Screwed-up weekend
In a good way, that is.
Because of my shifting (shifty?) work sked, I had to take Monday and Tuesday off. It was a great weekend, though, since we got to accomplish many things.
We took the two kids to the doctor, just for a routine checkup. Allergies have been bugging Gab, but the little one is quite healthy. After that, we took the afternoon off at the apartment in Pasig. That night, we went out shopping for a walker. We let the little one try it out. Guess what he settled for? The most expensive one. Ugh.
The next day, it was off to the Department of Foreign Affairs to apply for the kids' passports. It was madness. We should have settled for applying through an agency. If Gab wasn't with us, we wouldn't have been able to cut through the queues. (Applications for minors were given priority so our time there was significantly cut in half.) There must be a better way of processing passport applications.
It was mall time again after the trip to DFA. We were bothered by Gab's frequent nosebleeding. The pediatrician attributed it to allergies, but cautioned us that there may be other underlying causes. Hope this turns out to be *just* caused by Gab's nose-picking.
We had the kids driven home while Peng and I went on with our shopping chores. We went out on a "date" -- our first after so many years, it seems -- and it felt good being by ourselves once in a while, without the children. But guess what, we talked of nothing else but them still.
This morning, we went to Peng's dentist friend so she can have her prophylaxis. Her friend's clinic was in Fort Bonifacio. That place has improved, and turning out to be the next big place away from the decaying urban squalor that is the rest of Metro Manila. But for how long, I'm not sure.
Like Calvin, I should say my days are just packed. Still, it was a very great if screwed up weekend.
Because of my shifting (shifty?) work sked, I had to take Monday and Tuesday off. It was a great weekend, though, since we got to accomplish many things.
We took the two kids to the doctor, just for a routine checkup. Allergies have been bugging Gab, but the little one is quite healthy. After that, we took the afternoon off at the apartment in Pasig. That night, we went out shopping for a walker. We let the little one try it out. Guess what he settled for? The most expensive one. Ugh.
The next day, it was off to the Department of Foreign Affairs to apply for the kids' passports. It was madness. We should have settled for applying through an agency. If Gab wasn't with us, we wouldn't have been able to cut through the queues. (Applications for minors were given priority so our time there was significantly cut in half.) There must be a better way of processing passport applications.
It was mall time again after the trip to DFA. We were bothered by Gab's frequent nosebleeding. The pediatrician attributed it to allergies, but cautioned us that there may be other underlying causes. Hope this turns out to be *just* caused by Gab's nose-picking.
We had the kids driven home while Peng and I went on with our shopping chores. We went out on a "date" -- our first after so many years, it seems -- and it felt good being by ourselves once in a while, without the children. But guess what, we talked of nothing else but them still.
This morning, we went to Peng's dentist friend so she can have her prophylaxis. Her friend's clinic was in Fort Bonifacio. That place has improved, and turning out to be the next big place away from the decaying urban squalor that is the rest of Metro Manila. But for how long, I'm not sure.
Like Calvin, I should say my days are just packed. Still, it was a very great if screwed up weekend.
wow!!!!! that was great. left and right shopping. and nice and bonded family. i salute you.
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