Singing Lessons...

Hubby was trying to learn the song, Great God, for his audition for the church band. When Z heard it he liked the song so much that he promptly got his guitar so he can “play” alongside Daddy. I wanted to contribute something so I tried teaching Z the lyrics. So we spent an hour trying to learn this song.  Every day I would ask him to sing it to me and correct him if he misses a word.  Then just this afternoon Z was trying to wake up his Dad and he was already running out of ideas how to wake him from his afternoon nap.  Suddenly, he sang “Great God” and this time he got all the lyrics perfectly!  I’m so happy for him for a job well done.  Now, I can’t wait to capture him in a video so I can share it to the world.

Worried About Heat No More...

We moved to our current home last May but this was the first time we lived here.  In fact, hubby’s childhood home was where Z was conceived and where he spent the first few months of his life.  I remember there were a lot of people living here with hubby having four brothers and sisters in all.  We were really cramped and I remember it was so hot here with all the people moving around.

So when we decided to move back here after my MIL bought a new house my first thought was how we were going to deal with the heat.  I even thought of buying Casablanca ceiling fans for the bedroom and the living room just so we can get the air circulated in the house.

Now that we’re living here for about two months it turned out I didn’t have to worry about the heat.  Sure it was hot with about eight people living here before but now that we’re only four the temperature was more than bearable.  In fact, what we have to be more worried about is flood but that’s another story.

I Love My Preschooler!...

I so love my preschooler!  For sure I miss him when he was still a cute and cuddly baby.  I remember I could hug him then and he wouldn’t budge.  Now, when hubby and I hug him he twists and twists until he’s out of our grasp.  We would always complain to him that we can’t hug him properly anymore and we would remind him how he loves our hugs when he was still a baby.  Of course, now he’s witty enough to have a retort every time we say that but that’s one of the reasons why I love my preschooler!

So why do I love my preschooler?  Here are more reasons why:

1.  My preschooler talks!  Sure, a cooing baby is a delight but it sure gets lonely inside the house with no one to talk to.  Now that my baby is already a preschooler it is so much noisier inside the house.  We never run out of topics because he asks a LOT of questions.  It can be tiring to answer all of them but at least I can have a decent conversation inside the house.

2.  No more dirty diapers to deal with!  Isn’t that enough reason to rejoice?  My preschooler tells me when he needs to go to the bathroom.  I can ask him to hold it when we’re inside the train or in a place where there’s no comfort room and that won’t be a problem to him.  Now if only he can already wash himself then he’ll be perfect! hehe

3.  My preschooler can do errands for me.  When he was just a baby it seems my two hands were never enough.  I had to hold him where ever I go and since I only have two hands that doesn’t leave me enough to do anything else.  Moreso when he became a toddler.  I had to run all over the place to make sure he doesn’t hurt himself or get in trouble.  Now, that he’s a preschooler it seems like I have grown a pair of extra hands overnight.  And not just any pair of hands, mind you, but a pair of really HELPFUL hands.  From getting me a glass of water to rubbing his Daddy’s itchy back he surely can be counted on.  I can’t even remember the last time I had to pick up his toys after him. Did I say I love my preschooler? hihi

4.  I have a mini me!  I love watching movies and my husband shared the same hobby with me – back then when we were still dating.  Now that he’s already working and has no time to watch all the movies I want to watch I can rely on my preschooler to watch everything with me.  We watch everything together from horror movies to psychological thrillers and he wouldn’t blink even at the most scary parts.  I would gladly return the favor by watching his favorite shows like Spongebob Squarepants and Avatar: The Last Airbender and we would have a good laugh over those.

My preschooler is also a mini version of his Daddy. When his Dad comes home and picks up his guitar, my preschooler would get his own guitar and “practice” with him.  They would watch music videos together and learn the songs together.  Sometimes my preschooler gets too rowdy and Daddy would reprimand him which would send my preschooler coming back to mommy.  But what I like the best about my preschooler is I’ll just tell him something funny and he’ll be back to his old self.

I could go on and on about how I love my preschooler but honestly, sometimes when I see his baby pictures I can’t help but tell him how I miss having him as a baby.  So what does my preschooler do to make Mommy happy?  He asks me to tickle him like I did when he was still a baby and he would laugh his cute but fake laugh.  And then his thoughtful gesture would remind me all over again why I’m so love having  preschooler.

Happy 18th Birthday, Bam!...

It was Bam’s debut yesterday. Bam is my cousin (my stepfather’s nephew) who we send to school and in turn helps me in the household chores. She’s like a family to us and our home is cleaner and more organized now that she’s around. Z loves her to bits and treats her like a real Ate. I dread the day she graduates and leaves us because she has really been a big help.

So when we learned that she’s going to celebrate her 18th birthday this week we encouraged her to invite her friends. She was happy with the idea and invited her classmates over yesterday. Since I’m quite helpless when it comes to cooking our neighbor and some of her close friends helped her prepare the food.

The food is simple but what’s important is she celebrated this important milestone in her life.

Happy 18th Birthday, Bam. Keep up the good work and I hope you’ll be able to finish your studies and have a successful life ahead. Work hard and never forget to dream and you’ll surely get what you wish for. Life is hard but don’t ever give up.

Bam - far right - with her friends

Being Prepared...

The recent storm got me thinking about how safe we were in our new place.  Thank goodness it was just wind.  Our house is quite low so it was protected by the adjacent building and houses from the strong winds.  If it was flood I’m sure we would have a problem.  We have done renovations in our home.  We tried fixing the roof and sealing leaks and we tried sealing the whole house from pests.  Still, I think we need to do a few more.  I wish we can seal this house from flood but with its current state I don’t think we can.  Anyway, we’ll just have to be ready and quick to evacuate when there’s a danger of flooding in our area.

Aside from the house, we’re also worried about the car.  With the previous flood we had no car to think of but now we do. It’s parked in a pay garage just across the street and if the flood comes quickly I don’t know what we’ll save first our things or the car.  Fortunately, the owner of the garage told us that that place was spared from the last flood.  We were relieved when we heard that.  At least that’s one less worry for us.  But we still have to prepare our car for extreme weather conditions.  I think fitting it a window visor would be best so we can be more protected in case we have to use it during a storm. Good thing window visors are not that expensive and it can easily be added to our vehicle.