Enigma of the Heart

this afternoon me and my mini-me went to Shareign's school to attend the parents-teachers meeting. it's not really a conference, but a one-on-one talk with the teachers. they evaluate your child's performance and behavior in class and communicate it with the parents. that way the parents will have an idea of how their child is doing at school. i'm so thankful to God that little by little, i am seeing an improvement with her and that she is learning a lot from school. she has improved grades as well and i'm very proud of her.

the meeting also included information regarding their upcoming Christmas party on Dec. 16. we were told to prepare a special number and i thought of dancing to nobody by the wondergirls. i don't really know how in the world will i be teaching Shareign the steps to the song, but i just hope that she will get it anyways. we'll just have to practice everyday! i can't imagine myself dancing infront of other parents and teachers. but now, i am starting to visualize it and realize that it's embarrassing!!! hahahaha! :D but definitely i will give my best dance moves. i want them to know that i've got a knack for it *wink* and besides, it's a family affair. everyone at school will be experiencing the embarrassment... (what a self-encouragement!) they will be having an exchange gift too, and food potluck. we're talked into bringing fried chicken. *yum* it's ok coz we'll just buy a bucket of chicken from KFC. i'll be posting pictures and video of our dance number.

so i choreographed steps for our dance number. i made the steps easy so that the kids will easily follow and memorize. 30 minutes of teaching them made me tired! we will definitely do that again tomorrow.

this morning, i wondered if i could fit in to my old jeans i used to wear when i was still in college. i rarely used that jeans because it's really small- a size 25 and because i gained fat in my belly and gluts. since my diet is proven effective (by me, of course) i tried wearing the jeans and was surprised.... yes!!! at last, i was able to wear it again!!! hopefully i'll be able to wear it tomorrow... i noticed that i was a lot slimmer than before and decided to maintain this diet, and this body. i will resist the temptation of eating too much, and practice moderation and discipline. for 3 weeks i haven't eaten rice- i eat smaller portions of rice or bread, then compensate it with last minute exercise or a dance routine. i still wish i'll be a little more slimmer though. i'd like to return to my college weight- 90-95lbs. that would be my aim next year- and a good new year's resolution too!

i am tired and sleepy. i had a very busy day. i even forgot to mention earlier that we went to the mall after the meeting, and we ate and did window shopping. i have to canvass prices for the gifts and dresses and all of those things. i will be very busy this Christmas season. good thing our helper is back.

God bless us all :)

i haven't been going to church for a month already, and of course i miss the fellowship. i'm attending Victory Christian Fellowship in Metro East and i miss the sevice. it has been 6 months since i left my former church- for some reasons i won't say so, i won't go into details. a part of my heart has remained in the church. that's where i grew, serving God through teaching and songleading. i really miss the times when my friends and i  stayed in the church until late at night. we still see each other though, and we never lost contact. but the fellowship we had, in the church, serving the Lord together- that's what i miss the most.

yesterday, my friend sent me a text message asking me if i'd like to attend in our former church. i gladly replied, "sige.see you tom." it's a reunion i've long been waiting (and praying) for! i was so excited- so excited that i woke up early. i don't wanna be late. i wanted to attend the praise and worship. i got up so very early-6:30 am....while the service is 10:30! so i slept again, then woke up 7:30. then slept again, then woke at 8:30. haha. i'm obviously excited!

i felt my mind awake though my body is asleep. i heard my mom going upstairs and into the room. she woke me up, around 9:30 and she didn't have difficulty waking me up! i didn't even asked for a sleep extension. :) i prepared, and was done before 10:30. my friends fetched me from home and together we went to church. i remembered telling them to go ahead of me, my presence is meant to be a surprise, hehehe. they were shy to enter in, so holding each other's hands we entered the church like a celebrity. nyahahaha!

(Sorry God. we were never listening to our Pastor's sermon. it's like we came there only to reunite. Sorry!!!)

the service came to an end after 2 hrs. the deacon invited us for lunch. i missed that too. eating together and talking and laughing. i was even scolded because of my boisterousness- reminding me of good eating manners and all that- i didn't get embarrased. i didn't even cared at all. then the deacon told me that they used to eat quietly since i left, so they were surprised of all the talking on the dinner table!

i snapped some pics of the special day, and here are some:















i just don't understand why i don't see my face on the pictures..... :)

we're planning another get together, hopefully next month.

yesterday was a lot of fun . we went to sta lucia east grand mall for a day of in-law bonding. my husband's family came back to the country last month for their annual vacation. they invited us (my kids and me) to the mall to entertain the kids.

my mom woke me up at exactly 8am as i told her. but as usual, deprived of a good night's sleep i asked for my sleep extension- 'ma, 30 minutes pa'... if i only knew what's going to happen i should've stayed in bed longer. anyways, i have to get up coz my mom will start yelling at me if i won't. i heated a pail of water. my sister woke up too and she's preparing to bathe as well. and since we haven't got the chance to talk about what happened to her interview last night, we talked while i waited for the water to heat up. after 15 minutes my youngest daughter woke up- perhaps she felt that i'm not beside her anymore. i carried her all the way down the stairs and gave her a cool morning bath. after a few more minutes i woke my eldest daughter who is very similar to my attitude. she asked for a sleep extension too, but i refused to give her. we're getting late and we have to hurry. at exactly 10am we're through. i just have to do some finishing touches then i'm done. unfortunately, my in-laws haven't texted me whether the appointment is off or not. we've been waiting for 1 hour already and still there's no sign. my mom grew impatient and she started talking about what she's like. she's a woman of words and i admire her for that. when she says something, she does it on time. if there's an appointment, she's never late. when there are debts to pay, and she would say tomorrow, she will pay for it tomorrow. she told us to change because an hour of waiting seems to mean that the appointment is off. on the contrary, my in-laws have texted and told us to go! waah!

i met some of my husband's relatives that i haven't met before. i tried to be as personable as i can be. although at times i felt out-of-place, i tried to fit in. besides, i don't want to make a lousy impression!

we had lunch over at the bacolod chicken inasal and have chicken barbecue, pork barbecue and pork sisig (yum yum!). after eating we headed over to world's of fun. too bad i didn't take snaps of the gig; if i did i had to let go of my daughters' hand and they will start to run around! but i will share some pics that i took.











my kids had a great time playing at the arcade and collecting tickets while my feet sore from wedge espadrilles. i kept up with their energy- running around, riding horses and all the other rides, buying tokens... it was fun though inspite of my aching feet... and i admit i had fun with them as well. before when they used to ask me to come over at their house or come with them when they go out of town i'm always reluctant. i don't want to go when my husband is not with us. but yesterday was different. i went with them and enjoyed really.

our last stop was at planet toys- a haven of toys overwhelming my kids. their lola had them choose which toy they would want for themselves. and they started running around, grabbing any toy that caught their attention. those toys were so expensive so they had too choose another. and so after a series of walking and choosing they ended up having a big red truck for my youngest, a doodle pad for my eldest, and a singing, sliding duck for me. haha no! i received a lovely beaded necklace and earrings from my mother-in-law, while my daughters had a pair of blouse aside from the toys.









my kids and i had great time. it was raining when we got out of the mall, but it was fine. at least we're going home sweet home.