Caroleen’s Treasures

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.

Wondering if my bone scanners are reliable. I underwent a free bone scan almost four years ago and since it is free, I have some doubts if it was accurate. The result says I have osteopenia. Osteopenia is a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal. It is considered by many doctors to be a precursor to osteoporosis. However, not every person diagnosed with osteopenia will develop osteoporosis. I felt a relief to know not all can develop osteoporosis but when my mother, grandmother and aunties have gone through bone scan that same year, the result revealed my mother has osteoporosis and she had a case worst than my grandmother. Then I was back to thinking about the possibility I can also have it.

I did purchased one bottle of calcium supplement but I did not finish it because they are so huge. I feel like it won’t pass through my throat. LOL Now that I have given birth to two lovely kids, I was struck by the fear of it again because they say pregnancy and child birth reduces the bone density. Since I have back problem, it is very likely to develop it and I am actually feeling pains on my joints after some rigid work. I think I will not loose anything (but money) if I try to take one of the best joint supplement and the calcium supplement too or maybe go back to drinking milk? I think I prefer the latest so I will make a pitcher of milk that Mama Ingrid sent us. I love the taste of their powdered milk there, it taste like our fresh milk here.