second thoughts?

After spending days boxing our stuff, the husband is having second thoughts about moving. And it is making me upset. I do not know if he was serious when he said we should just look for a house here in the South and go ahead and buy one instead of moving to another state. This after he spent months convincing me the latter is the best thing we could do to save more money. He has not mentioned it again but I am not sure if the idea is still in his head. Sometimes this guy makes my ulcer act up with the notions he gets. I am hoping he will not cancel our reservation for a truck tomorrow. If that happens I don't know what to do. I am thinking, since we are already packed and almost ready to go we should just go ahead and move. Should we find out in the future that we like it better in the South than anywhere else we could always move back. Provided we have the money. Well, I will let you all know what he will decide tomorrow. I hope we will have a safe trip if we go through the plan of moving. And that the house we want is ready and waiting for us.

cleaned the yard

The husband wanted the yard mowed before we move out of the duplex. Since he can't do it, I told him I will which I did. I mowed the back yard first and then I rested for about an hour (I was so tired and thirsty, okay?) and then mowed the front yard. I was being half-generous so I mowed half of the other unit's front yard. Just half because it looked awful and the landlord already has a for rent sign in the yard. I don't know why she did not mow the yard at all while she was here last week to work on the other unit to make it ready to rent out. This has been something that is bugging me since we started house hunting too. It seems like the landlords are so eager to rent their properties when they did not even take the time to make the place look decent. I mean, how hard is mowing the yard when you will only do it while the property is empty? Enough of that, I was having a good time mowing that I did not even complain. Now, that rarely happens but it did today. But then I was just trying to help while the husband who was looking for electric bulbs to replace the bulbs in the living room ceiling, which he found out was a Sea Gull lighting, since all four of them quit working a week back. He could not find anything so we have to run to the store to buy replacements maybe tomorrow. I still have a lot of cleaning to do but I will try to do it one at a time because I have been running everywhere doing everything at the same time that it is hard to finish anything. If the husband did not remind me I was mowing the yard I would not have finished today because I was busy doing something else while I was taking a break. At least that part is done. Now I have to start doing something else.

distraction

I am coped up in our room at the moment updating my blogs and doing everything else at the same time. The husband said I am crazier than ever. He may be right, lol. I have to close the door to our room so the little man will not bother me. He got tired of playing with Nick, Jr. that he leaped in bed (where I am "working") with me and wanted to play. He did not want me to get on my computer so he tried to sit between me and the laptop while I was doing my thing. Now my online life is important even if I was just reading pronexin reviews if ever, that I don't want to be distracted. I mean, I only spend a few minutes at a time online anymore. And I have not had internet for almost a week that I need this now. The husband, bless him, called his son and distracted the little man while I finish what I am doing. That means I will have to be short so I can play with him if he still wants to play. And then it will be off to bed for us all. Good night!

tall!

The little man is growing fast. His father commented on his being short and had to retract that statement because he noticed that his son is actually taller now than just a few weeks ago. We suspect that this spurt happened after he got sick. He is not as skinny but his legs and arms are longer and he looks like the little man that he is. Now I have to set aside my fear of having a short child. This means I don't have to think about hgh releaser which I always think is what people with short stature needs to grow a few more inches. Although I think it has other uses as well. Back to the little man, he is now also not as giving when it comes to kisses. He only gives me kisses from time to time unlike before where he used to shower me with kisses whenever I asked. He even wiped his face after his grandfather's sister kissed him which earned him more kisses, lol. He is still a sweet boy though and everybody in the family loves him. Now if he will continue growing tall every day, I will be one happy mother. That is one thing I hope he will have aside from good health and a good future.

i want food!

Since I am not feeling good, my appetite is affected. I mean, in a way that I am hungry but I don't know what to eat to make me feel better. Or what to eat that will encourage me to eat more. My mouth is dry and my stomach is just rumbling away. I know I need to think of something to fix and quick if I don't want to have bad headache (again!) caused by not eating on time. This is one those times I missed the turo-turo (food stalls where cooked food is lined up in a counter and people point what dish they want to buy which the vendor serve either in tables she put up or on to-go bags) back in PI. Food is easily accessible where I came from and if a person does not want to cook yet craves for certain food all that person has to do is run to the nearest turo-turo and get what he wants. Oh, I long for those days when I can do that and not have to worry about cooking at all. I even hope they will have that here in the US but then I know there will be complaints if somebody does it. A lot of people agree that it is not sanitary but a lot also agree it is cheap food and sometimes tastes good. It does serve its purpose. Now I better get off here and start fixing that food so I can have something to eat. See you all later.

i feel awful

This running around town looking at houses is taking a toll on me. I am sick all the time. Yesterday, I took several medicine because I was feeling awful. My ulcer acted up since I only ate little and we had to be at several places in one day. I have a cold and a very bad headache. Today my body ache everywhere I decided to stay indoors to recuperate. I know before long my face will start breaking out with pimples but thank goodness there are medicines like acnepril to cure acne. Although I hope I will not have to use any of that. Maybe I will get lucky and not have a breakout but the way I am feeling right now I won't be surprised if I will. I am not taking any medicine today, just let my immune system do its job. I am so looking forward for the move to be finalized though so we all can stay in one house and stay in there until we get bored out of our wits :)

choices

We looked at several townhouses in the last few days and eventhough I have worries about the stairs, I am starting to like these cute little homes. The husband and I want a house to rent in but we could not find any in the area we want to live so we have to scratch that. I could live in a townhouse, I think. If nothing else, I could use the stairs to get fit, lol. We found one we both liked and we already put in application hoping we will get approved. They asked us all kinds of information that I was not comfortable giving away but we did not have a choice. The husband kept on muttering he should just buy a house and forget renting. But we have not decided where to really settle down and we still have things to wait and do so we might as well rent first. It is not an easy feat but I think we will be fine. The townhouse we like has new carpet put in so we are guaranteed it is clean. It also has a deck in the back where we could have a space for a table and maybe a grill. I have seen other tenants' electric grills already out and ready to use. We probably will get ours should we get approved. Anyway, we are still waiting for the news and I hope it will be a good one. I already picture our furniture in that townhouse if you could believe it. We will have to wait and see how the application goes.

