My husband is going to Singapore tomorrow. I would not be able to see him for 6 days. I know I will be left with the kids at home and as early as now, I am trying to figure out on how to get rid of my boredom since I will be sleeping in our room alone. Getting a Slingbox maybe and watch TV the whole time. I am on leave from work and I promise myself that I leave all office work at work. I hope I won’t get tempted.

School has just started for my son. He is already in 4th grade. As I was covering his books, I scanned a few pages and reminisced those days when I was still a student. I feared most of all, the subject Math. I always had Math problems. I am so slow with numbers. And until now my husband still teases me with simple math equations which I would take time to answer. I admit until now I still need Math help. My fear of numbers worsens when I got into college. I dreaded the subject Algebra. I really cried out to my husband who was my boyfriend at that time and always seek Algebra help from him. I’m glad I had a boyfriend who took up engineering course so I had a Free Algebra help from him. Going back to my son’s book, I know I will have to encounter Math problems along the way as I will do Homework help for him. Fractions is just one of those I need to prepare myself with. Too much for the ranting here, I need to cross the bridge when I get there. I know there is Tutor Vista that offers 24 by 7 online tutoring. And not just for Math but for all subjects for only $99.99. Well, I might not need it for the moment but at least I know where to run in times of need.

I remember one time when my aunt gave my children a box full of books and toys. I was so thankful because what she gave my kids are all educational toys. Kids are very smart nowadays. They can learn a lot from the internet. Sometimes they don’t play with their toys anymore but play online games already. I still wanted my kids to play the classic games. There are creative toys that you can buy that they would surely enjoy. I buy my kids those. There are even outdoor toys that my kids have. For me, playing while learning or learning while having fun is still the best. No matter how you enforce your kids to learn, if they get bored, there is no guarantee that they absorb what they have learned. Being creative is the key. It is very important that you stimulate your kid’s brain. They are the future of this world. And the world’s future truly depends on them.

My kids are fond with online games. I make sure that I have Windows Family safety on both computers in the house. There is a miniclip site that I can confidently allow my kids to play. I give them time to play and then give them time to do physical activities as well. It’s important that I discipline them as early as now. They know it’s the time for them to watch TV and I also make sure that I monitor the channels they are watching and that the TV is child locked. I also choose the DVDs for them and make sure that they don’t just watch any movies. They also have time to read. They have to keep up with their schedule or else they are banned for any activity for the whole day. But even so, I also let them feel that I trust them. I just have to remind them if their time is up already. And when its time to study, they should really study and make sure they have good grades in school. I don’t force them to be on the honor roll but I let them feel that I’d be happy if they are. Giving them this liberty would train them to be independent and confident.

As a mother, it is important for me that my children finishes school and get a good life when they grow up. I have a 4rth grader now. I wanted him to get a Ph.D. in Psychology when he grows up. Psychology was my first choice when I got into college. I did not push through with it because I was lazy back then. And when I asked some friends who took up Psychology as their college course, they told me that they have to study a lot and had to do a lot of memorization. So I chickened out. My little girl on the other hand who though still in pre-school, I wanted her to take up B.S. in Nursing and be a nurse. I wanted to be one as well. But if I chickened out taking up Psychology, I could never imagine my self taking up nursing classes with sleepless nights studying and all. Yes I know that I was not a good student. So I ended up taking Mass Communication. I don’t have to memorize a lot of stuff. But if I have one regret when I was still a student, this is when I did not take up m.s. in education. Because until now I still have this passion to teach. But I’m happy still because though I don’t have a formal training in education at least I still have that opportunity to teach today. And that is teaching a lot of spoiled brat adults on how to keep their job!

This summer, I want to spend time with my kids as much as possible. In spite of my busy schedule, I really want to find time and hang out with them. I am planning to go camping with them. We have a backyard so the place would not be a problem. I want to have outdoor grills so we can grill hotdogs and mallows together. They have a pile of story books that I can read to them. We can also build a small campfire. We can practically have the whole night story telling and eating. I will have to convince my husband though to join us so he can play the guitar for us so we can sing our favorite songs. I know my kids are going to love this. It’s a family affair and I know that it will bring them good memories as they grow old. I have to plan this carefully and as much as possible would not tell them yet because I want to surprise them. They will never be kids again so I have to make the most out of it now. Once they grow old, I know its going to be a different phase.

If I only have the money, I wanted my daughter to be an Equestrian. I would love to see her compete wearing a lovely pair of riding boots. I know it would cost a lot to be one. But I am not losing my hopes on that. Who knows, one day, this wish of mine will come true. We’ll never know what the future has in stored for us. I am hopeful that the future has something good in stored for me.

I wanted to buy a tm-t88iv printer. I think its time to buy now. Our old printer got busted. And with students in the house, I think it’s a necessity. We can save a lot in printing especially when it’s a school project. My husband also uses a printer especially when he needs a song lyric. I can see a new printer installed already in this computer a few days from today.

I know that it’s still too early, but as early as now, I am now thinking of what to buy my grandmother this May. This second week of May will be mother’s day. Because my grandmother got a stroke a couple of years ago, she could barely walk right now. It always breaks my heart every time I see her trying to walk from one corner of her room to the other and how hard it looked. I’m thinking of stairlifts maryland so she can go up and down the stairs with ease. Each time I visit her, I see her face lift up and I know that she is happy when I am around. And I also see how much she wanted to go down stairs and spend time with my kids and some of her great grandchildren. But she could not just do that every time she wants to because of her condition. I hope when she gets that stair lift, she can enjoy those moments she longs for every now and then. I love my grandma and I know that sooner or later she has to leave. And the least that I can do for her is to make her last days with us a beautiful one and leave good memories when she will go.

I have always been talking about health insurance on my previous posts. Now I would like to remind myself again on getting one in the next few days. I checked Tonik California just recently as I canvas on which insurance to take. I need it, my family needs it and I need to have it soon.