1-800-GRANDMA

After 6 months of rigorous medical check-ups, my mom's health has been declared to be out of danger, for now. Semi-annual CT scans, ultrasounds, mammogram must be done to monitor the lumps and cysts lingering in numerous organs.

I have booked her to fly dowunder by end of August. It's always a better feeling for me to entrust my sons to my mom than to any baby sitter. I mean my baby sitter is good. But of course I cannot attest to that on those hours that I am away from home. Besides, she's getting a little too much to accommodate. Her phone usage is slowly soaring high. And although she pays me back the national and international phone calls she made, I noticed that she would delay it by looking for an excuse week after week. But still I didn't mind if she'd not pay me on time. What I got frustrated about was that there has been an increase in local calls as well. In my phone statement I don't have these itemized. So who do I charge. Of course myself! When in past we'd make maximum of 20 local calls in a month. This time we had 90. And it can't be possible that majority were made by me or Louie. We make phone calls when we're at work and not when we're at home. So, it's high time to call in for my mama.

Dialing, 1-800-GRANDMA.

Maan

Another year wiser

Everyone's (and I mean everyone at work) raving at my get-up... including my shoes. I guess they're not used to it cause I rarely turn up in a lady-like outwear. So when the email hit our inbox announcing that cake time is at 3pm to celebrate my, ahem, birthday - they all knew the reason for the frock!

Gosh... feeling a lil old again. Another 12 months to go and I'd be saying bye-bye to my twenTEENS. I should stay positive, as I always say, "another candle on the cake, can only make the room a little brighter".

Happy 4th

Nope, I'm not celebrating this American tradition but today is just a happy day for me.

We've just been to Domaine for our first building tender appointment. Well, this is our second first.

A year ago, we had the same appointment with another builder. But early this year, just when all the house plans have been drafted and approved by the council, and internal colors, kitchen and baths were selected, hubby and I decided to pull out. We knew that our hearts were not fully set on this "knockdown and rebuild" idea of our investment property. And the last straw that made us turn our back was that the street this property is on does not have gas line and I really love gas cooking. Hehehe!

Then, Domaine launched their 3 new big homes and we visited the display home and I fell in love with the nursery room adjacent to the master bedroom with an easy door access. (Leon was still 6 months old then. But I think a nursery room will still suit him well for the next couple of years.). So, we did our assignments hoping to find vacant lots within the suburb we live in. And found one around end of May. But before we can do anything with the land, we had to wait for the subdivisions to be registered in the Council. End of June the registration got completed. So we took our interest to build a Crestmead home to Domaine office. Hence, the initial appointment today to know the overall cost.

Anyway, back to the main headline... hopefully this new "start" will reach the finish line. Luis is way overdue to have his own room. While I'm already excited to have my own scraproom that's why I'm very very happy today. As for my squeeze, I think he wants his office, bigger garage and theatre room.