We were doing Alex’s homework one day. It said, write the household chores you can do.

Alex used to be very helpful when it comes to household chores where she was younger, when she has not yet discovered Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Cartoon Network and NickJr. Since then, instead of helping out in little chores, she was always glued on television when permitted. And no, she does not get tired of it. I am actually worried.

Then Maxyn started to participate in preparing the dining table for meals. Whenever she sees that we are starting to prepare, she would always say Ako na. (Let me.). So we tasked her of putting the placemats. Then she also wanted to put the spoons and forks. This one, I practice her counting skills when she does it. She’s not into the counting yet but she knows what spoon, fork and teaspoon are.

Then Alex noticed it. She also wanted to help in preparing the dining table. So she and Max now shares in the tasks. Other than that, Alex also takes care of returning the non-breakable stuff after being washed.

Aside from these, they are also tasked to help in removing the newly laundered from the hangers for folding. And of course, they are suppose to clean-up their toys after each use, otherwise, the toys will end up in the trash.

I pray that Maxyn will never get tired of doing chores just like what happened to Alex. And I also hope that as they grow up, they will realize why we make them do the household chores.

What do you know, it is that time of the year again! I will make this post short and sweet. Please pardon the cheesy-ness. 😀

Thank you for supporting me in all my decisions.
Thank you for all your sacrifices in order to provide the best for us.
Thank you for banging my head hard enough so I can get back to my senses when I needed it.
Thank you for your patience and understanding, specially on rough days.
Thank you for knowing that great dads do not spend much money on their children, but time.
Thank you for your kindness for all the people we love and for keeping your feet on the ground, as well as mine.
Thank you for your loyalty and unconditional love.

In God’s grace, I am faithful that we will not go through that seven year itch.

Yay!!! Now, I can really say hoooooray for long weekends!!! August has many upcoming holidays and I am really hoping to take advantage of those days to de-stress myself. Nakaka-stress ang exam days. Pagod ka gumawa ng reviewers tapos anxious ka kung ano magiging turn-out.

Having a first grader made exams more challenging because of new subjects. Luckily, their pointers include the type of exam. That gave us, the parents, an idea how to review them. Still, that does not make the process of creating a reviewer fast. I spent about 2-3 hours creating a reviewer for just one subject, to make sure every pointer to review is covered, only to be answered by my student in what, 20-30 minutes?! Kaloka diba?! Thankfully, there were web sites online where we can download some reviewers and activity sheets that are ready to be printed. Kahit papaano, bawas oras sa pag conceptualize at pagsulat.

Pero kinakabahan pa rin ako sa Wika at Sibika. These are new subjects, well, Wika is not entirely a new one, but many new concepts were introduced and we are still in the 1st quarter!

We reviewed well and I kept on reminding Ate Alex to listen to her teacher but I cannot help but be anxious. I’m not a grade-conscious mom but I cannot help it. Are you like me too?