My Birthday

It was my birthday yesterday. I took a day off from work so I can spend my this special day with my family.
My daughter and I went to SM Dasmarinas for shopping. My daughter is not really used to riding the bus since most of the time that we go out we just ride the car but since my husband has work that day, we have to commute. She was pretty excited about riding the bus but she was still well behaved.
Before we went to the mall, we said we were buying some clothes, but since we got to the shoes first, my 5 year old daughter decided she wanted shoes. So we bought a Hello Kitty shoes for her. It is really a joy to see kids so happy whenever they have something new.
I guess that is my greatest gift for the day - seeing the happiness in my daughter's face.

Only if we can keep it up for a long time. I hope God with also give me a gift of patience.

My First Baking Lessons

I was able to finally to bake my first non-mix brownie. I got the recipe from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/best-brownies/Detail.aspx and I chose that recipe amongst all the recipes posted on the internet since the ingredients are relatively easy to find and the reviews are relatively good.

It did not really turn out the way I wanted it to but the brownies are edible and everybody in the house liked it so I consider it a successful first try.

Here are the areas for improvement:
1. I made a mistake on the quantity of baking powder, instead of putting in 1/4 tablespoon, I put in 1/4 cup....my brownie became so soft you have to eat it using a spoon
2. It is too sweet for my taste, so I would have to decrease sugar by 2 tablespoons or I think I will try to use brown sugar instead
3. I also forgot to put in salt.

I will try this again next week and if they turn out good, I will take pictures and post it here :)

Field Trip

My almost 5 year old daughter would be having her 2nd field trip on Nov 25, 2009 in Ocean Adventure in Subic, Zambales. This is actually her second field trip already but the first one parents are not allowed to come, so this is the first time that we would go together.

The initial date that was set in their school was Nov 26, 2009 which was great for me since Nov 26 is a company holiday and I would just need to file a vacation request for Nov 25 (since I work nights) but then it was moved over to November 25 so I had to file for an extra vacation but that is OK as long as it is approved...Yey.

This should be a great bonding time for me and my daughter. I am not sure though what preparations I should be doing to make it special. For the trip itself, we are coming from Cavite so the trip might take about 5 hours, I guess the best thing that I can do is bring a pillow to make our trip more comfortable and of course lots of foods...I will allow my daughter to eat some junk foods for this day. :)