like a simple cold that I wanted to have check. So, I decided to try the pedia nearby.

Dra. A. Bie has been a pedia of a lot of kids in Ingenium. There are a lot of nice feedback about her and since she is just a couple of blocks away I decided to come visit her last Friday because Anevay has an on and off colds and was complaining sometimes that her ear hurt. I am a bit worried that she might have develop ear infection.

Dr. Bie is very accommodating and her clinic is welcoming with lots of toys and books. She did some random check and said that the cold is just a simple cold and because of that the ear is a bit reddish but there is nothing to worry about. After the check up we stayed a little bit more for Anevay to play. There was a kid who came in, who is also from Ingenium and they played together.

I was surprised to even pay only Php 300! Imagine that. I expected that the consultation fee would be around Php 400 - 600. haha. Now, Anevay is okay. And would you believed gain weight again? Mommy is doing a good job I guess. The time away from the computer really pays off. haha.

Time for a PET?

I have been thinking if I can really accommodate taking care of a dog right now. The husband is a bit hesitant to give in to my request to buy me a dog. He told me having a pet at home is a big responsibility and he is worried that in the end I would have a hard time with it. You see, having a pet is more that cleaning pet beds. And I know that. But sometimes I feel lonely at home especially when the little girl is in school. Yes, it's only two and half hours but still I miss having my baby at my side 24/7.

But I have to consider my condition. Right now, my flare is on and off. There are good days and their are bad days. The husband is a bit concern for the bad days when my mobility is affected. Hmm...what do you think? Should I get a dog or not. Well, December is still two months away. That long to convince the husband that I can do it!

Meeting Fellow Moms

I haven't blogged about this yet, I think. But one of the good things that came up now that the little girl is in school is that I got to meet some few nice ladies along the way. They are fellow moms who like me would go to school every morning just to watch the little girl in their morning assembly. lol. Call us stage mom or what, we don't care. What we care about are our kids.

For some reason, four of us have clicked. Me, K, L and N. K is a working mom who has a flexible schedule. She will send his son to school and then her tita would be the one fetching Fonz dismissal time. Like me his husband is out of the country. Next, is L. She really is the one who stayed inside the classroom the first few weeks since her daughter is just 2.5 years when she enrolled and would really cry her hearts out. But today she is no longer a cry baby and would you believe she also joins classroom activities now. And then there is N. We just found out that she is a childhood friend of a friend who works on my previous employer. hehe. His son is on K2 but since she is the one who sends his son to school we got to chat and click. lol.

We enjoy chatting together. From mommy concerns to school concerns. We also end up buying stuff for each other. Just the other day when I went to the market, I search for a orange jogging pants for Fons. The school don't sell jogging pants for pre schooler but they allow them to wear it as part of their dengue outfit. Since almost all moms preferred the orange jogging pants (just like me), Fons don't like to wear one in different color. But unfortunately K's aunt was not able to find one because they are out of stock at the time they are looking. Good thing I found a store that still has the orange one ;).

You see, I feel so happy to be able to meet real people. haha. And to belong in a community that is really a good one. And this make me look forward to the future when Anevay would be going to the 'big school'. What lies ahead for us?

Thanks Tita Faye!

Faye has been a good seller to me. I have gotten some bags from her that I never dream of owning. And she is selling those bags at such an affordable prices. Not only that, Faye is considerate when it comes to payment terms. Yesterday, I received a partial shipment from my orders form her. And I am a happy mom because she gave the little girl a gift. Sorry, for the picture because I am just using my camera phone. Digital camera low bat. hehe. And this video is for Tita Faye.

Pasensya Faye at bandang huli humihingi ng KFC. Sa commercial kasi. haha. Anyway for those of you who are interested I posted the RL clothes I ordered from Faye on my other blog.

You can see the products of Faye (Coach, Lacoste, Kate Spade bag and Fossil watches plus RL kid clothes) through her blogs – www.quicker8.com and www.lakadkoto.com

Morning Walks

Now that Mr. Sun is shining, I am now able to do the morning walks that I am always looking forward to. For a change, instead of just walking around the park of our village, I walked from our house to the school of the little girl. lol. I am still thinking of ways to burn belly fat some more but walking really helps me. It not only gives me positive outlook it also perks me up for the day. There are aches and pains but I am happy because that means my muscles is responding to the exercise. I am just hoping that by December, I would drop some more pounds and would reach my goal for my weight. Work, work, work, Milet!

