Caroleen’s Treasures

So how do you miss me talking about gold bullion? I have been busy the whole month with our small business plus the little guy that demands much of my attention. I call him Mr. Jealous Guy because one time he saw me lying beside Ella and he squeezed his tiny body in the little space between us. But I find it cute! Anyway, the business is doing good but still we need not to focus on one merchandise alone so we also put Tupperware and Avon products in the store. How I wish we could be lucky with the business that we will be able to afford to invest in buying gold. As we all know, gold is the best and wisest investment of all times and I want to get into it too. Wish us luck!

I wish September will end without any of the two kids getting sick again. First week of the month Eman ran a fever. Not quite high but enough to send us to the ER at past 9 in the evening to do blood works to rule out dengue fever. The result was ok although he has viral infection and the cause is unknown. The following week, we were at the clinic again to get Ella’s complete blood count and platelet count because of fever too. Result was negative but her tonsils are swollen. Third week came and Eman showed some signs of onset of recurring amoebiasis. Glad we are quick enough to do fecalysis and the lab test confirmed it. He was put under medication but we are so thankful that it was nipped in the bud. No hospital admission happened because if there was, I don’t know if I can survive days in the hospital again. I think I now have strong dislike of hospitals. Seeing just a wheelchair or medical cart makes me feel uneasy and thinking about how many needles would they need to get Eman’s right vein makes me weak.

She was over the moon the day when she first wore her GSP uniform.

We can’t believe how fast she is growing. We now have a Star Scout and soon she’ll be a Girl Scout. We attended her Investiture Ceremony last August 26 and it was something that she cannot forget. I remember when I was her age, Mamang has a salary as grade school teacher but she was frugal because life was hard. I was rarely bought new stuffs. I usually wear hand-me-downs and incomplete uniform. So when Ella told us they are going to wear GSP uniform, Donald and I (along with the little guy) went downtown to buy. She was even glad that I forgot to bring her extra clothes. We went buying some stuffs for the store after the ceremony and she was beaming with pride each time someone notices her uniform. I wish she won’t grow too fast because Donald and I dreaded the time when we will be shopping not for little girls clothes anymore but for prom dresses and shoes.

I have just wrote about health insurance which is something that I wish Donald and I could get a decent one for our family. He is already a PhilHealth member and is paying religiously after learning the lesson the HARD way last year (when Eman got hospitalized three times in a span of one month) but I honestly doesn’t feel so secured with it. Our next goal is to get another health insurance plan like the medicare supplement plans to make our minds worry-free for any untoward incident that may occur. We were caught off-guard when Eman got ill that is why we are not taking any chances now.

It has been known worldwide that gold is not the most expensive metal on earth BUT is the best investment. So if you buy gold coins, you just made the right decision in securing your family’s future. For some that is fond of jewelries, buying gold jewelries is also an option. I don’t own even a single piece of gold, not even a ring (our wedding ring is the cheapo type and was broken a couple of years after we were married) and I do not have problem with that. But of course who would not want it knowing that it is by far the best investment? I want to get some pieces from auctions that I can give to Ella and Eman as “little” inheritance. I could not own a good batch of jewelries but one or two is possible. I am thrilled of the idea of having a ring that soon be passed from me to my children, then to my children’s children and so on.

I am not yet through the idea of me digging gold bars in the yard, it made me daydream of things I would want to buy! Here is one that I would really really want for the kids.

This is one of the biggest wooden swing sets and it would occupy our whole home lot! So I’d go buy a huge house with a huge yard where we can put this play set for the kids and their friends to enjoy. I would also want to install a swimming pool with a sun shade so we can go swimming all day without getting sun burned. Wohooooo! I really have to start digging now. Gotta buy a shovels for me and Donald.

Yes, we did! Last Saturday was the first time I tried bowling and it’s Ella’s first try too. I was afraid I will just put myself in shame. I imagine myself getting gutter balls from start to finish but Ella was the one so excited about it. She keeps on bugging about when will we go there etc etc while we were still killing the time at the mall before the agreed time. LOL It was actually an activity of the youth group of our congregation. Donald and I are not youth members and Ella and Eman are not either but we just went anyway because we feel we still belong with the group. LOL

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Today I woke up with fever and chills accompanied with unbearable pain in my lower back that runs down to my thighs and an engorged breast. I had a feeling that I have mastitis on my left breast. Well I just diagnosed myself. LOL The lower back pain might be another case. I will have to see a doctor hopefully tomorrow. I had no idea why I have it. Eman is draining both my breasts well  and he is already 16 months old so this makes me feel a little bit confused. So I researched for more informations about Mastitis in eMedicineHealth. Read more… »

So it is Monday again! Whew! I am such a lazy blogger. I even cannot remember what happened the past days so I went to check the photos I took. Last July 31, we decided to cut Eman’s hair.

Although I don’t have problem with the hair on top and back, I didn’t like the hair touching his ears. So this time, I brave the feeling of missing his hair. The first haircut which was done at FunCuts went quite smoothly. No fuss, no tears on his part but I cried a river after realizing he is not baby anymore and I missed his hair so much. LOL This time I was okay with it but we had one wailing kid at home. Donald held him while we play UP, his favorite movie. I was in charge with the razor and it took us almost forever to get it done. He went ballistic probably because our razor makes a very scary sound. I do not know what the neighbors were thinking and if we live in the US, a social worker was surely at the doorstep in just a few minutes after we started cutting his hair.

So here is, back to his old happy self. I love his hair! He is so darn cute! I am looking forward to his third hair cut. And oh I also did Donald’s hair afterwards. They now have the same look.

Guess I have some cute photos of the kids that I wanted to share. I actually have a LOT of it taken the previous week so be ready for future posts with lots of photos. This batch was taken last Sunday evening when we went to attend the worship service at Uyanguren congregation. It was the second Sunday that we attended the evening service. We had a short talk with our preacher at the lobby and I was able to take some photos of my two beautiful children.

The last two photos are taken inside the auditorium while waiting for the service to start. They are both wearing their birthday clothes although Ella wasn’t able to wear that dress on her party. We bought that for her birthday portrait at the studio which will still happen this week. More than a month late! Anyhoo, better late than never is my favorite motto lately.

That Sunday I didn’t get to hear the message because Eman was walking around the room and I have to bring him out. The preacher’s wife told me to just let him go around the room but he could distract others from listening.  He is really becoming a handful to me and I am just so glad Ella was there to help me look after him. He is such a good big sissy! She deserves a reward.