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MOMI LEARNS| With love, change is possible

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Uy wag mong murahin. Linisin mo na lang hehe.  (Don’t curse.  Clean the mess.) Told you he won’t change overnight or he won’t change period. Either you will accept, adjust, or kill yourself with anger.

Instead of properly addressing my concern, I turned to a friend to complain. Of course, she can’t do anything than comfort me.  Perhaps comfort is what I need the most more than change.  After all, they all say that you can’t train old dog new tricks.

I do not know how to put it nicely.  I do not feel being nice either-

My husband grew up giving importance to putting food on the table first than cleaning the table.  He isn’t at all bothered with any mess around.

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MOMI LAUGHS AND CRIES| Songs for mama

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Have you heard someone say “We take photos as a return ticket to the moment that is otherwise gone?”  I do not know who said that piece but I like it.  Gives me enough reason to look into my files and document moments and even memories.  Here is another beautiful story of the past.  Date written:  May 14, 2012.

My mother bought a big piano for the boys.  I thought the boys would just play the piano whenever they feel like touching its keys.

I was wrong.

Less than a week after the piano arrived, Second son let me hear “Best Day Ever.”  It is one of the songs in Spongebob Squarepants. When I asked him how he learned of the notes, his plain answer was “I just played along with the song and tried to find the scale that matches the melody.”

MOMI LAUGHS AND CRIES| Songs for mama

MOMI LAUGHS AND CRIES| Songs for mama

 

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MOMI SMILES| Life moves so fast

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Project in HELE:  design your own shirt

Things to bring:  old or new shirt, sewing kit, design materials (ribbon, buttons, etc)

Five years ago

I gave to Firstborn my old shirt.  I told him to think of ways on how to design the shirt.  This is how he sees the shirt to be:

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MOMI SMILES| Congratulations to our Math Wizard!

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Another unpublished post; drafted last March 3, 2014.  It was a first time for my Big Bunso to join an Inter-School Competition.  He represented his school for the Mathematics Challenge.  Our man placed third among 3o plus contestants.  Big Bunso is now in Grade 6 and he is still hoping he gets to represent his school again for the Math Quiz Bee.  Among all the subjects, his favorite is Mathematics.  

For months, he undergoes training.  He doesn’t complain.  Instead, he would happily relay to me new Math discoveries and new formula learned.  He is so enthusiastic and would count days leading to the big day.

March 3 is the big day.  The auditorium of Our Lady of Fatima University in Lagro is jam-packed with students, faculty members, and parents from different schools in Quezon City.

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MOMI DISCOVERS| Why we love Pop Tops

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Kids are often easily encouraged to try something new because of its packaging.  They would all the more clamor for more after discovering its delightful taste.  Such is the case with Pop Tops, Australia’s favorite kid’s juice drink.

From the bottle to the juice, Pop Tops is a kids beverage designed to entice the young ones with its taste and packaging.  Each Pop Tops comes in a handy-lunch box sized 250ml serving.  It is perfect for little tot’s drinking needs and even for moms to carry in their purse.

Well, not all juice drinks are created equal.  Pop Tops can easily outstand other kids beverages because of the following:

MOMI DISCOVERS| Why we love Pop Tops

MOMI DISCOVERS| Why we love Pop Topspop

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MOMI LAUGHS AND CRIES| Big Bunso’s stories, new discoveries, and new friends

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Time flies real fast.  As I am now back to blogging after three weeks of rest (I just gave birth to our fifth boy), I find this unpublished post from my draft page.  I couldn’t stop laughing as I read each entry.  Then I find myself crying.  My Big Bunso is now a graduating grade 6 student, not anymore that innocent and full of questions and stories kind of guy.

Let me share with you what brought that laughter, tears, and smile –

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MOMI SMILES| benefits of having siblings

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The good thing about having a sibling is that there would always be an extra hand to offer help on either household chores or even on assignments and projects.  Bunso was extra thankful to his kuya Firstborn for helping him with his Filipino project.

Bunso needs to create a patalastas / announcement.  I mentioned to him before that I will not help him with his project but he could always approach his brothers for help.  His kuya Firstborn was kind enough to accommodate him.  They researched on the internet about ways to create a patalastas, brainstormed together, and made a mock-up presentation.  Later, after having their mom’s approval, Bunso started with his project.  To make it more interesting, husband provided wood stand for the cartolina to stand on its own.

MOMI SMILES| benefits of having siblings

MOMI SMILES| benefits of having siblings

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MOMI TIPS| What is Jaundice?

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What is Jaundice?

“Our baby has jaundice. Jaundice is the yellowing of the skin and eyes caused by too much bilirubin (a yellow pigment produced during normal breakdown of red blood cells) in the blood,” Bunso said matter-of-factly. He never forgot what he learned in Mr. LJ’s Science class. The subject matter — common diseases of the liver — must have been too interesting for him to remember.

yael with jaundice

Yael’s very expressive eyes all yellow no more after three weeks.

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