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Freya said something really mean!

scart — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:26:43 +0000

Freya finally told me the real reason why she sometimes cry at school. Why she kept telling me that she wants a different teacher. Why she said that she doesn’t like Ms Lopez. I thought her teacher isn’t nice enough for her. I thought her teacher would sometimes lose her patience cos Freya is really hard to please. It will take a very long time for her to get used to everything new to her.

Well, I know I haven’t mentioned it here in my blog that our little Freya has started school already as Pre-K. Today is her 2nd week of school. This morning, the moment we entered her classroom, she suddenly cried and she wants me to stay and if I cant stay she wants to go home with me. I stayed in their room for about 20mins and after they had breakfast the teacher told me that I have to go. She cried so hard while I’m heading out the door. It melts my heart to hear her cry from outside of the room that I wanna go back and take her home instead. I couldn’t give in to my motherly emotions cos she’ll have to learn that the world includes hellos and goodbyes!

When it was time to pick her up, I was at the waiting area 10 mins early. I want to assure her that I’m really coming back for her. When she came out, she went straight to the parents’ waiting area and tried to find me. She spotted me with a big smile on her face. Oh, how I love that smile!

This is our little conversation while walking home…

Me: How’s your day at school Freya?
Freya: I stopped crying.
Me: You did? That’s good. So are you still going back to school tomorrow?
Freya: again? Why do I have to go to school everyday? I don’t like school. I don’t like it there.
Me: Why? I thought you already have 4 friends and you said you like boys now.
Freya: I dont like Ms Lopez. I want a different teacher.
Me: Why you dont like her? She seems to be really nice. Is she mean? Did she get mad at you?
Freya: No, she didn’t get mad. But she has very dark skin.
Me: Baffled and thinking what to say @_@

I told her though that it’s not nice to think like that. If her teacher finds out about it, it will hurt her feelings. Good thing she never says anything offensive to Ms. Lopez. She still keep asking for the teacher she met when we enrolled her last April. The one that first interviewed her. Unfortunately, that teacher is no longer working there.

So Happy Right Now… Finally!!!

scart — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:35:33 +0000

My employment authorization card is here… awesome!! I can finally start applying for jobs now. Thank you Lord for this recent blessing I received and for the blessings yet to come because I know you are not done with me yet. Amen!

Just sharing the good news cos most of you know I only share positive thoughts. Photo is blurred not only to hide my unflattering face but for security purposes. Hope all of you have something to be happy too.

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Photo: Dance the little gym way!

scart — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:48:58 +0000

I enrolled my kids to a gymnastic school during the last week of June. I chose the program where my two daughters could learn ballet dancing with combination of gymnastics. At first, we tried out their introductory class and my girls loved everything about the school including all the staff. They are kid friendly. Their session consist of 15mins tap dancing, 15mins ballet dancing and the remaining 30mins is for gymnastic. Every week is also a different theme. They did Ninja theme, safari, and my favorite mermaids and pirates. They actually have a great program for kids. Time flies, their class ended last week. Eventhough they have a great program I’m not going to enroll my girls for their Fall semester cos I found a dance school near our place. I can walk there if I want to. My eldest does not want to leave The Little Gym but I told her, “We have to try the other schools. You might also like it if not then I’ll send you back to The Little Gym”. Yuna didn’t say anything it’s like she’s telling me, Ok! I couldn’t disagree anyway… More photos in my FB. I also uploaded a couple of videos in my youtube account. You guys can take a look if you want here :love:

Video: She’s finally biking on her own!

scart — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 05:49:29 +0000

Today was the 2nd attempt for her to ride a bike and she finally did it! I’m surprised cos she is the type of kid who’s always scared to fall or hurt herself. The bike seat is too high for her though so we are still teaching her different ways to get on the bike by herself.

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Photo: Latest Camwhoring (^_^)/

scart — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:30:34 +0000

This photo was taken after completing the 3-day diet. You can also check all my post HERE of what I’ve been eating with this diet. Anyway, did I lose weight already? Hehehe. I think yes but I know I need to lose more weight. Let’s see how far I could go with this diet. I’m also planning to enroll at the neighboring gym again. I also ask hubby to reschedule one of his off day again on Thurdays so I can go back to my Zumba class. I miss all my Zumbamates.

My goal this year is to keep running and do all the cardio exercises until the Winter ends. I want to join several running race next year. In God’s will I know I can do it. Even hubby is determined to keep running and be physically fit.

