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Every Saturday, participants post photos based on a theme. The theme for this Saturday is SHOES.
I am not fond of buying shoes. I do not get shoes just because the design is good, or just because I have extra money to spend for myself (which is rare, by the way, lol ). When I do buy a pair, I make sure that I get something that is comfortable and durable like this one below:
This is the sole of my favorite pair: my light brown Hush Puppies, one of the brands I get when buying shoes. Have been to many places and have walked so many steps.
This is a student’s pair of shoes. What kind of music do you think he likes? If you said “hip hop” then you are right.
Shoes off, everyone, before you go inside the tent.
I would rather go shoe less or barefoot like the Incredible Hulk up there than wear something like that below:
No way I am going to wear that and trip and hurt myself. Good thing it is just a wee bit of decorative thing and not meant for real feet 
Have a great weekend y’all and don’t go running to the nearest mall to get yourself a new pair 
Rachel gave me a You Light Up My Life Award many moons ago.
Mousey gave me an award too, a few days ago. And guess what? Maiylah did too! As well as Desert Diva 
Thanks to you. I would like to give these awards to the wonderful friends that I had the pleasure of knowing, through their blogs and through a wonderful bond we have: being MOTHERS.
Cess, Chateau, Cookie, Feng, Lynn, Wenchie.
Thanks, for the wonderful picnic we had. Thank you for the laughter and the snippets of wisdom. Till the next happening in June.
Rachel, I hope you can come next time
This is the fifth story in our Story Telling group activity this summer: “Grover, Grover, Come On Over” by Katharine Ross. This is a book I bought my daughter Trixie when she was just a few months old.
This story has many aspects or lessons to be learned by the reader.
First, Grover made a kite by using recyclable materials that he got from his friends. Then it also teaches about kite making using step by step sequences. It also teaches about patiently waiting for something to finish to be shared and enjoyed.
And because the lines were repetitive and rhyming, the kids enjoyed reading along with me (those who can already read) or just plainly reciting along with me. We had our oral reading wherein they assumed the role of Grover and I assumed the role of the other characters. Oh what fun we had!
Noel, an occupational therapist who is with me in the group, put up some yarns to some of the fixtures on the ceiling. Then the children were asked to get a hold of one and pretend to be flying kites. They had so much fun!
Then the children settled down to design their own kites. One of them had high hopes of flying the kite when he gets home. If it rains, he said he will use a fan
Here is heart-warming story about a girl who learned to read this story.
Our fourth story for the Story Telling Narrative was about Franklin the Turtle, of that famous animated TV show. I didn’t really know that this has been turned into an animated show because we don’t have cable tv. Franklin is a character i have loved even before, when my daughter Trixie was a preschooler, learning to play with computer games.
The story Franklin is Lost talks about having fun with friends and not forgetting what your parents have asked you to do: follow what they told to do, or not to do. The story talks about friendship and the love of parents to their children. Warm feelings about loving and caring.
Yeah, i did manage to tell the story and go on with this activity after being harangued by this incident. Professionalism rules the day, not rants and false accusations. But I digress, I better save my breath on more important matters . Oh, I’m so loving this, I hope she would be able to read this.
This is the book:
Franklin is Lost by Paulette Bourgeois book
The children doing their design-your-Franklin activity. Yes, I drew them turtles
We did a diorama. The children helped put up the trees which were made of rolled brown construction papers and crumpled green Japanese papers. We used a box top cover for the setting. Good thing we have a lot of plastic toy turtles in the center so each child got to choose a Franklin to play with. They had their turns playing their Franklins in the diorama.
UPDATE: one of the speech pathologists in the center used our diorama for her session yesterday I feel good.
The second restaurant we visited for the Spot Pass TriNoma Bloggers Food Trip was Haiku.
The interiors of Haiku is interesting though I found it a bit dark (first photo’s brightness was adjusted) and the wall decors a little overwhelming. The staff definitely needs to do some brushing up on PR although they were polite and they smile but they do not offer information readily like the other restaurants. This is a shot of their interior:
On the table setting are the food they shared with us.
The vinaigrette used for the Haiku salad was a little sweetish. Cookie asked what was in it and the manager (?) refused to give the details but did so when assured no need to give the proportions. The nori of the Oyako roll was battered and fried. It was a little crunchy and feels different but good.
More to come soon.
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