Fridays

Brewed coffee before winding down for the week. looking forward to the weekend

what's happening?

1. my knees and my back ache every so often so I started taking meds to prolong my "shelf life"!

2. I fell in love with mani-pedi moments. sporting this bright metallic green nail color.

3. I'm using SNOE chemical products to lighten and remove the "chicken" skin of my underarms.

4. At three and a half, Skid showed an interest in reading. He loves board and read-aloud books before bedtime. This is on our bedside the past few days.

5. To celebrate hubby's birthday I cooked pork sinigang. A sure hit with the family with second and third servings!

6. QUALITY time as a family. never tire of hearing Skid's tingling laughter!

a lovely morning

a few years back i gave up my 8 to 5 job. My present job has the flexibility to dictate my work hours. I can wake up a little late in the mornings and enjoy my brekky and sit beside Skid on the the kitchen steps.

Today was one of those days. We were seating side by side, munching on Pan de Leche (soft, spongy buns the size of your fists). From time to time, Skid would tear of a small piece and put in in my mouth. We were sharing a mug of tepid purified water.

We watched two white butterflies chasing each other.... red ants falling in line in search of food scraps... a spider slowly spinning its web. Skid got a white flower and hand it over to place behind my ear (such a sweet kid!).

I'm happy that that i can afford to enjoy my kid early years. I feel blessed that i can sit back and enjoy the simple things of life. thank you Lord for this lovely morning!

Things that make me HAPPY =)

Today is one day that I feel extra good I've decided to list things that i make me feel happy and blessed:

1. The Lord has given me a healthy and supportive family
2. I am surrounded with good and well-meaning friends
3. I have the time and means to do the things i love
4. I have purpose and remain hopeful; striving for the other things i still want to do
5. I can maintain a connection with good friends even if we are separated by time and distance.
6. I am blessed to do work that I enjoy and the fact that it complements me is definitely a PLUS!
7. I can eat three meals a day and have that extra coffee or snack as a BONUS!
8. We can afford to send our baby to play school while other kids cannot even afford a basic education.
9. I have a warm, safe home that fit us comfortably while neighbors squeeze themselves into one tiny room.
10. I am happy that I can appreciate things but see the bigger picture
11. I am happy that despite everything I remain sensitive to others and their plight
12. I am happy that I enjoy things and still maintain my privacy

I am happy that I stay happy and I pray that I can inspire my happy feeling to people around me.

slow afternoon

having a slow afternoon....even internet connection is slow. i made use of the time to sit back enjoy a cup of strong coffee and munch on freshly cooked camote chips with lots of sugar on top....MMMMmmmm! i love it!

the rain has been on and off the past two days. i have been on a food bingeing food trip.... i know, i know, i have to cut back! but the weather has made me lazy and hungry!

National Children's Book Day

i read a post that today July 17, 2012 is the 29th celebration of National Children's Book Day. This is celebrated the 3rd Tuesday of July and honors the publication by Dr. Jose Rizal of the Filipino folktale, "The Monkey and the Turtle". i wasn't able to get a copy of the said story but i made do with a publication of another local writer. Skid and I read Biag ni Lam-ang and The Golden Guava. he loved the colorful pictures and was pointing to the drawing of trees, houses, etc.

i hope i can instill in my son a love for Filipino literature. there are a couple of good writers worth reading and i want to expose him at an early age. i look forward to sharing a laugh with him while reading my Bob-Ong books hehehe

i enjoy....

it's a so-so Monday morning and to start the week right i want to start the week on a positive note and make a list of my natural highs!

1. staying in love with my hubby for almost twenty years each and every day. 2. kissing my baby's button nose when i wake up and he steel sleeps with his mouth open 3. enjoying my strong cup of coffee while munching on a crispy apple danish and going online while others (my age) are wrestling a 8-5 job 5. waking up in the morning in my own sweet time without the help of an alarm clock 6. Dad, Baby and me peep at my dresser mirror and we LAUGH and WAVE like crazy! 7. Go on a weekend drive with an impromptu destination in mind. 8. Baby holding on to Dad and Mom's hand while walking and using our arms as monkey bars! 9. Having conversations with the hubby about everything and nothing. Having the same interests, laughing at ourselves most of the time. 10. Having online conversations with my BFF who i haven't seen in months since she migrated to Canada. we keep each other updated thru Skype and Facebook. 11. Enjoy a reflex, massage or foot spa every once in a while to release those good, ole aches and pains. 12. Going Coca-cola hunting with the hubby in the most unlikely places. 13. going to the bookstore and going out with armloads of my favorite books. 14. reading in bed with the air-con on high and my feet tucked inside my good ole favorite blanket

catchy post

on my way to the grocery, i saw this sign on top of a hedge.

As if i shoppers have plans of jumping over the waist-high plants. har-har-har