love and family life

This was taken last week after the snow storm. We did not get this much snow but the next town did which I thought was odd. I took this picture while we were on our way to visit relatives. Isn’t it pretty? It was a very cold day but the beautiful scenery more than made up for it. I always look at things differently I figure if something comes up that I don’t like there should be another something to balance it. Hence the picture of a beautiful landscape on a winter day. I actually took more pictures but I decided to post this one because this is my favorite. It might sound insane but I actually hope for another day like this. The husband will probably kill me if he knows because he has come to hate snowy days. I think I prefer this weather than the turbulent days of Spring.

I love shoes. It is one of my addiction. I don’t collect them, I buy them then use them until they are worn out. But I like variety to choose from so I buy more. I don’t just buy shoes for me, I buy them for my family too. When I see shoes I always think about how my husband or my kids’ feet will look like wearing them. The husband calls me crazy but I have known that a long time ago, lol. When I told him I want a certain pair of black reebok pumps for the little man he was shocked. He asked me if it isn’t too much to buy an expensive shoes for a five year old knowing he will just outgrow it right away. I know he is right so I am not arguing. The shoes just looks so nice and that I know my son will look good wearing them. I don’t even know if they those shoes in kids sizes at all. Maybe when he is a little older and I have saved up enough money for that particular shoes (and if the style is still available) I will get him a pair. Sadly, it is not possible for now.

My father wants an electric drill. He asked if we can send it to him through the balikbayan box we are going to send to them. I don’t know if it is allowed in the box nor do I know if he will have any use for it since most electric tools here are 110 volts while they use 220 in the Philippines. He assured me that if the tool is allowed in the box he will still be able to use it since he has a converter he got from mom’s brother. I still don’t think I will send him one though. He might have to buy this one at a hardware store in PI instead of going through all the trouble of getting it here and having it shipped. He will be better off buying the tool where he is at because even if he said it costs more there in reality it does not when you figure out the shipping cost for the tool that will come from here. Plus the fact that I am not sure if it is even legal does not sit well with me. Besides, if he buys the tool local he will know where to go to buy for parts if in case it breaks down. And that is more important than cost, in my opinion.

After their trip to Paris, my cousins are now in the Philippines. They celebrated Christmas and New Year in their newly built house and decided to stay longer to supervise construction of some additions to the main house. We talked via video chat on New Year’s day and they sounded upbeat and happy. I would be too, if I was spending time in my new house with my family and all the relatives around while devouring on good food only the Filipinos can fix. So, I am biased but I am Filipino. Lol. They are lucky they get to go places. This time, their employer paid for their trip for being good employees. They even said they each got iPhone 4S from their extremely rich employer. How I wish I have an extremely rich employer to give me a smartphone and paid round-trip tickets to the Philippines. Since I don’t, I will just be happy for my cousins. They have worked hard, sent two of our cousin’s kids to college, and helped people along the way. I think they highly deserve the things that are given to them. Hearing good stories like this make me happy.