Long weekend!

3 day holiday gives us enough break from teaching and managing our hyperactive kids... Hmm, that's not really what I feel.  This long weekend gives me ample time to do general cleaning in my classroom.  I'll be asking our helper to help me clean my room and also start my inventory. The entire day might not be enough but it's better than not cleaning it at all..  Two more weeks of school and our vacation will start!  I need to ready my lesson plan for my toddler before vacation ends.  I haven't been successful collecting what I need though. I'll start today, and hopefully get them ready for printing and/or laminating this week. I'm so glad hubby is helping me with some online tasks I've, he knows more about the best hgh than I do.

3 Graduations in 1 month

Last Friday, we were invited to attend the graduation of our friend's daughter, my hubby was 'hired' to be the photographer that night while I was in charged with the kiddos... (as much as I want to be the photographer that night, I'm not that comfortable having someone else in charge with my kiddos in crowded place). After the ceremony, we had a wonderful pot lock with outdoor fire pits in front of the school.  Next week,  I'll be in my toddler's K3 graduation and in the afternoon we'll be in another friend's graduation where my hubby will be the photographer in another evening graduation we'll attend to.

My New Toy

I received my new toy last Thursday from Barnes & Nobles. Guess what that is.... :) My nook color! After more than a year of debating what ebook reader I'll get, I finally settle down with B&N's Nook Color. Besides, this is not just an ebook reader but also an inexpensive tablet! Here are some of the programs I love using with my new toy: Angry Bird :), Pandora, YouTube, Bible KJV, Facebook, Amazon Kindle, Nook Library, Gmail, Google Talk, Web Browser. I'm loving this new toy I've! A great birthday present for me :) Thanks to my blog opportunities, I got this one for free. The money allotted for the metal building project we have is untouched! :)

Playground at home

Back when my sister was planning to relocate here, we were thinking about having our own preschool. That would have been a great business where we can also take care of our own kids. Whatever happened to that plan? Hmmm... I don't think it'll be a great idea to relocate here especially now that she has her own infant to take care of. Sometime soon, we'll be there with them too... In the meantime, we're still doing our major renovation here since we're assuming we'll be here longer than we planned. We've set up a play area for our kiddos and it's looking better than before, we just need to add some of my toddler's favorite preschool playground equipment. We've no plans on doing day care now that there's two of them.  I just hope we find the 'one' nanny for our little ones.

Massage Therapy

My second week of being back to work seems to be fine, 4 more weeks and we'll be on our long summer break. Yay! This two weeks, I got a chance to talk to some moms here who recommended a post partum massage therapy. They said it will help re-establish pelvis structure, relieve back, neck and shoulder pain and support healthy lactation. Well, I hid their advice and went there last Monday. The lady said I should have gone the day after giving birth and the session should last for 12 days. I didn't know that but 3 days seem to be enough for me. The lady giving me a massage was very nice and she has all sort of beliefs and advice for me including investing on a good senior life insurance now eventhough I have a long way to go before I reach my senior years. :p

Sleep Deprived

I haven't been getting enough sleep since my 3rd Trimester... I'm lucky if I get more than 4 hours of sleep everyday but I don't really have any other choice... No complains, this is just part of being a classroom teacher and a mom of a toddler and a new born. However, I know this is not healthy for me. I read that there numbers of effects of sleep deprivation on brain and behavior. So now, whenever I can, I will get some sleep especially when both my kiddos are asleep. Having a house helper is now a great relief for me, I don't have to do everything alone... I'm still on the look out of supplements available for me. I haven't completely healed, I'm reading about some thrush treatment and wondering if that's something that will help me heal but I don't even understand what that word means.

Supplements for Breastfeeding Mom

Are there any available supplements for breastfeeding mom?  Perhaps something that will help in lactation, for some reason my milk supply is not enough for my 3-week old baby.  Hubby is drinking protein supplement, am I allowed to drink that too?  My sister also gave me calcium products but I don't know if that will be safe to drink.  The only supplement I have is my iron and natal vitamins.  I guess, I'll have to find out the answer from my doctor tomorrow.

Back to Work

I'm back to work after just almost a month leave of my maternity leave but I'm not that all stressed since we only have 30 days of school as of today, yay! Can't wait for 2 1/2 month of vacation!

The stressful part for me was before I get back to work, I was crying and really freaking out 'cuz I don't know who's going to watch my toddler and my newborn. It'll not be reasonable for me to bring both of them to day care but thankfully just a day before we get back to work, we found one reliable helper. Now, I've less worries, I guess our current smart home systems are working. We're now thinking if it will be possible for her to be a stay in helper...