We were lucky that Edil said yes we can go to another party in Manila. See, it really is tiring for him because he is the one driving and he was work, night shifts during Saturdays. He hasn’t had any sleep since 7am last Saturday because we were with Matthew for his Communion rites. After the party, straight from work, he took us home (he told us to sleep in Dimasalang because the kids got so many loots (no, a Samsung HDTV was not one of them – how I wish though ) – more on that later) – so before anything else, konting sipsip muna ::P Thanks Daddy!

It was so sulit naman even if it’s far and Saturday traffic was at its worst

Mateo’s theme was farmtown and it was really executed well from the invites down to the decorations in the venue to the cake and giveaways:

Pictures from L-R: 1) Mateo gave away Animaland plush toys to kids!! W-O-W Matthew got the yellow dog named him Bingo and Martha got a moose and named him Elliott (she just watched Open Season kasi) Side kwento: Now Martha is staking her claim over Bingo (She loves dogs diba sabi ko na she get the bulldog ayaw paawat eh) and tells Matthew Elliott is his, which drives the big brother insane. 2) Pig balloon, which is now hanging in our door 3) Lovely set up, so many balloons! 4) Walking animal rides, which Marts loved 5)Farmtown cake – super nice!

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Last Saturday, November 28th, my son finally took his second sacrament – he was able to receive his First Communion. We treat this with very high importance as we try to practice going to mass every Sunday religiously.

As usual, I am thankful that his school hasn’t disappointed the parents – especially me. Weeks leading to their rites, we parents went to recollection plus the kids had one too before confession. We also were present during their recollection too. It might take a lot of time for us than required and I am thankful I get to be there for him even if his Dad couldn’t because of work. (Again, one more reason to be grateful for my work even if I am at a burn out).

We were there early as the school always starts on time. They were given their tunics with gold cross necklaces and the chapel was beautiful and well-ventilated. The priest who did the rites was just my age so he was really able to get down to the level of the kids to the point of being cool . Matthew was the one who delivered the Thanksgiving message after. It was a beautiful event and I am thankful I got a babysitter for Martha that morning. All our eyes and attention was just focused on our firstborn (which rarely happens these days!)
 
Parents were requested to be in white.

Afterwards, we treated Matthew to his favorite eatery: Teriyaki Boy!

His Lolo gave him a cross necklace as a present:

Which pales in comparison to what we got him – a set of Archie comic books (hahaha!) – I should have gotten him something related to the event no? He wanted his own laptop but he doesnt stand a chance to owning one until he reached high school (after that he can even have an industrial computer if he wants – I dont want him being an internet addict so soon)

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(Let’s see if I can blog all events in November before December starts tomorrow!)

Gobble. Gobble.

We had our first experience of a Thanksgiving Dinner last Thursday (11.26.2009). It was a gastronomic experience – turkey with yummy cranberry sauce, baby back ribs, lechon cebu, lenggua, Chinese Chicken salad, chocolate fondue with fruits, blueberry cheesecake, apple pie, fruit salad, and so many other good stuff that I would need more diet pills! (I have been reading adipex reviews in fact!)

I am not able to share as much pictures because the people we were with really do not want their photos posted But as soon as I get pictures of us (there were a lot of cameras that night, thankfully), I will share them here.

What am I thankful for?
2009 was a good year – I am thankful for everything, the good – because it has helped me deal with the bad, and the bad – because it has given me the opportunity to rise above myself and prove I can do better. There is so much room for growth within me, and I pray that I never stop knowing that.

I am thankful for my God, my relationship with Him, the privilege I have.

I am thankful for my little family, they are really my life now.

I am thankful for my extended family – for support, love and treating us like family.

I am thankful for my parents – you never really stop needing them.

I am thankful for my friends – you know who you are.

I am thankful for all the things that make our life easier.

I am thankful for the things that make life hard. It helps to not forget asking for help and that no matter how hard I try and work, there is really such a thing as Divine Providence.

I am thankful for my husband and the marriage I have with him – few people have the luck of marrying their first love AND finding their true love. I got to have both. May I never forget that.

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We spent most of our weekend outside the house and a great deal of hours in our vehicle going to places. Saturday was the First Communion rites of Matthew and the first birthday party of Jane’s son Mateo. Traffic was bad and it was out first time to go Blue Leaf. Good thing we didn’t get lost as we don’t have any gps in our car.

I will blog about it in detail later I just need to answer my e-mails. I haven’t checked them in 24 hours and it ballooned to more than 300!

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We had a very nice (first) Thanksgiving dinner last night – it was our first time to be in one, and the first time for the kids to taste turkey. Matthew liked it and just likened it to one extra large litson manok I wish I can share pictures but my battery went dead last night so I have to wait for friends to give me our copies.

So what do we do the day after Thanksgiving?
We are going to put our tree up today, after we go to the mall to buy one! It would not have come at a perfect time as the husband is home so there would be someone 1) to drive us and 2) set the tree up.

Today is our laidback rest day too because tomorrow we will be gone from the morning to attend Matthew’s First Communion rites and then to a birthday party in Manila.

Times like these when just stay at home makes me wish I had one of those infrared saunas for us to relax into, and that my house was big enough to accommodate one. If you don’t know yet, saunas have very nice effects in our body, if you stay long enough. For one, the dry steam will allow your toxins to get to the surface of your body, your sinuses will clear up, it’s going to be good for arthritis too! Not to mention it will help in weight loss too – much of it will be extra water weight you have, but since it gets rids of toxins and salt too, you will look less bloated after. It has such nice effect on the skin too!

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Marts is so much into Barbie and Disney Princesses lately (Cinderella and Ariel). She doesn’t feel Dora that much anymore but she still watches it everytime she wants to sleep.

She recently received a Barbie doll from Andie from our MBAP kids’ exchange gift. The day before I bought her a 100 peso Barbie Doll (which is names Shirley – the brand) at SM – I knew she was going to get a Barbie but we were in the mall and she was throwing tantrums because she wanted a Barbie.

So when she got the two of them, here is what you can hear from her:

”Mom, eto si Barbie. Eto si Shirley, yaya ni Barbie!”
”Mom look si Shirley, no hair eh! No hair!” (Shirley has no hair after the first row glued to her hairline – it’s such a comedy!)

Eto si Shirley:

Umiikot paa nyan mag-isa panay ayos ni Martha:

Mom! Going round and round the feet ni Shirely, ayos mo!

And just so you know – Martha is not all girly girl. She told me:

Mom sipa ni Shirley si Barbie – yeheeeey!
Violente pa din. LOL

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Last week, the items I have bought since August started to arrive one by one. See, I tend to buy little things here and there every month and just  have it shipped when it’s many enough through my good friend. It was particularly more exciting this time because my friend included so many gifts for her goddaughter Martha and the items I bought for the kids and a few of niece and nephews as Christmas gifts are there as well.

I still have a lot of things to do and hopefully, presents to buy for the everybody. It is going to be a big Christmas for us this year and I am excited for it.

The one things that is missing from the things I thought I ordered were the juzo socks for my Mom. I thought I had ordered it already but it turns out I was wrong. These socks are support stockings, which come in different styles and colors, designed to support your legs and veins due to prolonged standing.

My mom needs support or compressions stockings nowadays because her sciatic nerve is bothering her all the time. But since she wants open-toed and nude-colored stockings and it is not available here, she requested that I order them from the US.

What is great about Juzo socks is that it has a variety of compression pressure that you can choose from. From 12mmHg to 50mmHg, you can order in different sizes, lengths and colors. I need to confirm what pressure my Mom needs and can tolerate though.

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