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A Nice Idea for Displaying Your Kid’s MasterpiecesPosted by admin on February 26th, 2010

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Summer PlansPosted by admin on February 23rd, 2010

Summer is upon us and in three weeks, school is out. I will two of my kids home all day and the very thought of it makes me go into panic already! My kids don’t handle boredom really well, they will be at each other’s throats and I am pretty sure our house will ring of scream and cries. AS early as January, we were already thinking of what to enroll them with during the summer. Time, transportation and cost are all essential factors that’s why we have not decided until now. My son wants to take singing lessons while my daughter I’d like to enroll in ballet. I want them to be involved in sports too so swimming is also in line. The problem with my son is he wants to learn everything. In addition to voice lessons, he wants piano and guitar lesson in addition to taekwando classes and swimming lessons.

Learning to Love BaseballPosted by admin on February 17th, 2010

Any baseball fans out there? I am slowly learning to appreciate sports – and its various fields. I guess it started with the Olympics and Michael Phelps winning eight gold medals in swimming . The husband is a huge sports fan – basketball, boxing, tennis, volleyball, even billiards! (Is that even a sport?)

Anyhow, I have already mentioned Matthew is like me – isn’t really interested in any sports. Except one, that is Taekwondo. We are still trying to find some school that is near and feasible with our schedule to enroll him. But we are not in a hurry – with two extra classes in a week – Voice and Art Lessons, he is always beat upon returning home. Saturdays are spent at school during the afternoons because of the basketball league his Dad joined (Parents’ Association).

We might get him to be interested in baseball though. We watched two movies about it last week and he was all curious about batting and catching the ball. He would need to practice batting the ball though as he has never been one to be able to focus from afar. He likes it because he actually doesn’t want to be involved in a “touchy” sport. Baseball Equipment can be ordered from Kids Sports Inc. – they have the best baseball training gear from 6 year old kids and up. They are very affordable too!

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gone to the dentistPosted by admin on January 4th, 2010

We were able to take the kids to the dentist for their semi-annual teeth cleaning. Thankfully, my kids do not take after me who have weak teeth. The boy’s permanent teeth are good, we will just wait until all his permanent teeth are out and it’s going to be time for braces. I hope we can afford a good NJ Cosmetic dentist when the time comes! The girl’s teeth are good also, she just needs to brush more often, but so far no cavities. We will go back before the next school year starts!

Holiday partiesPosted by admin on November 23rd, 2009

As early as now, we have been receiving Christmas party invitations left and right, and everyone in the family is invited! Almost all our friends are already married and have kids so parties now are planned with kids in tow. It is harder to organize and since we live so far, every party becomes an outing for us. I pack so much stuff. I am not complaining though. The parties are so much fun and the kids get a lot of gifts so everything is worth it.

Trying to be chefPosted by admin on November 23rd, 2009

One of the things I had a hard time adjusting to when I stayed at home (even now, 18 months later) is the everyday cooking. I love to eat (that’s why I need an appetite suppressant) but I don’t love to make what I eat. It is hard work for me to whip up something in the kitchen – even now when I have been trying to do it every single day since last year. So whenever I have the extra money, I always make sure to treat the family outside – happy tummies, happy mommy because she won’t do any cooking

She Locked Herself.Posted by admin on August 20th, 2009

Yes, she did!

We were out in the patio waiting for the Big Brother to come home from his art lesson in school. I was taking pictures of the different flowers in our garden when Martha went inside the house. Minutes later, she was calling my name and all I was doing was say, “Yes Bei?” over and over (was trying to get some bokeh on my flower shots).

Bam.
She cried.

And when I checked, our screen door was locked. So I tried to remain calm and instructed her to open the screen door. She reacted by telling me “Mommy other one lang, li lang ha?” (meaning the back door to the dirty kitchen). I always keep it locked din.

So she cried for 30 minutes. I was about to really tear a hole in the screen when the Big Brother came up with a BRILLIANT idea.

Paunahan sila magbukas ng pinto. Mabilis pa sa alas-kwatro bukas na ang pinto. Haaaaay.

Martha has this habit of closing doors and locking them. If she sees a door that is open, she makes sure to close them. And so she did today. Ill make sure to have the lock get raised up a bit so she wouldnt be able to play with it anymore.

Kataranta. This is going to make my skin have a breakout due to stress Id need acne products already!!!

The Monster.Posted by admin on May 4th, 2008

I forgot to blog about this but announced in at Twitter the other day. My youngest broke the TV – our only TV, the one given to us as a wedding present by my father-in-law. *sigh*. How did it happen? I’m not exactly sure. The husband just called from work sounding utterly mad and upset, haha. Apparently, the kids were playing tag in the room and Martha got pikon and swiped the TV. Boom. The side was shattered to pieces but the tube was unharmed so we are using a “mighty-bonded” TV – still working. If and when we can afford to get a flat TV for the house Edil is going to make sure it will be on its own plasma mount!

First Swim this Summer 2008.Posted by admin on May 2nd, 2008

My kids are so sad.

They havent been able to go swimming ever since summer started because we were so busy with the house move and stuff. Tomorrow, we will be taking them for a swim at their cousins’ place and I really hope they have fun. I still need to buy the Matthew a pair of boardshorts and Martha her new swimsuit. I hope I can take some nice pictures to scrap about afterwards. The husband is going to use the SLR for a week so no picture taking for me. Boo.

Second Part: DonePosted by admin on April 23rd, 2008

The house is spikingly clean, ready to be moved in. We just need to move over the big appliances and we are ready to stay there. Thank God for helpers. I got two helpers to clean the house and now even the garden and backyard are clean. I cant wait to plant some flowering plants – one day at a time, I say. Anyhow, all the things are going perfectly for us. Even the problem with (lack of) money seems so little as compared to how smooth the move has been going.

Safe house.
Clean house.

What next?

Today, we went to three prospective schools for my eldest. One school really stood out to me. The building, church, gymnasium, classrooms and bathrooms were mighty impressive. The one thing that drew me back was the summer program all new students need to go through next month. My son hasnt even enjoyed his summer vacation yet! The other school is not so impressive but the boy wanted it. The last one was OK – given that I wanted there first. I still need to consult with the husband how we go with that stage of the house move.