Happy Mother's Day!

Meg's class had a spring performance a couple of days ago and here is one of the songs that they did. They're so cute! Enjoy.

Our stuff got packed and picked up yesterday.

We're still at the house, we loaned furnitures, the essentials. The house is so empty right now. It echoes. When you sneeze, it sneezes back at you. We have a week left at the house, after which we'll be staying at the hotel for 4 more days and then... we fly.

Right now, our form of entertainment is the laptop, music & playing cards. I've thought Megan and Gary games that we used to play back when I was a kid, like Unggoy-unggoy, bridge & I forgot the name of the other game. I've also taught G tong-its & pusoy dos.

I'm not sure exactly how I feel. I'm excited to go back to the states but I'm dreading living in Nebraska.

two more weeks!

Surprisingly, we're not stressed out. I even have a time to play a new game, Harvest Moon, A wonderful time. It's like living 2 lives.

What have we been up to? Posted new photos in flickr from Easter Egg Hunt (which wasn't much of an egg hunt. The youth center hosted the event and they had 4,000 eggs thrown around the playground. Megan had fun with the bouncy castle and the slide, though. When she got back from the egg hunt, her and the neighbor's kids, did their own egg hunt.)

Megan had her field trip at the Butterfly Park. They had some other animals, they had snakes and a tarantula. Megan was scared and me, too. I hate snakes!

Megan, American Idol Season 30!

I'm so restless.

It's the anxiety that comes with moving. I've been slowly going thru our stuff (what needs to be thrown away or donated) & cleaning the house. We had our pre-inspection a couple of days ago and fortunately for us, the inspector was happy with the condition of the house. I have heard so many nightmarish story about pre- & final inspection that I expected this guy to give us such a hard time, instead, he just said we can pretty much move out now and we'd pass the final inspection.

I need some sort of a project to keep me occupied. I keep checking our calendar making sure that I am not forgetting anything. I'm trying to make this move as stress-free as possible. I can't read right now. I keep re-reading a paragraph. My mind is somewhere else.

I just want this over and done with.

Finally!

I finished Monte Cristo! Grabe Mone, super-kapal. The last time I read a book that thick was probably back in high school pa. Now, I understand why you want the book's ending. And I also rented Gankotsuou, Episode 1. We'll watch it tonight.

So, aside from Monte Cristo got the 2nd quilt done. It's now in Megan's bedroom and I finally hung the canopy/net. Now, Megan has that princess bedroom that she has always wanted. Although, we just have a month left here. Exactly a month.

I've been busy, getting rid of stuff that we don't use na or stuff that we just hang on to just because. We seem to have a lot. Nah! We're still not looking forward to moving to Nebraska but we are welcoming the change. Megan borrowed a book about Nebraska and we were reading it last night. It stated that during spring, there are tornadoes and thunderstorms!

She started crying, she doesn't want to move to Nebraska anymore. She's such a scaredy cat. She doesn't want to learn how to ride her bike without training wheels cause she's afraid to fall and same with roller skating. Luckily, we've managed to ease her fears about tornadoes. She'll try and borrow a book about tornadoes, so we'll know what makes a tornado and what to do when there's one.

She's so -- I don't know the word I'm looking for -- overprotective? She insists that I watch the pot when I'm cooking cause "You're not supposed to leave your cooking, Mama.", things like that.

We were watching this movie, forgot the title, but at one point, someone caught fire and Megan was yelling at the TV, "Stop, drop and roll! Stop, drop and roll!" I just have to laugh. She's so weird.

Gary & Megan have a new favorite.

Beef Caldereta. I tried chicken but they prefer the beef. It's really very simple, as long as you have the "Mama Sita caldereta mix". I know, cheater! I don't know how to make it from scratch but it's really good. I used tri-tip roast beef, it doesn't take long for the meat to get tender, then add cubed potatoes. When meat is tender enough, add cubed carrots. Gary doesn't like his carrots all mushed so after a few minutes I add the green peas, red bell pepper & the caldereta mix. Bring to a simmer. After a few more minutes, the sauce will thicken. Oh, it's so good!

*sigh*

We have a flydate: May 19. May 8 & 9 will be packing of our stuff. May 15 or 16 will be our last day in the house. From that date until we find a new house, we'll be living in hotels.

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Awww!

I don't know how to properly use a thimble. I know you're supposed to put it on your finger or thumb but it's too bulky (I think that's the word I'm looking for). It makes my finger movement awkward so I don't use it. And I'm poking myself with needles & pins everywhere. I'm typing with 8 fingers. I pricked my left & right middle fingers. Last week, it was my right thumb.

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Originally uploaded by m3nch13.

Almost done with the second quilt. I have enough left-over fabric to make 3 throw pillows. Yes, I'm going quilt-crazy. I promised myself that after these are done, that's it for quilting. I enjoy doing it. I just don't want my house full of quilts. Maybe I can make a baby quilt for my niece or nephew. I wonder when that will be. =)

Megan said no more stories but she didn't say anything about movies =)

I have a new project.

Quilts. I've finished one but it came out too small. Now, I'm making a big one, the size of a blanket. It will be Megan's blanket. That's what I've been up to.