Remember my helper? She was sick and I told her to just rest and come back today. I told I need her more today onwards until Sunday for Chico’s party. Well it seems that she’s not feeling well still. Oh shit! Just when the tough gets going, it really goes a long long way. ARGH! I am thinking of firing her because she really is a bit old and she has a weak immune system. I bought some vitamins and vitamin c for her to boost her immune system but she is not taking them all for some reasons and logic is not one of them (for sure, dammit!) Just when I needed her most.. ugh! Life is really crazy.

OK enough of that. Moving on, I can manage of course. I just need to smoke.. CAN I? Just a stick.. PUHLEASE… Just a light.. Can I? Can I? Tell me I can..

Actually I really don’t have to stress myself that much. I can just throw a party, ask someone to cook the food, forget about the decors, forget about the pinata, but! I just can’t. I really love stressing myself (so aside from OCD, I am also a masochist) and I love doing the crafts and being a hands on on everything. That’s just me. Now there is one tiny little problem that I need to resolve.. I NEED A DISHWASHER! That is one thing I cannot and would never do!

OK one more paid post and I am off to ssstressss land.. thomas still waiting to be painted you know..

As you all know Chico will be turning 1 this coming Sunday. I am occupied with planning and worrying. There is still so much I needed to accomplish. Since last weekend, we were busy preparing. Running from mall to mall to shop for gifts, decors and cake. Then I had a slight problem with the cake. According to some Goldilocks personnel, they would not be accepting made to orders to accommodate the large demands of cake on Mother’s way (oh how sure they are?). In consideration though, we need to place an order 3 days ahead of the occasion and see if their plant would approve it. Anyway, the cake I ordered was a simple choco chiffon, no decors at all. That was already solved but I am worried with the instruction I left them. I noted on the receipt that the Happy Birthday should be written on the front base not on the top of the cake. I plan on having Thomas sit on the the top of the cake that’s why. And you know how incompetent people can be. I just hope they would not ruin Chico’s birthday.

Supermarket is my next stop. Hubby promised he’ll be home early so he can accompany me. I still have to go to Cubao for the sea foods, then to Pasig market, which is by the way, an OC heaven (I will post about it when I have time). Then there’s so much art works to do. The pinata, the banner waaah!!

By the way here’s our menu, so aside from all those things, I am also busy planning how to cook all this BY MYSELF on Sunday (yeah I will be cooking all these)

Kare Kare, Menudo, Chicken strips, Beef with Mushroom, Sweet and Sour Fish Fillet, Spaghetti (of course) and Leche Flan. Whew! Just thinking about it now makes me tired and sleepy.hoho. I am contemplating (yes I do) on which one I have to cook first (around 3 in the morning). Of the leche flan will be cooked day ahead, so I can taste it and splurge on it,yay!

If there is one thing (or two) that I am excited about, it’s Chico’s birthday, what else. I am really excited amidst all the hassles because he will be turning one! It means a lot to me. And I can’t wait to see him with his baptismal clothes. (kikay mom on the loose!)

You know what I’ve been doing the past few hours.. ebaying! I can’t stop searching for Mega Blocks and actually bidding for it. I am hoping someone we know from the US would allow us to have the items shipped on her home.. (pretty please..) Why am I so loco over these building blocks? I really don’t know, but I just love them so much. Aside from the kids really like it too, the toy has a lot of benefits. Creativity, imagination, the works.. It’s so easy to clean.. easy to stack, easy to play. I need to stop from bidding.LOL

By the way, I have been thinking of a nice menu for Chico’s birthday. I am not that busy yet.. preparations will start on Saturday. We need to buy some decors etc, and of course gifts for the three boys. So far our menu includes, Kare Kare (all time favorite), Embotido (courtesy of my BIL), Sweet and Sour (fish fillet.. a recipe I found on one of my cook book, so different and so Chinese). For the dessert, I am planning on making some leche flan or halaya. So if you can come, just come, don’t worry about the gift.LOL

Thursday, me and hubby will go on a date. Finally! We’re gonna watch Wolverine, yay! I have a huge crush on wolverine (not Hugh Jackman, just his wolverine character) I can’t wait.