The old man...

He may be a year older but he's still as fresh as a daisy ;) Hunky punky daddy!!!

Answered prayers...

Yipee, we finally got accepted to a couple of the Catholic schools we applied at for J. We didn't get in to our parish church school but at least we made it to the other two. Of course, we now have to choose between the two but still this is great news. J actually does not want to move to another school since he now likes the public school but the move is for his best interest. So, now we'll be spending a couple of days assessing which school suits us best.

Ah, it is nice to have some good news for a change. It has been really very stressful here lately... whew!

We'll go dancing in the dark,

walking through the park and reminiscing.

Was listening to some 60's and 70's station. They were playing all of the good'ns. So, I thought I would scan a couple of the black 'n whites we had laying around.

This one goes out to the oldest sisters :) Pictures of when they were young heh heh...

I am guessing this one's from 1989 (Only because it's the only time I remember taking B&W pics). Looks like we were having a garage sale to boot...

This one's a little less sepia... I believe this one's from slightly before I was married which puts it about a mere 8 years ago. Maybel before the weight of the working world crushed her spirit! :)
You younger sisters will have to wait until I find some more pictures. You wouldn't want me to do what "J" does to me now would ya?

-P

Double-True!

Just 'cause, another "Lazy Sunday" is coming to a theater near you soon!



Here's a shout out dedication to Jam-master J - Planet J)!


If only they had "Jackie Roger Junior's $100,000 Jackpot Wad"!

Arithmetic

J and I has been doing simple math every now and then but he started showing more interest to it lately. It all started when he went for a class visit to one of the Catholic schools we are applying at. During his visit there, they apparently did some reading and math and he said he didn't know the kind of math they were doing and that sparked his interest in math. We started solving together simple arithmetic on the white board and now he has asked me to give him problems to solve on his own. We are just using the counting system approach as of now...( counting up for addition, counting down for subtraction and counting multiple times for multiplication)

Here's the problems he solved today...

Spring

I apologize for our lack of things to say here lately. Our schedule is mostly just about accomplishing tasks around the house, trying to get in to the Catholic schools, immigration paper works of my folks and sister Rhiza, Kindergarten school activities, and a lot of work for Pat.

This weekend, we went to J's school carnival. He was skeptical during the week to go because he thought there will be clowns at the carnival and fortunately, there were no clowns. He tried several games and did a bit of rock climbing too. He has been more open to trying new things lately and that is all good. It normally takes him a while to try new things and so it is great to see how he has progress on that aspect. On Sunday, there was "Peace" Art exhibit at church and some kid craft stations. I helped at one of the crafting station for an hour while the two roam around to check out the exhibit and do some of the craft. In the afternoon, Pat and J went on a bike ride to the park while I did some chores and a bit of decorating...yipee!

As for getting in to the Catholic schools here, we won't hear from them until April and we are again not too sure if we are getting in. This is our last year to have a better chance and so we are definitely crossing our fingers.

My folks immigration paperworks is coming along just fine. Most of the hold up right now is coming up with the money to pay all of their fees. It is pretty crazy but we are hanging in there. I probably should get a job soon though...whew!

Anyway, the next weeks will be the same story for us ... we are hoping we can squeeze a little bit of home renovation in our budget sometime. We are anxious to get our floor projects done - that'll be nice! For now, we'll just take it easy.

Cats up Anyone!

Hey, I know those kids!