I TOTALLY SPACED! I don't know how often I've used the word "Ate' " in my blog posts.. but I've neglected to say what it means. I'm sorry!! I just realized this looking at the pictures on the side of my blog there's one with me and Jess and the caption or whatever says "She loves her Ate' ".
Ate is the Tagalog word for "Older sister" or "Big Sister", if you will. My Dad is half Filipino. (um..if I'm being repetious...I'm sorry. I don't mean to be.) and so that makes us a quarter. It's a sign of respect when the younger siblings call the older (it's usually to the eldest sister/brother) siblings by their "rank" I guess you can put it that way. But..that sounds weird. Anyways, Ate is the word for older sister and Kuya is used for the older brother.
Now whenever you see me mention "Ate" you know what it means!! (Or Kuya for that matter..)
Kuya: pronounced KOO-YAW
Ate: pronounced OUGHT-TAY*
(like "you know you ought not to do that")
Cheers!,
~Lissie Darcy
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Who's yo' bff!!?
I love my Babies.( Um..I refer to my younger siblings as "my babies" just so you don't get the wrong idea...) They are awesome. You know when your parents say your siblings should be your best friends? Well they're right. Or, partially right. Christ is your first best friend, then your parents and siblings.
I remember sharing a room in this small two bedroom apartment in California called 'Quail Run". Those were good times. So many memories in that small apartment. I lived in that apartment for like 5-6 years maybe? It was just me, my parents, and Julienne and Jacob at the time. My Mom and Dad had the master bedroom, and Jules and I shared the other small room. But, when they had Jake they moved to the smaller room when he was old enough to sleep in a big boy bed. Then it was Jules, Jake, and I in the master's bedroom. We shared a room for the longest of time. I think we moved out of that apartment when I was like 10. Point being, when you share a room w/siblings you build bonds. I think sharing a room is one of the ways you become best friends with your siblings. (Mind you I only said 1 of the ways. )
There was a period of time where it was just Jacob and Jules who shared a room (when we moved..) together and I had my own. I loved sharing a room. But, you do miss having the company at night. The soft, steady breathing of your sibling who you just got done talking with for hours when you were suppose to be asleep. I remember when we had Jonah, Jonah and Jake shared while Jules and I shared. Jonah and Jacob to this day share a room. Jules and I have our own room now, as does Jami. The plan is when Jessi can sleep in a regular bed, she'll move in with Jami.
The plans changed. Jess and I have a pretty strong bond. She can communicate most anything to me and I can almost always understand what she is trying to tell me. It's pretty cool. Jess is going to share a room with me when she can sleep in a big girl bed. I can hardly wait!!! I think because I'm older, and have already taken care of Jonah and Jami when they were little ones I can appreciate to a fuller extent the bond between me and the big girl who once used to be a tiny little baby. I don't think I've ever enjoyed the form of communication, the fun little games to keep that toddler pre-occupied as much as I have with Jess. I think it's because now that I'm older and someday wish to be a mother, I appreciate the relationship more. I don't know why. Maybe when you're younger you're naive and just tend to take things for granted unconsciously? I don't really know what it is.
I'm glad that she'll be moving in! Totally excited!! I think it'll be good for me since it's easy to be selfish when you have your own room. You know the whole "This is my room, my stuff, go out please" and sometimes not always "please".
But I'm so excited to have a baby brother!! I haven't held a tiny new born in a while. Well, I have a cousin who's a new born. But, he doesn't count because he isn't my sibling-ya know?
Today Jess was really fussy in church, and during the potluck. She is not a morning person. (Kind of like someone else I know *winks*) She hates that she has to get up early and not sleep in. (Hahaha..I can empathize...) She is still little, and therefore needs her afternoon nap. She doesn't like to eat on a big girl chair, but in her high chair. So she didn't eat much at the potluck either and she refuses to be fed! Probably because she considers herself a big girl now? Ha! Not yet baby!! You're still my littttttlle darling!! (Well, she always will be but, you know she won't always fit in my lap :( ) So after three crying fits (yes they are different from temper fits..) and an Ate who had a headache and felt rather like what a pregnant mother feels when it's hot out and she says "I HAVE AN OVEN IN ME!" Jess was ready for her nap when we got home!! (i.e. Jess was the oven ON me..esp. when she was crying they use such energy when they cry, because it isn't the soft silent crying. It's the balling like a baby crying...and their whole body heats up..and my temperature when from cool to 400 like our oven when baking!! AHH.)
