Caroleen’s Treasures

Last night I said I am not going home yet, that I am not dragging my feet back home and that I really mean it. Forget it. After debating with myself, I gave in and packed our stuffs. Although I really wanted to stay for the weekend, I decided it is best to go home since I am not in the mood to commute. We were ready at 4am, waiting for a text message from Ate Gina. Donald changed Ella’s clothes while she’s sleeping while I do the final packing of stuffs. I already put everything in one corner and waited. After a few moments, Donald went to get a taxi and Cheche (still half-awake) ushered us out of the gate. We didn’t bother waking my sister Crislyn and BIL because like us, they were still up until past midnight because the neighbors at the side are so loud. They were drinking and talking about nonsense stuffs loudly that I wanted to throw a stone over their roof. After their “noise barrage” and before we could finally go to sleep, a neighbor at the back thought that the best time to chop woods is at 2am and so that is what he did. Such crazy neighbors! Read more… »

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My FIL called this morning, asking if Donald could send via LBC the CD of the pictures that was taken in his little farm two weeks ago. Since we are going there probably Monday, Donald said he would just drop it on their house so he could pick up the chicken. So I realized there’s so many things that I haven’t yet told you about our trip to Bukidnon. We brought Ella’s two chicken, the white ones, because Ella didn’t let us butcher them on my birthday and I do not want to leave them to the neighbor’s again. Donald packed them inside a box and luckily they survived the long trip. If they only knew what their fate could be, they must’ve plotted a plan to escape while they were still here and if that plan failed, they could have hung themselves or maybe drown themselves in their waterer. Read more… »

The weatherman said there would be a lot of rain tomorrow which made me think if we should start building an ark now because the rain seemed to last forever. I was still up at half past one in the morning and decided to check emails when the power went off and if I have counted it accurately, we had 15 power interruptions until late this afternoon. Thank goodness it’s freezing cold in here because I’d be dead by morning endless hours of fanning Ella. Read more… »

Early this morning I woke up with a very heavy head and it went on until late in the afternoon. I can’t seem to figure out the reason. It’s not migraine, just a pain on my temple but I have problem trying to relax. This goes on for a couple of days and during the evening, I feel tightening on my nape. We eat healthy foods and if we had meat, we always add vegetables as extender and I do cut down on salt. So how come I feel my blood pressure is shooting up again. Oh well, I just hope it’s because of the weather which could be too striking hot during the noontime and would end up raining late in the afternoon. Read more… »

We had no power today for 15 hours so we had real hard time because Ella could not live without a fan. It was still bearable in the morning when she was making a collage about The Creation because I let her do it in the living room. Since she is the only student I have today in Sunday School (the kid’s parents are in the ricefields and no one will bring them here), I decided to do the class inside the house. While Ella was doing her thing, I laid in bed because I still can’t move around very much. Then we joined the congregation in the worship service, trying to sit through out the service without feeling dizzy.

After the worship, Donald told Ella her other chicken died. I am glad she took it lightly. I asked her why she is not sad, she said it is fine because her chicken will still live in heaven. Two chicken down, three up. She actually buried it herself and put flower on top of the grave because Donald forgot to do it with some of the chores he ended up doing after the service. Read more… »

Sunday again and it was my Mamang Eling’s birthday!!!!! It must be her 59th birthday and tomorrow will be Cheche’s 19th birthday also. So while Mamang was celebrating her 40th birthday 19 years ago, she was in labor and gave the following day to a bouncing baby girl. I was 8 then. Now Mamang was gone to heaven, we missed her so much especially Ella who ALWAYS talks about her E.V.E.R.Y.D.A.Y.

I have a good number of kids on my class today. There were two boys who has a mini motorbike and Ella just loves it! She was dreaming of riding it since the day she saw it. One afternoon she finally got the chance to drive it. Not completely driven alone. of course with the help of Cheche, the friend of Ate Venus. So today she was beyond happy when she was able to get on it again.

Yesterday while we are in the market, Ella asked me to buy her some rambutan. When I helped her open each, she was grumbling to herself: “This is my favorite fruit before, and still my favorite until now. Why is it? (paused for a couple of seconds as if thinking) I don’t know to myself.”

Oh she has fallen this morning and scraped her upper leg. Poor Ella….has been attacked by a hen before the fall when she was going in the kitchen door. The stupid hen thought Ella might hurt her chicks so she began flying over Ella’s head and started pecking on her hair. You could have seen her run for her life. After the worship service, she went to the neighbor just beside us and told them “Your bad chicken almost killed me. Haven’t you taught her not to frighten little girls? The next time she comes near me, I will make her a fried chicken.” I was giggling but she was so serious and I know she mean it…and I will wait for it to happen ‘cos I am craving for ir for a long time….native fried chicken….

In the afternoon, Donald and other members paid respect to one of the member’s grandmother. Ella wanted to go but she had fallen asleep so she wasn’t able to ride the Tora-Tora. I mentioned about it on my preivous post but I was just able to take some snaps of it.

The proud driver

It was an improvised car. Filipinos are really resourceful. A plain trailer, now it looks sexy. LOL

A very good transportation here…only it makes your tummy aches when it starts to run….it vibrates like hell but it was really fun!

Not much going on today. I woke up at the usual time and sat on my pc while Ella still sleeps soundly. I think she must have been tired from yesterdays active play. She also stayed late last night, singing and doing her puzzles while Donald sleeps. She is darn good in her 24 pieces Pooh puzzle She actually got it as a birthday present on her 4th birthday and it was just a few days ago that she enjoyed it and keep on assembling and breaking it just to do it all over again. She has two puzzles and she can finish it in just a few minutes! Her 8 and 9 year old playmates could not do it that fast And I am the proud Momma here She is really growing fast! In a week she will turn 5 and I kept asking myself where did the time go?

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