I’m four and I’m now in Junior Kinder. I am so excited to get back to school and meet my new teachers and classmates. School is always fun for me.My first day was great. My mommy and daddy made it a point to be with me during my first day in JK of course. They wouldn’t miss it for the world. Too bad my mommy wasn’t able to get more photos of me during my first day other than this one below.

She however took some pictures yesterday to make up and here they are …

So far, being in JK is great!  I’m looking forward to new adventures with my teachers and classmates.  I bet its going to be a great year ahead.

— SOPHIA

To date, no specific plans still. Boo.

Seriously, after much thought and being the scaredy cat that I am, I am putting off travel plans for now. Jon is leaving with his dad though for HK next month to attend to some bank stuff. We’ll be left behind as per my decision. My mother in law agreed with me though and said “better be safe than sorry.” Nasa huli nga naman ang pagsisisi diba? There would always be next time.

We do have other definite plans though like HK for December and US trip come March. I just hope the virus clears up by that time! December trip will be with my family and it’ll be our first time to be in HK Christmas time. I am so excited! I would love the cold weather for sure and my kids will love Disneyland in Christmas time too I bet. Oh, I can’t wait.

I am extremely excited about our US trip too, of course! The husband already confirmed that we are finally going to US by the time Sophia’s school is over so I am one happy gal. Two weeks is all the husband can spare away from work though but I am not complaining. That is more than enough for me. We plan to just meet my sister in law in LA anyway and not go all the way to her flat in Virginia to save time. After all, the places we want to go to are all in LA. My father in law suggested that we make the most out of the trip though and go around west coast. We’ll see about that.

With the husband’s confirmation of the US trip, as early as now, I am already looking for hotels or vacation houses where we can stay at when we go to LA. Knowing my husband, he won’t settle for anything less than three stars or should i say four? Nothing like those of Outer Banks rentals I saw online but hopefully close enough. He’s very picky when it comes to places to stay at you see so I need to do my share of research. I have to find a place that meets his standards which also won’t break his pocket or else no shopping moohlah for me and the kids! LOL. We’ll be staying in a hotel for the whole two weeks we’ll be there kasi so I need to look for something affordable. Any suggestions?

So far, these two travel confirmations from the husband are more than enough for me to be excited about right now.  After all, I’m also excited and will be pretty occupied with the preparation for Mateo’s 1st birthday party this November too.

See, I’ve got a lot on my plate now. Puro gastos, haha!!!

My daughter loves to swim. And since we don’t have a pool in the house, she has to make do with our tiny tub, haha. Of course, swimming in a tub is no excuse not to wear a swimming outfit, right? So here she is, in her swimsuit and all on a lazy Monday morning.

Now, imagine if we do have a pool in the house. You think it’ll be worth it? I bet! I’d probably even join the little girl, haha. Or on a second thought, I probably won’t as I am afraid of the sun bwahahaha. Let me just stay on the pool furniture then while watching the little girl enjoy the pool. Yeah, wishful thinking! LOL.

Jon and I are making a pact. We are now dead serious on losing weight, both of us. Fact is, I am making the diet menu now for one whole month. I hope that with our special diet and a fat loss pill, we’ll be close to our goal of getting into our dream weight. You see, both of us are really frustrated. We both can’t fit into our old clothes anymore. So we really need to do this. Besides, it’ll be for our health too.  We are pork eaters and are so into all things greasy/oily and it has got to stop – now.

Wish us luck!

Just so you know, we are researching about South Beach Diet in the pic below. LOL.

About a year ago, Jon and I decided to invest in a home alarm system. We’ve heard so much horror stories of houses being burglarized and worst, the owners / occupants being killed during the process so we had ours installed. To date, we personally know of three families who had burglar attacks in their homes. Its really alarming and scary. Although we have very tight security in the village, we still opted to shell out money for the alarm system. Wouldn’t you for your own peace of mind? Here’s what ours look like …

We’ve had our share of false alarms, more than a share I think, ang daming times pala, haha. But we don’t mind at all. Better safe than sorry.

Nothing actually but to bum around the house, haha. How I wish!!!

Seriously, I need to go back to the grocery today to exchange Mateo’s formula. You see, I was such in a hurry last Monday while grocery shopping that I actually got the wrong milk!  I accidentally grabbed Enfapro when Mateo’s milk should be Enfapro A. The packaging was very confusing kasi. They almost looked the same. The latter only had a little gold label which isn’t really noticeable. Oh well, I guess I’m getting old or whatever. Taking adult diapers home instead of baby diapers though is worst, right? Haha

I am off to meet with someone after.  You see, Jon’s designated me to be his part time purchaser starting last week (with a fee, of course aka salary complete with bonuses and commissions!) so I am officially not jobless/bum anymore. Haha.   Although I love that I don’t have to worry about anything except for the kids and the household, I welcome such change.  I’ll be a little busy I guess so blogging will have to take a back seat? We’ll see.

… almost over!

My little girl will go back to school next week and she is so excited.  She really missed school badly. Proof? Last Monday, while on our “date”, she asked me if we can dropb y her school first before going to ATC.  She said she wanted to see her school because she misses it. Awww.

I am excited as well. She’ll be Junior Kinder this year and I actually called the school to inquire who her teacher is.   Can’t wait to take her back to school on Tuesday. I bet she’s also looking forward to it.  I hope this school year will be as fun a learning experience for her again just like the last, not too much pressure and all.

Now I wonder if I should let her take some piano lessons in school. Won’t it be too much for her? Although if you ask me, I also want violin lessons.  Well, lets wait and see. Will decide when she starts classes already so I can gauge if she can still squeeze the lessons in her spare time or if she isn’t too tired yet.