I have been going to the Manila International Book Fair longer than The Hubby and I have been together (17 years in November!). It used to be held at the World Trade Center on the corner of Roxas Boulevard and Buendia Avenue, which was about two blocks down from where I lived. My mom and […]
Postcards from the Edge (and Wherever Else I Happen to Be)
January 31, 2017 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been traveling for work often in the past four years, twice a year at the least. Once, I had five out-of-the-country trips and at least four local trips all in one year. That was the year that I flew in from Malaysia late afternoon, and early the morning the next day, I flew out […]
The HP Academy of Homeschool Shmool
August 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
This year, we finally took the plunge and decided to homeschool the girls. It wasn’t a sudden decision; I informally homeschooled the girls before we put them in for Kinder, and it was always one of the options, albeit not the most likely one. Until now. Why did we decide to homeschool? Three main reasons. […]
Review: My First Hands-On Bible
January 6, 2012 by 5 Comments
I have been trying to incorporate the Word and Bible reading into the girls’ daily life (and mine—but that’s another story). Raine’s had several Bible story books over the years, and we’ve been reading those off and on, but I wanted something deeper and more meaningful. We also tried memorizing one verse a week, […]
The Adventures of Supercow
March 18, 2011 by 12 Comments
Welcome to the first Milk Mama Diaries Carnival (March). To celebrate National Women’s Month, our participants share how breastfeeding has changed them as a woman. Please scroll down to the end of this post and check out the other carnival participants. I have been breastfeeding for four years straight. I breastfed Raine, my oldest daughter […]
12 Ways to Teach Your Kids About Money
February 18, 2011 by 6 Comments
This article is from Rochelle over at Pinay and Money. She’s an advocate of women achieving financial freedom, and I thought she’d be a great resource person to help us teach our kids about money. Do visit her blog—you’re sure to pick up a lot of financial tips. The idea of parents discussing money with […]
Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy: A Guide to Portion Sizes
December 14, 2010 by 7 Comments
From birth to six months, all your baby will need is breast milk or formula (while some start solids as early as four months, recent studies show that babies’ digestive systems may not be ready to handle anything other than milk at this point; and some anti-allergens are not yet produced, leaving babies susceptible to […]
Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy: Four Feeding Habits to Break
December 14, 2010 by 2 Comments
I have always been a serial muncher. Chalk it up to my four years of high school dorm life (when has dorm food ever been appetizing?). My favorite eating pattern is salty-sweet-salty-sweet, which usually translates to chips-cookies-chips-chocolate. Then I married The Hubby, who didn’t eat with as much gusto as I do, especially snack food […]
Get Your Kids Eating Healthy: Habits to Start
December 13, 2010 by 2 Comments
Survey says (the Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study, that is) that children pick up their family’s eating habits from birth to 24 months, and lifelong food preferences are set as early as three years. That’s why now that we started our six-and-a-half-month old daughter Breeze on solid food, I want to make sure that we […]
‘Everyone Dies’–Helping Your Child Deal with Death
October 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
My daughter Raine’s first experience with death was when my 10-year old dog, Chloe, died. I explained to Raine that Chloe had gotten sick, and since she was so old, the doctor couldn’t help her anymore. She nodded understandingly and said, “OK. When Chloe’s feeling better, and she isn’t dead anymore, we can play again.” […]
