Caroleen’s Treasures

I was so stressed today. Eman has been giving me scare from sun up to sun down. I am talking about big scares, not just the little ones so you only can imagine how my heart beats so fast and how  the blood rushed to my head. He loves climbing up the couch with the remote in his hand, the dining chair checking what’s left during lunch and the bed…..and what could you expect from a 15 month old? He is not yet pro and doesn’t have an idea that it hurts when he falls. I think I have screamed out of fear more than 50 times today. Well I think I should have not screamed because it might cause his fall but who can stop it when you are really that nervous mom?

This afternoon while I was taking photos of my new set of Fresh Water Pearls jewelries, Donald put him inside his playpen and he started moving boxes and such from our bedroom and the living room to the other room. I didn’t know what they are doing at that time but I looked behind my back and saw Eman trying to lift his body out the railings. It happened so fast. I screamed and Donald was there in an instant. I froze. Eman’s head is about to hit the floor and thank God Donald was able to hold his feet. He has tried bungee jumping without the harness, no cable and other safety gears. He was like being held upside down by the doctor to measure him right after birth.

This little guy could really get me to the ER. He has so much energy and if only I can get him into sports, that will surely help release his extra energy and that will save me from wrinkles and acne break out and make me live longer.

Just a few moments ago I checked my PayU2Blog account not really expecting any task. I got a huge surprise to see 6 special tasks! What a great way to end a week!!! I will try to be good at updating my blog and completing tasks as soon at it appears on my dashboard. While I was writing this post I also checked Donald’s account and I can’t believe he got 8 special tasks!!! Well it’s just a small number of tasks compared to what others are getting but it’s not bad for someone who only have one blog. I am now inspired to get more domains for Donald and I.

We love you Sheriff! Keep on sending blessings our way. Dump every expired tasks on us and we will gladly receive it open arms. LOL

So it’y our brat sister’s birthday. Cheche is in our hometown and from what my cousin has said in our chat earlier they are in my aunt’s house, Mamang Emy, pigging out on rice noodles, barbecue and ice cream.

Also, my sister Crislyn celebrated her birthday last June 30 and I was so bad for not blogging about it. I was swamped with sewing that time but here’s for her…..

Now I am my motto is “Better Late Than Never”. LOL I am really bad at updating my blog yet I was up until almost 3am. I might need acnepril if I can’t go back to my sleep routine when I just gave birth to Eman.

At 10pm, the house is quite. It is very surprising after nights of playing with Eman until almost 1 in the morning. I hope he won’t wake up ’cause I wanted to do so much things online. Got to give life to my two other blogs and make another multiply account for my jewelries. I think it’s time to go full swing with jewelry business because it is much easier to make than the cloth diapers and baby slings. I am preparing for the time when Donald gets hired and I will be left alone with Eman at home. Surely I cannot sew anymore like I used to. Although I will still make cloth diapers and baby slings, I can only do it when he’s asleep for he will get his hands on my scissors and needles for sure. If God will bless Donald with a job outside the home, I wish we can find a small place to rent that can be turned into a shop (with a nice window for my stuffs and maybe a barcode scanner like the Symbol LS2208….I know it’s far from possible! LOL) for my crafts somewhere near Ella’s school. I am just thinking of some ideas what to do so sending and fetching Ella to school will not be hard for me.

Anyway, it’s my mom’s birthday today and we celebrated it with just pansit canton fixed by my sister Crislyn. We bought some bread and went to my Manong Joey and Manang Inday’s house for a midnight snack and some chat. The couple served some drinks to go with it. The best way to celebrate is with family even how little the food is. My sister and I are both broke, maybe we can buy a nice cake and cook spaghetti when we get paid next week. As usual the little guy amused the crowd with his stunts….marching like a soldier when he hear us count and dancing in circles when he hear her Tita sing. He is such a little darling. He also spent a good amount of energy chasing her big sister through chairs and table that made both of them sleep as soon as we arrived home.

It’s raining…what a relaxing night to kick back and watch movie. Well, that is what Donald is doing right now but I can’t join him. I’d rather be in front of the computer than the tube.

Today should have been my Mom’s 60th birthday and if she was still with us, it could have been a grand celebration because it will also be a celebration of her retirement as public school teacher. Great celebration with lots of food (that many will complain about badly needing to loose weight and me telling them to check Clinicallix reviews). Anyhoo, Mamang Eling has already rested and her suffering has ended. We do missed her a lot and it’s sad that she never met Eman but knowing that we will meet again someday is such a comfort. Happy birthday Mamang Eling! ‘Til we meet again!

We all had a nice nap this afternoon and when I woke up I was craving for Sotanghon guisado so badly that I had it in mind that’s what I’m gonna cook for dinner and I expect no objection. I still have to do some writing about eczema before the cut-off but I was starving. At half past 5 in the afternoon, we went to Mintal to buy dinner. Donald had chicken liver in mind but I was good at convincing him that I really crave for Sotanghon guisado. So off we went to the market and on our way, we passed by a place where people had a bowl on the table. I told Donald they might be serving mami so we made a U-turn to check.

Guess what we discovered? They serve Sotanghon guisado!!!! Well it’s nothing grand about it but I can’t help but share because my frustration living in this part of Davao is the lack of resto’s where we can dine when we crave for dishes like Sotanghon guisado, Lomi and other Filipino snacks and dishes. They also serve “panwiches” much to Ella’s delight. She loves it so much and would consume a couple of it each time we go to SM. Her favorite is the tuna panwich. These are like sandwiches but instead of bread, they use buns.

I grew up in a small town in Cotabato province where resto’s line up the highway and the avenue. They serve sandwiches, spaghetti, fruit shakes and much more. When we moved to Trento, there is also a place where we go to each time we crave for pasta or rice noodles and we are not in the mood to cook. Now that we are here in the biggest city in the whole world, we have to go downtown to satisfy our cravings. Though there are a couple of small food business that delivers….I only buy from them not because I like their food but because I got no choice.

We missed the morning worship service for several Sundays due to our trips to our hometown and for being sick. So tonight we drove downtown to attend the evening service. It was so nice to see Ate Leah, the preacher’s wife. She never fails to make me feel I am home. MIL was also there but only Ella got to bond with her. Eman still didn’t get it that she is his grandma because we seldom see her. There are only around 15 in attendance so after the service, I was able to talk to almost all of them while Eman explored the auditorium with Ella behind him.

It was already 9pm when we left the church but before heading home, we dropped by at People’s Park to let the kids do some walking. I was hesitant to go there but we promised Ella and we have to keep our word. Ella was so happy and kept on thanking us for bringing them there. Eman was so thrilled to be walking in a very brick path and didn’t let us carry him.

First stop was at this giant book.

Eman was happy to be there but he was not so happy to see the huge sculptors. Though he would point and stare at them like he’s waiting for them to say “hi” to him, he would never get close to them.

Ella saw this sunflower wall and thought she has to have her picture taken.

There was also this part of the park where they throw coins like wishing well. It has wall fountain with beautiful lights that makes the cascading water like real waterfall. Again Ella asked me to take a photo of her.

We have to keep an eye of the little guy for he might jump in there.

Notice his hair. I am afraid he will need testosterone cream for hair loss but none of his grandpa’s are bald.

We just walked the half of the park since it’s already getting late. Ella was in for picture taking so I grabbed this rare chance and took a couple of photos of her before heading home.

Next time we go back there, it must be earlier so Ella can play at the playground. She so wanted to play but we have to leave because she has to go to school tomorrow. Glad she didn’t insist. She is getting good.

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.

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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

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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.