So that's there's the training to be a mummy lesson for the day-what to do with a fussy baby who just wants to cry...? It was a good day though. And Jess is tough. She hung in there. Ahh. I love her. I might as well tell you she likes the men, because she considers them all "Daddy's" and so she likes to go up to all the men in the room that look "Fatherly" to a one year old (lol), and pat them and lay her head on them, and smile and giggle etc. It's really cute actually.
Cheers!!,
Lissie
I remember sharing a room in this small two bedroom apartment in California called 'Quail Run". Those were good times. So many memories in that small apartment. I lived in that apartment for like 5-6 years maybe? It was just me, my parents, and Julienne and Jacob at the time. My Mom and Dad had the master bedroom, and Jules and I shared the other small room. But, when they had Jake they moved to the smaller room when he was old enough to sleep in a big boy bed. Then it was Jules, Jake, and I in the master's bedroom. We shared a room for the longest of time. I think we moved out of that apartment when I was like 10. Point being, when you share a room w/siblings you build bonds. I think sharing a room is one of the ways you become best friends with your siblings. (Mind you I only said 1 of the ways. )
There was a period of time where it was just Jacob and Jules who shared a room (when we moved..) together and I had my own. I loved sharing a room. But, you do miss having the company at night. The soft, steady breathing of your sibling who you just got done talking with for hours when you were suppose to be asleep. I remember when we had Jonah, Jonah and Jake shared while Jules and I shared. Jonah and Jacob to this day share a room. Jules and I have our own room now, as does Jami. The plan is when Jessi can sleep in a regular bed, she'll move in with Jami.
The plans changed. Jess and I have a pretty strong bond. She can communicate most anything to me and I can almost always understand what she is trying to tell me. It's pretty cool. Jess is going to share a room with me when she can sleep in a big girl bed. I can hardly wait!!! I think because I'm older, and have already taken care of Jonah and Jami when they were little ones I can appreciate to a fuller extent the bond between me and the big girl who once used to be a tiny little baby. I don't think I've ever enjoyed the form of communication, the fun little games to keep that toddler pre-occupied as much as I have with Jess. I think it's because now that I'm older and someday wish to be a mother, I appreciate the relationship more. I don't know why. Maybe when you're younger you're naive and just tend to take things for granted unconsciously? I don't really know what it is.
I'm glad that she'll be moving in! Totally excited!! I think it'll be good for me since it's easy to be selfish when you have your own room. You know the whole "This is my room, my stuff, go out please" and sometimes not always "please".
But I'm so excited to have a baby brother!! I haven't held a tiny new born in a while. Well, I have a cousin who's a new born. But, he doesn't count because he isn't my sibling-ya know?
Today Jess was really fussy in church, and during the potluck. She is not a morning person. (Kind of like someone else I know *winks*) She hates that she has to get up early and not sleep in. (Hahaha..I can empathize...) She is still little, and therefore needs her afternoon nap. She doesn't like to eat on a big girl chair, but in her high chair. So she didn't eat much at the potluck either and she refuses to be fed! Probably because she considers herself a big girl now? Ha! Not yet baby!! You're still my littttttlle darling!! (Well, she always will be but, you know she won't always fit in my lap :( ) So after three crying fits (yes they are different from temper fits..) and an Ate who had a headache and felt rather like what a pregnant mother feels when it's hot out and she says "I HAVE AN OVEN IN ME!" Jess was ready for her nap when we got home!! (i.e. Jess was the oven ON me..esp. when she was crying they use such energy when they cry, because it isn't the soft silent crying. It's the balling like a baby crying...and their whole body heats up..and my temperature when from cool to 400 like our oven when baking!! AHH.)
