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After two weeks, I decided to finish the cards so I could give them to my mom before the graduation. I made 3 layered cards so she will have options. 

The Happy Graduation Layered Card is designed by The Bearded Housewife and the envelope is already included in his SVG file. My mom chose this card for my nephew. 

The Hat and Diploma Graduation Card is designed by Craft with Sarah. There is a 2023 date on the card so I covered it with a “Happy Graduation” phrase. 

The Hip Hip Hooray Graduation Card is also designed by Craft with Sarah. It is so easy to cut and assemble. 

I gave one to my mom so she could write a message to my son. Then she asked me if I could make cards for my niece and nephew so I cut this Congratulations Layered Card. This is a 4 layered card but I used white cardstock for the 2nd and 3rd layers and colored the flowers and plants using Ohuhu Markers and Glitter Markers. 

I joined Card Making Countdown of Craft with Sarah and one of the projects is Fractured Card. I only had a few patterned papers so I cut the design using black cardstock, embossed the paper, and lastly, I used Simon Hurley Lunar Paste to add colors. The "Congrats" is stamped and embossed using embossing powder and a heat gun.

I made a Father’s Day Cake Topper but I was not able to use it because my husband doesn’t want a cake. For the cake topper, I just used one of the SVG designs from the Father’s Day Greeting Quotes Bundle. 

I also made this Father’s Day Layered Card using the Me and Dad Layered Card Design of The Bearded Housewife. I like this card because it reminded me of the the days when my son was in toddler years, lagi siya nasa shoulders ng Daddy niya kasi ang bagal maglakad or ayaw na maglakad. hehehe! "On Dad's Shoulders was the best place to be" Happy Father's Day! 

Check my process video here. 

Akala ko hindi na kami aalis but I remembered that my mom gave money to my son so he can watch “Inside Out 2” movie. His cousins watched this movie na kasi kaso hindi siya nakasama kasi naman malayo kami so para no FOMO, I suggested na manood na kami. I checked the schedule at Southwoods Mall and buzzer beater kami sa 4:10PM na movie. 

I was checking my blog post and yung last movie na pinanood namin sa big screen was Avengers: Endgame and sa Norway pa. Hindi na kasi ko mahilig manood ng sine, hinihintay ko na lang sa Netflix. PHP380 x 3 persons, mahal din ha, buti na lang may free popcorn and water na yun. Hehehe! 

When my son made it to the overall top last year, I told him that maintaining to be on top is not easy but my son proved to us that he can do it. Actually, my son told me na 5th honor dapat siya but extracurricular is part of the final grade computation so he ended up with sixth honor. Regardless of the ranking, we are still proud of him because he worked hard for it. 

This year, my son received 3 medals; Sixth Honor, Gold Eagle Awardee, and Special Conduct Award for Male. I was not surprised with this award but happy kasi na notice na rin yung pagiging good student niya ng teachers. Introvert kasi anak ko so madalas hindi naman siya kilala ng mga teachers except for his subjects teachers. 

After the Recognition Day, we just went to the mall to eat lunch and buy cake. We ate at Ben’s Halo-Halo x Meshiya and ordered Classic Spaghetti PHP174, Shio Ramen PHP230, BBQ Ribs P280, California Maki PHP230, and Iced Tea PHP50 each. Cake is from Contis which is Banana Dream.

 

We are in a hurry kasi we need to go back to the wake. May mga ex-officemates nga si hubby na nakiramay kaso nasa Recognition Day pa kami. Yung Recognition celebration, sa wake na rin nangyari and we just ordered a Family Feast Bundle from Shakey’s. 

Of course, I made “Congrats Cards”, using one design but different cardstock. For the Congrats Cake Topper, I used Birthday Verygood Font which I also used in my graduation cake toppers. 

The day that we fear has come because a few weeks ago, my mother-in-law passed away. She was one of the strongest people I know and hindi ko nga alam kung saan siya humuhugot ng lakas. She raised 6 children, unfortunately, my two sisters-in-law passed away.

