Caroleen’s Treasures

I woke up late again today. I felt lazy to get up so I grabbed the book I started reading yesterday, shifting from side to side trying to find a good position. I had a scoliosis like my sister Crislyn and that made lying on my left so uncomfortable. But they say beautiful ones had this and that makes me feel better everytime it hurts

It was half past twelve in the afternoon when I decided to start on my 5th assignment. My BIL’s colleague and his family came here to see how my BIL and my sister work as captcha coders. They had a seven-year-old son along and Ella was pleased to see a a kid in the house. He was shy at first but Ella used her super convincing powers and in a short while they are playing with her doll house :-)

When they left, the neighbor’s kids came over and played with Ella’s toys. I didn’t allow them inside since this is not our place and besides there is more room to play outside. While they are playing, Ella came to my side to ask if she can show her dollhouse to the kids. I was thinking since we are moving soon, might as well let them play with it outside. I first asked her why and she said : “Palagi lang kasi sila tanong nang tanong ano itsura ng doll house ko…” (Because they always ask me what my dollhouse looked like) Poor girls, they might not have dollhouse. I looked at Donald and before he said NO, I reminded him of the move. Ella excitedly announced that they can play with it and the other kids really enjoyed.

We got a message this afternoon that the truck will be coming over tomorrow Maybe I got a hint about it since I was hurrying to finish many assignments as I can. Ella had prayed about it every night and she sounded very demanding last night that we should move ASAP. God really listens to little kids prayer I bet, she will complain as soon as we arrive there about missing her tita’s and tito, lola carmen and lolo tony (my sister’s in laws), puto and maya (the dogs) and her new friends here whom she played with everyday but doesn’t know the names. She must have been very thrilled on having them around that she forgets to ask. LOL We will really miss them but we will visit them as often as we can. I am excited and a little bit scared ’cause it might be postponed again. We thought that they are not interested on having us to help in the church work there since we are kept waiting for two months to move. Donald and I are talking this week about him finding a job here in Davao and looking for a little place to rent. I was even thinking where to enrol Ella this June. Glad that they still want us to be there. There is 90% possibility on settling in Agusan and that thrills me so much. I hope, i hope, i really hope the truck will come! I’m crossing my fingers.

Did I tell you yesterday that we are having problems getting in to our sites? I don’t know what causes this, the router or the server. I hope tomorrow will be better.

Oh, and did I tell you that last night, Ella asked to take a bath all by herself. AGAIN. She always ask that every day, to meet halfway, I let her in the bath first and do her thing. Then I (or her Daddy) will get in and do our own thing But last night, ladies and gentlemen, she won the battle. Not that I don’t want to hear her fuss, but she’s right. She is a BIG GIRL now. Well, she’s turning 5 in June and time for her to learn independence And she dresses herself too. WHERE DID THE TIME GO? I wish she will not grow too fast. I would surely miss her sweet and thoughtful self. She loves drawing us pictures and carefully wrap it with paper and ribbons she could find. Although at times I thought about making her a shirt that says : THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THIS CHILD DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THOSE OF THE PARENTS. Kids really sometimes really says more than what they should, right?

And I forgot to tell you too that I had a wonderful dream. I dream about my mother and ’twas the first time I’ve had a dream of her after she died. In my dream, we went to a certain place to meet her and my younger sister. She was sooo happy to see us especially Ella (her only grandchild) and we are just as happy to see her too. I couldn’t explain how it really feels, but the joy is very overwhelming that I can’t almost believe it was just a dream. It was like we missed her so much and that we didn’t see each other for a long time. Surely we didn’t, she died almost two years ago but her memories still lingers in on. You can’t believe how Ella retells her memories of her Mamang Eling. She remembers things clearly and still cries when she misses her Mamang Eling (poor little girl…).

This is the thing I dreaded most. To be forgetful :-(  Is this a sign of getting old or the effect of anesthaesia of giving birth?

Yesterday, Ella was muttering “Sana gawa na uli si Lord ng ulan…” (I hope God will make rain again). I asked her why, her short reply was “Gusto ko kasi sana maligo sa ulan…” (I wanted to bathe in the rain) God must have heard her innocent request and so today, it did rain AGAIN. I was awakened by giggles and loud voices, I stood and went to see what’s going on. And there she was, playing in the rain with her daddy Well, she need to experience that once in a blue moon. We seldom let her out in the rain, she had played only 4 times in the rain in her whole life. So that’ll count once every year :-)  Still half asleep, I grabbed my camera to take a few shots of her once in a lifetime privilege.

