Miracle Sundays: Grateful

It's my birthday today! I wanted to have a nice lunch celebration with family, but I've been having fever and severe asthma the past few days. I haven't gone out in the past two weeks and the test is negative, so it's likely just severe asthma due to the bad air quality. I really wanted to finally see my Mom, but for safety we're isolating again. 

The past few months have been challenging. The boys are well now and I'm still around to create more memories with them. It's almost ten years now since I had heart surgery and my doctors told me just before I went home they almost lost me back then. They've been quite fascinated on how I'm able to bounce back. 

It is a miracle brought about by faith and loads of prayers. I remind myself everyday that there is so much to be grateful for, never mind that I can't function like I used to. What's important is I still have time to create more happy memories with my family. 

And to celebrate my birthday, I thought I'd list ten things I'm grateful for:

1. My family for loving me and being the best support system in the universe.

2. My friends who always know when I need cheering up and providing kwento about the outside world. 

3. The surprises my friends send me. It's been hard to lose weight from all the food they keep sending, haha. 

4. Mom being okay. I was worrying a lot about my Mom because of the bad air quality. She's been unaffected. She has lungs made of steel. (Got mine from Dad).

5. Kuya, for being him.

6. Nosy neighbors who have been providing a lot of entertainment online, haha. Gais, chill lang kayo.

7. The person who has been cleaning up the foliage next door. Hope that helps alleviate the caterpillar issue. 

8. The yellow vented bulbuls who visit us everyday. 

9. Grab riders.

10. Everyone who prays for me. 

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Together Again on His Birthday

Sweetie has finally ended his self-confinement. It's great because it's his birthday today! He was already waiting for me at the dining table when I woke up. We split a doughnut while ordering lunch. We decided to get Din Tai Fung since we haven't tried that here.

 

We gave Miggy his share and settled in the maker room to eat. Miggy will be out by Saturday. By then his cough should be gone. We miss spending time with him in person and I miss his hugs. Well, we should all be back to regular programming soon. 

Happy birthday Sweetie!

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Another Unique Birthday

We were supposed to be at a family vacay this week to celebrate Sweetie and Miggy's birthdays. We were so excited and I even bought sun screen haha. Well, as always, we have to be flexible about circumstances. The boys are still in their own rooms until their cough gets better. I do hope Sweetie gets out tomorrow since it will be his birthday. 

I was looking forward to an in-person celebration since we missed Miggy's birthday in the past two years. We were stuck in Singapore. We just ordered food for him and sent a huge balikbayan box of stuff haha. Well, we'll just make up for it next week. 

To celebrate Miggy's birthday we just had food delivered. I thought if we can't party together, we could have an individual feast! I also had three gifts for Miggy. I surprised him by giving it to him in three drops, haha. I even wrapped it for posterity. 

Tomorrow will be Sweetie's birthday. Maybe it'll be a bit different if he decides to end his quarantine. Well, we'll see how things go. 

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Postponed Birthday Plans

We were supposed to go on our first family vacay next week. We wanted to celebrate Sweetie and Miggy's birthday out of town. The boys are much better now except for a cough. We decided to postpone the trip since the doctor advised it's better to isolate until they finish their medication. It's just the regular flu, but we're treating it like a contagious illness since we're still in the middle of a pandemic. They both don't want me to pick it up. 

Birthday lunch at Marche 2019

I hope they'll be out by their birthdays. It would be a bummer if I couldn't even hug them! I wanted to at least have a nice dinner at home with our parents, but for safety we'll just do it later on. What's more important is for everyone to get better first so we could enjoy our vacation. I'm grateful that the resort allowed us to re-book without charges. 

I just remembered, the last time we celebrated their birthdays together was in 2019! We were still in Singapore then and celebrated by dining at our favorite restos, Nana's Green Tea and Marche. This year we'll just order some yummy food and stay home. What's important is we get to be together again for our birthdays! Yay!

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