This little one is happy today.
Her Term 1 Assessment is done! It has been two days for r all her eight subjects.
Four subjects for each day. The good thing is, there’s a free day in between to allow them to rest, recharge and study for the next batch of subjects.
Bravo DML!
We have been busy roaming around the past days that we forgot our goal to see the beach as much as we can. Yet, we live near one and so there should be no excuse ;)
So here we are at our favorite beach, a ten-minute walk from our house actually, LOL.
Aren't we so lucky?
This is meant for June, done on a September, : D
Sush is now shoving my hand away because she wanted to take another route going downstairs. She now knew options. It sting a little, knowing that my baby girl is not anymore baby and can now think for herself.
Am I dreading her new-found independence? Yes. Made me think of how many more years before she will eventually let go of my hand.
As Moms, this makes me happy and sad. I now feel a little of a Mom’s heart the moment they become empty nester. :(
I'm still obsessed with going to the beach every month, for hopefully a total of 12 beach time this year.
So we went. But it did not happen without a warning from our neighbor that our public beach is infested with jelly fish. I still said "okay".
When we arrive, I was expecting not seeing anything because the usual jellyfish that I see is just white in color. However, this time, the ones floating are very small and its a LOT. Just staring at it made me have goosebumps. It looks itchy! I never seen those types before.
But Sush and Nat still found a way to enjoy the place even with what little they have and a friendships they create along the way.
Don't blink!
This video is not for the faint of heart. You will even notice that I did not react anymore, there is no urgency on my side for him. This is my daily scene, his hurried, careless act that always puts him in danger zone.
Raising a child whose energy seems to have no limits can be a constant challenge. There are days when I question myself, worry if I’m doing enough, and quietly wonder if everything I’m seeing is simply part of who he is, or something I should be more concerned about.
And in those moments, I’m deeply grateful for the men who I met at work, or co-parents, who have raised sons themselves. They have a way of saying, “It’s okay. We’ve been there.”
Somehow, those simple words carry so much weight. They calm my anxious mind, ease my worries, and remind me that raising a boy is not always meant to be understood from the pages of a book. It is sometimes learned through patience, experience, and simply letting them grow.
Since it falls on a Monday, it was fit for a planned escape. Many months prior, I have been eyeing Catigbian Mountainview because of how it looks in pictures from other people's travel. Lush, greens, flowers, semi-forests, and a pool. With two kids, what they have is a perfect combination for us.
So, off we went! What was encouraging about their FB page was the prompt responses. When I said that I would like to book on this specific date, they never asked for an advance payment. That in itself tells me a lot. It was a legitimate page.
I booked for just a night stay there, how I wish we could have stayed longer though. But we were also wishing to go to Gia's birthday the next day, so we cannot stay longer.
From the moment we step on the restaurant, I already know that the owner is a dog-lover. There were statues of dogs within the restaurant. I was in awe, it was overlooking the vast land planted with flowering plants, mainly pink and orange in color, a happy place to watch.
It also has three pools to choose from. A mark says "Healing Pool". I learned later on, that it was because the water has white particles which is in itself - a magnesium, the owner explained.
From the place, we experienced forest-bathing and just be surrounded and calmed by nature. The pool was also contributing to the kids' favorite and happy moments.
I reminded them to always pause, stop and smell the flowers :)
Catigbian Mountainview is located in Purok 7, Mahayag Norte, Catigbian, Bohol.
