Happy Used Year!!! We returned to our little apartment in January after the holidays, and I (Marie) discovered in our freezer--an expired pack of frozen spinach lasagna.?It said,?"Consume before December 2016." R.I.P. Here…  Continue reading...

Everyone's on the mode of looking back on 2016 and looking ahead to 2017. The way we look back on the past year determines how we look ahead to the next. This practice can be helpful if it builds our faith for the future.…  Continue reading...

Would you like to know what I'm going to do as 2016 ends? I (Marie) am going to assess my F.A.T.?(No, not the amount of food I've eaten during the holidays.) Even now I'm still dreaming of this delectable Paper Moon cake…  Continue reading...

A few months ago, I sang to Philip:?"Who made all the trees that grow? God in heaven above!!!" Testing his memory, I sang it again:?"Who made all the tree that grow?" Philip replied happily: "Bob and Kevin above!" (Pixar's?Minion…  Continue reading...

And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people." Luke 2: 10 My Upside Down Dryer Did you know that a clothes dryer can work upside down??I spent so…  Continue reading...

We interrupt Marie's Christmas series for an all-important post on the Ateneo- La Salle Championships. Now that I have your attention, let me explain how I got to the title of this post. A few days ago I received a message…  Continue reading...

Fill in the blank: "Only ___ more days til Christmas!!!" What? It's December already?? It's enough to make the OC side in me panic.?Gifts to buy! Things to do! Plans to make!! Family Reunions!?Food to order! People to host!?Places…  Continue reading...

Today, I tried my first Bounce class. While Joey was busy at work, I went exploring, and tried to find my bearings. I'm quite geographically challenged, which in a way lead me to many unexpected discoveries. Like this "Bounce"…  Continue reading...

Did any of you see the "SUPERMOON" last November 13, 14? Facebook and Instagram were filled with pictures of the full moon that looked ENORMOUS!!! This is what James Hill, an astronomy professor said: "It was in 1948, the…  Continue reading...

I've never seen a noisy tree in labor. I'm sure neither have you. But lots of trees give birth. One Saturday, a friend of ours shared his harvest of fruit. He bought a large farm, not realizing that the land contained rambutan…  Continue reading...