Memories Frozen in Time

Pollen Allergy

Raquel — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:03:58 +0000

I never had allergies, that I know of, as a child, but I think I may have developed a pollen allergy. It’s been two weeks now, and I have been suffering with a clogged and sometimes runny nose, red and itchy eyes, and sneezing. It is all such a horrible feeling! Many times I feel like I am going to sneeze, but it just does not come out. That is really aggravating. I don’t know what my nose is trying to do. My eyes have been burning, and they were very red. I have applied Visine eye drops, to take away the redness, but it doesn’t seem to help stop the itchiness. My symptoms occur from morning to late afternoon.

Last spring I experienced the same thing, but this year it is really bad. I have been exposed outside all the time to the pollen. So if this is an allergy season for me, I will try to avoid whatever it is that I am doing that exposes me to the pollen. Hopefully, I will be able to prevent this from happening next year.

First Parlor Haircut

Raquel — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:56:45 +0000

This is Efren, the most beautiful queen in the world. Everytime I go to see a beautician, I always ask him to do the job for me. Way back in 1989, Chana, the fairy godmother, would always cut my hair. Then one day he cut my hair really short, and I was very disappointed. He told me he didn’t hear me good, when I told him how I wanted my hair to be styled; so I got disappointed, and I never asked for his services again. He-he…chika….

Maria and Bianca had their first haircut in a beauty parlor, while we were in the Philippines. I didn’t think to consider their first professional haircut as a milestone, because I started trimming their hair when they were little. It’s amazing that the both of them were remarkably well-behaved, while Efren cuts their hair, despite they were more difficult when I would do it. That is the reason why I always cut Bianca’s bangs very short, she would never hold still for me.

I like to see their hair long, but my daughter Maria wanted her hair to be short. She was not happy with her long hair, so I agreed with her for a haircut.

Maria’s 6th Birthday

Raquel — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:05:26 +0000

This is a past due update of my daughter’s birthday. Lately, I was very active on Facebook, but without thinking I have left behind my blog. It is convenient for me to update and post pictures there, because most of my families are in my circle. The only thing that I keep coming back blogging about is my children. Without them, I don’t have a reason to brag and blog about them. Somehow, some day, my children will appreciate it when they read their milestones.

Maria had turned 6th years old last May. We are far from our families, but we celebrated her birthday with just my husband, Bianca and I. I didn’t cook, but I bought some foods from KFC and Chinese Buffet, and the cake came from Walmart. All of us had a great time, but I’m the one who was stressed out from taking our family pictures. As usual my girls weren’t cooperating well. I wanted to have a formal picture for at least one, but either one or the other was not cooperative at the same time. So, we ended up with a wacky photo shoot. I think it turned out good too. This is our pictures.

First Two Teeth Extracted

Raquel — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:10:04 +0000

This is a follow-up entry of Maria’s first dental visit.

Yesterday, my daughter Maria had her two teeth extracted. My husband, and other daughter, Bianca and I were waiting in the lobby. This time, we weren’t allowed to be with her. She was a little scared, but she felt confident with her dentist. After the extraction, she said it wasn’t bad at all, and she did not feel any discomfort.

Once Maria went to sleep that night, the tooth fairy came to take the extracted teeth. Now, the magic begins! The tooth fairy placed 20 bucks under her pillow in exchange for her lost teeth. As you can see in the picture, the tooth fairy is none other than my husband. I think he looks very funny.

You can Google the Tooth Fairy History to see if it is real. But of course it is not to me. However, Maria thinks the tooth fairy gave her the money. She will find out later.

First Visit to the Dentist

Raquel — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:40:38 +0000

Dentophobia or fear of the dentist is very common among children. Even I am still scared about going to the dentist, because when I was young I had a horrible experience. During a time I had a procedure for teeth extraction, and it was unbearable for me too. Growing up we sometimes waited until the teeth became loose. Well, it was a good thing that we had a dentist in my family; he was none other than my father. No he was not a professional dentist, but he would extract our teeth when it needed to be done. He had extracted some of my teeth with the use of thread. Whew! That was very painful, and it seemed like torture at the time.

Yesterday my daughter Maria had her first dental visit. At first she was scared, and she told me that she would die. The Dental office is designed for pediatric dentistry, and there is a jungle theme throughout the office. There are televisions everywhere, and especially hanging above the ceiling at each patient table.

Maria had her teeth cleaned, and so far there was no tooth decay or cavities. She had dental x-rays taken after that, and then she was scheduled for a visit to extract two teeth next week.