Silver Medal For Math Quiz Bee

Would like to congratulate my eldest daughter, Chloe, for placing 2nd in their Math Quiz Bee held this afternoon at their school. She got Silver Medal for this contest.

I usually attend my child's competition at school but today I wasn't able to because I have prior commitment. Good thing that Chloe understood. But by God's grace she won and I was so proud of what she has achieved. Thank You Lord for the blessing, thank You Lord for guiding Chloe and for being there for her always.

And to my dear daughter Chloe, Thank you for everything. Always know that I am sooo proud of you. Continue to study hard and pray always to God. I love you anak!

Exam's Over!

I am so glad my daughter's second quarter exam is now over. She arrived home early today and was also happy that her exam's finished so that she can do "whatever she wants to do". Right now, she's at our living room, watching Smurf on TV. She told me that she will use my laptop later because I also promised her that.. sigh (okay, fine). But I will let her ~ but with limit, of course.

Like every mom, I am proud with my daughter. But still during exams, I reviewed with her to make sure she really understood her lesson. But am amazed that she can recall her lessons very well, even with the minute details. Sometimes, I worry that she might forget it. But she always assured me not to worry and that she's always excited for the exam. Yet I told her not to be overconfident =)

So far, her difficult subject is Filipino. It's hard for her to understand Tagalog right away. It's because she speaks English at home while me and her dad speaks Visayan and that's all she knew. So, I sometimes translate Tagalog into English or Visayan (or Bisaya). But when I received her test paper for Filipino, she usually got only 1 or 2 (or sometimes 3) mistakes. I told her that it's okay. I don't want her to become perfectionist also although that's what she's aiming. As long as she understands and passed the test, it's fine with me. But I have to admit that deep inside, I am jumping for joy when I see her straight A's on the report card.

I am just glad for her. Her achievements meant that I did something good, too, hehe. It's a reward to me. I never received a medal during my school days so what my daughter achieved now is more than just a medal or a trophy to me (",)

Happy Occasion

I posted some pictures in my other blog. Anyways, last March 29, 2011 was Chloe's Recognition day at her school. She got Gold Medal and I made sure to attend her important day. I was very happy with what my daughter achieved. And next school year, she will be in Grade 2.

Chloe and me while waiting for their program to start. I wore my favorite color red for this happy occasion =)


Striking a pose with another proud mommy


Putting on her 1st Honor Medal


With Chloe's proud parents

...and a picture of Chloe wearing red with her favorite baby sister, Zoe =)

One Word Meme

Got this tag from Amy and Niko. Thanks for this gals!

1. Where is your cell phone? Bag
2. Your hair? Black
3. Your mother? Loved
4. Your father? Heaven
5. Your favorite food? Seafood
6. Your dream last night? None
7. Your favorite drink? Coke
8. Your dream/goal? House
9. What room you are in? Bedroom
10. Your hobby? Singing
11. Your fear? Snakes
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Abroad
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. Something that you aren’t? Plastic
15. Muffins? Choco
16. Wish list item? HongKong
17. Where you grew up? CDO
18. Last thing you did? Eat
19. What are you wearing? Shirt
20. Your TV? Sony
21. Your pets? None
22. Friends? Few
23. Your life? Stressed
24. Your mood? Ambivalent
25. Missing someone? Dad
26. Car? Vios
27. Something you’re not wearing? Slippers
28. Your favorite store? SM
29. Your favorite color? Red
30. When is the last time you laughed? 6pm
31. Last time you cried? Weeks
32. Who will resend this? Dunno..
33. One place that I go to over and over? Mall
34. One person who emails me regularly? MIL
35. My favorite place to eat? Shakey's

Rule: Answer the questions, USING ONLY ONE WORD! It’s not as easy as you might think! Copy and change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It’s really hard to use only one-word answers. Be sure to tag the person who sent it to you!

My Awards

I got these 3 awards from my dear friend Amy of Amiable Amy and Business Matters. Thank you very much for giving me these awards, lovely Amz! You deserve all of these awards, too! Your blogs are very interesting and informative that made it as one of my favorites. Thanking also Mommy Journey for including me on her list!

Passing these awards to all best bloggers out there ;-)

Friendship Chain

Got tag from Amy & Cecile. Thanks so much for sharing and for remembering me. But thanks most of all for the friendship!

