is it the moon?

The three of us were restless last night. We decided to sleep early but as a result we also woke up early. As early as three in the morning to be exact. I thought it felt hot in our room but when the husband turned the fan on I complained about being cold. The little man sleep walked and landed between me and his father where he settled down to sleep some more. The problem was he tried to kick his father so he woke him up. He then went back to his bed and slept restlessly. I couldn't take the heat anymore so I transferred to the living room and when the little man realized (some sixth sense? lol) that I wasn't in bed anymore he followed me to the living room where we watched tv where he slept again while snuggling me. I couldn't sleep anymore so I decided to get online only to realize we did not have internet. What I did was read a book. I don't know if the husband ever went back to sleep because I stayed in the living room until he told us to get ready if I wanted to go to the flea market. I talked about our sleepless night and he blamed it on the moon. I wonder, was there even a moon last night? Lol. I don't know. I didn't check. All I know was that I did not feel right. I was also complaining about my left leg. Whatever the reason was for our sleepless night last night, I hope it will not happen again tonight. I need the rest so I can keep up with the little man.

he's home

I got a text message from my brother yesterday telling me he just arrived at the airport in the Philippines. His job on the boat ended and he will be home for the holidays. He said they will be going to Leyte to spend some time with our parents and to have his daughter baptized. Papsy and Mamsy will surely have a merry christmas with their son and his family around. They have been bugging me about going home so we can have a reunion but I don't think that is feasible at the moment. I will have to contend myself with pictures and calls to know what they are doing. I know our time to visit them will come but we have to wait. It will eventually happen. Anyway, I called him and we talked for a long time. He joked that he had to let his financiers know first he is already home. Our parents hasn't even know yet. I hope they will have a good time.

a toy for my parents

I made a post about sending money to my parents so they can each buy better phones for everyday use. I talked with them several times using either phone and both proved to be good. The sound quality is excellent, the features are up to date, and most of all, my parents like their new phones. It makes up for the cost which I am telling you is not really that inexpensive. But anyway, I want to give them the best we can offer. The husband is behind me all the way with this decision. I have a big-hearted husband and I love him more for that.

I thought that the phones will be our Christmas presents to my parents but we have been thinking of getting them a digital camera. This actually has been about a year in planning. We just did not work on it yet mainly because of me. Yes, the spoiler that I am think that it is too soon to send my parents digital camera. The husband thinks I am nuts. Not anymore. We will send them one on the next box we will send them. He replaced our old digital camera a few weeks ago because I let the little man tore it up. The replacement is a new Sony 7.2 MP digital camera. We agreed it is better than my old Sony and the husband is adamant this is what we will buy for my parents. He said if we will buy electronics for them it has to be of high quality and he thinks Sony fits the bill. And what better time to buy one but now with the Sears Pre-Thanksgiving Sale that is going on. It is only $129.99 after $50 instant savings. Papsy will be thrilled when he learns about this new development. He has always hinted about a digital camera and the fact that it is a Sony will make him happy. I can see a lot of pictures coming our way when they get their hands on this little toy.

A picture of the digital camera we will buy for my parents.

passed out

I talked to a cousin in Australia while I let the little man play in the living room. When it got quite I wondered what he was up to so I checked. I saw him lying near the entertainment center, passed out. I knew it will eventually happen. You see, he refuse to sleep when I tell him it is nap time that we always end up arguing so I let him be to save myself from more frustrations. How it works now is that when he is ready he stays in one corner and then sleeps. If I so much as try to move him while he is trying to sleep he yells at me and will not take his nap at all. So I let him be and he takes his sweet time doing it too. At least he still takes naps and I have a choice to move him or not. Most of the time he ends up inside his playpen (yes, he knows how to get in and out) with his blankies beside him. Honestly, I don't know if I am doing the right thing but I hate it when I lose my cool and I get angry at him or he yells at me. So to make things a little better, I let him decide when he is ready. It was sure convenient when all I had to do was put him in his bed and he sleeps, no questions asked. Not anymore. He is becoming independent and never fails to remind me of it too. Well, what can a mother do but oblige. As long as he doesn't hurt himself I am fine with it. I don't really have much of a choice, do I?

