Family Togetherness #YearofTheHorse

It's been two years now that we started celebrating  holidays at our own abode.  We used to celebrate it at my FIL's home together with the rest of the family but hubby and I feel that it would be best to  be at home during  the holidays so the kids will get used to it .  Here are some of the photos we had  in Celebrating the new year.

The Burritos played monopoly while waiting for the ball to drop.  In previous years, we  let them go to bed before midnight but his year, they asked if they could stay with us so we let them.

Then we witnessed the ball dropped via television and we  took some happy snaps before going to bed.

We visited my FIL on the first day of 2014 and took a photo with him as well.

IN the year of the horse, we look forward to kicking bad habits to get fit and maintain family togetherness and nurture the love that we have for each other.  

Tooth Fairy's Generosity

Both of my kids lost a tooth  this month.  My daughter lost  her cuspid one week before Christmas and our son lost one  on Christmas Eve.  Pardon for the  sugar bugs, he just got done eating cookies when I took the photo lol.


They were very excited  to put it under their pillows and was very pleased to  find  $5 the next morning.  They normally get a couple of dollars for every tooth  they lost but since it was around  Christmas time, the Tooth Fairy was generous and gave them $5 each, wink.

Christmas Gifts #Clothing

Clothing is one of the gifts  that I always get  for my kids.  It's  for practical reason that I do that.  I mean, they use clothes all year long so you can never go wrong with clothes.  Anyway, I let them open some of the gifts yesterday, I know that it's early, but I wanted to make sure that  they like it so I still have time to    replace it  if they don't like it or it doesn't fit right.  

They were so excited and I  am so glad that everything that  me and hubby got fits them so well and that they love them.  Hubby and I picked some  outfits that they can wear for  Christmas as they are part of the Christmas Pageant at church on Christmas Eve.

My son  is very excited   to wear this on Christmas.  These are now  washed, ironed, and ready to be worn in two days.

Hubby went to the store today and he said it's chaotic there.  He got me my new  PC, weeeee, thanks Santa!

Citizenship Interview

It was November the 14th when I had my interview at the USCIS in Pittsburgh.  We asked our children's teachers for them to be excused that day because we had to leave early as my appointment was 9 in the morning.   We did not want to be stuck in the traffic so we left  right around 7  in the morning. 

We arrived  1 and half hours early but glad that we did because it gave me time to calm my nerves.  I was nervous, I am not gonna lie.  I am not good with interviews, in fact I hate  going through an interview.  

The  place where I had my interview was different than the place where I did my  biometrics last September 4th.  

Thanks to God for giving me  the clear mind, I passed the written, reading, and  oral interview.   Now the USCIS officer  told me that the tentative date for the oat h taking ceremony is December 20th and that they would send me the letter to when and where it was going to be held.  Up until now, I haven't received the  letter which is   making me  worried.  But it says on the  paper that he gave me that the USCIS will have 120 days to decide whether they will approved my application or not.  So,  passing the  interview  does not guarantee that I will be granted the citizenship that I applied for.  

I am keeping my fingers crossed  and praying that they would grant my application.  I am tired of being the  only alien in the family hehehe.

A Day Off from Work

My husband did not go to work today. He took a day off so we could finish shopping for the kids' gifts. I was glad that he took a day off because we got to spend time together without the kids for a while, not that I don't want the kids with us but when you are shopping, having no kids is better. When we came back, I was so tired but was tempted to browsed at the rtg bonus from this no deposit bonus blog. I am not a gamer but got curious because I have seen somebody posted about this no deposit blog.  I am sure that those people who likes to play games online could benefit to this offer. 

Anyway, we got home right in time to get the kids from school.  We did not get all of the  stuff that we wanted to buy but I think it would be enough for the kids.