~~Begin Copy~~

This is the easy way and the fastest way to :1. Make your Authority Technorati explode. 2. Increase your Google Page Rank. 3. Get more traffic to your blog. 4. Makes more new friends.
Rules :
1. Start copy from “Begin Copy” until “End Copy” to your blog.
2. Put your own blog name and link.
3. Tag your friends as much as you can.

Best Mom

I got this beautiful award from Chubskulit of Rose's Obstacles and Glories. Thank you for considering me as one. Being a mom is my greatest occupation and it is very fulfilling. I thank God for giving me Chloe and I pray that I will be able to instill in her good values and proper decorum. And I hope she will not get my negative traits, too.

The rules: 1. Show the award logo in your post. 2. Pick a picture you have with your kiddo(s). 3. Post should include your best experience as a Mom. 3. Nominate other blogger mom's out there that you consider the best mom, like yourself.

Passing this award to all Kikamz, Ane, Anna, Dharlz, Luv2x and all mommy-bloggers out there. You all deserve this award!

Cheer Me Up!

Times like this, I need somebody to cheer me up. I thank my dear friend for this cute set. Glad to know I found a friend who loves watching anime as well, haha. Actually, I only got addicted to Itazura Na Kiss and Hana Yori Dango anime shows.

Thanking Kikamz for this tag. This really cheered me up!

An Irish Blessings’ friendship proverb:

May there always be work for your hands to do,
may your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine on your windowpane,
may a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you,
may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

Life is Grand Award

This award is from the cutesy little one, Samantha. She is actually tagging Chloe but I decided to post it here or I might forget to post it again. Thank you baby Sam from Chloe.

I got this Passionate Blogger Award from Cecile. Thank you for putting me on the list, too.

And I don't know what else I am suppose to do, hehehe. Actually, I got so many tags but I can't kept track on them anymore. Just wanted you all to know that I am grateful for all your tags because it means to say that you remembered me ;)

Happy Valentines Day to all of you!!

Triple, Fabulous and 6th Folder Awards

I got this triple award from my blogger friends, Madz an Bonnie. Thank you so much for including me on your list ;) I think somebody also tagged me on these awards but my apology, I can't seem to recall who was it. Been trying to blog hopped yesterday and tried to search on their posts - but couldn't find it, hehehe... Whoever you are, pasensya na ha. Thanks..

Here are the rules for the recipients:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

This award was from Donabel. Thank goodness I found this one, hehehe. I know she sent this to me weeks ago but I got busy. Thank you Dona for considering my blog fabulous. Oh, fabulous new blogger friend, Ghie, also included me in her tag. Thank you for your thoughtfulness ;)
Another Award that I received early this month was from AnnaHayes, the 6th picture folder tag. Here's what I found on my 6th folder on the 6th picture - My 2nd older brother, Kenneth, holding my 1 year old Chloe. Oh, my brother's wife just gave birth to a baby boy the other day and I would like to congratulate the new parents!

Rules of the game: 1. Go to your computer's Picture Folder or wherever you store your pictures.
2. Go to the 6th Folder and pick the 6th picture.
3. Post it on your blog and tell a story that goes with the picture.
4. Tag 5 glorious people to do the same thing and leave a comment on their blog telling them about it.

Passing this tag to all bloggers. Feel free to grab and post ;)

My New Year's Resolution & You Make My Day

At the start of the year, we always love to make a long list of New Year's resolution. A New Year's resolution is a commitment that an individual makes to a project that is generally interpreted as advantageous. I don't know if I could keep up with the things I listed below but at least I will try to do it. Anyways, I got this tag from these 3 pretty ladies: Donabel, Maria, Demcy and Amy (and I guess there's more to come, hehe).

The rules: Once you’ve been tagged by someone, share your 12 top list New Year's Resolutions and then tag other people to post their own lists, too. Ok, here's my list:

1. Practice self-confidence
2. Be patient
3. Be optimistic
4. Sleep early at night
5. Wake up early in the morning
6. Control temper, hehe
7. Always look at the bright side
8. Be more understanding
9. Face the challenge
10. Learn to accept mistakes
11. Read knowledgeable books, haha
12. Don't procrastinate

And how would you feel if somebody would tell you that 'You Make My Day'? Cool, isn't it? Cecile included me in her tag and she sure made my day every time she visited my blog! Thank you, Ces, for being so thoughtful!

