Learning Kits

A little note from our church's bulletin was asking for donation of school supplies for the less fortunate in the 3rd world country. The mommies decided to do 50 packs of the 400 packs they were targeting and enlisted the help of the kids to pack. It was a joint effort and within less than a week, we got all the supplies needed to make 50 packs of school kits. Each kit includes the following as specified:

* School Kit Pack

4 Spiral Notebooks 8.5 x 10- 70 sheets

4 pencil unsharpened

1 12" ruler with cm and inches

1pack 12 coloured pencil in package

1 eraser

We also decided on putting them individually in envelopes and label them to make it more special for the kids 

* Dark background for the guys and the light ones for the girls

We all cramped up in our small house on Saturday to do the mass production...

in time for Sunday

* A little bit of help goes a long way...

They are still accepting more school kits and for those who want to help, you can drop them off at the Info Desk on weekend service at Willingdon Church.

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WOMEN's MISSION CIRCLE

Willingdon Church

Burnaby, B.C.

Desserts for the Deserving

Being a frustrated baker (still), I read up a lot of baking blogs for tips and inspiration and one of the thing that caught my eyes and pulled on my heartstrings was an entry for a project that calls for volunteer bakers which aims to use baking to bring a bit of joy to somebody who deserves such a treat. This was founded last year, and because of it's success, they are doing it again this year.

To learn more CLICK HERE

I decided to sign up and requested to have a nominated person from Canada as a recipient of my...ahem- treat.

I got an email notifying me that I got a deserving person with a backgrounder as to why she deserves a little treat. She was nominated by her niece:

I would like to nominate my Aunt Jean*. She has given up her life to making sure that everyone around her is happy, but herself. She is always giving and never asks for anything in return. Her husband, and subsequently my uncle, has been diagnosed with leukemia, and my aunt has persevered and taken up all that she can and more to make sure that my uncle is comfortable. She works all day to make sure that her family is provided for, and as I said she never takes the time to look after herself. I think a reminder that she is important, and that there are people thinking of her, would do wonders for her spirit, and keep her moral high at a time when she is so run down.

* names changed to protect the privacy of the person

I wish I am a better baker to make a real treat for her but I ended up with Red Velvet Choco Crinkles because it was easier to ship things like cookies (and crinkles) to arrivr in one piece after shipping and because it was lighter, the shipping cost will be not that expensive as well. It still cost around $10 to ship a light package from Canada to Canada....

* Red Velvet Choco Crinkles

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* Packaged with Styro to cushion the crinkles

* Lots of Love...

I hope that I was able to bring a smile with this small package of goodies.

Till next year's Dessert for the Deserving :).

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DESSERTS FOR THE DESERVING II

2012

An Apple for the apple of my eye

One of the things I love to check day in day out is the mailbox. There are the downers like the bills but my favorite are the packages especially if it come from a dear friend from afar...

My very talented best friend back in Manila made a couple of pairs of cute earrings and I had Kimi wore one right away.

* Handmade...with love

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THANK YOU CIARA :)

Future Parking Attendant

This guy is crazy about cars...or anything with wheels for that matter.

Although his favorite are Cars and Thomas, he still gets his thrill from other brands.

A cousin, Chris, brought over a car Kenzo left at their house and decided to send in 5 more cars together with it...much to the delight of Kenzo. He was so happy to find these new addition to his collections he was pretty much in heaven the whole day and won't let go of any of it wherever he goes.

* Interchanging the orders of the cars over and over

...I guess Kenzo would love to be a parking attendant as a summer job when he grows up ;)

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THANK YOU NINONG CHRIS

Snow... Finally!

I just got these a couple of days... 

Lucky me, the sun is coming out but...

this is the only time I am so glad that snow finally decided to make a comeback :)

* Me and Mini Me... comfort and warmth plus style :)

Yey!!!

Thanks Honey for Kimi's gift and purchasing the other one for me :) 

Love it... my warm feet say thanks as well :)

Great things come in small packages...

I wasn't expecting anything sparkly...

...so I was surprise when hubby handed me a small box

* Some sparkly for my ears :)

THANKS HUBBY

Diary(ies) 2012

I love my Starbucks planner 2011

*Thanks Ken :)

...and I was hoping he'd get another one for me for this year, but...

he got me another kind instead :) with lots of nice inspiring words to carry me through the whole year...

* Thanks to Kiel for bringing the diary from Manila to Canada :)

* Kimi, Kenzo and Kiel

...I am so happy though that I still got a pocket planner from Starbucks this year courtesy of Twinny :)

so I am stuck with 2 great planners for this year. One for my thoughts and one for my daily must do's and expense :) 

* Diary to keep me focused :)

Spider 1 and Spider 2

I feel good when I see my gift getting a good feedback :)

* Photos courtesy of Charlie :)

Looks real good on these two cuties :)

A Handmade gift from my best friend in Manila, Philippines

THANKS CIARA!

