musings and family

Birthstone Stud Earrings

Before school started, we went to Trinoma for a last stroll. I was so happy we did because I have a hidden agenda. LOL. I have been wanting to bring the husband there because I wanted him to buy me the cute mechanical pencil sharpener (for me and Alex) and birthstone stud earrings for us, girls.

It was a huge success! Now, me and the girls are all wearing stud earrings with our birthstones. What I like most about our earrings is that it has this double-lock, the type that pediatricians use during ear-piercing. Coolness, right?

I really did not know the girl’s birthstone so I simply looked for the box with their corresponding birth month. If you have the same case as mine and you want to buy birthstone stud earrings too, here is a guide for you.

DIY: Rubber Shoes Makeover

Even before SY 2011-2012 ended, Alex was already complaining about her white strap-in rubber shoes. She said the fit is already tight. So we shifted to her black laced rubber shoes.

A few weeks ago, we went to the mall with the goal of buying her a new pair of rubber shoes. It was a huge success! We bought a high-cut pair with a design that she loves.

Then came SY 2012-2013. She enrolled in a new school. And this new school does not allow laced rubber shoes. The reason behind is that sometimes pre-schoolers play games that make them remove their shoes. If they are using a laced rubber shoes, it will take a lot of time to wear them again. Makes sense.

Alex has a pair of tight-fitting strap-in rubber shoes and two pairs of laced rubber shoes. It is simply impractical to buy another rubber shoes for the school. So we agreed that we will DIY the old black rubber shoes to make it lace-free.

This is the finished product.

We are looking for other materials like gems and stones to glam it more.

Day 1 Done, Day 2 Today

The school year 2012-2013 in Alex’s new school started yesterday. Her class was in the morning. It went well and I can see that she is still adjusting to this big school.

Today is her second day and the start of their regular classes. It is PE day and it makes me wonder what is in store for my little girl. In her previous school they have this indoor mini playground where they have slides, toy houses, teeter-totter and the likes. In this new school, I do not think they have any as I did not see any play area when we enrolled Alex. All we saw were two fish ponds, which compensated for the playground. As Alex said during her enrollment, Ok lang walang playground, may mga fish naman eh. Puntahan natin sila Mommy every day ha.

I hope and pray that Alex will have a grand time in this new school.