multi-tasking

I am here in front of my computer visiting blogs, updating few of my blogs, and watching the little man at the same time. He is full of energy today. Jumping up and down, banging the boxes in the living room with his toy bat, and of course making a mess. He even came near me and hit me with the plastic bat. Ouch! When I asked him what he was doing he grinned and then went his merry way bashing whatever he can. I hope he will wear himself out so he will take a nap without a fight. I will be off in a little while so I can play with him. I have to leave him alone for now because I don't want him to get angry at me for interferring. I know if he wants me to play with him then he will let me know. Might as well do my thing online.

cold and sleepy

I am so sleepy and it is only ten in the morning. After a huge breakfast I am drowsy and I want to crawl back in bed and stay warm. But it will be a shame to waste this perfectly good day even if it is cold. We have to do things and hopefully we will accomplish some today. We might not walk since it is cold and who knows what it is like at the beach right now. We might go to the mall to look for a nice comforter and perhaps I can do some window shopping as well. I have to go try and take a nap. Maybe the husband will keep an eye on the little man so I can rest for a while. Hope you all have a nice weekend.

i love love fridays

It is the weekend again, yey! Lol. I am just happy we don't have to wake up early (if 7am is early to you). I failed to fix the husband's lunch and breakfast because I was on the phone talking to my parents. I am excited to learn that Mamsy bought a new camera phone for herself although she opted to buy a phone like Papsy's old one. It is still good enough for me, at least her new phone is better than her old one. Due to the excitement I even forgot if she already gave her old phone to my nephew. To think we talked for almost an hour! But anyway, the husband was not so happy about my "little" negligence but he was fine when I called him a little later. I will try to remember to ask them when I call them again perhaps next weekend.

play date, sorta

We had visitors last night. The husband's daughter came to visit and she brought her kids along with her. The little man was so happy to see his nephew that he wanted to play with him but when he saw that the nephew played with his toys he took it from him and ran as fast as he can. He waited for his nephew to run after him which he did but it was futile since the little man runs fast. He was a little mean last night. Everytime his nephew got something from his toy box he took it away and ran. They even fought as to who will ride the bicycle. Kids! He had a good time last night but I can't say that for myself. I spent a few hours mopping last night because of what the little man did (with his father's consent). I felt better before going to bed though. I don't really get mad with these two for long. I was just being silly and demanding. Being a mother is not really easy but I love being one regardless.

early Christmas present

The husband and I decided to send Mamsy an early Christmas present. We sent her money so she can buy a new mobile phone just like Papsy's. I hope she will like it and that she will have a good time learning its new features. It sure will be different from her old reliable phone. I told her to give her old phone to one of the nephews and she said she will. She sounded happy and said her thanks as well. She was even surprised when I told her the news. I told her it will be an early present so we don't have to send much on Christmas and she laughed. I am happy to learn that my parents are doing good. We have dreamed of this moment to happen and it is happening to them now. After all the hardships they encounter of sending the kids to college, it is starting to pay off. We are glad to help knowing they appreciate every little thing. I am lucky to have an understanding husband as well. I hope we can help them more and we will have more resources to do so. They deserve to be happy. I can't wait for any news from them. I may have to use too many minutes again calling international.

new phone

I called my parents last weekend and I am happy to learn that they already bought a new mobile phone for Papsy. The old phone I left him isn't working anymore and the new camera phone he bought was torn apart when he dropped it accidentally. He didn't have a phone for months. So when I saved enough, I asked the husband's permission to send them money for a new phone and of course he said yes. He never says no to things like that. And so Papsy has a new phone now. Better than his previous phone since it is slimmer and it looked slick. It is another camera phone which is what he likes best.

