Caroleen’s Treasures

We had a very gloomy weather today with a lot of rain. I was wondering where the rain water did come from when it was raining the entire week. There’s not much of sunshine to drain the water and turn it to rain again. Well, that’s what we learn from our Science subject in 4th grade right? But lately I feel so dumb foolish asking myself where or where did the water came (like I was singing in my head this question to the tune of one of the song in Barney) from until tonight that I have seen in the news that a typhoon named Tonio hit the country and our province is under signal #1.

The other day, my FIL called and talked to Donald about his wish. My FIL is battling his cancer for over a year now and he feels that the end is near and so he has one wish and that is to have a reunion in his farm. My FIL, MIL, SIL’s, BIL (with his wife and two sons) and us. He reminded a couple of times that Donald should convince me to go there too which Donald confirms without asking me that I’d go because he knows there’s no problem with me about it. I was telling Donald when my FIL hung up that maybe he wanted us to be all there to have a family picture and I was right when my SIL said that tonight while she and Donald are chatting.

From where we are right now, it would take us more or less 6 hours travel by bus to get to the farm in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon. We will take the Trento-Butuan-Cagayan de Oro route rather than the Trento-DavaoCagayan de Oro route that would take us 9 hours just to get there. We plan on leaving here on the 21st after Ella’s class and I still do not know yet when we return. Because of the bad weather, I have to do the laundry tomorrow so by Thursday, all is completely dried up. I have to pack again which would be huger for this trip because we need to bring blankets if we don’t want to end up freezing up there.

Ella is excited for the trip and quickly filled two small bags with biscuits, cookies and candies as her birthday gifts to my SIL whose celebrating her birthday on the 22nd and to my nephew who’ll turn 9 on the 24th. I am sharing with her excitement too and kept asking Donald about the trip which he would just shrug because like the past month, there are not much work in OHJ and my earnings from blogging would be just enough to pay bills and keep us through the month. I don’t actually worry about it because my motto in life which I believe is so true is “God will provide” but of course we should do our own share too. So to earn more, I sat infront of the pc and blog when Ella came to ask if she could use the pc. I said I need to work to have money and she wittingly asked, “Paano ka makakahanap ng pera diyan sa computer? Lalabas ba ang pera diyan gaya ng card?” (How could you find money in the computer? Would the money get out from the computer like the card?) So I spent enormous amount of time explaining to her how we earn money from blogging which I hope she understood.

I guess she did because when I was writing my post, she came back and said “Kelangan ko na talagang magkatrabaho My.” (I really need to have a job Mommy) I asked why. Then she said, “Para magkapera ako. Gusto ko kayong tulungan ni Daddy maghanap ng pera.” (I want to help you and Daddy earn money) So our question and answer portion goes on and on. She said she wanted to work so she could buy her Daddy a car and a laptop; a big house; a nice bed and some clothes for the baby. While I was explaining to her that she doesn’t need to work because she’s still so small, that all she need to do right now is study well and that Mommy and Daddy are the ones responsible to earn money, her eyes rolled like she was possesed. Then she exclaimed, “Alam ko na!!!! May trabaho na ako!!! Magbebenta ako ng kahoy. Ipe-paint ko ang mga kahoy tapos ibenta ko para magkapera.” (I knew it!!! I now have a work!!! I will sell wood. I will paint on the wood and sell it so I could earn money.) I was touched at how my child wants to help me and her Daddy. I remember when we were still staying at my BIL’s place and waiting for the truck so we could move here. We are completely broke then and she cut some wild flowers in the yard and put it in display at the gate so people could see and buy it (and it broke my heart to hear her complain that no one is buying her flowers). Now it makes me smile to think that she has another brilliant idea of collecting the scrap block of woods from the furniture shop beside our house and paint it so she could sell it for P2.00 each (Around 4 cents each). I never thought she was serious until she asked if she could use the wood hanger that I lent her as a sample.

She painted it red and when she’s done, she proudly asked, “Ang ganda ganda ng negosyo ko My noh?” (My business is very good, isn’t it Mommy?) I was amused that she calls it “business”. She said she will paint flowers in it when it dries but when she came from school this morning, this is what she did….

It was a long nap and we just let her have the luxury of sleep because tomorrow is Saturday. She could stay up late tonight which I regret somehow because she has tons of energy that kept her as busy as a bee. I was busy doing some final touches to her photo albums and she won’t leave my side. She waits patiently collects scrap papers that she will use on her own scrapbook and forgets about her “business”.

I think I made a very long post again. Got to check on the best diet pill that Yen has mentioned in her blog.