Last Saturday afternoon, Baby J asked if we could go to Luneta to do this:
And up in the sky, the kite flew!
And when the sun came down, Baby J became a “soccer monster” like Pablo
Then we had dinner at the Blue Wave. But, instead of eating his food, Baby J went to the arcade to do this:
What a happy weekend!
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There are pictures which preceded this one that might depict a smiling Jadon. But, he might only be yawning. hehe! I am pretty sure that he was cheerful when this was taken on October 1, 2006 via Nokia 6300.
Two nights ago, Jadon said,
(pointing at Roney),
“Tatay is a boy.”
(pointing at me),
“Nanay is a girl.”
(pointing at himself),
“Jadon is Super Map!”
I was about to doze off the other night when Roney popped this question,
“If I would give you a Louis Vuitton bag as a Christmas gift…”
My shrieks drowned out the rest of his words.
Any bag is always welcome in my closet. But an LV bag would have the VIP seat, of course. Although I am not a bag hag like most women, I have nothing against a monogram leather over my shoulder, especially if it is a gift.
Anyway, pagkatapos kong mahimasmasan, and after Roney was finally able to finish the question (which I could no longer remember), the logical and not-a-bag-lady me intervened.
Times are hard. Baby Jadon might go to school next year. We might add another member of the family. We have bills to pay, house to beautify, car to maintain. Besides, I have no daughter yet to hand it down, if ever.
So, I told him that I would be happy to receive an LV bag SOMEDAY when our spare money would no longer be considered savings. But for this Christmas, I would be content to receive any gift amounting to no more than P10,000.00 (but not less than P9,000.00). haha!
Last weekend was memorable to our family. It was the FIRST TIME for Jadon to march on the red carpet as the Coin Bearer. The invitation to be a part of the entourage was a nice surprise. We really did not expect it from Glenda and Alvin. I hope that the blessings of God would always be upon them all the days of their lives.
Anyway, prior to the Big Event, we made sure that Jadon knows how to march. That is the easy part because he can already walk. However, upon reaching me (or his Tatay), he would just throw the pillow to us instead of giving it gently. He did it EVERYTIME we practiced. So, we agreed that we would go to the Sanctuary earlier than usual and practice there, hoping that he would not throw the pillow at the end of the aisle.
Also, I taught him how to smile showing his teeth. This was shot before we went out of the house:
Isn’t he adorable? This became our desktop background. However, when he saw it, he said, “Jadon crying”.
Hmmmm… Do you think he was smiling or crying?
So, when we got to the Sanctuary, we immediately asked for the pillow and practiced on the red carpet. All went well. But Jadon was really hurting my eardrums of his incessant talking!
First, he saw the tables. He said, “Eat! Eat! Eat!”
Next, he saw the salad bar. He said, “Carrots! Leaf!”
And then the fountain. And also the buffet table, where he said, “Open. Eat!”
Of course he also saw the beautiful wedding cake and sang, “Happy birthday!”
He would repeat all the words until you acknowledge that he was correct in what he was pointing at.
Anyway, during our practice in the Sanctuary, Jadon did the march perfectly. Except the part that he was not supposed to go on stage. He wanted to go up the podium.
During the procession from the door to end of the red carpet, Jadon was dropping his pillow just so he could pick it up. However, when he was on the red carpet, he marched on his own and did not attempt to go to the stage.
When the coins were asked by the Pastor, he went to the aisle to give it to him. The Best Man tried to get it from Jadon, but Jadon refused and said, “Give to the Pastor!”
And only when the Pastor’s hand was reaching out to him did he let go of the pillow.
Now, I really look forward to his next assignment 
This one came from Mandy.
Once accepted, the rules would be as follows:
1. Put the logo on your blog;
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you;
3. Nominate 10 other blogs;
4. Add links to those blog on yours;
5. Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs;
My Nominees are:
Mel gave me a smile.
