We went to another city to spend the holidays. It is our favorite place because the husband likes it for its beach and I like it for the number of buffet restaurants. The place was a mess though. The city is building or fixing something and there are excavation sites everywhere. I joked that they be trying to build a huge pond near the beach and the husband said he did not see any pond pumps anywhere. Seriously, I think they are going to make some kind of a walkway or bridge made of wood on the beach. But the husband said he thinks it is going to be several condominium units. We don’t really know for sure. Although we both hope that they will get the job done quick because the mess is unappealing to tourists. I know they picked this month to do the dirty works so the tourists will not see it but there are a few who are visiting the place and I don’t think they like the inconvenience much less the muddy roads.

Of oranges! Lol. When a little boy has been coped up inside the house for days he tends to be creative when playing. He played with the oranges for two days pushing the truck all over the house before I snatched them away to peel and eat. It was good

Is the little man’s favorite expression at the moment. It is cute until he keeps on saying it a million times a minute. Must have heard it from one of the shows he watched on television. I hope he will find another expression to use because owright is getting old.

He is getting more and more demanding each day. He shouts when he wants me to do something for him. Either that or be really quite and do it himself which leads to a huge mess. It is hard having to explain things over and over to him but I guess this is how it works with a three year old. The good thing is that I can now ask him to do things for me. Oh, yeah! He listens most of the time too. Pick a cup up from the floor and put it in the sink? He does it without me telling him the second time. He used to just stare at me when I asked him to do something but not anymore. I am liking this phase except for the yelling and shouting part. And of course there is the problem with clothes. He prefers to wear certain kind and he hates jackets, hoodies, anything that keeps him warm. But I learned early on that he can be bribed, lol. He does not want to wear a jacket? We cannot go out because it is cold and we might get sick. That changes his mind real quick, lol. He is something, our little boy. Mr Independent sometimes but gets in a panic when I am not around.

We are stuck at home. It is cold outside so even if I have to go to the store since we are low on food, I am not interested. I will stay in for as long as I can and hope that in a few hours it will get warmer than it is now. This weather is supposed to stay cold for days  so we have to survive with our meager supply. At least the little man has everything he needs. The adults will have to eat whatever is available and stop complaining, lol. Anyway, the sister-in-law called and she said it is 19 degrees where she is at right now. Cold! Somehow I am glad the husband could not make up his mind where we will move yet because if it gets any colder than this I will freeze. Nothing can make me move up North, not even if somebody will hire and pay a cross country moving company to move our belongings. I am staying South and whine about it than be in a place which gets below zero at night. Now come Summer I might change my mind

The little man picked his shoes up, handed them to me and said Come on, let’s go! I thought where? Lol. I guess he wanted to get out of the house for a while. We did because his father wanted to get out too. We did not have anywhere to go so we just drove around the neighborhood then went back home after a few minutes. I did not even changed from my unpresentable house clothes. I wanted to get out of the house anyway. If my boys wanted to get out because they were bored mine was for a different reason. Health insurance. The husband’s insurance got cut off and he badly needs one while the little man’s will expire in a few months. I have looked at different companies, asked for quotes, even went ahead and read about life insurance lead but that does not help me at all. The premium is too high. And we could not afford to be out that much money right now. Somehow it all boils down to this five letter word. The husband said it always does, lol. I hope I can find something affordable that the husband and I will agree on. He said he does not need insurance but I know he does. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

I don’t know where the little man saw it but he has been giving me karate chops every chance he gets. He does it with matching sound effects too. The husband reminded me that I wanted his son to go to karate school once he is old enough so he will learn self defense first and to interact with other kids second. Well, this might be his cue of telling me he is more than ready. Only mama does not really have the money to send him anywhere. I guess he will have to wait. He does throw mean punches and being the punching bag is not fun. I will have to sit down with him and explain the consequences of such actions.

I am bored. I am cold. I am uncomfortable. I want to go on vacation somewhere warm. With plenty of food and somebody to cater to my every whims. This could happen if I am in PI but we could not afford to go there at the moment. I will settle for out of state or perhaps out of the country like aruba provided somebody will pay for the expenses for me. Hey, it is free to dream so please let my imagination run wild. At least it is free. Okay, back to reality. I have to gather more papers and fill out forms so I can send in my application to renew my passport. It is not an easy feat to accomplish because of some issues but I will try to send it in this week. I have to get ready so we can get things done before the day is over. It is amazing how time flies when you have things to accomplish.