oh, summer!

school's almost out and the end of school signals the start of summer! i can't wait to head off to the hubby's home island where the beaches are beautiful and fresh seafood, abundant! 

as a 'reward' for my 2-pound weight loss last week, i bought this top for my summer getaway. it's only P199.75 at metro ayala :-)

 

 

 

 

 

i'll use it as a cover over my swimsuit

when i went around the mall, i also saw these summer-y bags at Bench. they're only P249.75 each. i wanna buy one but i couldn't decide which color and i'm not really sure if they're pretty.

as early as now, i'm already dreaming of being 2 sizes smaller by summer and i'm already thinking of having a deep tan. as if my skin is fair enough! :-)

the kids, lately

the little girl's quarterly exams for this school year finally ended last Friday. it was such a relief that we didn't have to review anymore. although i don't pressure her much (because at her age, she still shouldn't be stressed with school), it's still quite stressful for me because she always has a lot to say when it's review time like "Ma, I know that already. Can I just play and rest?"

she's not really into 'posing'

this week, it will just be rehearsals for their musical play. this will be shown during their culminating program on the 11th. our daughter being extremely shy, seldom tells us about their school activities that i often just learn about them from fellow moms. i knew about this play when i heard her humming and singing "I love Him, I love Him, I love Him and where He goes, I'll follow..." she was amazed that I knew the song! we then did a duet. i maybe biased but i think she sings well. i'm happy. :)

the little boy, on the other hand, still has regular classes. being still at pre-nursery level, they don't have tests yet. but they will have their own culminating activity on the 22nd. i still don't know what he will be doing this time but i'm pretty sure, it will make me cry. :) unlike his shy sister, this boy never runs out of things to say and is not shy performing before an audience. i'm glad he takes it after me. :)

his birthday is in April yet but he's envious of his classmates celebrating their birthdays in school so he asked me if he could also celebrate it there. i am thinking of doing it on the 21st (their last day and the day he's 3 years & exactly 11 months old). i was planning to serve (he only has 10 classmates) McDo happy meal (which comes with a toy; Spongebob is the featured character) so I won't have to prepare loot bags or tokens (although knowing me, I doubt it) but our little boy said he only wants to serve knick knacks (biscuits) milk flavor. cutie! :)

beggar :-)

early this year, the hubby and I decided that we will send both kids to the same school so we can save on gas and time (and my effort). :) the daughter's school was the preferred choice, it being just a 10-minute drive from where we live. last month, we let our son take the entrance test and interview and he passed, qualified to enroll next school year. however, 2-3 weeks ago, Z told us that he just wants to stay at his current school. i was able to convince the hub to allow him because after all, it's just 'perfect' for Z. 


last week, M told me (out of the blue) that she also wants to transfer to Z's school. i hope she doesn't change her mind because although i agreed with the hub to put both of them in M's school, i was actually secretly wishing they will both stay at Z's. i just love the creative way they teach the kids! AND of course, i love it that they have no Chinese class there. i don't want M and i to be stressed with Chinese. she will be taking the entrance test and interview at PAREF on the 14th and i'm praying she will answer. you just don't know how shy she could get!

random things

i wrote my 2011 goals a few posts back. i am quite amazed and happy that i'm reading again! that's one item off my 2011 list. :) i actually never thought i'd find the motivation to read. i stopped when i gave birth to my eldest and never recovered even after i had the time. now i found myself hooked on books! i bought 5-6 books 3 weeks ago and another 4 books just last week! good thing, some of them are second-hand (but in good condition) ones so they're a lot cheaper. i'm really enjoying this love affair with books and the current one i am reading is just pretty funny, i often catch myself smiling or laughing alone. =)

sometime last year, the hubby proposed that we will let go of our 3-year old son's nanny before (heaven forbids!) an accident happens because she is just too inefficient. i requested that we do it when classes end in March because I just wasn't ready to be on my own looking after this hyperactive toddler. plus i suddenly felt the need to go back to work 'cause i could see that it wasn't practical to just have one breadwinner. i'm only human, i get "depressed" at times that i don't have my own income and could not buy the things i want to buy. =D i prayed for 'guidance' on what i should do. and as P and K said, the ultimate sign came three days ago. said nanny talked to me and asked permission to go home for good. i was both relieved and worried! worried because i am not too confident if i'd do well being my son's fulltime nanny mom. and of course, it means there is no chance anymore of me ever going back to work. but i wnat to be positive about this so i'm taking the challenge. :)

i wrote in my fitness blog that i am quite pleased that (for the millionth time) i found the motivation again to shape up. i do not want to do so many things all at once because i know myself, i'd get overwhelmed with all these goals and quit. i wanna do it right this time so i am making and taking one goal at a time and i "designed" a 3-week plan that will run from February 15th to March 8th. the goal is very simple for most of you, i know, but for someone who'd die without eating rice, it's a sacrifice. ;) i will not eat rice at dinner.

got to stop now, it's getting long. :)