Winding Creek Circle

Snagged from Alpha (too sleepy grabe I need more!)

56. Do you use hairspray or gel?
Neither.

57. Describe your favorite meal.
I am fond of tomato-based pasta and pizza. ~ parang ginagaya ko na lang mga sagot nya ha. Hahahah!

58. What color is the inside of your head when you close your eyes?
I think I’m seeing black.

59. Ever listen to classical music?
Yes.

60. Have you ever said LOL in real life without thinking about it.
No thankfully I havent.

61. Do you find you use Internet language when writing notes IRL?
Not really. My mother will kill me hehehe

62. What songs would be on your ideal CD?
Old songs. R&B

63. Say one thing you learned today.
Patience, patience and more patience.

64. What is the best present you’ve ever given someone else?
I gave my husband two adorable kids

65. What is the best present someone else has ever given you?
My husband gave me two adorable kids :P.

66. So hey, what’s your full name?
Mary Agatha A.

67. Describe yourself while drunk.
Loud.

68. How big are the windows in your house?
Too many. Id like to explore laughlin hotels though - I heard they have great windows!

69. Do you wear a watch?
No.

70. What’s the kinkiest thing you’ve ever done with someone else?
Secret. Hahahaha.

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{Blog Experiment} from Yen.

RULES:
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 {YEN} and I’ll add your blogs to the master’s list here!
3. Tag as many friends online you know. But you don’t need to be tag in order to join.

QUESTIONS:

1. I posted this experiment at URL: http://windingcreekcircle.com

2. I posted this on date (day, month, year): Friday June 2008
3. I posted this at time (24 hour time): 5:59AM
4. My posting location is (city, state, country): Amadeo, Cavite, PH
5. My blog is hosted by: YaniHosting by Amore
6. My age is: 27
7. My gender is: Female
8. My occupation is: SAHM trying to work online
9. I use the following RSS/Atom reader software: FeedBurner
10. I use the blog format to post to my blog: Wordpress

11. I have been blogging since (day, month, year): June 2003
12. My web browser is: Firefox
13. My operating system is: Vista

Participants: 1. Me and Mine 2.Creative In Me 3.Little Peanut 4. Pea in a Pod 5. Sugar Magnolias 6. The Salad Caper 7. All Kinds of Me Stuff 8. Aggie Scraps. 9. Winding Creek Circle 10. Mommy Talks. 11. Your blogs.

Tagging the MBAPs

Now, I need to help my aunt research about My aunt, however, is actually trying to ask me for help about NC health insurance.. Ciao

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Life in the Suburbs
Day 4 - June 20, 2008

I needed to work online for most part of the day. Martha has been a pain, but Matthew is really torture. I really need to keep my cool because I tend to snap a lot. That’s not good.

Had a nice talk with a friend who visited.
Im trying to keep my sanity (and grace).

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Im have been having serious scrap-hybrid itching. I have organized my hybrid supplies and even found some Thermal labels I dont need. My Dad will sure need them.

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So a friend of mine and I got into chatting what would be the perfect time to have another baby. Most of my friends and relatives are having (or just had) their firstborns (most of them are in Martha’s batch). So since most of them are two years old, the talk of making another one is natural. I would love to have babies - I actually want many of them - but sadly, I have to admit that I cannot take care of so much without going mad! I am so inspired by mothers who seem to still keep it cool and look fab even if they have 5 kids under 7! I might also run out of baby girl names :D.

So what is the plan? We want four or five. But the Baby Number Three will appear when Martha is four or five and then Baby Four and Five just a year after (But who am I to make plans. I just hope I wont get preggo anytime within the next TWO years hahaha!)

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Living here takes a lot of getting used to - transportation after 10PM if you are commuting is hard, water supply is every other day, garbage collection is zip|nada|nil, but the thing is you learn to adjust, cope, adapt. One of the many things though that I love is how clean the air is here, and how, even if it is hot, it is not really humid - you just feel hot, but the heat doesnt eat you up. Ever since we got here, the kids havent been sick at all. They are actually thriving. If we were in Manila, Im sure that by this time the kids are sick because of the changing weather. I cannot afford an EcoQuest air purifier but wouldnt it be nice if we had one in the city? Again, it is not about living in the city per se, but living in the area we lived at.

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It’s not over yet if you ask the kids. We still get requests for swimming trips, especially from the big boy (I believe he is half-fish). It is a good thing there is a very nice pool where we can get in for free, so maybe we can go there this weekend or the next. Martha is not really that half-fish like her brother as it takes her a while to get used to the water temperature, LOL. But Im sure with the correct “props” - waterball, lifesaver, floater, etc etc. - Martha will not be dreading going into the water. Matthew is getting bronzed, and his color is just awesome. But Martha….hahahaha. She is really getting dark! Even if I slather a whole lot of sunblock every hour she still gets so tanned as if I applied discount tanning lotions than sunblock on her! Im still yet to scrap all the swimming pictures I got from this Summer - I want to make them into an album actually.

