We have received the draft of our house’s floor plan and have made some revisions. We have actually made two revisions. One is the revision of the second floor by relocating the bedroom doors, and another one is the complete revision of the floor plan. We have relocated the stairs, bathroom, and the recreation area, which I consider a better idea. The bathroom is now hidden behind the stairs, which faces the kitchen. The recreation room is now across the dining area, which I think is a better spot during family gatherings. Abeth and I have to discuss it first before discussing it with the architect. We are so excited for our dream home. I am excited to start buying new furniture, appliances, and stuff like curtains, bedsheets, floor pillows, as well as outdoor pillows for the new home. Wish us luck!

I am organizing a reunion of our college friends this coming December. I am coordinating with them to ask their ideas and suggestions for the said event. We are looking for suppliers of good quality polo shirts that will serve as the Barkada’s souvenir. One of our friends has already created our logo to be embroidered in the men’s polo shirts as well as on women’s, showing the symbol of our group. We haven’t decided yet what color would perfectly match our logo. We are also looking for a company that accepts computer embroidery for a minimum of 20 shirts because most of the embroidering companies I have checked on-line only accept bulk orders with a minimum of 50 shirts. I hope we could find them by November right in time for the reunion in December.

A few months from now, my mom will be celebrating her 65th birthday. And we’re thinking of a perfect gift for her. We are considering buying her an electric grill since she loves grilled foods. We grew up eating grilled food and vegetables. I remember when we were younger, we used to have grilled fish, grilled pork liver, and grilled eggplant every Sunday for the family’s lunch. Aside from her love for grilled foods, it is also a healthier choice in cooking their food because my mom and dad are not getting any younger. My dad will celebrate his 75th birthday next year. My dad is diabetic and my mom has hypertension and kidney problem, thus, a need for healthier meals is very important. I think an electric grill is really a perfect gift for mom. What do you think?

Ito ay koleksyon ng mga “die-cast characters” mula sa pelikulang “CARS The Movie” ng aking anak.  Pinapakita nito kung gaano nya kagusto ang pelikulang ito lalo na si Lightning McQueen kaya kung ilang ulit na namin napanood ang pelikulang ito sa DVD.

At ito naman ang pinakabagong karagdagan sa kanyang koleksyon: Isang set ng “kiddie bed” na maydisenyong Lightning McQueen.

I need more time to finish all my deadlines and need to work double time. I sometimes feel that 24 hours a day is not enough. I’ve been spending almost 12 hours everyday in front of the lcd monitor to be able to submit my work on time. This is one of my busiest weeks and my only break is when it is time for me to cook, eat, bathe, pee, and sleep. I even eat in front of the computer to save time. I only have 6 hours of sleep per day for the past 2 weeks and have been working night-shift. I prefer working from 10PM up to 4AM because I am more productive during those times because my son and Abeth are already asleep. I will get up around 10AM the following morning to prepare Andre for his 12PM class. It was our personal choice to enroll him in the afternoon class so that I could have more time to prepare him for school. During these times, proper time management is very important. I even made a daily schedule, had it printed, and posted it in our room to remind me of my daily tasks. I think it is effective because it helped me somehow to manage my time.

My husband’s aunt has recently undergone a surgery to remove a massive blood cyst from her ovaries, which resulted to simultaneous removal of her uterus and appendix. She stayed at the hospital for 1 week and waited for the result of the biopsy before being discharged from the hospital. We were so worried because the initial finding of the surgeon was a Stage 2 cancer, but still, we have to wait for the biopsy result for verification. When the result came out, we were so thankful that it was not cancer. But, she is within the borderline, thus still needs to undergo chemotherapy. But still, we are so glad and very thankful that it could still be prevented.

She has no idea that she has this cyst on her ovaries. Everybody notices that her tummy is getting bigger and thought that she just need to diet. She tried eating less, no rice at dinner, and even planned to take diet pills like nuphedragen to get rid of her belly fats. But, one time, she experienced a difficulty in urination. She first thought that it was a urinary track tract infection and decided to self-medicate and used a supplement. But, after a few days of taking the supplement, she decided to visit an OB because she is still experiencing difficulty in urination. The OB asked her to have a trans-vaginal ultrasound to further check what’s on her ovary. The ultrasound result showed that she has cysts on her ovaries similar to the size of a melon. Thus, the OB-GYNE recommended for a surgery as soon as possible to remove the cyst because it might burst anytime. During the surgery, the doctor decided to remove her appendix as well because it is being affected by the cyst.

She’s home now, and recovering so fast. She’ll have her check up on Monday and the doctor will be discussing to her the chemotherapy procedure that she’ll undertake. We hope and pray that she’ll be completely treated.