Edil got lazy to report for work yesterday so it was still the weekend for us yesterday Felt good – we didn’t go out of the house Sunday and Monday. Just bummed around the house, lots of movies, computer time and food. The kids were so behaved. I was not at all stressed – didnt even shout, truth be told. Well, it was Edil who did all the parenting about discipline. I just cooked, washed dishes, cleaned. A total break from my screaming temperamental side. (Stress reliever talaga).

My insomnia was also cured during the weekend. We slept until 9 or 10AM and yesterday after Matthew left for school, I crawled back under our covers.

But life goes back to normal today when Edil leaves. We will be going to our parents’ place to sleep over (We do this every Tuesdays). It always rains during the afternoons here. It makes me lonely.

Aside from the pictures from the previous post (which were taken at Matthew’s school), here are some more:

• We went to Matthew’s school for the parents’ basketball tournament in time for their Foundation Day.
• Martha was cheering her Daddy all the time, even if he was not playing yet.
• Matthew’s school is a close knit one. The school rector was so smitten with Martha even if she gave her her trademark “RAAAAWR” (Muntik na akong malunod sa hiya.) Buti na lang Sister told me, “Oh my she has a loud voice noh?” (Italian kasi). She was able to trick Martha though, and she was holding hands with her in no time.

• Sunday was slept sleeping. I slept from 2PM to 8PM. I woke up with dinner with the table and the kids in jammies. The house was also clean (not that clean pero mukhang nagligpit) – I could have died. My husband stood up from playing Cabal! Wahahahaha!

Lots of great things happening this week – my dad celebrates his birthday on Friday! Dont forget to enter in my AWK Question for the week. I have a lot of things planned for those who participate!

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• Went to Manila. Long drive. Late lunch at SM Dasmarinas. Stopped at SM San Lazaro to pay bills then went to Valenzuela to crash at Edil’s parents’ place.
• Had a great time chatting and catching up with my sister-in-laws. It has been a long time.
• Matthew and Martha also had a blast playing with their cousins.
• Come Sunday we went to my Lola to have a foodfest (there goes my weight loss goal!) because an aunt and my cousin (with her husband) came from the US.
• Ate kaldereta!! (This is a favorite of mine)
• Had a great time talking with aunts and cousins ~ I wish I can be a cool aunt when I get that old. We talked about Vicki (see story here)
• Went to Trinoma. Kids got some things at Toys R Us (Matthew got books – Tell Me Series and Martha got a toy car)
• Ate egg tart. FINALLY!
• Went home to Cavite at 6PM. Arrived at 8PM
• We were so tired.

There is really no place like home.

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I guess I already have given you a weekly recap of last week with this post, just imagine that being replayed day after day last week and you can see why I was thisclose to losing my mind (I lost my patience a hundred times actually).

The weekend was quite relaxing. Watched two Disney movies: Ratatouille and Kung Fu Panda. We were supposed to go to the mall so we can do groceries but the brakes of the vehicle was being wonky so we just bummed around my parents’ place. Pigged out (as usual). Went to mass. And worked. Toink. THAT will never happen again.

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The weekend was fun nice but tiring, majority of which was spent where my parents stay.

Saturday we went swimming. There was a private pool resort just opened to the public (and which my mom is going to partially manage in case of bookings). I need to take pictures of it as we will advertise it soon. Anyways, my son has been constantly bugging me for a swim but the past few weeks have been rainy so we werent able to push through with our plans. Now, come Saturday morning with sun up, the kids were awake as early as 7AM. I normally sleep in Saturday morning because Edil is home and there is no school so imagine how irritated I was hehehe.

So we went swimming right in the middle of sun at its brightest – 1PM. We had the entire pool to ourselves so I was able to swim (in my swimming suit, bwahahaha). Too bad I was busy enjoying swimming that I forgot to take (many) pictures.

Martha miraculously enjoyed the water. (Maybe because the sun made the water lukewarm) – she didnt scream “Lammmmid!” and in fact was in and out of the water all the time. She would go out to pee and even, as she say, “rest lang Ma-tha ha, wait.” and then shed go up the kubo to get coke. My baby is now a little girl na talaga, bulol lang.

Matthew was his usual very makulit self. I am at this point where Matthew’s tantrums are not cute and understandable anymore and he is at the point where he doesnt know if he wants to be babied or treated as an adult. When you do it one way, he goes the other way. Argh, signs of pre-puberty I know. It’s causing me and Edil a headache.

Anyhow, it was enjoyable nonetheless. The kids were burned and were dead tired that Martha slept right after taking a bath and woke up at 10PM! (Aba eh, tinulugan ko sya, hehehe, andun naman ung tatay!)

Sunday was spent at my parents again (Masarap food dun eh, LOL) bumming around. We heard mass, made pasyal around the grounds at the Shrine and took pictures of the Retrievers we will help on selling.

More pictures at my Flickr.

Good weekend. Sa uulitin

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In this case, it happened on a rainy cloudy and cold day.
And we went ice cream eating at the LakeHouse after

Steak. Spaghetti. Potato Balls. Salad.
Church. FIC. DVDs. Pictures.
Priceless.

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*My titles seem boring these days.

Since the maids took the weekend off and they were gone since Friday morning, I was so tired by Friday night. Edil was kind enough to give in and get us all out the two days of the weekend (He also got his bonus kasi, hehehe).

Saturday was spent at the mall, we took the kids out, ate pizza, pasta and fries. Edil got me the router. Matthew got new PJs (the kids need to be in PJs when they sleep, it’s sort of tradition already here in my house. Matthew’s PJ’s were looking like capris already, LOL). He also got new undies which were printed. Martha got a potty training seat. So far, she has been staying in undies all day save for the time we go out, but she still tells me she needs to go. It’s a pain because she still wants to make wiwi on the toilet when she has diapers on – I think Im not ready for the busy-ness of potty training, hehehe. But yes, girls are easier to potty train – Martha was so effortless to train. In fact, I dont even tell her she goes straight to the potty when waking up after coming to me to take her pampers off! Once she does number 2 on the potty, wooohooo, Im going to be one proud mommah! She also switched to NIDO full time and we havent had any problems (We save at least 50% of our current milk expenses. Salamat anak, hahaha).

While Edil was paying bills, I checked the kids in at the playhouse. Walang kapaguran. Matthew was all over the place. When I went out to withdraw some money, the one in charge reviewed the slips and panicked when she saw Martha was just two and she had no listed guardian! She was busy riding the different toy horses with saddles! Matthew told her, “Matanda na po yan magisip eh” Hehehe. (Im sure Id get raised eyebrows here but believe when I say that the ATM machine was just on the next store )

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