It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas
We visited our Comadre, friend and classmate, Myrna the other day. We were sending each other text messages back and forth, me pretending we may still be in the US, her figuring out I couldn't be still in the US sending so many text messages! So when we got to their place she blurted out, "I knew it!" Of course there's the obligatory showing of pictures of their brand new grand daughter who'll be Christened, of all dates, on Dec 30 which will be our high school alumni association's annual Christmas party. Not sure yet how we'll swing to be on both occasion on the same day. They're having more construction on their ancestral house in San Felipe. Her Mom who was in Canada for more than a year came home for the Holidays.
Last Friday Donna had our cleaning lady Cindy break out our Christmas tree and various decorations. With the help of Cindy, Len and Berna and their kids, she started putting it up.
Saturday evening, Leda, her kids Lera and Alvin along with Cong Francis arrived from Muntinglupa. They drove two vehicles to deliver the dining set that Len's sister Paulette bought from Leda. Most of them stayed the night although everyone's bummed (me included) because my projector stopped working somehow so we're having Karaoke withdrawals.
Yesterday morning we (Leda, Sister Gay, Donna and myself) went to hear mass at nearby (walking distance) St. Paul Novitiate. The kids didn't want to wake up so they stayed behind. When we got back, breakfast prepared by Len and Berna was ready and waiting.
Mid morning Cong Francis arrived with his wife Beng, grand daughter Cheska (I think this is short for Francesca) and son Winston who's on a break from work. He serves as a waiter aboard one of the many cruise ships sailing around Europe. He said his ship was on dry dock in Barcelona June and July of this year.
Donna fried some lumpiya which she wrapped up the night before. They brought some pansit Malabon with them and puto and cuchinta. Ayrin and kids also came and she brought some pansit palabok. Nephew Dong came around noon and he brought some suman and butong pakwan with him that they had him buy from the palengke.
Of course, the Pineda clan hasn't seen each other for a while so it's pretty much mandatory that a game of kwaho be in order!
Daddy Dick didn't make it because he was having an upset stomach which he's started treating with his miracle-cure-all, Tylenol.
Last Friday Donna had our cleaning lady Cindy break out our Christmas tree and various decorations. With the help of Cindy, Len and Berna and their kids, she started putting it up.
Saturday evening, Leda, her kids Lera and Alvin along with Cong Francis arrived from Muntinglupa. They drove two vehicles to deliver the dining set that Len's sister Paulette bought from Leda. Most of them stayed the night although everyone's bummed (me included) because my projector stopped working somehow so we're having Karaoke withdrawals.
Yesterday morning we (Leda, Sister Gay, Donna and myself) went to hear mass at nearby (walking distance) St. Paul Novitiate. The kids didn't want to wake up so they stayed behind. When we got back, breakfast prepared by Len and Berna was ready and waiting.
Mid morning Cong Francis arrived with his wife Beng, grand daughter Cheska (I think this is short for Francesca) and son Winston who's on a break from work. He serves as a waiter aboard one of the many cruise ships sailing around Europe. He said his ship was on dry dock in Barcelona June and July of this year.
Donna fried some lumpiya which she wrapped up the night before. They brought some pansit Malabon with them and puto and cuchinta. Ayrin and kids also came and she brought some pansit palabok. Nephew Dong came around noon and he brought some suman and butong pakwan with him that they had him buy from the palengke.
Of course, the Pineda clan hasn't seen each other for a while so it's pretty much mandatory that a game of kwaho be in order!
Daddy Dick didn't make it because he was having an upset stomach which he's started treating with his miracle-cure-all, Tylenol.
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