Our Cozy Nook: PEPPER GIARDINO SAID...

Weather is a great metaphor for life - sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad, and there's nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella.

Our Family

Ruther - husband, cool father, toy collector (mostly Transformers), tv buff, lover of the color green, perfectionist, Apple(c) fan, Yette's honeybunny
Yette - stay-at-home wife and mother, teacher, crafts lover, carries her heart on her sleeve, chocoholic, typical Cancer, Ruther's sweetie
Nikki - eldest son, big brother, the smart one, computer lover, homeschooler, Mario Bros. fan, more OC than mom, sensitive soul, talks a mile a minute
Ethan - the middle child, artist, noisemaker, bundle of energy, hyper, ASD, has a mind of his own, responsible, truly the affectionate one
Enzo - the youngest one, brooding and moody, chubby, curly top, Mommy's teddy bear, Daddy's frenemy, music-lover and loves to annoy his brothers

2012 Highlights

1. Return to Manila from Zamboanga - Jan 1
2. Enzo takes 3rd oral polio dose - Jan 22
3. Ruther turns 37 - Feb 8
4. School ends for Nikki - Mar 26
5. Family visits Rizal Park - Apr 1
6. Family visits Bonifacio Global City -Apr 9
7. Nikki joins Young Chefs cooking class- May 28-30
8. Yette has her eyes LASIKed - Jun 2
9. Ruther and Yette's 12th Wedding Anniversary - Jun 11
10. Ethan turns 9 - Jun 12
11. Family trip to Puerto Galera - Jul 7-9
12. Yette turns 36 - Jul 10
13. La Salle vs UP game at SM Arena - Jul 15
14. Trip to Villa Escudero - Sep 13
15. Enzo turns 2 - Sept 20
16. Visit to Crocodile Park Manila - Oct 20
17. First visit to Shangri-la Mall - Nov 3
18. Field trip with the boys at The Robot Zoo - Nov 10
19. Ruther leaves for Japan -Nov 12
20. Nikki turns 11 - Nov 29
21. Ruther returns from Japan - Dec 14
22. Ruther and Yette have warts removed - Dec 15
23. Visit to Enchanted Kingdom - Dec 30

2010 Highlights

1. New Year's Day - Jan 1
2. Family trip to Coron, Palawan - Jan 5-7
3. Ruther goes back to Japan - Jan 8
4. Yette finds out she is pregnant - Jan 21
5. Ruther turns 35 - Feb 8
6. Ruther comes home from Japan - June 4
7. 10th Wedding Anniversary - June 11
8. Nikki joins Homeschooling Coop - June 11
9. Ethan turns 7 - June 12
10. Family trip to Bataan - June 12-13
11. Nikki and Ethan's first fieldtrip - June 18
12. Yette turns 34 - July 10
13. It's another boy for us! - Aug 13
14. Enzo is born! - Sept 20
15. Enzo is one month - Oct 20
16. Enzo is 2 months - Nov 20
17. Enzo is baptized - Nov 27
18. Nikki turns 9 - Nov 29
19. Enzo's First Christmas - Dec 25

2009 Highlights

1. Second New Year in Japan - Jan 1
2. First time at Shinagawa Aquarium - Jan 12
3. Back to Manila - Jan 15
4. Trip to Hundred Islands - Jan 16-17
5. Family vacation at La Luz, Batangas - Jan 23-24
6. Ruther goes back to Japan - Jan 31
7. Ruther turns 34 - Feb 8
8. Vacation in Zamboanga - Mar 2
9. 9th Wedding Anniversary - June 11
10. Ethan turns 6 - June 12
11. Yette turns 33 - July 10
12. Family is reunited in Japan - July 19
13. Yette & boys go back to Manila - Aug 31
14. The boys get chickenpox - Oct 26
15. Ruther comes home for a surprise visit - Nov 21
16. Ruther goes back to Japan - Nov 24
17. Nikki turns 8 - Nov 29
18. Yette gets teaching job - Dec 18
19. Ruther is home for the holidays - Dec 23

yette's goals

1.) tour as much of the Philippine Islands as I can 2.) start my own business 3.) visit Europe 4.) learn Nihonggo and be completely fluent in Tagalog 5.) complete all 9 Misa de Gallo 6.) learn to drive expertly 7.) learn to play the drums 8.) learn different kinds of crafts 9.) complete my Nancy Drew book collection 10.) enrol in a new course 11.) learn professional photography 12.) maybe have another baby 13.) to own several purebred doggies 14.) to successfully homeschool Nikki and Ethan 15.) buy Ruther something SO outrageously expensive 16.) learn a Filipino sport 17.) learn the Filipino dances all over again (I plan to teach Nikki and Ethan this too) 18.) find a place to put all my stuffed toy collection

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Wednesday, August 08, 2007

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