Caroleen’s Treasures

Yeah, I felt I was Babe, the pig in the city. I was uncomfortable to go dowtown. I have to check on the money sent by Ms. Ingrid for our move. It must be yesterday, but I was stuck right here in my pc trying to edit my paypal link. So today, I asked Donald to go with me. I’m afraid I forgot how to cross the street LOL I haven’t seen the city for two months! With Ella in tow, the pig in the city made to the mall It didn’t take so long for me to claim the money, Ella had the chance on a shake hands and a hug from Jollibee (a mascot of the Filipino fastfood chain). She’s so crazy about Jollibee! We picked some snacks for Ella and went to McDo. She’s ranting about playing in Wonderland but it cost more or less $1.5 for an hour, so I made a deal. We will go to McDo so we can eat and she can play at the same time for free.

We will be moving this week! We had everything we needed. The moving expenses and the computer payment was taken care of Ms. Ingrid. She was so generous and I can’t almost believe it. She wanted us to move as soon as possible that’s why she did this. I hope she can come and visit the Philippines soon

Ella played until midnight. She had Carrot dressed in baby clothes that I have saved for her sister (if God will bless us with another bouncing baby girl) That’s what Ella wanted, a baby girl. I asked her what if it was a boy, she answered “Eh di palitan natin…” ( Let us exchange it) What?!! Was it a dress that you can exchange if it doesn’t fit? LOL My sister was teasing her that we will wait for the mall’s midnight sale so we can buy her a baby sister for a 50% OFF and she pouts saying she don’t want one that is bought. She wants one that is made. Well, with the rice shortage right now, we can’t afford to have another baby yet. We should be settled first with a home and food and with basic needs. I want her to send to a good school and not be deprived of her needs. In short, the truck should come soon.

Speaking of the truck…I hope next time we will be told that it will come, it will. We need really need to move and get settled in Agusan before June comes so we can have still time to find a school for Ella. We are told last time that the church can offer little amount for our help with the church work. And the rice too, which I can tell now that it would be a great help since the rice price increased drastically. We have actually accepted the work before even without the cash allowance, but with this offer we are more than grateful and who would resist such a blessing? So there would be a house where we would live, rice and allowance. While Donald will be off for church works everyday, I will be left at home. Good that I have this blog to keep me busy and at the same time earn. Being approved by PPP and PayU2Blog is such a blessing. And writing essay for Academi-Research too! I can have dollars and in time, we can get through with our struggle with finances right now.

I was infront of my pc when Ella went beside me and said “Tingnan ko nga mata mo Mommy. O, may dugo na….may mga crack na….’di ka kasi natutulog.” (Let me see your eyes Mommy. See there’s blood, there’s some cracks…it’s because you are not sleeping). The CRACK thing pertains to my blood shot eyes. It just made me laugh how she looked so worried about the CRACKS on my eyes. As if she’s seing cracks on eggs. LOL

To those who wished that the truck will come today, please wish some more. I have not expected much about it coming over today but I have crossed my fingers. Might as well cross my toes too I don’t care when as long as it will not be late for Ella to get enrolled in kiddie II.

Done with the laundry this morning after I leisurely read my book “While I was Gone”. I bought it on sale last January for $.80. To think that Oprah’s Book Club seal is on the cover made me feel so proud that I did made a good buy. My left eye hurts so I read with just the right. I am used to it (the occasional pain) since I have been having this problem two years now. I had it checked and was told my eyes needs artificial tears. My eyes gets dry easily that results to sharp, agonizing pain. The drops cost almost a can of Ella’s milk that I resorted to visine.

I asked Donald to get the laundry on the clothes line because my fingers starts to hurt (or itch?). They need exercise on the keyboard and can’t wait to read my emails. I surely had a reason to get anxious on reading those because I had an email from Academia-Research telling me that I passed the trial test as an essay writer. At last I am now a member of the team! This will keep me busy since my blog was not approved yet by ppp or smorty Can’t wait for my blog to be 3 months old! I have set a countdown and I still have to wait 2 months. But I will tire them anyway by resubmitting my application every now and then Maybe they will approve my blog just to get rid of me

Ella as usual played with the kids. She’s getting better on skipping rope which she does more of a run than of a jump. I was having my small dose of reading while Donald did some downloading on the pc when I heard the annoying door bell of her doll house that goes over and over. I stood by the window to see six heads! There are only three different sizes of heads yesterday, and some other days when the boys joined in, that made five. But now there’s another head popping in and out. I want Ella to experience what is it to play with other kids but Lord I don’t want to see seven heads tomorrow

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.

