thankful tuesday

I feel a little sad about a few things.

I thought I was being thoughtful to somebody, but it looked like that somebody didn't like what I did.
I was so excited to spend time with my family this Christmas but I found out this morning, one of my sisters will be spending Christmas somewhere else.
I have been trying very hard to lose weight, but the more I do, the more weight I gain!

So?

Should I stop being thoughtful? No. I will still be the same person I am, Because I know there are more people out there who know how to appreciate. Besides, I should not expect anything in return when I do something for others :)

Should I feel bad towards my sister? No. I will understand and I wish her all the happiness she deserves. Besides, she will be with my brother's family. I'm sure my brother will be so happy too.

Should I quit exercising? And eat as much as I want? No. I will still keep going. It may take long but I know I will achieve my ideal and dream weight. Maybe God will grant me my desired weight when He sees that I'm not doing it for vanity reasons but for good health and well being.

Those few things are but so little compared to the great blessings God gives each day.  Like what happened yesterday morning after breakfast...

... I wanted to take photos of my projects, and I had to go down for better and natural lighting. Suddenly hubby and the boys wanted to come along.  So even in their pajamas, it was an instant "picture perfect" moment :)

... thanks to this guy for the very lovely photos!

Thankful Tuesday

What makes a great weekend?

• a friend coming over for an unplanned bonding
• a feel good movie marathon (like 2 weeks notice & definitely maybe)
• a homemade dessert (or better yet, dessertsssss!)
• 2 handsome boys impatiently checking the oven if the dessert Mommy bakes is ready *loooove it!*
• a walk around the block with a macho man (lol!)
• a quiet me-time in the bedroom with books, notebooks and pens, with the air-con on... while all the rest forgot you're there!
• Holy Eucharist
• not spending anything except for groceries
• forgetting about exercise and just eat eat eat (uumm, I'm not so sure of this one)

....check to all the items on the list! Looks like we had a great weekend! Thank you Lord for giving us joy and contentment in things like these. Thank you Criste for the visit! Hanggang sa susunond =D

thankful tuesday: haircut

For the longest time, 3 years to be exact, Kuya didn't want a barber to cut his hair. He would protest with all his might. It's because he has some sensory issues with scissors, clippers and an unfamiliar person touching his hair. There's only one and only person who could ever do the job --- Mommy. In all fairness to me, he looked good in the past 3 years (or so I thought!). We got used to it.  Even Miguel followed the trend. Mommy does the boys hair. Until we saw Junior League @ ToysRus! I figured, the kids might like it there coz of the toys surrounding them, the TV screen showing their favorite Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, the balloons, lollipops and stickers!

True enough, Kuya loved it! Was teary eyed seeing him sit still, with little protest but so manageable that Aunty Wenda kept telling me he is a very good boy (and handsome the nth time). What a big surprise that was, Kuya! You made Mommy and Daddy so happy :) 

Miguel's protests were stronger than Kuya! (But of course, it was his FIRST!) But some explanation and a little bit of bribing, he complied and sat on the chair. He cracked us all up when he called our attention saying: "I want lollipop!" Maybe he thought: Since Kuya had it, lollipop must be part of  the process lol *See photos*

Another bonus was the very kind and sweet Auntie Wenda who did all her best to make my boys feel comfy. She's heaven sent. Plus, hubby and I couldn't help being so amused seeing our two boys in green hair and glitters! Super cute! =) That day was really unforgettable. Will definitely miss wearing my "barber" hat but what can I do? Boys grow up. They need a "real" haircut. lol!

Thank You Lord! =)

thankful tuesday...

Guitar session with God.

Playtime, bath time, tickletime, silly time, with kids.

Us time with hubby.

Scrapping and blogging time: my ME time :)

Pancake time. They loved it! :)

Prayertime.

Reading time.

Timmy Time! (my kids' current favorite!) LOL.

Bad time. Yes bad time. For some brief moments did have bad times. But it wouldn't be life without bad times, right?

Salamat Lord for what might be insignificant according to the world. But for me, these are special moments. Not in the years to come, for we'll never know what the future holds, but NOW.  Now is the only time I have.

There's another thing I spent time with today... PHOTOS! I'd like to share some...

Kuya having some fried rice with Patrick Star :)

Scrappers @ SG scrapmeet.

Goodies! 1. ntbk I got for submitting a LO 2. puncher I won in one

of  our scrapmeet games 3. trading card from Marix (thnk u

 Maricar! hehehe) 4. my RAK for winning Iris Babao

Uy's hosted challenge 5. primas, our scrapmeet giveaway

6. stamped cages (thank u again Marix!)

7. Nikki Sivils goodies for winning Pamela Young's hosted challenge....

Thank you SASG for being a venue for my having these eyecandies! xoxo! :)

Mini album for a dear friend, Cathy whose favorite color is, obviously, yellow. hehehe.

