First Day Of School

Good-bye, Mom

I sit by myself in the kitchen, remembering years that have passed,
Thinking of playpens and car seats, and babies that clung to my dress.
I remember the cereal that covered this floor each time the telephone rang
But mostly my thoughts reach back to the times when we laughed and we played and
we sang.

Good bye, Mom, they said as they rushed off to school,
My youngest this year out the door.
Their words were too precious…too simple to mean
That a part of my life lives no more.

It really seems like yesterday when I rocked and diapered and fed
And all I wanted was an hour “out” and a good night’s sleep in my bed.
Now here I sit with hours alone and my soft bed a few feet away,
And all I want is a little more time ‘till this part of my life goes away.

Today is the day I dreamed of when I carried three tots on two hips.
Today is the day I dreamed of when “be quiet” snapped from my lips.
Today has dawned; I knew that it would, but why did it come so fast?
And why do I feel so wistfully full of the joys that just yesterday passed?

I know that my days will get brighter, that tomorrow hides joys of its own.
I know that in time I’ll adjust to myself and I won’t feel so alone
But today as I sit in my kitchen, remembering years that can’t last,
I hold out my arms for my babies again, wishing those days hadn’t passed.

Michelle Oristian Fellona
Williamsburg, Virginia
1979

I am happy now that my boy is not crying anymore. He is happy now going to school. Compare to the first day it was very emotional day for me and my son. lol

My Malunggay

Here is another Filipino Vegetables Malunggay or moringa. I planted this one last spring and it looks like it is growing really good. I am hoping that by next year it will grow a lot taller and more leaves and branches. I miss this vegetable so much. It is pretty much part of our meal in the Philippines. Thank you to My dear friend Jana in Hawaii for giving me some seeds to grow.

I feel so at home when I’m in my backyard watching my Filipino vegetables.

Free Of Acne

In my family most of us don’t have acne. Until I got pregnant I had the worse acne ever. I can’t stand looking at myself in the mirror. Even after I give birth of my daughter I still had it. Good thing I have a good friends who share their experience with Proactiv. I try it myself and I was so satisfied with the result. I have been acne free for years now. So if you or someone you know needs an acne solution? Try Proactiv today.

Filipino Cucumber

I planted a Filipino cucumber and now I started enjoying my salad with a fresh cucumber. This is very different on the cucumber here in the states. The color alone is not the same, the one from the Philippines is green and white the one over here is just plain green. But anyway I’m just glad that I have all this vegetables growing in my backyard.

They Need More

I can’t believe that it’s been a while now since I send a diet pills to my mom. Now she wants more and so is my sisters, they want some too. My goodness me they need to wait for that. Right now the budget is a little tight. Will I am glad that my mom likes it and not having problems taking it. I on the other hand here am still working my way to loss weight.

You never know one day I will find an easiest way to loss weight. It would be great. I can’t wait for kids to start going to school. So I can concentrate on my jogging. I hope I won’t get bored with this new workout.

My Stringbeans

I just harvested a bunch of string beans from my garden. Here’s some that my son was holding. He is my vegetable model. lol! I just love string beans it reminds me on my family in the Philippines. We always have string beans all year round. Until now my parents still continue their gardening, and they always have fresh vegetables from their garden. My kids was asking me what kind of beans is this, because its so long they never seen one before. Right now I’m trying to collect seeds in some of my string beans so next year I can plant again .

Soaking Up The Sun

We just got home from swimming in the pool. The kids was so happy that mommy decided to go swimming today. The boy and I have a little argument in the pool and he start crying. He doesn’t want to put his floaters on. I want him to have it on, all the time to keep him safe while he is in the water. But he asked me nicely if we can try to let him swim without the floaters. So I said okay, but if you can’t swim without it, we have to put it back on.

So here we go trying to see if he can swim without it. The first thing I saw was a boy that think that he can swim, but in reality he cannot swim at all. He was like panicking when he was in a little deep water he hang-on on me like crazy. So I said that’s it. You have to put your floaters back, because you can’t swim. Then he start screaming and telling me that I am a mean mommy. What? mean? My goodness me. Well, after a while of his crying he came to me and apologized and we are back enjoying our pool day once again.