GrandPA

I have been delaying writing about this for the longest time because it still really is painful to talk about my deceased parents. True, they have passed away 14 years ago but it still hurt thinking about them.

At age three, Anevay has started exploring. She likes to tell story and would adapt story telling that she watches on TV. Her favorite is COLIN from PLAYHOUSE DISNEY. One time a couple of weeks back, I was putting her to sleep we were talking about monster. Actually I was trying to scare her. Bad mommy, I know! hahaha. Anyway, while doing that she corrected me and said, NO MOMMY! THAT'S NOT A MONSTER...THAT'S GRANDPA. I was a bit surprised because I have not yet talked to her about her grandparents. For my side both were deceased and for his dad's side both are detached from us. lol. They are in Cavite and don't visit us.

I was curious about her statement, that's why I probed some more. I asked her where her GRANDPA is and she answered, HE'S IN THE GARDEN! I really did not put anything on this incident since I assumed that its from one of the tv program that she was able to watch.

The next night we were talking she again talked about GRANDPA. This time I really got confused, glad, and a little bit scared. haha. Anevay blurted out 'MOMMY, my GRANDPA is GONE. He is DEAD. But WE ARE GOING TO SM!'. It was the first time that I heard her say the word DEAD. A few minutes later she said that GRANDPA is SO FAR FAR AWAY!

This time I can no longer ignore the incident. So I told my brother and sister about it. When we visited my older brother's apartment, he took out the our family picture that was taken ages ago. I think I was in high school then. My brother showed Anevay the picture and she was able to point out my father. She said that's her GRANDPA. We are a bit in awe. We don't know what really happen and what's going on.

But yesterday while we were on the garage, Anevay pointed to the corner on the gate and said Mommy, there's my GRANDPA. I asked her, Do you see GRANDPA? She answered, Yes, I see grandpa but I am not coming with him. Bwahaha. I told him it's ok to play with grandpa but never ever come with him. lol.

I don't know how to explain this incident. Nor what to believe in. I even went to a point that I asked her teacher in school if they talk about grandparents and discuss them with the kids. I don't know if its Anevay's imagination but I am still thankful that one way or the other, if Papa really is showing himself to my little girl, it shows how much love he has for me. He first gave his birthday to Anevay (yes, they share the same birthday!) and now I want to believe that he is guarding his GRANDDAUGHTER the best that he could. Love you, Pa!

Saving for a Vacation

The out of town vacation that I am planning this December would be definitely a go. I am just keeping my fingers crossed that my health would be okay and that the husband can secure his plane ticket before the Christmas rush. I think he already made reservation but have yet to pay because he had meet a problem before his flight in Germany. He missed his flight! So he needs to transfer airlines just so he can be in Germany on time. lol. And that means an additional expense on his part. Urgh! Anyway, I am on my way to having the funds for the vacation. Good thing its just a local travel and it does not cost much. I was wondering how much would it cost if we go on a All inclusive family vacation Mexico? I know it would cost a fortune but definitely worth it especially if we stayed on the Karisma hotels. If I wanted to have that vacation maybe I should start saving now, right?

Community Helper’s Week

Fellow moms in the pre school have been complaining about the short notice regarding the costumes of the kids. We were told that they should be wearing a costume of a community helper last Tuesday and the program is on Friday. Though included in the note is not to buy but improvised. Since I am not creative and we already have a toy stethoscope I decided Anevay to be a doctor. I just let her used her dress.

The program was a success. We, moms are very happy. At the end of the program a fire truck came with the fire fighters. The kids have a grand time exploring the fire truck. Here are some pictures.

I don’t know whose cowboy hat is that but I was laughing because of her combination. A doctor wearing a farmer’s hat. She was even looking for her horse. haha.

And when the program started she went in front. lol. Since her teacher was the emcee, she was at home just standing there. It gave me the impression that she has my genes. bwahaha. And here is my doctor with her fellow doctors.

And of course here is the photo on the fire truck.

She sure had a fun Friday! Don't you love it? I do, seems like I watched a Las Vegas Shows with it.