“Dirt Poster” by Roland Reiner Tiangco — a poster which requires your participation for completion. Enjoy!
When I had written a short update on the morning of Aerin’s dol, I had been worried about Hurricane Sandy’s impact on the party.
But while we could not hold my younger daughter’s first birthday at a banquet hall as we had originally planned…
And more than half of our guests could not make it due to the impending storm…
(Together with the fact that we ended the party early in hopes that everyone will get home safely…)
We ended up having a great time. 😀
First, the decorations. I only decorated our dining area (we don’t exactly have a dining room, per se) because I only had one week to plan and prepare everything.
As stated in a previous post, I had DIY’ed Aerin’s dol towers using beans glued onto paper towel rolls. Those suckers were a lot of work, y’all! I stayed up late every night in the week preceding the party to finish each tower — if I had more time, I would have made some additional ones with colorful gumballs and/or other candy, but this was all I could do on our tight deadline.
Here's one for all the Game of Thrones fans who also happen to be parents. Because, "if Westeros had a picture book to teach preschoolers the house sigils and words, Eric Carle would write and illustrate it." :-) Via Something Worth Having....
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It is no secret that I was not attracted to J when we first met. Even when we were friends, I would often wonder why other girls found him attractive. (And in case you're feeling sorry for him, don't be. He is well aware of this story and likes to remind people that despite all this, he still managed to snag me. :roll: Besides, his ego is big enough as it is.) In fact, his pretty boy features are not my type at all. However, I know that this is — and has been for the past decade or so — what's all the rage in Asia. We've even been informed a few times that he looks like an Asian celebrity. On one...
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One year ago today — at 9:20am, to be exact — our Aerin Isabel entered this world. You have taken me through laughter and tears. You have encouraged me to take life less seriously. But most of all, you have taught me that while there is no way to be a perfect mother, there are a million ways to be a good one. Happy birthday, my sweets. May you never lose the joy with which you embrace your life. Love, Your Proud Mother...
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