All Good Things

If you are looking for a variety of Valentines day present for your love ones, try flud watches. They have plenty of styles to choose from that will fit both men and women. Flowers and chocolates are the first choice,of course. But they won’t last, do they? For me, a long lasting present would always remind me of a special day. I once been given a big foil balloon, it deflated after a couple of days. Thankfully, the picture is there to help me remember how thoughtful my husband was that day, he still is!

And I am doing it strictly. I thought it is difficult to send little girls to bed especially when I am busy. As a full time Mum, I have put aside some things that need to be done and focus only on attending my girls’ need. So to have everything in order, I will send the little one for her nap in the afternoon before going to pick the big sister in school. The Dad is in most of the days as he’s on a night shift, this way, both won’t be disturb and I also have an easy going trip to school.

I should have done this before. Also the night duties are done before 9 o’clock. It is down to the grown ups after all. I have been so lazy.

And it is getting colder than ever! It is said that it is going to be on negative this week, with posibility of thick snow on the way. We didn’t get it in the early winter, I thought we escaped from it. As part of our morning routine before going to school, we put on thick clothing as it is freezing cold. Despite of the fact that the car has heaters on while driving, a few minutes of waiting for the teacher to collect the class is enough to make us shiver. So I pity those who commute. It works the same way with private transport as they have to wait for the bus. With motorcycle riders, heated motorcycle clothing is available, water proof and wind proof, of course! The danger there is when the road is icy. No one is safe. We are actually bracing for the next couple of days.

I have been trying to fix my profile on facebook but it’s been teasing me! The error that keeps coming is frustrating because I cannot leave my profile in this way. I have uploaded new photos and would like to add changes to them but the system would not allow me. Some friends have seen the photos that I thought the system said could not be published, that’s silly!

Would you spend more than enough time if you were me?

Are you looking forward to investing on gold bars? There are threats in the world’s economy, so holding on to something that will give great share in the future would be your best option. Many companies didn’t survive. And if you will force yourself into putting your money at risk, you might end up regretting on something which you could have prevented beforehand.

Gold is everlasting, as diamond also is. And it is always in trend.

Experience makes us a better buyer, don’t you think? With regards to birthday balloons, I didn’t know that I could have saved a lot if I shop around. I always shopped in one shop and I didn’t know that their prices are way higher than with other shops that tend to invite a lot of customers. Plus, it is nearer to where we live. With our eldest’s first birthday, I ordered everthing online, except the birthday balloons which cannot survived for more than 12 hours. I tend to spend more money on decorations as I always mind theme, it always should go together. However,as I learned from the past, I have found a shop that is cheaper than the rest. They also have plenty of designs, I love pink for girls so I get this;

Both the Dad and the daughter desire to be one. Music plays a big part in our household.Whether indoor or outdoor, there is always music. When at home, the Dad plays music on the radio, if not watch them on TV. There is a slight issue though as some images are not for the young minds so we have to focus on limiting them to watch those as much as possible. They both have keyboards. The little one has a little keyboard but she always wants to play on the Dads. They both cannot play yet, but they are trying. We think of sending the little one to a music school, hopefully on summer school break.We hope to keep her entertain on good things.

So guitar is one on the agenda, next is the piano lesson. We need to be aware of the future expenses,huh. Aside from the string guitar, there are those that gives special effects like the marshall guv’nor . They help music sound good that is why we enjoy them over ther radio. The Dad cannot honestly live a day without listening to the music. We always argue on how he uses his phone and how much he spent on buying music for it. He could have bought an mp4? I could not afford if I have to buy for him and he bids me not to bother. Just imagine how noisy the house is on his days off.

We do not limit our children when it regards to being creative. It does not matter how many rims of papers they waste provided that they’re used properly. A child’s imagination is beyond limit and we hope to always support it. There are plenty of art work that we would have loved to keep or display, but if we have to,it would mean clutter! Yes, she already have had loads of them. We have to destroy some and keep a soft copy. Aside from using papers, my eldest also goes online and still focus on art work. Here is one of them that I kept a copy in my hard drive.

If you love yoyo, then you will surely be interested with yoyofactory. There is plenty to choose from and it is the right timing as I am looking for freebies for my little one’s birthday. Good enough yoyo is not only for the little boys, but little girls as well.

I used to love yoyo when I was growing up. And to think that I am a girl simply proves that toys are made for general purposes. A friend’s daughter loves cars and that is just normal. What is not acceptable is a little boy who plays with dollies, except of course those who feel that they are girls at heart.

