'Tis The Season

A very good morning to everyone! Woke up at 4 am today to attend the final Misa de Gallo in our village. Feels really good to have completed the 9 consecutive dawn masses, a Novena to Mama Mary, the mother of our Savior. Now, I am most definitely ready for Christmas.

So, before it gets crazy busy in our home I would like to wish all of you, my blog friends, a very Merry Christmas. Thank you also for your comments and suggestions. I enjoy reading them. Knowing that my creations are appreciated by many all over the world really makes me happy. You guys are just awesome!


Here's my last Christmas offering for the year 2010. I made them especially for my friends. I sprayed some shimmer mist in the cardstock to make them more elegant and Christmassy. Too bad the photo didn't capture their twinkle and glimmer. Sigh!


My inspiration for this piece was the gift I received from a friend. She gave me some moist and chewy Food for the Gods that were bundled up in red Japanese paper and gold mesh then tied up with raffia, paper & organza riboons. It was so pretty that I was tempted not to open it. Hahahaha!!!


Well, that's all for now. Enjoy your time with your families and friends. Life is good!

Fair Weather

Wow! Can you believe it? Mr. Sun is actually beaming down on us today. This is defintiely a welcome respite after a week long of gloomy skies, howling winds and torrential rains brought on by Super-typhoon Juan (international code name: Megi).

Many of our "kababayans" in Northern Luzon like Cagayan, Isabela and Baguio City were greatly affected. Many of their homes were submerged by the flood waters and their livelihood of rice and corn crops destroyed. Sadly, many even perished.

According to the weather forecasters, another typhoon, codenamed "Katring", may enter the Phillipine territory by this afternoon. So, before it arrives, here's a bright and cheerful card to help us enjoy this wonderful weather.


I just love the bright colors on this paper. They remind me of the tropical flavored Skittles which are my son's favorite. Immediately after I saw them I knew that a fun and quirky card is the only way to go.



Did I succeed?

Busy As A Bee

Hi friends! Hope you're enjoying your National Heroes' Day holiday. Long weekends are just the best! They usually mean sleeping in and lounging in your pj's doing absolutely nothing to me. Sadly, I didn't get to do any of these last Saturday and Sunday because they were filled with my children's activities....a volleyball game, a dentist appointment, preparing for a debutante's party and chaperoning eight very energetic 9 year old boys to a bowling and laser tag party. And today will be no different.

Well, I think these flurry of activities have taken their toll on me. The rains in the afternoons haven't helped one bit, too. I went to bed last night with a terrible headache and aching bones. I totally felt like a sick dog.


Wait a minute! Aren't these signs of aging, too? (sigh! sigh! sigh!)

Lunching Ladies

It's always nice to spend the day doing nothing but having fun with friends. Today was spent exactly that way! Some of the ladies from my Tuesday-Thursday badminton group came over the house for some tinola (chicken ginger soup), pancit (noodles) and inihaw na baboy (pork barbecue) with ensaladang talong (eggplant salad) for lunch. Afterwards some tried their singing prowess at the Magic Sing while others played mahjong.

Of course all good things must come to an end and ours came at 3 pm. Like Cinderella we all had to go back to reality and go about our wifely and motherly duties.

By the way, I'd like to thank Ana again for the beautiful roses she brought me.


See how lovely they are.


Oh, and look who else is enjoying them...

What Color Are You?

Are you a red?

Maybe a green?



Could you be an orange?



Or possibly a yellow?

Election fever is up in the air. Soon the Filipino people will have new elected leaders who will hopefully take them to greater heights and provide them a better future. So, come May 10, 2010 exercise your right and vote wisely.