I was amused how children ask God for something. I can not help but smile everytime Ella prays. She would thank God for the food, for the bed to sleep on, for mommy and daddy and even prays for a friend who is sick, the dogs and the cat.  I had a book Children’s Letters to God. I was dying to have one before but I can not spend that much for a new book. When I found one in the bookfair which is more than half the price, I didn’t had any second thought.  I would like to share some of the letters written by those innocent kids. I bet you would also grin from ear to ear.

In sunday school they told us what you do. Who does it when you are in vacation? -Jane

How did you know you were God? - Charlene

Dear God, I read the bible. What does begat mean? Nobody will tell me. Love, Alison

Dear God, on Halloween I am going to wear a Devil’s costume. Is that all right with you? - Marnie

Dear God, are you really invisible or is that just a trick. - Lucy

Dear God, Did you mean for giraffe to look like that or was it an accident? - Norma

Dear God, Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don’t you just keep the ones you got now? - Jane

Dear God, who draws the line between the countries? - Nan

Dear God, I went to this wedding and they kissed right in church. Is that OK? - Neil

God, It’s OK that you made different religions but don’t you get mixed up sometimes? - Arnold

Dear God, In bibile times did they really talk that fancy? - Jennifer

Dear God, I would like to know why all the things you said are in RED? - Joanne

Dear God, Is Reverend Coe a friend of yours, or do you just know him through business? - Donny

Did you really mean do unto others as they do unto you, because if you did then I’m going to fix my brother. - Darla

Dear God, My grandpa says you were around when he was a little boy. How far back do you go? - Love, Dennis

Dear God, I am american. What are you? - Robert

Dear God, Thank you for the baby brother but what I prayed for was a puppy. - Joyce

Dear God, How come you didn’t invent any new animals lately? We still have all the old ones. - Johnny

Dear God, Please put another holiday between Christmas and Easter. There is nothing good in there now. - Ginny

Dear God, It rained for a whole vacation and is my father mad! He said some things about you that people are not supposed to say, but I hope you will not hurt him anyway. Your friend, but I am not going to tell you who I am.

Dear God, Why is sunday school on sunday? I thought it was suppose to be our day of rest. - Tom L.

Please send me a pony. I never ask for anything before. You can look it up. - Bruce

Dear Mr. God, I wish you would not make it so easy for people to come apart. I had 3 stitches and a shot. - Janet

Dear God, How come you did all those miracles in the old days and don’t do it any now? - Seymour

Dear-God-if-we-come-back-as-something-please-don’t-let-me-be-Jennifer-Horton-because-I-hate-her. - Denise

Dear God, If you give me genie lamp like Alladin I will give you anything you want except my money or my chess set. - Raphael

Dear God, my brother is a rat. You should give him a tail. Hahaha - Peter

Dear God, I wish that there is no such things as sin. I wish there is no such things of war. - Tim

Dear God, Maybe Cain and Abel would not kill each other so mcuh if they had their ow room. It works with my brother. - Larry

Dear God, I want to be just like Daddy when I get big but not with so much hair all over. - Sam

Dear God, I keep waiting for spring but it never come yet. Don’t forget. - Mark

You don’t have to worry about me. I always look both ways. - Dean

Dear God, I think the stapler is one of your greatest invention. - Ruth

Dear God, I think about you sometimes even when I’m not praying. - Elliott

Dear God, I bet it’s very hard for you to love all the people in the whole world. There are only 4 people in my family and I can never do it. - Nan

Dear God, Of all the people who work for you, I like Peter and John the best. - Rob

Dear God, My brother told me about being born but it doesn’t seem right. - Marsha

Dear God, If you will watch in church on sunday, I will show you my new shoes. - Mickey

God, I would like to live 900 years like the guy in the bible. - Love, Chirs

Dear God, I don’t ever feel alone since I found out about you. - Nora

We read that Edison made light. But in sunday school they said you did it. So I bet he stoled your idea. - Sincerely, Donna

Dear God, If you let the dinosor not exstinct we would not have a country. You did the right thing. - Jonathan

Dear God. Here’s a poem. I love you Because you give Us what we need to live But I wish you Would tell me why You made it so We have to die. - Daniel

Dear God, It is great the way you always get the stars in the right places. - Jeff

(Compiled by Stuart Hample and Eric Marshall)

Ella loves dressing up. It all started when she was barely two years old.  We and my older sister, Crislyn, who is still single at that time are living in just one house to cut cost. Whenever she would arrive from work, Ella would run to the door and gives her tita hugs and kisses. Read the rest of this entry »