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Wishes

Happy New Year!

I thought there is no LP today because those who celebrated New Year are still fast asleep. I was awake around 5am, I blame this on my body clock.

My first post for this year is about wishes symbolized by the candles we lighted last night.

Every candle has its own color and interpretation.

Before we (hubby, our son and I only because our oldest daughter went back to bed and our yungest daughter won’t wake up)  had our New Year meal, my son asked me what candlecolor I prefer. I answered “Green” because it represents money.

He asked me if this is for the food expenses, school expenses and gas expenses for me t be able to go to work. I said “Yes.”

I didn’t know he asked hubby the same question and that we had the same answer.

He said something which surprised us both.

“I like blue because it means PEACE so that everyne is happy and no one is figting each other. Its LOVE (pertaining to the candle that burned the fastest) because the first candle that melted was pink. Its love for us.

Hubby and I looked at each other and kissed him.

I wanted to cry then, out of joy and shame.

Thoughts for 2008

2008 was a special year for me.

The children had less sickness and we all learned a lot about each other as we spend more time at home due to gas price increase. Now that the prices are lower, we resume going back to our Sunday activities.

There are so many things to be thankful for, be these negative or positive.

I have just written a while ago,

being grateful is a big thing, because when you are, you still see these things as blessing and life lessons to be learned

Career-wise was still the same and if truth be told, I have had some painful moments to keep me company but I will not dwell on these moments.

I am thinking of taking some risks since I feel I have been complacent for long.

My online activities became better. I have created two more blogs including this one where I was able to write topics that may not interest others but I have written things that came from my heart.

Virtual friends became good personal friends with a common goal: to help other mothers like us in the never-ending quest to become better at what we do.

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A New Bike!

The kids got their Christmas gift a week earlier before Christmas: a new bike (which they had to share since we still have a bigger and rarely used bike which belongs to my eldest daughter).

Biking in the house ain’t fun so we bring this bike if we go to my hubby’s family home where  the streets are much safer to navigate than those in front of our house.

Here is my son, guiding his bike as he gets ready to tackle the wide roads of our favorite weekend place, that place where we go walking in the woods on Sunday mornings, and/or have picnic,  and/or go to hear mass.

Just the perfect place to learn to ride a bike, which is like a bikers’ “heaven” during Sundays.

How Was Your Christmas?

Christmas has come and gone but the memories are still fresh.

We posted about ways on how we could possibly spend a  Frugal Christmas without sacrificing quality.

We shared about Christmas traditions.

We shared our fondest memories of Christmas when we were younger.

So now the Weekly Question asks:

How was your Christmas?

My answer:

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Christmas Vacation

Yeah, Christmas vacation is extra long this year. From December 25th till January 24th.

Another yeah, this is absurd.

The banks are closed too, except for some who saw fit to conduct business. I am also concerned about the production side. How would we fare with the supplies especially when the holidays “demand” we get these for the food to be had? Companies are required to pay these workers more which will further give them more cost that what is necessary. Oh well, their problem, not mine.

Sure, bonding time with family is going to be reinforced. But vacation time means:

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