listening to gary allan's song...this is for u gi...

Life aint always beautiful
Sometimes it's just plain hard
Life can knock you down,
it can break your heart

Life aint always beautiful
You think you're on your way
And it's just a dead end road at the end of the day

But the struggles make you stronger
And the changes make you wise
And happiness has its own way of takin it's sweet time

CHORUS
No, life aint always beautiful
Tears will fall sometimes
Life aint always beautiful
But it's a beautiful ride

Life aint always beautiful
Some days I miss your smile
I get tired of walkin all these lonely miles

And I wish for just one minute
I could see your pretty face
Guess I can dream, but life don’t work that way

But the struggles make me stronger
And the changes make me wise
And happiness has its own way of takin it's sweet time

No, life aint always beautiful
But i know i'll be fine
Hey, life aint always beautiful
But it's a beautiful ride
What a beautiful ride

the week that was...

last week was pretty hectic. reina finished her cheerleading camp which she totally enjoyed but missed three sessions of her tennis lessons because it was in conflict with her ballet rehearsals. z on the other hand never missed any. bryant's been taking him to tennis and me taking reina to ballet.

finally i was able to workout again ... of course with the help and with lots of encouragement from my dear husband... for now i'm doing run/walk intervals...and it's fun to do it with b...

friday was Michaela's bday party(june16)from 11am to 3pm...
reina's recital from 7pm to 9:30pm...
after the show, went to mcdonalds with carmela and the hungry kids z, x, a and the ballerinas... r and m...also gm...
went home late at night and packed for the next day's trip...ayayay i was dead tired...i wish i had my kids and husband's energy...

friday was recital day

light make up

hair piece

the bun

usually it's tita siony who do reina's hair and tita delia do her make-up everytime she had a show but i decided to do it this time...

cheerleading camp
tennis lessons
walked a mile with my other self...

did math all day...

went to the theater with carmela and watched ice age 2 the meltdown...5 kids in tow...then went to DQ...got out with super bouncing loud kids...

plenty of bh from last night...puto, siopao, dinuguan, pansit, barbeque, ginataan, buko pandan, lumpia...

kids playing under the rain... so happy splashing around...

sign up for reading program...

rehearsing from 6pm- 9:30pm ... r and x will perform bop to the top and also dance we're all in this together with a, z and m... kids were so funny that carm and i were laughing so hard... can't wait for sat...

j picked up his daughter around 10:30pm...it's summer there'll be a lot of late nights...

wisconsin dells or chicago...guess that's nothing compared to whether to go public or back to private...got to decide now!!! it's way beyond the deadline...b already decided long before it became an issue but that's just being the undecisive me...

as i mentioned...undecisive plus procastinating equals not good...

yesterday - went to the library

took a video of reina's ballet class...one more class left on tuesday next week, then dress rehearsal on wednesday and then the finale which is the recital on friday...looks like r will missed her cheerleading camp and tennis lessons on wednesday and friday...oh well... that's what i thought until i received this email...
...We will be having regularly scheduled classes next Monday and Tuesday. We will also continue classes after recital through the month of June...
...guess we won't be going anywhere on tuesdays...

last day of school...time flies so fast...now i have a first grader and a third grader...
went to c's house and ate some humba ayayay!!!
played basketball...
kids signed up for tennis lessons this summer...

hairstyle for recital 2006

Ballet (Sugar Plum Fairies) – medium bun

sat- c's barbecue and her famous pandesal...zach loves it...
b playing baseball with the kids...

sun - bryant's grilling for lunch

cleaning the two bathrooms from top to bottom...what a hardwork!!! now looks like new and clutter free...thx to mr. clean's magic eraser...great for scrubbing the tub...

eating like no tomorrow... got to be in control again or else i will regret it later...time to go back to the gym...

doc ray's bday party next sat at sheila's house...more fil food...oh my!!!

IMPORTANT: Ball State University Parking, Construction and Drop-Off Information

For Premiere Dance Center, Summer 2006

Dear Premiere Dance Center Students, Parents and Guests.

In an attempt to help you, your family and your guests have a pleasant experience while on campus, we would like to supply you with some information regarding construction, parking, and drop-off plans during your visit to Emens Auditorium and Ball State University..

1. Drop-off Plans: Due to the renovations on McKinley Avenue, access to the Emens dock is unavailable. Please follow the drop-off plan described below.

a. Rehearsal: Please enter through the front entrance of Emens Auditorium.
b. Performance: ALL dancers and parents MUST enter through the front doors of Emens. The East entrance will not be open the night of the performance! (The front entrance faces Riverside Drive.)

2. Rehearsal Parking: Day time visitor parking is ONLY available in the McKinley Avenue Parking Structure located on the South side of the Music Instruction Building/Sursa Hall. Parking fees are $1/hour with a $5/day maximum. Spaces are numbered and you must pre-pay at one of the multi-bay meter stations located on the respective floors. This regulation is in effect Monday – Friday, 7 am – 4 pm. Parking in the lots and spaces around Emens, outside of the parking structures, will result in a ticket or a tow.

3. Performance Parking: Parking in the Emens and McKinley Avenue Parking Structures is available on all floors, without a fee, after 4:00 pm, Monday – Friday, and all day on Saturday and Sunday.

4. Construction: McKinley Avenue will be CLOSED for construction from North of Petty/Neely Road to Bethel Avenue. Access to the Emens and McKinley Avenue Parking Structures is available from the East, West and South.

5. General Information: Thirty-minute meters are enforced 24/7. Forty five-minute meters are enforced Monday-Friday, 7 am – 4 pm.

In an effort to provide reasonable access to all, our regulations and procedures will be enforced as usual. Everyone is responsible for overtime and improper parking violations.

zach's field trip to the children's museum...
reina's class had a free dress day
a bagfull of school stuff...an entire school year of hardwork...
as usual got an A+ on her spelling test today and on her science test yesterday...
went to hobby lobby and just realized that r forgot to put her backpack inside the car....drove back and there it was laying in the pavement in front of the church...
went to target...bought tostitos and doritos and 4 pairs of slippers for a dollar each...
trying to take a nap but kids keeps on waking me up ... might as well give up and join them... for what else...high school musical...again!!! z is mastering his moves...lol
bryant's turn to drop the kids this morning for school...enjoyed my sleep a little longer...
chit chat with reina's teacher...

bryant and zach watched x-men yesterday in the theater after b picked him up from school...

olympic day in school ...reina had to bring play clothes...changed after mass...school provided pizza and drinks...

time to get mushy mushy...watched the prince and me 2 (the royal wedding)...bryant did not comment anything...oh well...it was more on us spending time together...

went to elizabeth graduation party...kids enjoyed the trampoline...

being hit by cleaning bug...done cleaning and went to bed around 4 am...and my body refused to get up this morning to help the kids ready for school...good thing they're very independent... woke up when the alarm clock rang at 7 am and went straight to the bathroom, changed on their uniform which i always kept ready every night , then r prepared her baon and ate breakfast by themselves... i got up around 7:30am, went straight to the bathroom, got out and checked if they did everything right...clothes...toothbrush...bfast...baon for lunch...homework in their backpacks...then grabbed my keys and drove to school in my pajamas then came back home and snoozed back to dreamland...

carpet cleaned today...stanley steamer...