Thanks  for looking!

I didn't have a perfect day... but I have a perfect God.

Nyt! :)

Thankful Tuesday: Loving Bugoys

I thank You Lord for blessing us with these treasures,
Kuya and Baby Migs.
I thank You that they both love each other so much.
I thank You for the joy they give us every minute of every single day.
I thank You for the hugs and kisses.
I thank You for the laughters and the tears.
I thank You for bringing us so much closer to You because of them.
I thank You for being a loving God!

{The photo was taken during Baby Miguel's 1st birthday}

Mothers' Room in Forum

Just got home from Orchard!
And I'm feeling so thankful!
It's Thankful Tuesday once again! =)

It's always exciting to wake up on a Tuesday morning because I know how the boys love the activities we do at this time of the week :) I thank the Lord for Tuesdays! and the many little and big blessings that come with it.

• waking up, telling the boys "Today is Tuesday! We are going to Orchard!"
• smiles on Kuya's face when I tell him: "We are seeing Teacher Agnes!"
  
• smiles on Miggy's face when he sees nice shirts being prepared by Mommy. It means we're going out! yay!
• train rides
• long stroller rides
• calories burned coz of those long stroller rides!
• passing by borders and get the chance to see book sales! (today I got one cute and useful diet book at only $2.50! and one kids cake-making book at half the price!)
• Hearing positive and encouraging comments from Kuya's speech pathologist! Today was the bestest of all! Kuya is very good and is getting there! Thank You Lord!
• Seeing the therapy and being able to take notes, brainstorm for my activities with Kuya (and Miguel too!) for the following days of the week.
• Taking photos of me with my happy bugoys.
  
• The joy shared with hubby as I tell him mini stories throughout the day.
  

Two more reasons to be thankful today: one, I was able to do my belly dance exercise despite the fact that we had to go as early as 9:30! (Wow disciplined!) and two, the cozy moment with Migs at newly renovated 'Mother's Room' at Forum where we usually rest, to nurse him, while Kuya makes wewe :) I already loved the previous room. It was already nice. I think we also took pictures in there. But I really smiled from ear to ear seeing the new room. As a mom, I felt loved. I believe it's God's way of telling me He loves me and He is with me in my struggles, fears in taking care of my little ones. I appreciate the mall's efforts to give importance to Moms (and baby's) needs. I felt like a queen sitting inside that nice room with my prince Miguel! (Kuya didn't want to get inside. Maybe he thinks he's too big to be in a m0m's room. lol) See our photos earlier today!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FORUM !!!

Most importantly, Tuesday is the day for our Word Celebration with NC Way community. I always feel nourished and inspired by the scriptures and the sharings. Knowing and be reminded of God's great love gives me and hubby strength in facing life's challenges everyday. Even on Tuesdays! :)

Thankful Tuesday: Chillax!

I thank You Lord ...

for the peaceful, quiet, family time with my hubby and sons.
for the realization of hubby's longing to do real photo shoot, undisturbed.
for the much-needed me-time with my magazine, fave food, and a pair of shades.
for Miguel's peaceful sleep amidst the beautiful sounds only nature can make.
for the clean rest room when Kuya needed to make number 2 (lol!)
for Kuya's joy in running around freely, seeing a number of airplanes, eating junk food
with Mommy.
for the extra pair of hands that help me, Manang Didang's hands.
for the $9 voucher we used in purchasing our snacks.
for the beautiful park we freely entered and spent the whole afternoon. yes, FREE.
for the realization again and again that in this life, the best things are most of the time free.

Thank You Lord!

rule-of-thirds King with his newest toy

Daddy's assistant

what a beauty! i can come here over and over...

Daddy's proud supporters

chillax!

more photos here.

Thankful Tuesday: 2009 Blessings

Dear God,

Thank You for all the blessings you will give me and my loved ones this 2009!

love,
Bebang

P.S.
... of course, thank you for all that You gave last year. The top 5 greatest of them all are:
1. Love with hubby, kids, family and friends.
2. Miguel was born.
3. Kuya's achievements, skills, talents and milestones :)
4. My brother Jong jong's complete freedom.
5. Slimmer me! hehehe =)

...there are of course a million more but i want just to highlight the best 5 :) THANK YOU VERY MUCH FATHER!!! I SHOUT TO THE WORLD HOW GREAT YOU ARE!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE!!! I LOVE YOU TOO!!!!!!

Thankful Tuesday: Long Overdue Me-Time :)

Thank You Lord for the moment I had with myself last night. You let the boys and their Daddy sleep so early than the usual so I could finish chores and do all these...