We couldn’t wait what the teacher has to tell us with regards to our daughter’s progress in school. She sent her notes for us to know how well she did with her activities; reading and being excellent as well. She always gets a green card that means she is extremely good. I wonder how her teacher tame her because she is grumpy at home.

The Dad will be there for the first time. He hadn’t attended the previous meetings when the school had just started. They needed to meet me as they are not sure as to how to deal with her. She is quite advanced and they think maybe there is something they could do so she will not be bored. Fortunately, she is blending in so well. Let’s see what the story is.

The little girls are soon to be in one room on their own. We have a little(single) room with full of stuff that most little girls have. The thing is, if we are to get them each of a single bed, there wouln’t be any space to move around anymore. Also,they both love bedtime stories and I do lie on the bed sometimes. The current bed there now is double, so to save space, I think we should get one of adult bunk beds without compromising their princess’ style. There would still be the same space that would be occupied but with an extra bed on top. The big sister always insist to get her a bunk bed so she goes on top, and the little one goes under. They do love copying little Peppa Pig who does have a bunk bed in her room that she share with her little brother George.

How can children enjoy their weekend at the park when it is wet and windy? We did not have snow this winter, but we could not still enjoy the weather. The whole 2 weeks of school break was just like nothing else. We needed to stay indoors, also, there is no reason going to shops because there are sales on going that we couldn’t afford. We extremely are in need to spend our little money wisely to be a total debt free.

We do look forward to spending quality time on summer though. Last summer was a mixture of rain and wind as well. So we predicted that winter could have been worst as we did experience icy weather conditions for the past 2 winter seasons where schools and public transport stopped from operating. Summer this time I think would be warm, plenty of time for a barbeque.

There have been many calamities that caused lives, Philippines had been hit recently. Coping is hard. And I know that many families would take time to accept the reality of losing someone, in a tragic way. No one is safe. And if there is a chance to know when mother nature strikes, we could have everything prepared. When I was only 9 years old, our entire roof of our house completely vanished. We just had our house constructed and I know how painful that was to my parents who have put in years of hardwork. We always build houses with lumber. I guess because of our resources in the island. That’s what is affordable and still is affordable for the mass. Considering that typhoons are sometimes unforgiving, steel building would be best. Who will believe that a good quality building with a steel bracing could still be blown by any strong wind?

Are we capable of knowing that we made the right decision? I think it is not possible,is it? Regrets come in the end, or while in the process, I think. That’s what happens when you let your emotion burst by listening to someone else’s problem. A story is two sided, and when you don’t have the access to the other side, you’ll probably end up believing what’s been said to you, the one that’s in front of you!

I have my lesson learnt. And never will I believe anything until proven true.Dear husband is naive and I think being the last person to know about everything that’s been going on puts you in the safer side.

If we had not made the biggest decision to move to a new employer, we would not be happy now. Thank you Lord for the guidance and blessings. My husband’s current employer is very good that most of the employees are staying for more than 5 years. In a few months that my husband is there, we already seen a lot of differences. That includes team work among them. I also have read a few benefits and offers for each new employee including a package and discounts to avail a private life insurance. For sure they know about key man insurance. If not of the guts that I submitted his CV first, he would not have move out from his previous employer that took no notice of his 9 years of service.

The school that my daughter is attending held a Christmas Concert where she participated. I cannot imagine how excited the parents and families were to watch it. We arrive just before the said time, we thought we were early. The Dad said we might take the front seat so to be sure that we see and hear everything. However, it was a different picture when we arrived there. There was a long qeue and the front and middle seats were all taken. The back seats were also full but we managed to pick chairs. Unfortunately, as I am a bit little, I could see clearly. The dear husband has to make his way up to the front just by the side to take some photos.

The whole struggle gave me headache but I am glad that I was able to see my daughter sing. She was a delight!

On Sunday mornings, when the dear husband is on duty, it is hard to think of the best possible option so we could go out together at the same time. His place of work is the same direction as the church so I thought there is no reason for him to tire himself going there when we can give him a lift. And if he insists of cycling coming home, why not take the bike with us in the car?

We tried carrying the bike once but struggled. The boot is pretty small. We thought maybe the next investment would be bike racks.

When we don’t expect a white Christmas, a morning snow definitely is a big surprise.

We heard the Dad saying that outside is pretty icy. He went to work with the car because he felt unsafe, which I would agree as I never wanted to think bad about cycling on an icy road. With the weather condition and darkness, it really is a hard one. He came home not saying anything. But as I prepared my little girl for school, I took a quick peek on the window. It was truly a big SURPRISE. Seeing such white environment tells me that it is worth feeling the freezing temperature than just the plain dry surroundings. I just hope that it won’t turn out very icy like last year that roads were impassable.