I am sharing these awards to Ane, Kringle, Dharlz, Bogie and all the people in my bloglist and other bloggers out there, too. Your visits always make my day!!!

Gift, Laugh and Love

Days before Christmas, I posted here that my husband sprained his ankle badly. He took a leave from work and spent most of his time recovering at home. So on Christmas Day, he told me he would have to take a rain check on his Christmas gift for me. I didn't think much about it anymore because what was more important was his health. Well, lately he was able to walk without his crutches and since he was so bored at home, he wanted for us to go out, with me driving the car, of course. We went to a store and told me he would buy the thing that he promised me...

That's a scanner, all right, hehe. It's a Canon LIDE-100.

I actually have so many memorable pictures that I wanted to post. The problem was, those pictures were taken before the digital era, hehe. Well, thanks, hubby, for this wonderful gift and I do promise to take good care of it ;)

Well, this is also an opportunity for me to scan and post the Laughing Stock of the Day meme that Niko and Kikamz tagged me before. Since I went to my mom's place, I took one of my old pics. I don't know if this is considered a Fun picture... I think it's more of a weird picture because my daughter did not recognize me on it. This was taken in Butuan City and I guess I was still 12 years at the time it was taken. :)

And oh, speaking of meme, I am posting Spread The Love Award, too.

This is from Cecile of Small and Simple things. Sorry, it took me a long time to post this, hehe. In fact, I digged it up from her old post, looking from one blog to another until I finally found it, hehehe. Well, I am Spreading The Love Award to all of you! You can grab and spread it to others, too..Wishing you all a Happy New Year!

Hubby List Award

I've been tagged by the pretty in love ladies, Rose, Demcy and Kikamz, and now it's my turn to post this one ;) Sorry, it took me time to post because I was looking for our good-ol-pic, hehehe..

Can you remember the day you first met your hubby?

Yep, Uhuh

When was that?

We were introduced last week of May. But we were not friends yet. I was busy minding my own business and he was busy minding his own, too

First impression.

Snobbish, shy, fair-skinned and nice-looking fella ;)
Were you friends before he became your bf?
Not really. As I've said, we were introduced by May but that was all.
We got to Really say Hi by August.
He took notice of me and I took notice of him by end of September.
Middle of October, we got to talk a lot.
Early November, he asked for a date ~ twice.
And by our second date, we were officially a couple :)I posted our story before, click here to read it

What was the sweetest thing he did for you?

Sent me flowers and chocolates on Valentine's Day
Never forgot important events in my life
What are the things about him that you are thankful for?

He adores me
He loves me and Chloe
He provides our needs
He supports my decision
He doesn't have any vices..
well, except his computer and playing his PSP and PS :)

*Now the rules are simple. 1. Pick your sweetest picture when you were still friends and post it on top of the questions and answers. 2. Another pic now that you are together post it after the questions. 3. Share to how many friends you like. 4. Enjoy doing it c: 5. Let your hubby read it too c:

Now, I'm going to pass this award to my sisters-in-law and bloggers at the same time: Bogie, Anna and Kringle and blogger friends Luv and Ane

Wonder Woman Award

When I am not blogging, I'm usually tied up with my wifely and motherly duties. I used to be an office worker before but when I stopped working, I got married and soon gave birth to my daughter. Few months after, I went back to school, took another course and finished it after 3 years. But, as of the moment, I am a SAHM and proud to be a Sahm! It's actually the most difficult and challenging job but things paid off when you can see the result of your labor of love. And despite our very tiresome job, at least, we own our time and we're the 'boss' at home! wehehe.

Anyways, Soul Anchor made this set for me at Polyvore. Wow! I finally got an award that was specially made for a Wonder Mom Like me. I'm so honored (with eyes closed)... and I think I deserved it, hehehe ;) At least, somebody recognized my talent.

Thank you so much, my dear friend. You're a Wonder Woman, too!

May all strength be upon us!!

And to all wonder bloggers out there, just feel free to grab the award. And please do visit BookLovers'Charm @ Polyvore to see for more sets or designs.