house hunting

We are going to look for rental homes in the next few days. I think this it it, that we are actually going to move out of the duplex. We already talked to the landlord and we are getting things ready which means most of our stuff are in boxes already. We are finally moving out after over two years. We already have a place in mind and what we need is an affordable house to rent in that particular area. Hopefully it will not be hard to do. My main requirement is that the house has to be cable-ready. The rest the husband and I will have to talk about and hopefully agree on. We hope to be near family this time which I hope is a good thing. There was a minor drama concerning the husband, his siblings and their mother but I hope it will be resolved soon. I would hate to move near relatives only to realize we are not going to be happy nor safe. After all, the reason we are moving is that the husband wants to be near his family to/for help should there is a need. We will probably be busy and I will be out most of the time in the days to come but I hope to be able to tell you about our progress. I am torn right now. I like the idea that we will be near the husband's family and I will be near Filipina friends but I also will miss this place we have been living for over four years. It is hard to let go because it means letting go of fresh seafood and the beach. I am hoping the husband, the little man, and I can afford to come back for visits in the future.

choices

A cousin who is an MD in the Philippines is here in the US working as nurse. After a couple of years working as a doctor she decided to take up nursing, took the board exam and passed, then applied for nursing jobs in New York where she has been working ever since. She had to take another exam when she got to New York though. Probably an equivalency exam so she could be an RN here. I am guessing she gets good pay because she has visited PI several times already and has been helping her family as well. I hope to be able to visit her one day so she could see my family. Also, to see what New York looks like. I only read about the city and what I read I like. We just have to come up with the money :)

bookmarked

The little man has bookmarked a store website in my computer. Every day as long as he is using my computer he checks on that site and look at toys he like. He has pretty expensive choices for a three year old which is scaring me, lol. I told him if he is good I might just buy him one of the toys he favors on his birthday. Not before. It could be after if I do not save enough and we will let Daddy buy it for him for Christmas. I don't get it why toys have to very expensive when everybody knows that the toys will just end up in the trash after so much use anyway. Kids cannot be trusted to be easy with their toys. I grew up playing with toys that my cousins and I found from the neighborhood. Nothing fancy nor expensive and most were pretend toys. And when I got bored with that I raided my father's print paper and markers and whatever I could find which always resulted with mom running to the store for more office supplies before either of us got into trouble. Maybe I can delete the bookmarked page and buy the little man crayons and coloring books instead. It is cheaper and it will be good for him to practice with his writing skills. Let's hope he will not remember the website or else I will really have to buy him that toy he wants and be out a good sum.

a very good Filipino dish

While searching for the English word for kinilaw I stumbled on the word Ceviche which according to Mr. Wiki is a citrus marinated seafood whose origin is being disputed between Peru and Ecuador. That is the closer definition I think of the kinilaw I grew up eating from my native Leyte. I used to compare the dish to Sashimi when the husband asks what I am fixing. To tell you the truth he is quite horrified of the fact that I eat the fish raw. He always ignores the fact that the cut-up (in cubes) fish is actually swimming in vinegar and lemon juice not to mention salt, onions, tomatoes, and ginger. It is a very good and satisfying, when you pair it with rice, dish which I crave from time to time. I fixed my own kinilaw yesterday after I purchased a pack of salmon steak from the store. I was inspired by what I saw from my friend's Facebook page so I decided to fix my own and it turned out to be very good. I ended up eating too much rice and fish which probably add a couple pounds on my already plump figure but I don't care. Not yet anyway. I am happy that I get to eat my favorite dish although I have to use previously frozen fish which would have horrified anybody from PI, lol. Next on my menu is a recipe I asked from a blogger friend. Should be pretty soon when I buy the right meat.

foresight

The husband bought me a new laptop over a month ago. He said it was my gift for all occasions this year, lol. I said okay so as to avoid further argument but make no mistake I will still await for presents when those special occasions come. I put it back in the box it came with because I did not really thought I needed to use it just yet. My old Toshiba is doing good. What I was not counting to happen was for the old laptop that the little man used to act up. Aside from stalling and slow loading (he has been really patient with that) the screen started just going blank on him while he is using it. This usually results to ugly tantrums and so I make him use my computer instead to make him happy. The next day he goes back to his old computer and the same thing happens. It is like a vicious cycle. To make him happy I let him use my old computer now to which he has not have any problems yet. He shouldn't as long as he will not slam it down or anything like that. If he is on my old computer though that means I cannot use it. At all. I try not to start an argument so I leave him well alone. Now I am using my new computer and I thanked the husband for buying this for me because if he did not it probably would get ugly between me and the little man. Thank goodness for the husband's good thinking :)