Desert Diva has been an online friend at the start of my blogging foray. Even if we live across the world from each other, we still managed to connect with each others in a way that is wonderful. I have been with her through her summer sojourns, her pains and happy moments, her happy (and some not-so-happy in between) moments with her dog (I remember when Cali ate those chocolates) and I have so admired her beautiful photos.

Did I say we are both special education teachers? Well, we are.

She and I both have exciting and challenging work that is different from admin jobs in the work force.

Anyway, I was quite surprised when Desert Diva gave me an award and I was touched by her words:

~o0o~

It’s difficult to read and choose five “creative” blogs. Like Killlshandra, I’m going to choose one – even though I could easily recommend several. However, I think I’m going to send this award “across the ocean” to Julie at Teacher Julie. Julie is a special education teacher in the Philippines. (We have this is common since I was a former special education teacher.) Even though she works long hours, she still has time to nurture and support her family, as well as explore her creative side. She blogs about special education topics, her life, and photography.

~o0o~

Thank you Desert Diva from the bottom of my heart. Thank you.

Cross stitching used to be a favorite hobby, not just with me but with a lot of my friends. I do not exactly remember when I stopped doing cross stitching, perhaps after the birth of my firstborn child.

I had several pieces finished and framed but there are more that were unfinished.The first piece I did is in my parents’ home. A duck near a basket of flowers

Below are two of my simple cross stitched and framed projects. The more complicated ones were unfinished.

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Christmas is just around the corner and I am sure a lot of people have started their Christmas shopping already or have started writing their Christmas wish list.

Christmas has been getting more commercialized year after year. So its not any wonder that after Thanksgiving, Black Friday ads are already worn out and kept in wallets awaiting the big day. I really wish we have something like that here in our country as this makes shopping for Christmas better.

So  what are written in my Christmas wish list? Nothing much for me because I am perfectly ok with what we have right now, even if at times we scrape the barrel when times are tough.

We do have wishes but as the saying goes, “be careful what you wish for”

My Christmas wish list are listed below. I fervently wish…

• that my family will be healthy and free from illnesses

• that my husband will be strong and healthy even if there are a lot of stress in the workplace.

• that my children would be able to learn the life’s lessons that we have been teaching them.

• that my parents would continue to be strong and healthy.

• that my students would continue with their progress.

There, those are my the unwritten thought in my Christmas wish list. I have wishes too, for other people which can be read here.

What are in YOUR Christmas wish list?

And about that new wrist watch…