I am doing the same to Mandy, Pat, Vina and Meeya. I hope they would smile at others, too.
Smiling is infectious,
You can catch it like the flu.
Someone smiled at me today,
And I started smiling too.
Toss this smile along to your friends who brightened up your day
or those whose days you want to brighten up.
Smile!
Each day is a wonderful reason to celebrate!
is what I need right now.
I am currently reading The Mom You’re Meant To Be by Cheri Fuller. I am still in my first few pages after two weeks due to the busy-ness of my schedule. But I do hope to finish it soon so I can move on to other books. I am sorely tempted to buy Raising Boys by Steve Biddulph and Raising Cain by Dan Kindlon which are on sale at Amazon.com and these 2 books are neither available at National Bookstore or Powerbooks.
I am joining Yen’s QOTW.
1. Have you ever wished you’re someone else?
Yep. When I was younger, I secretly wished that I was just adopted by my parents and my real parents were the King and Queen of some far, far away land. haha!
2. Can you say one nice thing about a person that you do not like the most? What is that?
That person has PR.
3. Finish this sentence. “Sometimes I can be…
so damn naive that I am not aware that people are already taking advantage of me.
4. Finish this sentence. “Compared to my real life self, my Internet persona is…
more sociable. haha! My closest friends see the outgoing me, but others might think I am not approachable at all.
5. Life dishes out pain from time to time. We can never tell. Loss of a loved ones, breakup of a relationship, etc. How do you deal with this pain?
I pray to God and release to Him all my pain and suffering.
6. Are you a leader, follower or loner?
I can be either one depending on the situation.
7. Would you rather blend in with the crowd or stand out?
Blend in with the crowd. I hate attracting attention to myself.
8. What do you take pride in? You can brag a little, or a lot more. It’s your day!
Despite the hardships, I came from good schools. And I was even a working student during my law school years in Rockwell.
9. When people pop their gum do you find it annoying?
I really do not care.
10. How often do you complain?
As often as there is something to fret about.
Snagged this from Issa:
::START::
1. Add your blog/s to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs. It’s okey if you only post this questions in one blog as long as you answer them.
2. Get back to ME and I’ll add your blogs to the master’s list HERE {Note that you are not ALLOWED to change this links and make sure to leave the exact URL.}
3. Copy from Start to End.
4. Tag as many friends online you know. But you don’t need to be tag in order to join.
Who played along:1. Music of my Heart 2. Me and Mine 3. Creative in Me 4. For the LOVE of Food 5. Little Peanut 6. Pea in a Pod 7. It’s Where the HEART Is 8. Around the World 9. Quicker8 10. Eds Mommy Life 11. My Precious Niche 12. Just Me.. Eds 13. Princess Vien 14. In The Spirit of Dance 15. A Pocketful of Happiness 16. 1 Twelve St. 17. YOUR BLOG HERE
Questions and Answers:
1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says:
“…is shown by an affidavit of such party or of any other person…”
2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?
Stamp Pad Ink
3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
CNN Today
4. WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what time it is:
8pm
5. Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?
7:49pm
6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
the whistling of the wind
7. When did you last step outside? what were you doing?
This morning. Went to work. Still in the office.
8. Before you came to this website, what did you look at?
Plurk
9. What are you wearing?
blouse and slacks
10. Did you dream last night?
No
11. When did you last laugh?
can’t actually remember
12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Papers, papers and more papers!
13. Seen anything weird lately?
define weird! haha
14. What do you think of this quiz?
ok, i guess.
15. What is the last movie you saw?
The Dark Knight
16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?
A Jollibee Franchise
17. Tell me something about you that I don’t know:
I’m sleepy… haha
18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
the breed of politicians
19. Do you like to dance?
Yep, but dancing is not into me.
20. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her? a boy?
My eldest is a boy named Jadon which is a Hebrew word for Judge, but we got him from the Book of Nehemiah who helped restore the Temple of the Lord
21. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Only if my family is with me…
