For the first time in such a long time, my husband is back into a "more" regular schedule. This would mean for us early morning to noon time. He's in-charge of giving Computer help to their company's customers from the US and I think that he is having fun doing it. And this shift is going to afford him to be with the kids during daytime and even able to spend time with me at dinner time. How nice is that? It's a blessing and I am so grateful for it. I just wish that I am able to get off from work earlier than usual. I wish that I am able to go home as early as I could. We all need quality time as a couple and as a family. It's an important part of being a married person, a parent, a sibling and a child.

My daughter has been prodding us that she wants to take piano lessons in school next year when she enrolls in Grade 2. I am pleased. It's because I also had my piano lessons when I was about the same age as her. Playing the piano, or any instrument for that matter is a huge achievement, if you ask me. It takes a lot of interest and perseverance in order to really learn how to play. I still remember that I had to practice quite a lot especially during weekends so that I learn my piano pieces before the next lesson with the teacher. I had my lessons for about 2 years and then stopped. Hahaha! My sister, on the other hand, continued to polish her piano skills to the point that she made it her profession. Anyway, later on, when I was about fifteen, I had my eyes on a  nice guitar brand and I did learn to play the guitar.

Anyway, I wish Zoe will take after my sister instead of me. I really want her to learn. We'll see, we'll see!

March is truly Graduation Month! I have so many friends who are celebrating the graduation of a family member (be their child, cousin or niece or nephew) these days. I am happy for them for their family is truly blessed to have such successes in life.

I still remember when I graduated from college. I worked a few years first and then looked for a chance to go into mba admission. I went with some friends to “shop” for the best business school in town. When we found “the one”, we immediately took some VeritasPrep reviews to increase our chances of passing the entrance examinations. Of course, we did pass and end up studying MBA for the next 2 years. My days were full of case studies, papers, library research and exams to prepare for. Though I was only get 3-4 hours of sleep during the weekdays, all the challenges were worth it. With patience, hard work and a lot of perseverance, I was able to finish and did graduate with flying colors. That was a very special day! I still remember feeling very proud to have finished. My MBA degree was a gift both to myself and to my parents. I wanted to make them proud and I hope I really did.

My son L really has had a grand time attending his Kindermusik classes. I think it had ignited his musical talent and well as his dancing skills! I just love it when I see the twinkle in his eyes everytime the teacher would notice him during class. He loves to sing and dance so much. Hopefully we can enroll him again during the summer. His interest in music has to be properly supported and we can do this by way of the Kindermusik classes. On top of this, I can also decide to enroll him to another class on some instrument. I could just imagine my son wanting to learn how to play an instrument like the drums. I did see some drums for sale the other day. It gave me a great idea and if I pursue it, L might end up being like someone from 1D!

I am currently browsing thru some lovely dresses online. So many pretty things I see! It actually makes me wish so much that I am 20 pounds lighter so I can wear those dresses with justice. Haha!

I guess I need to work on my weight first before I start buying anything online. I need to go back to exercising at the gym! Or else, I need to stop surfing those online stores. The professional photographers are really making good profit since they can make those online stores so special and enticing!

I was on an 18-hour visit to Davao last week. Short as it may seem, I had a blast! First, the place feels so spacious and the air so fresh. That's compared to Cebu which was more like a piece of Metro Manila. Second, the food was great - yummy fish, delicious fruits and nice delicacies. As a result, I went home bringing almost 10 kilos of pomelo and mangosteen and I got it for a very cheap price. Cheap! That's another plus point for Davao! 

I really want to be able to spend one weekend with the family staying out of town soon. As a family, there is a need to go out and bond on a regular basis so as to strengthen our relationship and promote fun, love and relaxation. There we can go work on our Family Visioning as well, a practice which we have learned from our NPEP orientations.

Because of my recent trip to Cebu, it gave me an idea to bring my whole family there too. That would definitely be nice. We can stay at the hotel where I stayed and go for some beach activities in the island nearby. Or maybe we can go to Bohol. That would be so much fun! We can frolick in the beach and go see the nature sightings. Or maybe we can go to Boracay this summer. In Boracay we can enjoy the clear seas or relax in a lovely hotel, drinking fresh juices and sitting on comfy with foambymail bean bag chairs.

God will provide. Let's do it!

My daughter is going on at least two months of vacation and early on I have been thinking and planning on how I will help her maximize the free time. We gotta keep her busy, otherwise, it will be tv and iphone all day, all night. Not good.

Part of the plan is let her enjoy the activities in the Girl's Club this April. They will have a series of preparations for a mini-camping activity. Zoe is so excited that she wants to invite some of her friends as well to go camping with her at the Girl's Club.

On the side as well I went to buy her some flash cards on addition and subtraction so she can polish on her math skills. Also, I bought her a water color set so she can practice paiting. Another one was to buy the kids new jump ropes to supplement their usual biking and badminton games since I figured that jumping ropes can be so much fun! Lastly, I wanted her to read more books so I got her a few reading materials. Not sure if she wants to learn more about science too. I can her some stuff related to experiments and nature. Or maybe get her and Luigi their own lab ovens just for extra fun. Hmmm! Sounds good!