Mamsy is still using an old phone which was handed down to her after the rest of the family used it. I want to rectify that and buy her a new phone just like Papsy's when I saved enough. I am sure she will like it. The good thing about her is she doesn't whine and she doesn't complain. It is always us first before her. And I want to reward her for that. Come Christmas I will do my best to send the money so she can have her new mobile phone as well. Every little thing we send them is appreciated and they never ask for more or whine about us not sending enough. I hope they will continue that way. I am glad that the husband is so generous when it comes to my parents. Maybe I should follow his lead and be nice even if it is breaking my heart some times. Some of you don't know what I mean but I know others do. I just need to be more open minded.

staying home and loving it

We didn't go anywhere today except to the drugstore to fill the husband's prescription. He also dropped me off to the Chinese place to get a to-go box for myself which I ended up throwing in the trash after just a few bites. To think that I decided to get the dinner box because I wanted more food. I don't know why but I am not into Chinese food anymore. I went in anyway thinking I will eat what I will get. Shame on me.

We decided to stay home the rest of the day and just laze around. We took naps because I was feeling so tired and cold. I helped him clean the jeep though when I woke up, he scrubbed the seats and the floor while I vacuumed it after him. We did good (especially me) just staying home and doing things. Used to, I think the weekend is meant to be spent outside which means eating out and then staying out most of the day. I am changing my tune, I like it better when our weekend is stress-free.

so tired..

I don't know what is wrong with me, I am so tired and I feel a little bit dizzy. I had to put the little man in his playpen so he will not get into trouble while I lay down in the couch for about thirty minutes. Now is the time when I feel the need of somebody to help take care of the little man while the husband is at work. Sad to say, I am thousands of miles away from my mother and any relatives who might be able to help so I have to do this alone. The weekends are easier with the husband around to help. But I can't really put all the burden in him since those two precious days are his days off from work and he needs to relax. I just hope I will feel better. I hate being sick.

at quarter to six

The little man kept on tugging at my bed cover because he wanted to be out of his crib. That was after he yelled and yelled for his dada and the latter ignored him, he was reading the news. So he decided to wake me up instead. I told him I was not ready to get up yet but he was so persistent I didn't have a choice but to give in. I don't know what is wrong with my boys, they wake up very early in the morning and either one makes sure I get up too. So here we are, when a lot of people are still in bed we are already prowling around. I am not sure I like this waking up early. I am not an early riser and getting up early is like a punishment to me, lol. But if it is what my little bug wants I am happy to oblige.

almost

This baby will be a year this month. And would you believe the template I use here is as old as this blog? I didn't dare change template for this since at the time I only knew a little about anything concerning templates and layouts. And when I figured it out I already had a number of blogs on my list and I was too lazy to add every single link manually. So I let it be. And probably will keep this template for as long as this blog is up. How is that for sentimental reason? I just wish I can do something to mark the anniversary of this baby. But I don't have any idea. So I will just wait for the day and then pat myself in the back for maintaining a number of blogs and still managing to update all, one at a time. This is the second blog I have which will mark another milestone in a few weeks. It has been tough bit I will keep on blogging :)

sick as a dog

We are going for a walk this morning. Before that though we have to make a stop at the drugstore to get medicine for my cold. Just when I thought it was gone now I am feeling worse. I sneeze every few seconds, my eyes water, I can hardly breath, and I have a pounding headache. This must have been how the little man felt the last few days. I got this from him. The husband asked if I wanted to go to the doctor which is actually a bit over the top. All I need is plenty of liquid, maybe a little rest, and perhaps some fresh air which I should get when we are at the beach. It is cold out there but I can't just stay home and let people around me be miserable. I hope this will go away before Tuesday since I have an appointment for my flu shot. I had to reschedule it once and it won't sound good if I will call to reschedule it again. I hate this feeling of being detached from the world because of being sick. I hope I will get to feeling better. Having a cold sucks.

warning

I just got a warning from entrecard concerning this blog. And when I looked up the violation I must admit I am in the wrong here. I don't know how to fix this without creating conflict. I hope I will find a solution to this problem quick or else this blog might be deleted from their system. I would hate that to happen but then it is their call. I just hope my other blogs will not get affected.