Please let the classes begin--- soon!

The problem with the kids being on a vacation (overly extended in my opinion) is that the house is ALWAYS IN CHAOS. Don't get what I mean? Well for one, Kyle wakes up at an ungodly hour of 5:30 and switches on the TV that of course wakes up Sophia who turns to the other room to conveniently wake up Mischa. With that of course, you've got no other choice but to silently cry over the 30 more minutes of sleep you just lost.

It doesn't end there of course.

The Return of the Giant Mangoes

The giant mangoes are back with a vengeance! They are bigger, heavier and yummier this year! :) At first look, you might mistake them for large avocados but taking a closer look, you'll see that they are really just humongous mangoes. To give you an idea of how big they are, I'll be posting a few more photos.

I'm trying not to be cheesy but it's for you mom

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It's funny how my feelings towards mom has evolved through out the years. As a little girl, I have always leaned on my mom for almost everything. Teenage years were more than a handful for mom as I've tried to rebel and get away from her as much as I could. Now, as a mom myself, I have come to understand some parts of my mom's inner workings.

Follow through

Three days ago, I asked Kyle to take his afternoon nap. Being the five year old that he is, he didn't do what I asked him to do. For two hours, we engaged in a power struggle-- him trying his damnest to be free from the very difficult task of sleeping and me trying to convince him otherwise. I was even surprised when he threw this verbal punch at me "If papa was here, I won't be even sleeping he would let me play." Having heard that, I thought "Oh yeah? but you see papa is not here." Trying to act bigger, I bit my tongue and refrained from saying that out loud. I gave him an ultimatum instead that if he doesn't take a nap that day, he won't have his Xbox and PSP privileges for three days. Perhaps he thought I wasn't serious about it or maybe he thought I'd get distracted and he'd still have those privileges, he agreed.

Mother's day recollections

It offends me sometimes when people judge me when I tell them I stay at home to take care of my kids. A few years back I would have judge another mom who chose to do what I do today. After all, my plan was to start a career and be quite successful in it.