when mom speaks

How was your Halloween? Well, for us we had a blast! we brought the kids (my daughter and my two nieces) at SM Bacoor for the yearly Trick or Treating and Halloween costume contest, it was Olin’s second year actually, last year she was a little pumpkin and this year she goes to be a very cute and charming Butterfly princess!

We (together with my mom and sis) arrived at the mall lunchtime to meet up with my cousin and the kids, after we all ate we then proceeded to register the kids for the contest, well, we just wanted to get the loots and have some moment of stardom (we are not really hoping to win or anything) aka exposure! anyways, while the others are still in line at the registration area, the host announces that mall wide stores/shops are already open for the trick or treaters, so we then went out with the kids for the trick or treating hops… for two hours! my goodness we, the adults were oh so tired! but the  kids? they were still hyper as ever! they just simply love what they are doing! hopping from one store to another asking for candies and some other goodies! it was chaos! there were so many kids in full costume! but that deserves another post since I’ve took a lot of photos of kids in their awesome halloween costumes.

So there, after the trick or treating we then headed at the lower ground floor where the contest venue is located, and waited our time to come up on stage for the judges to see our little kiddos in costume! of course, stage mommy ako, I came up with Olin… kasi she doesn’t want to be put down during the time we were nearing the stage na, natakot ata sa voice nung host at nung mga ibang naka costume near the stage.. so like last year, stage mudrax ang drama ko! hahaha! so what ba diba? paki ko? eh sa gusto namin ang exposure mag ina eh! ahahahaha!

And yes, as expected we didn’t win… but it was ok, kasi those who won naman were talagang bonggang bongga ang costume and all! the winners for the fantasy theme (where Olin and my nieces fall under the said category)  came to be as DYOSA, with all the feathers and wide spread wings and all the works! At talagang tipong magwawala ang parenthood ng mga chikiting na iyon pag di sila ang nanalo-effect! ganun kinarir, ‘ika nga.  Yun Na! .

And yeah, she came home with candies and other stuffs too, but of course it was me and my sister who ate it all! bwahahaha! dinner at KFC afterwards and some Christmas decor shopping and candles for the following day All Saint’s day activity at the cemetery before we head home. Uber tiring the day was, but lots of photos and memories for Olin to look back when she grows up! makikita nya how super kikay her mom was and how supportive her Tatay, grandma and Ninang Tita was

Yes. I am getting there. Slowly but surely. You see, although its really hard, but I am finally on my way to it, paying my dues religously and keeping track on everything including my expenses and earnings. I really need to, since it has been ages the last time I monitored my finances. And to tell you honestly it took me to almost bankruptcy, big time, from all the shopping and other unecessary expenses. So now, what I learned is to know and be keen with my earnings and payables. To check credit is one of the good way to be able to survive when it comes to money talks. It is better to know your score as early as possible and as often as you can so you can actually monitor the ins and outs of your finances. That is why, it is such a good thing for credit companies to offer instant credit score checks for fast and efficient checking, that everyone would surely love to experience!

We were supposed to accompany my mom today at the mall, but I’ve been waiting for her call so we can prepare ourselves but it’s already afternoon and no call from her. Turns out that she totally forgot our schedule! mom is getting old and has been forgettting a lot of things lately, or maybe she is just so busy with a lot of things, you see, she manages a small store and everything in the house, thus making her forgot some of the other things, like our plan to go out malling!

So what we are supposed to buy? well, almost everything for the little girl! since mom promised her little grandchild a rocker, we are then is about to look one. I am also thinking of getting her an umbroller because she’s so heavy now and going places is such a pain on our backs already! I just hope to get a very affordable one, since we are still not sure if the little one will love the thought of her riding a stroller, you see, she prefers to walk and run lately. Also, we might drop off the big screen center and see if there are nice stuffs that my mom can tell my dad to buy once he arrives