It's been almost a year now when we took oath.  Time really flies.  Just sharing this photo, as my come back in the blogging world. Many changes had happened and the greatest are my kids are big already! Soon I'll be a mom of a teenager and I'll be the smallest, too. 

and thinking of changing my blog title...because this is our "home" now...

Just wait for my next post...

a weird feeling

We had our check up from our family doctor last Saturday. Everything was fine with some concerns. My husband and I need to have a blood test and hubby does not like it. I need to have a ultrasound for lower abdomen, breast and trans vaginal ultrasound. I was required to have it after I complained about pain in my left breast and left lower abdomen. Haven't scheduled it yet, need to look for a clinic in our area.

The weird thing is, yesterday my lower abdomen ached and is aching as well as the lower part of my left rib cage. Scary huh?

I'm back!

It's spring already and I'm really excited even though allergy season is here, too. It's been 10 months since the my last entry here. So many things and events had happened and maybe because I was too busy, too tired to write. Summer time is not the best weather for my work. It is hot and humid inside the plant due to the drying process. So if it is warm or hot outside can you imagine how hot it is inside? And now it's summer-like weather, expect it to be hotter inside my workplace :(.

Well, got to prepare and condition myself because this will be another day of walking, standing, climbing ladders and stairs and a clear mind. At least I sweat a lot and have a good exercise, too!

Happy Thursday!

going to church or party?

This is what we saw in my daughter's 1st communion. Are they going to Church or to a party?

I don't want to judge or anything but isn't their outfits inappropriate in the occasion? Well, it's a free country.

one of my angels...

thursday songs

Indigo girls

great music, great artists...where are they now?

and their very famous song that can make you cry...

buddies

my everyday buddies...

friday photo flashback

I missed participating in fpf. Now I'm back! Thanks to Alicia for starting this.

Here are pictures of my daughters I think the year is 2004. This a one lazy afternoon nothing to do so I took a picture of them playing. I don't have a digital camera but this one was taken using my motorola cellphone. See the quality of the pictures? The cam has a low pixel. But still I captured a memorable one. Priceless!

visitor

We had a "visitor" in our backyard this morning. She's having breakfast-dandelions!

friday photo flashback

I haven't participated in fpf for a couple of weeks, been very busy. Check out Alicia's blog.

My sister posted this one in Facebook so I grabbed it. They attended the wedding of one of uncles. Our mom so sexy with her outfit- the hour glass shape, see the belted skirt? And the top matched the skirt. It was very classic.

My sister is so young here, maybe she's only 12 years old here.

10th

Today is our 10th year wedding anniversary. :)

My hubby and kids are greeting me the moment I woke up. A very nice feeling and hope a nice day ahead. We don't have really a great or fancy celebration, maybe this weekend we will just go somewhere and stroll.

Here's a picture of us...

To you my ever loving, understanding and sweet hubby, happy anniversary!

rules

I think these are mommy's rules!

spring

this is the only sign that it's spring here already...

my day

It's been a while since my last post. So what happened in those weeks?
I celebrated my nth birthday. Thanks to Pearl for the post you made in your blog. I really appreciate it.

Before my birthday, I got sick. And this added to my tiredness and exhaustion that I was experiencing in those days. In spite of my sickness, we had a simple party here with some of our relatives. And of course, with cake with candles to blow with. But nobody had a lighter or match to light it. We just pretended that it has.

The best part: I made a blueberry cheesecake. I think It's better from what I did before in cheesecake. And did not last long. My eldest was complaining that she did not even had a piece.

what kind of people are they

I mentioned that our car was hit in the parking lot by a woman who is not looking while she was about to leave the parking lot on reverse. She didn't see our car which had a hazard signal because our kids were getting inside of the car. We were not blocking here way, we stopped/ parked properly on the kiss n ride lane, so there is enough space for her. When my hubby talked to her about the incident, she gave her name, address, contact numbers. And she told my hubby that she forgot her driver's license! Picking up your kids and driving without a license? Ridiculous!

The first thing we did was to report to the police. But advised us to go to the collision center. We went and had a quotation. Hubby called the woman and informed her how much is the damage. She said there are other collision centers. And she asked my hubby to go to Milton which is really far from our place since maybe it will be a lower quotation if we will bring our car there. But hubby told her that he can check also at Orangeville which is nearer. Last Thursday we called her again to ask for a settlement since it will be a great hassle if the insurance will cover it.We went straight to her house. Hubby talked to her with her husband. I didn't hear their conversation. It was a quick one. Hubby went back at the car and told me- "They don't want to pay for the amount the collision center had quoted and when I mentioned that I consulted the police about this, they said to me - GET OUT OF HERE!" I was shocked.

Here we are making diplomatic and nice approach to you and then your going to treat my husband just like that? Who do you think you are? You are the one who made the damage not us. It is your fault because of your carelessness. What if you hit the door where my son is seated? What if it is a kid you hit? You are not looking while your are on reverse. You stupid, woman! And how stupid are you for not having your license? Maybe because we are not the same color? I am sorry for your kids because their parents are so hard to deal with.

