D survived his first week

Ha! D survived his first week in Pisay, from waking up early to sleeping late at night, he seems fine with the schedule so far. D said he gained a network of new friends. His teachers are nice and kind.

Once, he got lost looking for the library, but he said its fine with him and he added that he is optimistic that soon he'll familiarize himself with his new surrounding. Hmmm, very positive outlook, eh?

Hopefully, in the days to come, all will work out just fine, of course, with God's big help!;)

ready or not?

Finally today is THE day when D is moving out from our bedroom to his own sanctuary after 13 years and 11 days of sleeping with us. Several times have I asked him if his ready to move out or not but his constant answer is a plain and simple, "Yes, Mama, I'm ready!" Ouch!

You see, D is an only child, thus consequently, I cannot bear to have him sleep in another room. I don't know but I just feel safe and peaceful if I see him sleeping in our bedroom.

The furniture-maker just delivered a nice custom-made bedframe; the bed foam is thick and comfy and the beddings all starched and scented; the black out curtain is hung; the faint smell of paint still lingers inside the bedroom; i guess, it's time...

"I'll get used to the idea, eventually," is all I can say to myself. Hahaha! I am having some dramatic moments again. I could feel the lump in my throat and my eyes are heavy with tears... If only hubby can see me now...hahaha! But honestly, Im sad. My baby is all grown-up. No matter how I try to freeze time, it ain't gonna happen. Reality hurts.

So, i guess, the question of being ready or not is truly for me and I should answer it with enough courage and confidence...

Hard as it is, my reply will always be, "No, I'm not yet ready."

your kindness counts

I brought D to school today. D and his class are putting together a class newspaper tomorrow. They need advertisers to fund the printing of the paper today.

Having no one to turn to for the advertisements, I asked some mommy-friends if they are willing to advertise or be sponsors of the paper. Yes, all of them are homemakers like me; no company or office to advertise, yet, without any second thoughts, all of them agreed to. I was quite speechless of their generosity.

Thank You!

I really appreciate you,

Your helpful, giving ways,

And how your generous heart

Your unselfishness displays.
I thank you for your kindness,

I will not soon forget;

You’re one of the nicest peopleI have ever met.

By Joanna Fuchs

A simple thank you poem for all the moms (Cherry, Janet, Jen, Karen, Lala, Mommy Nora, and 'Te Vangie) who willingly became advertisers of THE LAUAN BULLETIN. Truly, your kindness counts. May God return the favor to you a thousand fold. Thanks, over and over again. ;)

a beautiful problem

It was last friday when we learned that D passed the qualifying entrance test for Philippine Science High School. He is now qualified to enroll should he decides to.

We are still waiting for the confirmation if D also made it to the Ateneo de Manila University -High School Dept. If he makes it, he, then, has the option to enroll as well.

What a beautiful problem we might face!

We, as a family, should really pray about it. We need God's wisdom on this. We want to hear right from God. D is our only child and of course, we only want what's best for him. We want him to learn and experience a lot but not to the extent of sacrificing his joy for the things he loves doing.

Friends, please include us in your prayers. ;)

D's best friend is JM

D's best friend is JM. Their friendship started when they were still in the first grade. JM was new in school then. D, being the chatterbox that he is, found another one of his kind, in the person of JM. They probably hit it off then. And they still do until now. They are not classmates because one teacher said that they can't be together in one class or else... a sound machine is in the offing.

D and JM are both very intellectual boys. Together, they join competitions, losing some but then winning in national levels. They both write for their school's official newsletter, Luntian. There is no competitive spirit between them because whenever they are together they don't talk about school and stuff. They just enjoy talking about basketball and other sports.

Last Monday, D woke up not feeling well. He has tummy-ache but we need to leave the house early because of the yummy-mommy christmas party that day. When we arrived in school, I asked D to go straight to the school clinic and rest first. I went to the canopy (school's canteen) to meet with the moms.

After awhile, I decided to check on D at the clinic. Surprise, surprise... JM was there taking D's BP. He told me that D might have a high BP reading because of D's headache. Aaaaawww... I was so touched by JM's act of concern for his friend. I thanked him and then asked him to look after D while he's resting. Willingly, he said yes. D is so blessed having JM as his best friend.

I hope that they will remain best of friends forever. May God seal and protect their friendship!

Friends are our angels here on earth.

;)

"a star is born"

December 6, was the play date of "A Star is Born," a school production directed by D's English and Tree-atro teacher. The cast is composed mainly of tree-atro members.

D was the narrator.

It was actually a musical play.

The children did a lot of singing and dancing.

Hubby and I watched the play twice. The message was simple yet it rocked my inner spirit. In this day and age, one can easily be sidetracked by the material things that surround us. And, with the onset of global economic crisis, one can readily forget the true reason why we celebrate christmas. It is not an accident, in my opinion, why christmas is called christmas. The first six letters shout out loud its true essence -- CHRIST.

I hope this christmas season, whether in austerity or extravagance, Christ will take the center stage of all our celebrations. After all, He is the greatest STAR to be born here on earth.

Peace to all!;)