November 17, 2009

It’s been a while since my little girl and I were on a proper mother-daughter date.  Perhaps it’s because we’re constantly together.  Well, tonight, we went on our first evening date.

Camera phone pic

We’ll have to remember to do this more often…and not on a chilly night like tonight.  Hee hee.  It’s getting chillier where we are now.  I can handle the cold as long as it doesn’t come with too much wind…wind that triggers home alarm systems to go off.

Thanks for a lovely evening, sweetie.

November 14, 2009

My love for taking photos has rubbed off on my little girl.  When she sees a camera lying around, or any gadget with a camera for that matter, she’ll pick up that camera and start taking photos…of anything and of anybody!  Hubby and I still haven’t got a clue how our little girl figured out how to take photos with our mobile phones.  Smart girl, I tell you!

Here’s a photo she took of the Dallas skyline while inside the car using her DSi…

Come Sunday, when Black Friday ads will finally be released, you can be I’ll be on the look out for the best deals on digital cameras. My little girl is ready for an upgrade. I hope Santa’s reading this.

November 11, 2009

What exactly?  Christmas, of course!  You can’t really blame me because it is a cultural thing.  Seriously!  In the Philippines, one can hear Christmas carols being played practically everywhere as early as September 1st, September being the start of the “ber” months.  Don’t worry, I am not about to start lecturing you on Philippine Christmas. Hee hee.

As we come closer to the holiday season, I always find myself cramming, be in buying presents and sending cards. Well not this year, at least, as far as christmas cards are concerned.  My cards have been ordered, delivered and completed last month.  *pats self on the back*  One word…Shutterfly!  I got my cards for free!  Hee hee. I only paid for the shipping and handling. *pats self on the back some more*

Actually, the first wave of cards were delivered as early as late September.  But after a weekend in Dallas where we took this family picture…

… I went ahead and ordered some more.    Now, all I need to do is write on those cards and mail them.  Hopefully, I will not wait until the very last minute to get it all done. *cross fingers*

November 10, 2009

…in the pink outfit would be no other than my little girl…

She conquered this wall two times just recently.  And I have to say, Hubby and I were very proud.  I don’t know how she did it, but she did!  That was some display of upper body strength!  I won’t be surprised if my little girl is able to move around office furniture with the mere push of her pointer finger.  Hee hee!  It looks like we’ll be frequenting this rock climbing venue.  Anything to burn the little princess’ abundant supply of energy.

Bulaga is like the English “boo”!  In the Philippines, that’s what’s often said when trying to sneak up to someone with the purpose of scaring or startling them.  I thought I’d combine the two words and come up with a new one…”Boo-laga!”  Hee hee.  It’s been a while since this blog has been updated…so boolaga comes as a fitting greeting as well.  Haha!

Speaking of boo and bulaga, let me show off Hubby’s and my handy halloween works of pumpkin art…

Not bad for first timers, ei?  The mini pumpkins are mine and the huge ones are hubby’s.  We’ve been living in the US for over two years now and it’s about time we conquered our fear of pumpkin carving!

The truth of the matter is, I volunteered hubby to participate in the “Pumpkin Carving with Daddy” activity in our little girl’s school.  To get ready for his public pumpkin carving debut, which fell on the Friday before Halloween, hubby “practiced” on Thursday night.  The result is that pumpkin with the skull.  What seemed like a daunting task turned out to be not so daunting after all.  This is easier than replacing Mopar parts…I think…well, maybe depending on who one is talking to. Hee hee.

It looks like carving pumpkins will now be a family tradition. Like I said…it’s about time.

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