We went straight to the police and stated the problem. The police called the woman. While the police were talking to here you can tell that the police was irritated with their conversation on the phone. So he told her, it is her fault. You have to pay them. In the end, their insurance will cover the damage. And expect that their car insurance will be high next year. Good for you.

my vacation part 2

Day 3- What a day! Snow on the first week of spring! And I picked up my kids from school and we just walked. Too much snow on the streets and sidewalks. And it's cold and tiring. My son cried as we walked because it's so hard foe him to walk with all the snow. I shovelled our driveway, so my hubby can easily park the car and the snow continued until evening. We planned to go to the park after school but the weather did not cooperate. We just stayed inside the house. I was not able to bake a cake, too tired after walking and shovelling.

Day 4-My plans for day 4 was cancelled because my son is not feeling well again. He was coughing and I was afraid that it will be worst just like what happened the 1st week of March. I decided to take him to our family doctor. But this time we will take public transit. I don't have any choice since we only own 1 car and I don't drive. - that's my goal this year to learn how to drive, I think it's a must for a suburb mom. It is so hard to walk on the sidewalks because of the snow. First week of spring and we experienced one full day with continuous snow. But Day 4 is a sunny day.As it turned out, we had a great day, my son and I. Our commute is like a field trip to him. He loves riding in the bus. We are seated at the back of the bus where he can see all the views. We arrived early on our stop so I bought my son a muffin since he said he is hungry already. He ate his blueberry muffin and he really liked it. A big muffin for a dollar. Not bad. We went straight to the doctor's clinic. His checked up was fine. He was given a prescription and got it from the pharmacy. I liked this pharmacy because the personnel here are so friendly and they are all Filipinos. I checked our transfer ticket-will expire at 4pm. It was already 3:45pm. My son and I rushed down the street. And rode the bus exactly 4pm. The transfer ticket is still valid. Yey! We only spent $3 for our trip. We were both tired and fell asleep in the bus. We waited for my husband at the mall near our stop. While we waited I treated my son with a popsicle. If you just can see his joy while eating. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera. :(

Day 5- I stayed at home the whole day. I didn't sent my son to school. I wanted him to have a full rest. The girls had a date with their Uncle at the bookstore after school. My son and I had a nap. He had a headache and was crying. After our nap, I gave him a bath. He stopped complaining with his headache while he is in the tub. He enjoyed it, really. At dinner, we decided to have a Vietnamese Pho soup. So the five of us went out for our dinner. It is so good to have a hot soup in this cold weather.


That's it. My vacation is over. Back to work, back to reality.

my vacation part 1

Day 1- Very busy day, health card renewal, doctor's appointment and someone hit our car bumper while we are picking up our kids! I was shocked because it happened in the school's parking lot. One mommy didn't see our car while she is leaving the parking lot. She didn't bother to check if the way is clear. What a day! What if a kid is passing by and she didn't see it. What if she hit the part where my son is seated instead of the bumper.

Day 2- finished already, started already our tax return and gave me a headache. Whew! I already cleaned the blinds, washrooms, washed the bedsheets/ pillowcases, vacuumed the carpet in the bedrooms.

Day 3- Hmm, next for my early spring cleaning: living room, kitchen, maybe bake a cake, cook and if I have the energy and power maybe the basement, too. This is supposedly a vacation from work. But it's my other work being domesticated and being a mom.

Thursday cooking

And it's Thursday cooking for me again. We have food good for three days which were cooked last Sunday. Today I cooked baked chicken which I marinated in barbecue sauce and ketchup and baked pasta. My hubby woke me up before he left for work. Even though I was still sleepy, I went straight to the kitchen and started cooking. It's already 10:45am, and I'm still thinking if I am going to bake a mocha cake. This mocha cake is inspired by the famous Goldilocks brand of cake in the Philippines. I searched for the recipe in the net and found two. I hope this will be good.

My daughter enjoying the baked chicken...yum!

march break

Good morning!
Today is the first day of March break. Woke up late, yes, no school, no snacks and lunches to prepare and no yelling/ whining in the morning. Kids are busy- playing their DSi.

We don't have any activities for them this week because my hubby and I are working. I was supposed to take a day off but the company where I worked decided to have a shutdown next week. And we will not be working next week. They said we can file it as vacation leave. It sucks! Why did they decided to have a shutdown after March break? Why not this week? It really sucks. This week no school but with work and next week no work but they have school.

So what can I do with that? Nothing, a break that will be wasted, no family activities... :(

thank God!

And now the furnace is working and still OK. I thank God for it and we are still blessed. Having seen in the news about Japan's earthquake and tsunami, we are still fortunate for having a house and far from any calamity.
Thank God to that my son is well now. Really God is good.

Be content and thankful for everything even though how hard some things are...