My kids with their angkong and ama – Jon’s parents, my in-laws and my kids’ spoilers. Meant that in a good way. They are my kids’ number one fans together with the doting Auntie based in Virginia now. Add their Ninang Ivy to the list too! LOL.

Photos were taken during one of our trips to Highlands. Weather was perfect and we were about to go fishing. We had the fishes to ourselves as we were there really early. We took home a lot to Sophia’s delight of course. Fishing has been her favorite pastime lately (aside from horseback riding) when we are in Highlands. We spent a good two hours I think just lazing around the fishing area. The breeze was a little cold and Jon even fell asleep on one of the benches.  I spent time surfing the net though and was even able to look up some Medicare supplement being offered by a friend through my cellphone as there was complimentary wifi.

News this morning confirmed that a 10 year old girl is being treated for AH1N1 virus in a hospital in Manila. Scary as it may sound, DOH said that there is no cause for panic. Rather, everybody should be extra careful and cautious (shouldn’t we be all the time?). Hand sanitizers and alcohol should come in handy now.

The AH1N1 scare have caused so much for people (like us) who usually take advantage of the summer vacation to have a short getaway with the whole family. To date, I know four families (excluding ours) who have canceled their trips abroad because of the virus. Well, we all believe that its better to be safe than sorry alright. As for my in laws who are now in the US, they left before AH1N1 (still called Swine Flu then) has made its presence felt. They flew to US to attend my sister in law’s graduation when the virus has said to hit California and New York (and now other cities and states too). They were supposed to have a side trip to New York for some New York Sightseeing being offered by CitySights NY, a recognized leader in New York City sightseeing that has hop-on, hop-off bus tours operated on a fleet of 60 new double-decker buses designed with top-deck-only seating to provide tourists with the best possible views of New York City’s attractions, neighborhoods and places of interest but they canceled last minute. They opted to stay in Florida and now in Washington where my sister in law moved for work. They didn’t want to risk their health too, of course.

They’ll be coming home next month and hopefully by that time AH1N1 would be out of the scene already so we could take our HK trip with them.  Sophia’s itching to go to Disneyland (again) while I am itching to SHOP and pig out!

My in laws are veteran travelers. Since both are retired already and are of age, they take pleasure traveling together. They have been to many places and have tried different airlines too but according to them, one that stands out when it comes to personable customer service is Sun Country Airlines. This airline has scheduled daily service and seasonal flights to over 30 destinations in the U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean.

My in laws usually book through Sun Country Airlines’ very user friendly and up to date website without any fuss. Everything is a breeze according to them which is why they have come to love the services this airline has to offer. Even if not one of the large airlines, Sun Country Airlines takes pride in still offering travel perks such as in-flight meals and free checked baggage all the time which is why they were rated the #1 Domestic Airline in customer satisfaction. For more information, recent developments, travel updates and friendly reminder from your Sun Country Airlines people, you can visit http://www.suncountry.com/programs/announcements.shtml.

Jon just finished having his parents’ house renovated as his surprise for their arrival from the US. His parents were in the US for a month to visit his sister and they didn’t have a clue that while away, Jon was busy fixing up their house. Sweet isn’t it?

Right now, construction is done. The roman shades and the LCD TV were already installed the other day too. All that is left to buy now are the light fixtures specifically ceiling light fixtures as Jon also replaced the old ones. For the living room and the dining room, he is thinking of getting chandeliers which I think is a good idea. I also saw really nice bathroom light fixtures over the net that I will show him when he comes home tonight. Perfect for his mom and dad’s bathroom.

I hope we get all stuff done right before his parents arrive in a couple of days. I’m sure they’ll be delighted and will find the gesture from their son extra sweet. I definitely would, won’t you?