Posts Tagged ‘Rolando’

If Grandpa Could See You Now

Dad

One of the toughest things about our situation is being away from our parents.  Ebru’s family is in Istanbul and my dad is in the Philippines.  Both sides of the family are just too far.  We do what we can to bring our families closer to Justice and Jasmine.
Last Christmas we sent my dad a [...]

Half Way There!

Sleepy Jasmine

Last week they officially passed their 6 month milestone!  Wednesday they go for the 6 month immunization shots and check up.  We’re guessing that they are about 16lbs each and about 30 inches tall.  We think that is above the normal for kids in their age group, especially for twins.
This week we continued feeding them [...]

Justice and Jasmine’s First Haircut

Justice's Haircut

After 9 days of straight rain in Elk Grove we decided to weather the storm and go out to run errands last weekend.  Part of our weekend run included trips to Panera Bread, Target, and Nugget.  This weekend we happened to be near Cool Cuts 4 Kids and decided to get Justice and Jasmine a [...]

Best and Worse Month

Daddy and Justice

It’s been awhile since my last post.  Justice and Jasmine have kept us very busy.  This is their 4 and 1/2 month.  In some cases it has been their best month and in other cases their worse.
We have seen a lot of development this month.  They are definitely more aware of their surroundings, they are [...]

Happy Thanksgiving 2009!

Thanksgiving 2009

Hi All,
We just wanted to wish you a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!  We are certain that everyone has something to be thankful for this year.  I know we are.
From our family to yours, Happy Holidays!
Your family in the blogosphere,
Rolando, Ebru, Justice, and Jasmine (and Minik and Candy)

The Devil is in the Details

Read Before Signing

I learning something in college called ‘instant gratification’.  At the time it was used to explain why Filipinos were not in politics here in the States.  It’s because of this need for instant gratification.  We want it now.  I’ll sign what ever it is so I can get what I want now.  Now, now, now!
As [...]

Wear It Well

Wear It Well

Through out my adulthood I have always tried to keep up with fashion.  It was sort of an experiment.  There was some styles that were just too much to carry and others just too darn expensive.  After awhile I got tired keeping up and just decided to pick one style and go with it.
I decided [...]

Know Thyself

Happiness

So far I have talked about lessons from my Dad, Mother, Grandma, and Brothers.  This one comes from me.   It is lesson that took me a long time to learn.  It took a long time because I kept on making the same mistakes over and over.  It wasn’t until I stopped the chain of bad [...]

Forgiveness

Rembrandt The Return of the Prodigal Son

I wrote about forgiveness in one of my other blogs, which one, I forget.  I won’t repeat it here, but this lesson is a simple one that took the longest to learn.  Why?  Because forgiveness it hard.  Forgiveness is hard when you think you’re right.  Forgiveness is hard when you feel someone has wronged you.  [...]