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I appreciate gifts but I’m not into jewelries… that was before, now is a different story. I actually cannot remember the gift I got on our fifth wedding anniversary. I lose track of things.. but I know that I accumulated few jewelries and upgraded some diamonds on my rings and earrings and stuffed animals throughout the eight years of marriage. We don’t give gifts exactly on the date of our anniversary.. only when we can and on “just because” days.

I find it sweet to remember the special day but I want surprises. It doesn’t need to have a reason or to think for a wedding anniversary gifts just for that special occasion. For me buying gifts can be done everyday, if your pocket can accommodate it, or just a note, or a nice deed will suffice and can touch heart. What matter most is the thought for that person.

This cutie bear is enough to melt my heart anytime.. like what I said anything as long as it shows that you remember someone is enough to make the other person feel special.  

Lianne’s Open House is done.. I’m so touched with all the things.. hahaha para ako engeng. I remember my mom never went to my school stuff when I was small. We don’t have open house like that stuff.. but we have PTA meeting. And she’s always busy working and cannot take time off, and we have no dad to take that place. My siblings are also too young to be the proxy.

The feeling is kind of new to me.. yeah, until now coaching things for my daughter’s school is odd. I always ask my husband to do it.. I grew up without someone teaching me or helping me with my assignments. So helping Lianne is hard for me. I don’t have patience when she cannot get things quickly ;( And my husband can do it better because he once was a teacher.

I know I need to be hands on too.. and I’m trying.

I’m actually hands on when it comes to other things, like helping my sister to find a job. I just finished updating my sister’s resume and submitting it for various job opening, like my recent reply to customer service jobs is a proof how active I am on other things. Sometimes we need improvement on some aspects but we also show strengths on other things.

I remember my daughter asking me to buy her binoculars. Yaaay! I said okay but I have no idea how much it cost. lol I have to check on cheap one where she can just play and will not worry about the cost I paid for it. heheh I bought toys that I regret why I spent too much money for it. And I don’t want that to happen again. So I’m trying to be wise in my purchased for the kids.

But buying Barbie clothes for $10 with 5 dresses and 5 shoes is worth it right?

My sister is asking me to check some furnace filters she is intending to install on their house. However, I have no time to browse that she gave. ;( I know she can wait.. I have to prioritize things that are more important in my life.

I have to attend to this young man’s need you know.. Okay enough talking. I really need to sleep now. Good night.. till tomorrow again.

One of my friend is getting married few months from now. I can’t wait to see the slideshow they will show that includes photo from their childhood and years they’ve been together.

This is something I haven’t done for a while, creating a slideshow for my kids so they can watch it on TV. Hope I have more time to do these things. I know that I will not have time unless I really put it on my schedule and follow it. ;( Very hard! Because I have other things I need to prioritize other than their slideshow.

I really want to get some suits or tuxedo shirts and suits for Gabe. We have a district assembly next month and all his clothes are tight now. I need to see my budget if I can buy something for him.

By the way, this is Gabe now, 20 months old but wears 3t-4t clothes. The 24mos or 2t is snug on his body. My big, big boy, who always amazed us with his crazy and funny antics.

I guess hair loss for men is more prominent on my father side than my mom’s side. My brother is only 2 years older than I am but his hair already moved on half of his head. It’s funny to look at it, so he always wear hat or have it cut really short so it’s not more obvious.  I am wondering if there is natural way to make his hair grow again in an instant. He probably will not agree of the long wait to grow.

I’m very thankful that I got a cheap life insurance policy when I was 25 years old Of course, that was the time when my health is far better than what I have now. I know that I will die too but I don’t want it to happen very soon. I want my family to be financially secure if something happened to me. I experienced hard life when my dad passed away at an early age leaving 5 very young kids, with the age range from 3-12.

I feel sad every time I remember it. ;( I’m thankful that my mom didn’t give up in trying to give us life. So, thankful that she relied to God for support, He truly didn’t fail her.

My mom is telling me that we should make the roof trusses as steel instead of regular wood to make it stronger. I guess she watched home improvement channel that feature metal buildings. She has a point bringing it up on me. Although it cost higher on the construction cost.. it will be paid off in the long run. I’m saving to complete the construction of the house in Manila. Maybe two more years then construction can start. I need to finish paying the lot first then we can do full-blown construction. I’m excited.

Below are the various type of roof trusses.. but these are in wood. I can’t find photo for the metal one.

Photo from: http://www.maplevalleytruss.com/

Do you know that for some people imperfection on their skin can cause depression and can develop suicidal tendencies? I read a story of a pretty girl who had a slight case of acne yet was convinced that her face was full of scars. Refusing to be seen in public and the girl later on quit school at eight grade. Isn’t that sad?

I was once have low self esteem because of my pimples and I’m always looking for natural acne products that can help stop my breakouts. But I realized that the more I became obsessed about it, the more people say something and attracts their attention on why I have acne.  Most of the people thought that acne is because of poor hygiene but only recently that I found out that acne is not cause by being unclean or not washing your face regularly, it’s actually because of the abnormal hormones in your body.

I gave up focusing on this imperfection and starting to accept the fact that I may not have good hormones that causing this breakouts but I have other things I should be thankful about. And my acne is just a small thing to compare for other people’s problem. I may have acne..  but I have blessings that can cover this more  than enough.