Sweet Life With Mary

On the Occasion of My Ate’s Birthday
Ate - two syllables - “A”- pronounced as in apple. - “ah’-te” means “Eldest Sister.” 
Much of the close family relations that Filipinos have are said to have been inherited from the Chinese.  Certainly, the name affiliations we use are derived from the Chinese, not sure which dialect- Mandarin or [...]

For the last two weeks or so, this is the kind of snow we have been having— a view of it up in the mountains. It was forecasted for last weekend but all we got, here in the Colorado plains, was a lot of rain. Yesterday, the forecast was for rain and snow today, but [...]

The much awaited Cheerleading Performance was last evening. It took place during halftime at the Varsity Monarch/Aurora Hinckley football game at Spangenberg Field at the Centaurus High School. A beautiful evening, as we waited for the game to start. It was also cold due to the high winds that kept on blowing and gusting (probably [...]

It started as a bad hair day…
It was very windy going to school this morning. We walked/scootered anyway and Mary wanted me to pick her up after school with the scooter. By the time I got her, it was still very windy and then, it turned out to be all about the leaves being blown [...]

Tagalog - I run across a lot of Westerners who insist that the official language of the Philippines is Tagalog.  I try to explain that is is actually called “Filipino” which is based on the dialect Tagalog.  
From the Official Website of the Republic of the Philippines 
LANGUAGE
Two official languages — Filipino and English. Filipino, which is [...]

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How an Edward Jones representative had me waxing poetic (and nostalgic) about Philippine street snacks
As I was coming back from my Walk/Jog yesterday morning, this guy was also walking up to my driveway. He was dressed in a nice suit, good-looking so I did not feel threatened when he came up to me.  He introduced himself, [...]

Mary had me sign her up for a Mini Pom Clinic.  She pestered me to make sure I sent the check in (for $35- it is a 4-hour dance routine/cheerleading instruction, T-shirt, pom-poms and the chance to perform at a high school football game at half-time.)  The Clinic was Saturday, October 13 and the game [...]

Finally, I succumbed to the lure of the Crocs shoes. It is, after all, a Boulder, Colorado company, I am just supporting the local industry. It took four years but it was time for Mary and I have to have matching mom-and-daughter something, so why not, these very comfortable slip-ons.

Next time, we’ll get the Winter [...]

That was Mary’s lament last night after I told her that she can no longer soak her feet on the bathroom sink and use this same small sink like a bathtub.
And then she says, “I hate my life!”  So very dramatic. 
It turns out she was also remembering our latest trips to some stores yesterday.  I had arranged [...]