It was year 2010 when my eldest sister-in-law passed away because of colon cancer and in 2019, my sister-in-law lost her battle to uterine cancer. Then, in 2020, my mother-in-law was diagnosed with colon cancer. 

My late mother-in-law survived uterine cancer so we also hoped that she could fight the colon cancer. She underwent colon cancer surgery and finished all chemotherapy and the results were good so we thought, okay na. But in 2021, she went back to the hospital for a cholecystectomy. Oh no, another surgery again, and unfortunately, it is also the start of her dialysis. 

So since 2021, she spent most of her life going to the hospital for dialysis, check-ups, surgery, and confinement. I can’t imagine kung paano niya kinakaya ang lahat. Imagine nagkauterine cancer, may diabetes, nagkacolon cancer, nagkagallstones, nagkacataract and nagdadialysis pa. 

I witnessed how she tried to be tough and hold on even in pain. Maybe that is the reason why God took her home, she experienced so much pain in this world. We were sad because she was gone but we felt relieved because we knew that she was in a better place, no more crying, fear, or pain. She will be missed and Christmas gatherings will not be the same without her. 

I found this poem and I don’t know who is the original author but this is the exact words that I want to tell her because I am forever thankful to her for raising a loving son and blessed me with a wonderful husband. 

Just like last year, one design na lang for everybody. I used the graduating kids' SVG file from Bearly Art and Birthday Verygood Font. I used glitter, mirror foil and smooth cardstock. 

Last weekend was Mother’s Day and we don’t usually celebrate Mother’s Day kasi depende yan sa mood ko. Most of the time gusto ko lang magpahinga sa bahay. Inisiip ko nga kung nagcelebrate ba ko last year, parang wala naman ako pictures and yung last blog ko pa yung Mother’s Day Celebration in Norway. 

Anyway, my mom is here for a vacation, I suggested a family outing, an overnight or day trip just like our Day Trip in Laguna last March pero this time with my family naman. But the plan did not push through kasi hindi magkasundo sa schedule, may Saturday class yung iba and may hotel staycation. 

So my husband and I planned to go to Tagaytay na lang, this time with my mom and parents-in-law. We already informed both parties but unfortunately, it was cancelled because of my husband’s family emergency, hindi pwede parents niya and he needs to visit her mom. 

And dahil minsan lang naman ang Mother’s Day na nandito mama ko, kailangan may ganap. So lunch na lang ulit sa bahay but I already warned my family na Amber’s lang ang ipapakain ko. Hehehe! Nandito na kasi family ko nung first week of May kasi dumating nga mama ko. Amber’s pinakain ko sa kanila kasi yun ang madali para sa akin na iorder. Favorite ko iorder yung Party Favorites Bundle for potluck or panghanda. 

Pancit Malabon 

5 Pcs. Fried Chicken Drumsticks 

10 Pcs. Crispy Chicken Wings 

30 Pcs. Lumpiang Shanghai 

30 Pcs. Pichi-Pichi Cheese 

15 Pcs. Pork BBQ 

Hindi ako nagbibiro nung sinabi ko na Amber’s ulit pero this time, I checked Amber’s Menu and after so many years, ngayon lang ako nag-order ng hindi bbq at chicken. We are just a group of 11 persons so I ordered the following. Supposed to be lunch kaso 1:30PM na yung earliest na schedule na pwede madeliver. Sa isip-isip ko, magdessert na lang if late dumating. We have ensaymada and leche flan naman. 

Spaghetti PHP1,050 (16-20 pax) 

Pichi - Pichi with Niyog PHP280 (40 pcs.) 

Roasted Beef with Gravy PHP1250 ( 8-10 pax) 

Lechon Kawali PHP1,080 (8-10 pax) 

But God is so good kasi sabay dumating yung visitors and food so walang waiting time. And we all liked the food so mukhang mababago na ang order ko sa Amber’s. hehehe! The only downside nitong meal na ito, hindi pwedeng Cash On Delivery, kailangan paid na yung orders. Tumawag si hubby kasi nag-error sa online, so need pa niya magwait para sa payment details.