1. make my button-framed whiteboard (for sale soon!)
2. bind some souvenir knick knacks I've collected when we first set foot here in Sg and stayed in Pan Pacific for a week (another thing to be thankful for! that was FREE! God's way of pampering us with His love)
3. clean and arrange my work table. see how neat! hehehe :)
4. organize my ribbons and embellishments rack.
... and while doing all those, i was able to:
5. clean and steam the bottles
6. do the laundry
7. cleaned the kitchen
8. arranged the house (mildly) to make it look somewhat neat :)


































































































That was one awesome time I had. I was grinning and singing and praying the whole time hehehe... In fact, I'm still grinning until now :) :) :) I wish to have such gratifying moment with myself more often. Again, Thank you Lord!

Thankful Tuesday: Baby Book

No matter how hard I tried to be so organized during our transfer here, with all the list and everything, I still missed one very significant thing. Miguel's Baby Book. I'm so embarrassed to admit it. Horrible... Baby Book? malimtan??? duh.

It took me 3 months to solve the problem.

Three months to be able to:

• Ask my very good friends Ate Ludy, Maricor, Sweet to help me look for the book in one "jungle" room back there in our house. Jungle because all our other things are in there!
• Ask them again and again, to look for it over and over...
  
• Admit they couldn't find it (I really believe it's there) and just accept it.
• Think of a solution to get the book since Doctors here won't continue the immunization without seeing the Baby Book signed by Miguel's pedia.
• Finally think of a solution: ask Dra Villegas to make a new one.
• Ask Maricor to ask it from Dra Villegas. Since we have the same pedia.
  
• Ask my sis in law Bing2 to ask her boyfriend, Jason, to get it from Maricor and mail it to me.
  
• To finally get hold of the "new" book...

Here it is. The precious Baby Book. This Tuesday, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL, those mentioned above,for your efforts. I suuperrr appreciate it!!! :) and God of course. There's always a way.

Thankful Tuesday and Wordless Wednesday :) hehehe

Thankful Tuesday! Holy Interruptions.

Thank You Lord for the little and big blessings... and the blessings in disguise.

• Career Leap. Truly God provides. God takes care of every detail in our life. The big. The small.
  
• Uy family. I thank God for them. They make us feel so loved like true family.
  
• Sewing. I want to continue my mother's legacy. Thank you Baby for the early Christmas present :)
  
• Yoville. I'm thankful for the brief moments I spend with my siblings and friends in this cutey virtual world. And now the youngest Yovillian is born. My nephew Abe never ceases to amaze us.
• Miguel and Kuya Taxx's cute interactions :)
  
• Kuya Uji's songs. He's got a lot!
• ym with Lola Mins.
• the fun, the tears, and everything else of Mamang's 60th Birthday.
  
• St. Anthony of Padua. So impressed and inspired with how they run everything. So organized, well planned. Last Sunday, Kuya and I attended the 'children's liturgy'. It inspired me a lot. Kuya thought it was a birthday party (lots of kids, candles on the advent wreath) he sang so loud I had to cover his mouth. lol! I'm wondering if we could get involve with the Parish. Just praying about it. God willing.
• Match Point movie date with hubby. Here in our couch. Thank God the kids slept early that time. More please Lord!!! :)
• Holy Interruptions. I honestly don't get it why until now, we got no househelp. There's always obstacle after another. But I decide to wait patiently. God provides. maybe God wants me to be really slim and sexy again hahaha! :) thank You Lord for Your interruptions. I obey.
• Guidance of the Holy Spirit. Reminding me when I tend to forget.
  
• God's love. 24/7. He is actually my number 1 fan. I love You Lord! :)
  

Thankful Tuesday!

My first Thankful Tuesday post!

At this moment, I am thankful for:

• Blogging. I just cannot imagine life without it. It gives me my much needed me-time in between the things I juggle at home, esp now that I have no house help. Stress just fly away every time I start to blog .... (and sometimes brag? hehehe pasugti nalang ah). Thank You Lord for the freedoom of blogging :)
  
• Knowing my parents are enjoying their prime time learning ballroom dance. Waltz. I want that too. When my time comes. Thank You Lord for my parents happy days.
  
• My sister became one of the lead singer! for CFC-Bacolod worship. Huge guys. Kurog gani plete sa jeep patunga pa sa stage for worship! Unimaginable!!! Thank You Lord for making it possible :)
• Hubby got eye allergy. Huh? why thank for an allergy? Coz He is at home with us now nyahaha :) ok lang ang allergy ah not big enough to worry about.
• Kuya is 100% potty trained and it makes me just so proud of him. Thank You Lord for Kuya's little but sure steps.
• Thank You Lord for the air, the water, the roof on our heads.
  
• The challenges. That bring us close to You.
• Our family and friends.
  
• Love.
  
• And I am all the time grateful for these three lovable guys...
  

We can actually post a million things we are thankful for every day. God who is a very loving and generous God gives us everything ... more than we could ever deserve. But I think Tuesday is good enough just for blogging :) So can still have the Wordless Wed. Thrifty Thurs. Freaky Friday? hahaha :) More Thankfulness next week!