Wondering what happened to the truck that we are waiting forever? Still it didn’t appear. *sighs* Although I am a really anxious on moving to Agusan, good that it didn’t appear A.G.A.I.N. as I was stuck on my newfound online job. 

Remember my first assignment as virtual assistant? I started the work last April 6, the next day my report was ready for submission. But then, my dilemma was how will I suppose to continue my job if we will be moving the next day? I just went on with my work and never bother about the move, silently hoping that they will give us another excuse for not having to come here to get us. As I expected, the truck hasn’t arrived. We are told that the somebody took the battery from the truck (I don’t know if it was stolen) Just a brief preview: that truck we are waiting for is owned by a couple who are members of the church in Agusan. We had an arrangement made with them regarding the truck. Since it travels to and fro Agusan and Davao, it would be best for us if we will have to wait for it. This way, we can save $150. Although I was very anxious to move and get settled in the province, I think it is good that we are still here in the city so I could still work online and earn before the big move.

Ella was super into her The Secret Garden cd and for  a week now, she plays as Mary Lennock (correct me if I mispelled it) almost all the time. She wore my sisters shirt and boots, bonnet and she ties a small valance around her neck as a scarf. Then she will carry this pooh bag on his back and march outside the yard. After feeling the heat; she will then go in and remove her “costume” and start on her “art attack” thing. She draws pictures and give it to us as a gift E.V.E.R.Y.D.A.Y and she never gets tired of doing that. If she sees me leave my seat infront of my pc, she gets settled here in lightning speed and beg me to let her play Penguin Diner which she discovered herself. We are into Penguin Diner too after we discovered it was fun! Most of her toys and books are packed already for the move and I am just very thankful that she knew how to entertain herself.

Ella grew without other kids and that’s why she has learned to play alone. Last night, she scared me to death. It was already dark and I was working with my pc, I knew she was just playing around. She knew it is a NO NO to go outside the gate (except when she is asked to go to the store in the corner) and she never did violate this rule. So we all go on about our things thinking that the little girl was just somewhere doing her own thing too. After a while my younger sister asked where Ella is, I stood up and looked outside the house but there was not even a shadow of her. We called her name many times but we got no answer. This frightened me because it was rule #1 for her to answer when we call  her name. I went to the corner store but she was not there. I looked around to where the kids are playing street games hoping that she was there, but no sign of her. I was about to go back to the house when I saw Donald with his worried and somehow amused face. That made me doubt him. He told me Ella was not in the house but I insisted that they were just playing a joke on me. They played that game many times before. He will tell Ella to hide underneath the pillows and will pretend to look very worried. I was relieved from the thought that it was one of their game. But when I got in the house, my sisters confirmed what Donald was saying is true. That instant, I can almost hear my heart pound. I went straight to the room to check and was relieved to find her curled up behind the door.  She was soaked in sweat! She must have been there for a long time waiting for us to notice her absence.  Maybe she was too bored playing alone and tried to play a game on me but this time she did it without her daddy’s help.

 Oh I pity my little princess, she played hide and seek ALONE. That was the worst part of having no siblings to play with, you got to hide and wait until mommy and daddy notice that you are gone and start looking for you

You can not just tell how kids can drive you crazy. I have some memories of Ella’s that really drove me crazy which I would like to share. I will write about it  if my mood permits :-) For now, I will recollect all those moments so I could have a good sequence. Ella’s Mischief…coming soon.

Hello! I have finished the 2-day training as virtual assistant and am going to start my first real assignment tonight after I do this I also forgot to tell you that yesterday, didn’t I?  :-)

We also got a news today. The truck ”may be” here on tuesday! We hope we could finally move that day. Donald is sometimes telling me to stay here in Davao if they keep us waiting for so long. It’s been a month since we packed our things, and I too gets impatient sometimes. Finally we got a good news and we’re keeping our fingers crossed. I hope we could have internet connection as soon as we get there. If not, I will just keep a daily journal and post it when we have the connection. Probably that may take a couple of days or so.

That will be all for now. I will not keep you long here since I got to have my assignment done. See you around!