suddenly summer

i knew the first quarter of 2011 was gonna fly by fast, butnotthisfast.


yesterday, i realized, wow, its summer. philippine summer. and today i noticed it was almost 6pm and it was still light outside. 


except it doesn't really feel like it because we are busy getting on with all the things that need doing. lately we have been:


~ buying plants for our garden. our helper E has been using the 3rd day of her 3-day work week clearing the back garden of debris (rusty nails! broken bottles!), trimming the grass and such, and BBB and i have been encouraged to buy some plants to put in. in the back of my mind, i am planning how to dig them up and haul them away for the next time we move. we have purchased a over Php 2000 of various bits like peanut plants, sampaguita, mayana etc. some for blooms, some for color, some for smell, some just because. 


~ trying to get to the LP's pedia to get him a clean bill of health. amoebiasis is not a joke and we wanted to make sure he is all clear. and yes he is, except stool tests indicate he needs to restore his good bacteria. fortunately, he is rediscovering yogurt. he was off it since feb. and he got his booster for the pneumoccocal virus today. jab in the arm. did not cry, but he did give the doc a nasty look to say "what the heck was that for?!" check-up and jab was Php 3500 


~ inquiring about Gymboree's summer program, which is 3x a week (1.5 hours each) from april 25 to may 21. i had thought to make his Gymboree days more frequent in preparation for nursery school (which is 4x a week, 2 hours per). an i guess we are going to do that one. the summer program is Php 9300 for 3 weeks


~ and in preparation for Gymboree nursery school in June, we had to bring LP in for an assessment. which he passed. duh. he is interested in things, can follow instructions, and etc. despite being under 2 years old by june, which is their main requirement.


~ EB the painter/carpenter all around guy has been busy making 2 wardrobes for me and BBB. BBB and i figured that the cost of having 2 custom made is the price of 1 of these store bought ones we don't like. we're talking Php 10,000 for labor and materials for 2 EB custom wardrobes. and because fussiness can be in our blood but dressing out of giant plastic storage boxes is driving me insane, we went for the custom option. it is nothing fancy, but it works. and one day i will post pictures in this blog. 


~ and LP has been busy playing. our helper E has a little boy who is 5 years old, and her youngest daughter is around 10. we don't mind her bringing the kids around (so she can keep her eye on them rather than leaving them home alone) because LP then gets instant playmates! all around fun. and some peaceful work time for me. but i still get up every few minutes to see what they are up to. this house is too big sometimes.