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Deeh-deeh
Classes will start on Tuesday, the 15th. I am nervous and excited at the same time. We already bought school supplies a month ago but the notebooks we picked are not the kind that the teacher required. I could have gotten a list of requirements first before buying but Ella was so excited and I already promised to her that we’d buy that day. So off we went to SM and she picked some cute Care Bears notebooks. Since she’s in the 1st grade, I let her pick the small notebooks because as I remember, we are only allowed to use big notebooks when we were in 4th grade.
Last week when Donald enrolled her, there’s a list attached to the enrollment form. A LONG list and so we headed downtown to get them all. Big notebooks are what they gonna use. There was also a pad of yellow paper. I used that when I was in college. I wonder what is it for. Certainly not for quizzes because there is a separate quiz notebook. Maybe exams? I had no idea. Anyway, I have to make this short as Eman is calling out “Deeh-deeh” which means he wants milk. 
Ella’s 7th birthday
At long last I have blogged about Eman’s 1st birthday. Now I can write about Ella’s birthday. Our Princess turned seven last June 2 and she was very happy. The day after her birthday, she started counting the days before her next birthday and she does that EVERY YEAR. LOL I told Ella that for her birthday we will go to the mall, buy her toys and eat out. No party this year and I tried to mean it. Since we have birthday gifts that she was wishing for, I was thinking she will be happy with it. She was okay with the idea but she had nightmares every night. She was crying and shouting in her sleep, a sign that there is something that was bothering her. Since she made it to SPED and since she never insisted to have a party, Donald and I thought to give it a go and give her the party she deserved even when our resources is very limited.
Eman’s First Birthday
Last Tuesday was Ella’s birthday and I was slacking again the past days that I have not written about it. Now I thought about doing it but first I need to blog about Eman’s birthday first before Ella’s which was more than a couple of months ago.
Our little guy at 1
Laida
One of the reason why Ella was not very emotional with her birds passing is because of Laida. She is half Shih-Tzu half Japanese Spitz given by the girlfriend of my sister’s classmate in high school.
We had her last March 31 and she is now three months so today Donald left with Laida inside the beach bag for her vaccines of Parvo and anti-rabies. Ella have been patient in waiting for this day because we are not allowing her to play with Laida for fear that she might bite Ella. She also is excited to walk Laida around the neighborhood. I hope she will live long like my dog Ron-Ron who I had when I was 6 until the time when my friends needs acne face wash. So that was around 8 years or so.
Her birds
I was meaning to blog about Ella’s birds but I was swamped with projects but I am so glad I was able to take photos of them last May 19.
The first bird is a love bird, the second one is a local parrot. These are suppose to be a birthday present for Ella from Richie and Irene but they gave it before her birthday because one love bird escaped and two others died. So they decided to just give it to Ella so she can still enjoy it. Love birds needs a mate in order to survive so we put the parrot and the love bird in one cage in hopes that the love bird will live.
Sadly, Cheche found the parrot dead inside the cage the other day. I had no idea why. They were fed and watered regularly. Maybe it was the weather or maybe the parrot cannot stand the love bird? 
I was really expecting that the love bird cannot be fooled that the parrot is a love bird too and so it’ll die. Not that the parrot will die first.
Donald convinced Ella to free the love bird before it will die. I do not know when will they do it but just this afternoon Donald found it dead too. Poor birds. I was thinking, if it was freed earlier, will it survive? Will it find a mate? I hate to think of their death. It saddens me and the more I think about it, the more I can’t eat. Well, I want to gain weight. Like 10 pounds. I don’t need stressors (because it’s like the best diet pills for women that makes me loose weight). I am just so glad Ella didn’t cry a river like she did with Miyaki and I am just so glad I have these photos of them. I guess it’s because she didn’t see them suffer unlike with her dog. Now I can sleep well because my girl is just fine with that and has accepted her birds fate.
She made it again!
I wrote 8 paragraphs of bragging in here but I lost it! Argh. I had no idea how it happened. But anyway, I just want to brag about Ella’s passing the SPED entrance test at Bangkal campus. Yehey! So we are torn between Tugbok and Bangkal SPED schools. Congratulations Ella for passing the two tests! Daddy and Mommy are so proud of you!