He even told me that he wants to make a blog to record all his runnings and weighs. He said he’s going to name his blog “The Running Smoker” ^_^x

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My 1st time to celebtrate!

scart — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:37:20 +0000

For so many reasons, I never celebrated my birthday eversince I was 2. Yes, two years old! I remember before that I mentioned it in one of my entries here that I don’t celebrate my birthday. I dont get parties. I dont blow candles on cakes. I’m just not used to it. My parents weren’t fortunate enough to give bday parties for the rest of my childhood. However, I’m always grateful for another year to live. My mom used to bring me to church and light a candle as a way of saying thank you to our God. Last May 29, I decided to have a simple party with our small circle of friends here in Chicago. I got to blew my bday cake candle. I baked my own cake, by the way. I will post the recipe and photos of my cake next time. I had sooo much fun on my party. Our friends came over and brought some food, lotsa beers. And I was so thankful that one of our friend let us borrow their Magic Sing. Of course, videoke is always present in every Filipino gathering. I’m so thankful to my ever so loving husband for always being there for me and for my kids. To always understand all my mood swings. I love you so much Luvski! *smooches*

Our Skydeck Escapade!

scart — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:36:17 +0000

As part of our post-valentine celebration, we visited one of the tallest building in the world, the Sears tower in Chicago which has a new name now, Willis tower. According to wiki -

Willis Tower (formerly named, but still commonly referred to as, Sears Tower) is a 108-story, 1451-foot (442 m) skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. At the time of its completion in 1974, it was the tallest building in the world, surpassing the World Trade Center towers in New York, and it held this rank for nearly 25 years. The Willis Tower is the tallest building in the United States and the fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world, as well as the fifth tallest building in the world to the roof.

Although Sears’ naming rights expired in 2003, the building continued to be called Sears Tower for several years. In March 2009 London-based insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, Ltd., agreed to lease a portion of the building and obtained the building’s naming rights. On July 16, 2009, the building was officially renamed Willis Tower.

It was our first time to visit the place so the word fun is not enough to describe the excitement when going up to the 103rd floor. It feels like I’m riding an airplane. I can feel my ears are blowing cos of the pressure and a bit scary LOL. There’s lots of crazy things in my head like what if an expected strong earthquake suddenly occurs… There’s no chance to survive up there. Nah, I think the building is safe. It’s been up for how many years now. But honestly, I was a bit scared when I leaned on the glass wall for picture taking.

So glad that we finally decided to go there. It’s something new that we haven’t experienced in our life. It’s overwhelming to see an aerial view of one of the busiest city in the world. Our children loved the place so much though at first they were scared. My 2-yr old toddler even said this line, “I don’t want mommy. I’m scared. I’m gonna fall down”. But after a few explanations, they didn’t want to get out from “The Ledge” (a glass balcony suspended 1,353 feet in the air and jut out 4 feet from the Willis Tower’s 103rd floor Skydeck) anymore. My eldest didn’t wanna go home. She wanted to stay longer cos she loved it so much. Even on our way home she still kept telling us to go back there soon.

Some tips: For those who don’t want to spend money other than paying the entrance fee which will cost you more than $50 for a family of four like mine. Bring snacks and drinks for your children. They have a big room with tables and chairs so if ever you get tired and hungry and can no longer wait to look for a nearest restaurant or simply don’t want to spend extra money for food you can just go there and eat your bring-your-own-food. On your way out, they’re gonna sell photos of you taken by their employees. If I were you I’ won’t buy them because it will cost you $32. Although, it was nicely taken and edited with different backgrounds of the city but if you have a fancy camera you’re not obligated to get a copy of those photos. Last thing, never go there during weekends. There will surely be a long line of people and sometimes you have to wait 3 hours to go up to the Skydeck. If you notice the first picture posted above we were wearing different outfit because that was the day we backed out cos there was a waiting time of 3 hours.

Anyways some photos were taken from my windows phone so they’re a bit blurry and to please click each of them for bigger size. More photos will be uploaded on my facebook as soon as I get a chance. I have so many backlogs. I still even have photos from Fall that I haven’t uploaded yet. I’m slowly cleaning my laptop and external drive. Organizing and deleting photos… stuff like that!

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80′s Zumba Party!

scart — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:38:04 +0000

I just had an awesome Zumba party early this evening. Our Zumba instructor held an 80s party to celebrate her one year of teaching Zumba. Here are some photos after the class with Starr, our energetic Zumba instructor ^_^×

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My Puto. Its clean. I washed it! hehe!

scart — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:39:40 +0000

It is my first time to make Puto and there are different kinds of recipes out there. I tried the one I found at Allrecipes.com. I tried the most rated recipes by Czy S. I like the recipe. The Puto is so fluffy, soft and tasty. Hubby like it a lot.

These are the ingredients for 18 servings:
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
6 eggs
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
2 1/4 cups Edam Cheese. Shredded

For cooking directions go here.

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Exotic food daw ito!

scart — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 02:13:15 +0000

I made Salmons head soup for our dinner last night and it taste sooo good according to hubby. Here’s a quick recipe: First, fry garlic, onions, tomatoes, ginger and then add those salmon heads. Fry fish for 5 mins with those condiments. Add 2 cups water. Simmer until fish heads are cooked. Add sinigang sa miso mix and serve

Salmons head are good for this recipe cos it’s big and fleshy.

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