On A Wonderful Day Like Today

I know...it's been on for the longest time. But then again, it's better late than never. :-) Have a nice day everyone!

I must admit that I have not had enough time right now to give attention to this blog. There should have been so much to blog about but so far, time has not been on my side. My birthday and the birthdays of my loved-ones had passed and I’ve not even blogged about any of it. It’s because up to now, my daily schedule still seems super erratic since it’s been more than a month since the nanny has taken a vacation. She was supposed to come back today but with the strong typhoon coming our way tomorrow, I am not so sure it they would be allowed to continue with their trip via ship. Anyway, I just want to add a little thing in this blog to make it more interesting. And what could be more interesting (and simple to add) than pictures! I’ve recently discovered and used a photo effect online and it’s so cool! You can also use their online photo frames to add a zing to your rather-boring pictures. Here are some of my kids’ pictures which I’ve played around with using photo frame templates . Cl...

Here's our most recent family picture taken last December 11, 2010. The kids are growing up pretty fast!

...and these are some of those things. Ondoy was a rather sad and painful experience for my family, our neighborhood and thousands of other people. It left a huge dent on our finances, our properties and our lives. We would rather forget and hope that something like this will never happen again: not to us nor to our children's children.

My uncle and aunt were on their way out when I asked them for a quick pose together with the kids. They were going home to the province that day while we, on the other hand, had to accompany Zoe to school that afternoon (look at Zoe holding her boat) and also go find some car accessories to replace the ones which got destroyed during the flood. Anyway, this is my Tita Tita holding Luigi and my Tito Jerry sitting beside Zoe. Smile!!! A closer look at Luigi and Auntie Tita...(oh boy, what a big head you've got Luigi!) A solo picture of Zoe with her Kindermusik project: Anyway, I took the afternoon off the other day in order to accompany them to go to Greenhills to check out the bargains. We were all so eager to go and get the best buys available there. I even took the taxi from the office just to get home as early as I could. However, we all got there only to find out that the tiangge shops were closed that day and will only resume on Friday. Tough luck! And so, we might just try...

As part of our gift to our newly-wedded friends, M & C, I had this photo personalized through a site on the internet, had it developed at a photo store in Greenbelt and then placed it in a nice wooden black frame which I got from a frame distributor that incidentally had a booth at the Glorietta activity center last Friday. Let me just say that I'm beginning to like personalized gifts!

...with the President (and other VIPs). ...that's how our annual office Christmas party has always been. Boring? Well, not really. It's actually kinda enjoy to eat and party with our bosses once a year. :-) (My other less serious party here .)

Does Zoe look like a real angel here? So cute, right? While looking for Free Wordpress themes for my old vinanini wordpress blog (my original blog!), I found this cute thing online. I managed to use one of Zoe's photos and upload it into this angel picture. (Oh, the many enjoyments of blogging and the web!) Speaking of angels, I remember this conversation we had with Zoe a few days ago. Mommy: What would you give to Daddy and Mommy this Christmas, Zoe? Zoe: Magpapakabait na po ako (I'll be a good girl already). Mommy: Why? Hasn't Zoe been good? Zoe: Hindi, si Luigi lang ang mabait. (No, only Luigi has been good). "Paawa" effect pa ha. On the side, I'm giving myself a mental note not to compare the two so as not to bring about sibling rivalry or something to that effect.

Zoe: "Mommy, don't go!" Zoe: "Mommy, come home soon! I miss you!" ...enough reasons why I want to be a WAHM (hay...).

Looked at my calendar and noticed that it's exactly a month before our wedding anniversary. Got no plans yet so I guess we need to start looking for a good place to dine (cramming as always). Any suggestions? Anyway, was bloghopping too during lunch and stumbled into this through Alpha's blog (thanks for the link!). Hay, hay, hay! Enjoy ito! This pic looks like it was taken so many years ago. It got me thinking....that's the goal, right? Hunny, advance happy anniversary! Many, many more to come!

From THIS... ...to THIS ~~~ Thanks dumpr.net !

When I say it's 101, it's really 101 because it was Zoe who took these pictures using my cellphone cam. "LOOKING FOR THE LIGHT" "SOLAR ECLIPSE" "PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST" :-)

Taken in November 1998 (Mines View Park, Baguio City): Taken in June 2007 (Clarke Quay, Singapore): Gained 20+ pounds along the way but the love is as fresh and as burning as before. :-)

Here's a last hurrah from my camera (some recent pics of big-eyed Zoe). You see, my camera is off to Australia and will only come back 2 weeks from now. Hehe. Actually, my sister, who's leaving for Sydney tomorrow night, will just be borrowing it for her WYD trip. :-) Come to think of it, my cam will be a witness to all those memorable WYD activities. Buti pa sya! LOL. Ate, bring our family pics so Pope Benedict can all bless them! Happy trip and au revoir! Viva Il Papa!

Tried this out after seeing it in Andrea's blog. Check out this site - http://www.dumpr.net/ .

We had our share of Typhoon Frank during the weekend. No choice but to stay in the house and wait for the news. Now, who got caught in the flood? Read about it in my other blog .

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