Kimi loves it a lot! There is also a dress for Kimi and a Top for Kenzo that goes with this nice pair of earrings...

THE RAINBOW AFTER THE RAIN

Submitted by: maple

Author: Maple

God never promise us a good life on earth;

but He gave the assurance that there will always

be a rainbow after the rain.

Life on earth is not always what we expected

and wanted it to be. But if we can put our

trust in God, He can sail us through definitely.

God never let us bear what is impossible;

and He makes sure what we bear is the

limit that we can take without much difficulty.

After the rain, things will be changed;

everything on earth seems to be new

and clean. With these renew scenario,

we should be:

- a more positive and courageous person

as indicated by the RED of the rainbow;

- a creative, thoughtful and joyful person

as indicated by the ORANGE of the rainbow;

- an intelligent, confident and logical person as

indicated by the YELLOW of the rainbow;

- a renewed, generous and practical person as

indicated by the GREEN of the rainbow;

- a peaceful, sincere and responsible person as

indicated by the BLUE of the rainbow;

- a relaxed, devoted and wise person as

indicated by the INDIGO of the rainbow;

and last but not least, a spiritual and idealistic

person as indicated by the VIOLET of the rainbow.

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Source: http://www.scrapbook.com/poems/doc/24341/288.html

Christmas Pail

I made this with Kimi for her teacher in school. 

She got 3 in school. Miss Tanya, Miss Su and Miss Doreen.

* Felt Paper cut outs (pre-cut) in white pail

* Nana made the pinecone tree for the teachers as well..

Crafty Nana eh?

* Pinecone tree outside the plastic

* Now my manger set has a tree to make it look more Christmassy :)

A Hot mug of colors....

My sister in law, Sab, knows how much I love Swiss Miss with lots of mini marshmallows. She came here for a short visit and with her she brought a new kind of Swiss miss chocolate mix... this time around, it was with colorful marshmallow that makes my old marshmallows looks... blah!

* One cup for trial... oooh such an eye candy

Thank you for these colorful mixes that will surely make Winter something to look forward to.

For now, I will finish off my white ones so that I can finally go to these colorful treats...

clap clap clap :)

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THANK YOU SAB

MISS YOU ALREADY

Gifts from L.A.

having you come and visit us is more than enough but...

These gifts are very much appreciated :)

THANKS

Goldbar

Chocolate of the week...

I thought this was a huge chunk of chocolate inside so I saved this for last...

Good thing though,

it was consists of small chocolate bars inside you can peel one by one...

Whew! I thought I had to eat it all in one sitting....

This was so yummy... I am so glad I didn't gave this away.

Thanks ERIC!

True! Ha ha!

A belated gift from an office mate....

So Funny!

I can feel the love :)

Thanks to everyone who greeted me on my birthday...

I really felt the love even if I miss my family from back home...

* Flowers from Karl, Kimi and Kenzo

Thanks to Sarah for buying the makeup essentials for hubby

You just save him from going around sephora....clueless!

* Thanks for all the wishes...

* From Little Kimi

* From my ever thoughtful sis :) Sabbie :)

* Thanks Glenda :)

Lip smacking! Mwaaaah

I'm sure you guys are awake a couple of days(nights) for this...

I know my mom drinks coffee pretty regularly... BUT just at home...

...my youngest brother Ken, was not a drinker at all

So, I am pretty sure that it was an EXTRA effort to go to Starbucks just to order coffee in exchange of,

Thanks Kapamilya!!! I really appreciate the thought...

MWAAAAAAH

IT IS SO NICE!! LOVE ITTTTTTT

European Delights...

Ooh la la! Chocolates and Sausages I can't pronounce...

Dressing that tastes heavenly and lots of cheesessssss

YUMMY!

Little Brother is trying to introduce me to a whole new world of tastes...

I'd appreciate a tour and a ticket next ;)

BWAHAHAH!

I miss u already :'(

Meet Candy Chua

Uncle Eric bought a new friend for Kimi...

Meet Candy Chua, Kimi's favorite companion.....

* She got button for her eyes and little dotted lines for her mouth

* I was pleasantly surprised to find out that she was also sewn on December 4th

Same birthday as Little Kimi

* Birth Details

* Kimi and Candy

* Love my Candy

Gifts from Afar...

Presents that came all the way from Manila and U.S.A makes me feel more appreciative of those who took the time to send us a reminder that we are thought of....

|* Thanks to Cia :)

*...and Thanks to KC :)

Mwaaaah! Cheers to more Friendship...

My Christmas Gift...

My Christmas Gift came with a luggage...

...a luggage filled with gifts for me he he! 

I hope this is the start of a new Christmas Tradition...

Having you here last 2009 Christmas for Kenzo when I just gave birth was something I won't forget

...and having you here this year is something I was looking forward to.

Can I assume you'd be here again for next Christmas?!

Puh-lease!? Pretty Please with sugar on top?!