Squabbling

I managed to pull myself together to water the plants today. I know they miss me a lot already and I know they need TLC from my absence. 

Anakin was unimpressed

When I stepped out the neighbor's angels were talking about washing dishes. The funny thing is it soon escalated to a squabble on the proper way to clean a dish. I got a bit scared because their voices were getting louder and louder. I mustered a loud AHEM and they promptly stopped. I was scared they might start hurling stuff at each other. I didn't want to get hurt in case things went crazy. 

After a few minutes, Sweetie found me and I whispered to him what happened. I guess they heard his voice because they dispersed and brought their discussion inside. 

Oh well, just another day in the neighborhood...

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Zzzz

Still recovering 😔 

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Unwell, Again

Honestly, I don't know what triggered it :(

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Sweetie's Rubber Stamp Collection

I own a few rubber stamps. Most of them are rubber stamps related to crafting and I have a Christmas rubber stamp set from Papemelroti. Before the pandemic hit I bought a pack of Frixion stamps, but I only used it daily when it rained like crazy last July. I've been using the small Starbucks planner and I can only use small rubber stamps for it. My rubber stamp collection doubled in the last few months, but I couldn't find the right "gardening" stamp. 

And that's why Sweetie busted out his collection. I was amazed with his collection because of the different themes. He has letters of the alphabet, months of the year, celebration stamps, and shapes you can use for journaling. His second box has space for more rubber stamps, so I might park mine together with his collection (except my Frixion stamps which I use everyday).

Oh, and, I finally found the right gardening rubber stamp. :)

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Remembering Loved Ones

It's All Souls Day today and a chance to pray and remember happy memories of our loved ones who have passed. I remember them everyday and happy memories always pop up especially when I'm scanning old photos. 

Early this year I also lost my childhood home. Every single part of it is gone because it was completely demolished to give way to a new home. When I close my eyes every nook and cranny comes up in my mind. I remember the hallway where the altar used to be. It was where we'd pray the rosary as a family. Sleeping beside my Mom on the floor in their bedroom where she taught me how to pray. 

The dining table where we dined everyday. My Dad would always prepare my special nilaga rice with toyo. He would also crack open crabs for me and prepare a special calamansi dip for me. The dining table was also where we'd lay out food whenever we had gatherings. The sala also always served as the Christmas gift center. That's where Tito Tony would call out names for gifts. 

Things changed when my parents converted the garage to a lanai. Since it was cooler there, that's where all the gatherings were done. It was where my Dad "held court" and he'd stay there to read and write while Mom was doing some gardening. I was the last child to move out and that's probably why I still have a very clear memory of every nook and cranny. 

My childhood home was well loved because of the many people who lived in it. It witnessed the history of our family and those memories will stay there forever. Mama Lola, Dad and Mom, Titay, Tito Ben and Tita Ming, Tito Tony, Tito Mon and Tita Lydia, we love and miss you and pray you're all watching over us and partying up there!

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Halloween 2026

We participated in our village's trick or treat for the first time. We prepared a small bags if genX favorite goodies. We put in more snacks than candies. I figured neighbors would probably give out a lot of candies.

It took us almost two hours to prepare 100 bags. It was gone in less than 30 minutes! Haha! We were still preparing the table when a swarm of kids arrived. It was crazy!

I wasn't able to take good photos of the various characters the kids wore. There was a rubix cube, a ghost nun, PokeBall, Spiderman, a myriad of monsters and a Jedi. There was also a dog wearing fairy wings.

It was fun and proof that there's a lot of kids around us. We enjoyed the day and even our cats came out to investigate what was happening when most of the people left. 

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Last Day of October

October flew by so fast! It was a challenging month for me since I had so many asthma attacks! I'm not sure if it's the air, pollen or my lungs just being fussy. I had the worst attack last night, ugh.

We were so busy the whole month hopping from one depot to another. We have been working on our lighting requirements. It was honestly harder than procuring bathroom fixtures or tiles! It's not yet complete, so we'll have to make another Depot run.

We capped the month by preparing some goody bags for the trick or treaters. It was fun and now I'm just resting to make up for the flurry of activity we had this afternoon.

Happy Halloween everyone!

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