Welcome 2013! Here's to a better, happier, less stressed year for all of us.

(2013 picture from the internet)

Papa's 6th

Finally I get a break from work and relax a little bit with a mini Christmas break. We kickstart our 4 day freedom by attending dawn mass and also commemorate Papa's 6th death anniversary. It was a good feeling to be with family as we remember today. We were all up at 4am that sad day, including, then almost 4 year old Busy Boy.

In the 6 years that Papa has been gone, our lives did continue. But there will always be that moment, when I wish he was still here.  I imagine, what would his retirement been like. What would he have said about stuff.. such as an encounter with Busy Boy, a new book, a trip to Fully Booked, a province to visit, politics, traffic,basketball, the Bible and even, new local artists. There is always that 'I wonder' statement within me.

But reality always has an ugly head to rear. My Papa is no longer here and I could just keep all these in me, until we see each other again. For now, I will learn from the lessons he has taught me and be that daughter he is proud of. For now, I will take care and nurture his grandson, whom he has tried to survive for and keep him alive in a Busy Boy's memories. For now, I will look after my mom and my sister and our home.

In Memoriam
Dr. John A. Batolos
February 14, 1943 - December 22, 2006

Looking forward to fun and happy holidays! From my favorite - Chibird

 

30 Day Holiday Challenge

Something to do despite the work and Christmas rush.  Loved it so much I'm sharing with the guys at work :)

Almost Hiatus

I so don't like this.. I was really determined to keep on posting once more, only to fall to the clutches of time management.  There's just to many too do :(  I ended up with several blog drafts and none posted.  Darn. But none of that anymore.

Drawing by Chibird

Explained

With this restart (cough), I hope to do something new about my contents.  Definitely no more of work rants and more of the things I really want.  I decided my categories will be:

a) Engineer's Wife -  after 10 years of marriage, its now time to also focus on my better half.  He is the 'Busy Dad' in my posts.

b) Family Travels -  started in 2007, I am not one to post much in FB.. Here's to more places and more memories!

c) Fat Mama No More - as I finally reach that age of 40, the body grows weary and you begin to feel things.  This is where my quest for weight loss and health check ups begins.

d) Momma to a Tweener - How does one cope? There are so many baby and toddler blogs online as there are not so much on tweeners.  Maybe because the moms are older and more frazzled?  My subject, Busy Boy is also more difficult to photo.  But bring it on!  :)

e) Just Judy - Rediscovering Me posts. Before I became a wife and a mom, I was first just me..a daughter, a sister, a friend, an older cousin.  Let's do more of these, shall we?

f) Odds and Ends - Bits and Pieces.. Anything else that won't fall in the first four?

For now, these will do.

Wish me luck!