Have to go back sewing now. I want to pull my hair for loosing my long post but that will just give me less time to do some tasks for today. hehehehe. And oh by the way, I even lost the photo of the elliptical machines. Bad luck but this won’t ruin my day. 
Ella made it!!!
We got a great news the other day and it is Ella’s SPED entrance exam result. She made it!!! We were in the hospital when she has to take the test. Donald and her drove almost an hour from the hospital to the school just to take the test. There are three SPED (Special Education) Schools in Davao and she will be going to Tugbok SPED school. This will be a great savings for us because we cannot just put her on a regular class in public schools. Public schools are not the same like when I went there during Elementary years. Well, there are people telling us public and private schools are the same and it is on the child. Well, they are the people who don’t know what they are talking about. We only have two choices. Send her to SPED or the private school near here and we are so happy and proud that she made it to SPED. No monthly tuition fees and such. We only have to pay for books and a minimal enrollment fee and around $75 for the books. I want to save more so I need to know if we can buy buy the books somewhere. Most schools buy and sell textbooks at a higher price and I hope the school will allow us to buy it ourselves.
Ella fish
See I was swamped with stuffs to do and my blog has been neglected for weeks again. I want to blog about our daily life…..the minutest happening like Eman’s cutting his 8th tooth, Ella’s loosing another front tooth or Donald’s latest craze on Ella fish. No, no…Ella is not a fish nor the fish is named Ella. It’s the name of a kind of fish which they also call “fighting fish”. Ella and her friends bought some from a local breeder near here and Donald was jealous and he went to Ella’s friend to ask where they bought it. Last thing I knew, he had not only one but 6 fishes and he said he will breed. So they are both feeding and making sure the water is clean. I was thinking about getting a fish bowl for Ella’s two fishes (that’s when her Daddy didn’t get jealous yet) but I can’t find the size that I want so they are keeping their fishes in bottles and plastic containers. Far from the tanks and ponds you see at the pet shop complete with accessories likeuv pond filter but I guess their fishes are happy and contented. LOL
Like a myna
We had a sumptuous dinner at Irene’s place. Donald grilled pork and Irene fixed shrimps in oyster sauce. Nom, nom, nom. It was unplanned dinner. Donald and I was talking earlier about how good it is to dine at their back yard because their place is by a cliff and the wind is so relaxing. I asked Irene if it is alright if we bring food there and she excitedly agreed with the idea. Donald was still grilling the pork when it started to drizzle so we ended up eating inside. But it was still fun and we even stayed until almost 11pm watching Malibu Shark Attack.
At home, while I was chatting with Irene in YM (yes we still have too many stuffs to talk about) Ella was showing flash cards to Eman about OPPOSITES. Like long and short, thick and thin etc. I hear her talk in a firm and loud voice, “Pakinggan mo ako Eman, kung hindi wala kang breakfast.” (Listen to me Eman or else you won’t have breakfast.) Umm. well it is past 12 midnight so it is indeed breakfast.
After a while, she was feeding Eman with Cerelac that I fixed earlier.
Ella: O, eto kain ka na para makinig ka ng maayos sa akin mamaya. Kapag di ka makinig, uulit-ulitin ko ito sa iyo palagi. (Here, you eat first so you will listen to me later. If you won’t listen, I will repeat it to you always.)
Me: Ganyan pala ‘yan nak? Kelangan pakainin muna para makining? (Is that what it should be? You need to feed him so he will listen?)
Ella: Opo, parang myna. (Yes, like a myna.) 
So she fed her little brother and gave him water then they went back to their lesson. Irene and Richie has a myna bird and she probably learned from them to feed the bird first so it can easily be taught with new words. She is right, not only myna but kids as well need a full stomach to be able to easily comprehend a lesson.
Anyhoo, I need to get myself into reading more about how to treat acne so I can write a post about it and publish it on my new blog. I want to add another blog or two to PayU2Blog so I will have more moolah for bills.
Ring Slings
At last I got this package from Rochelle Price, the owner of SlingRings. Soon there will be ring slings up for sale in my store, the Home of Handmade Goodies.
It contains 50 pairs of rings for my ring slings.
They shipped my order from Laveen, Arizona last February 12 and the package was already received by Davao Post Office on the 28th. As expected, the parcel notice was delivered here at home yesterday after 9 days of sitting on their desk. If you ever need to know what a “snail mail” means, try the Philippine Postal Corporation’s service and you would certainly know.