Let us see. I have three Shutterfly albums on the 24th that I can order for free.
Heaven help that I dont get lazy

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Life in the Suburbs
Day 4 - June 19, 2008

Sunsets + Grandparents + KFC + Shrine

1. It was nice. We got to go the Shrine and visit my parents. I also had time to pray. I so wanted to go to vigil but the kids need to be tucked in bed by 9PM (Matthew actually). I need to device a plan next week. I need to have some quiet time with the Lord.
2. I practiced shooting in manual mode. Got some nice pictures of the sunset and the kids walking with some shots of Lola and the kids. I want to, next time, capture moments. Now to practice being obscure.
3. KFC = playtime for kids.
4. The only downside of the day was Matthew’s tantrums. I really need to learn to control them. It is not that my son has ADHD, he is just very sensitive and moody.
5. Plans for NCLEX | Nursing | Teaching is being thought over. I have been dreaming about medical id tags. I hope it comes to fruition this year.

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Just so you know — I didnt miss a day Im just late Hahaha.

Life in the Suburbs
Day 3 - June 18, 2008

We went to Manila, supposedly to have Martha checked. BUT we did the wrong move and ate at Aristocrat first then went to UST to find out the doctor has left already! *dumb dumb dumb*. Oh well, at least I are Aristocrat Chicken BBQ again! Yiheee. We bought Matthew rubber shoes and Martha some Dora Slippers which she picked herself (only to find out she switched the sizes so we got the smaller one at home!).

Random Comments:
1. I really cant live in Manila anymore, well not in Manila per se, but Dimasalang. Too crowded, too noisy, too hot, not peaceful. Siguro nasanay na ako dito talaga.
2. Parang kumukulo ang tyan ko pag nakikita ang SM. I wanted to eat Red Ribbon, Chowking, Pizza, Waffles, Mango Shake, etc etc. Tawa ng tawa sa akin si Edil.
3. GAS!!!! Oh my GAS talaga! A full tank of diesel is now 900, whereas last May it was only 600. Grabe.
4. I dont miss Manila. I guess I just want to have some me time in a mall but not really stay in the city.
5. Malayo pala talaga ang byahe. Hehehe.

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Life in the Suburbs
Day 2 - June 17, 2008

The highlight of the day was when Martha was visited by a manghihilot. She still had fever for most part of the day and when I was ready to go to Manila today to have her checked (We even made plans already) - I thought of getting her a manghihilot baka kasi may pilay sya.

Dont get me wrong. As a medical professional, Im quite wary of things like these too. But Martha has no colds nor cough, is active. Save for the passage of watery stool thrice a day (which I think is because of some viral illness) - she is OK. But she has been having fever since Sunday and when fever lasts longer than three days - it is not good.

So screw me. The lady said Martha has pilay at her back. She proceeded to massage the princess while the brat screamed to death - she perspired heavily (cold sweat pa) immediately after. And a few hours later, the fever was gone.

And she had energy to last her until 3AM watching and dancing to Barney *sigh*.

Now I have no sleep.

The low-key, but equally nice, moment was talking to Edil for an hour over the phone. Nice times. Night owls talaga kami. (Baka maging habit na ito).

And can I just say = Matthew was been sleeping at 8-9PM for two straight days! A huge accomplishment for the Big Mommah!!!

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Life in the Suburbs
Day 1 - June 16, 2008 (night time)

I have yet to learn the virtue of patience.

I pray that I will have it.

Yesterday was a rough day. The princess was running a fever and was extra clingy and grumpy and the prince was asking for attention as well by being hyper and making fun of his extra grumpy sister. I think I snapped out of anger so many times that by 7PM I was ready to call it a night. I was mentally tired already.

The prince slept at 8PM surprisingly while the princess, with the calming effect of Calpol, was hyper until 11PM. I was so exhausted I wasnt able to do my stress release activity - scrapping.

I talked to the husband for 3:46 (I have a call summary feature on my phone). It’s hard for us because we are not texters nor talkers (ever since) so keeping in touch needs effort. I text him once a day, given we dont have any emergencies (money-wise usually), worth 3 messages (it’s long) and he calls (or I call) and we do the usual how are the kids routine. Maybe I need to be sweeter? (By the time I typed that out Im cringing already) - I guess maybe on my part Im expecting him to call and be the more active party - I have the kids, his FAMILY IS HERE - he should communicate with us all the time. Yet I forget that he is busy making a living, no matter how seemingly insignificant dining out with doctors are (ugh, I still have a long way to go to accept some things).

Communication is the key for all relationships to work.

Be patient. Communicate.
Action plans for today.

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