So that's there's the training to be a mummy lesson for the day-what to do with a fussy baby who just wants to cry...? It was a good day though. And Jess is tough. She hung in there. Ahh. I love her. I might as well tell you she likes the men, because she considers them all "Daddy's" and so she likes to go up to all the men in the room that look "Fatherly" to a one year old (lol), and pat them and lay her head on them, and smile and giggle etc. It's really cute actually.
Cheers!!,
Lissie
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Hold your breath
WE'RE HAVING A BOY!!! Some of you have already heard...since I texted.
BUT AS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE MY PHONE # AND THEREFORE DIDN'T GET A TEXT yes we are having A BOY!!
Name? Well incase you didn't already know, we are all "J's". So, we had thought of names before we knew the gender. If we were having a girl her name would've been Joy Evangeline. Since we are having a boy the decided name (since we haven't came up with anything different and since everyone likes it so far) is Josiah Calvin. (i.e. after John Calvin) We all have some sort of nick name. So Josiah's nick name would be Siah. (I'm gonna call him Josey.)
CHEERS TO HAVING LOTS OF KIDS,
~Lissie Darcy
BUT AS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE MY PHONE # AND THEREFORE DIDN'T GET A TEXT yes we are having A BOY!!
Name? Well incase you didn't already know, we are all "J's". So, we had thought of names before we knew the gender. If we were having a girl her name would've been Joy Evangeline. Since we are having a boy the decided name (since we haven't came up with anything different and since everyone likes it so far) is Josiah Calvin. (i.e. after John Calvin) We all have some sort of nick name. So Josiah's nick name would be Siah. (I'm gonna call him Josey.)
CHEERS TO HAVING LOTS OF KIDS,
~Lissie Darcy
OUR NEW BABY!
This morning my Mom and Dad went to the doctors to find out what the gender of our new sibling is!!
Is the baby a boy or a girl.....
You'll have to wait and see! MWAHAHAHAHA!!
CHEERS TO A QUIVER FULL OF ARROWS!,
~Lissie Darcy
Ps. I'll make a poll on the side of my blog. I don't have permission to announce it yet.
Is the baby a boy or a girl.....
You'll have to wait and see! MWAHAHAHAHA!!
CHEERS TO A QUIVER FULL OF ARROWS!,
~Lissie Darcy
Ps. I'll make a poll on the side of my blog. I don't have permission to announce it yet.
'Nother you tube vid...hehe
Um..what can I say I've been meaning to post these vids for a while but I couldn't figure out how to do that other than giving you the link which I'd prefer to have it actually in my post..but I don't know how to do that!! Ahh! Frustrating!
HERE'S THE LINK CLIIIIIIIICKKK
Oh man..Jake had a sore throat yesterday. My throat is feeling all tangled up..I HOPE I'M NOT CATCHING IT!! Jess had a fever for two days. It broke yesterday though. But, she's still not her normal self. I'm very peranoid when it comes to being sick. I do NOT like to be sick. Last time I had a fever (which was sometime in the middle of spring? two weeks before my birthday.) I had it for like a couple of days but I was weak and tired and I had a cough for like two weeks. Or maybe it was one but it felt like two..I don't know.
This is how peranoid my Dad and I are about getting sick. If someone says they don't feel too good my Dad will go out and by airborne and take it with him to work and take through the week!!! I share some of it with him too because...well we just do NOT like to be sick.
Anyways! I'm rambling sorry!!
Enjoy the video,
L. D.
HERE'S THE LINK CLIIIIIIIICKKK
Oh man..Jake had a sore throat yesterday. My throat is feeling all tangled up..I HOPE I'M NOT CATCHING IT!! Jess had a fever for two days. It broke yesterday though. But, she's still not her normal self. I'm very peranoid when it comes to being sick. I do NOT like to be sick. Last time I had a fever (which was sometime in the middle of spring? two weeks before my birthday.) I had it for like a couple of days but I was weak and tired and I had a cough for like two weeks. Or maybe it was one but it felt like two..I don't know.
This is how peranoid my Dad and I are about getting sick. If someone says they don't feel too good my Dad will go out and by airborne and take it with him to work and take through the week!!! I share some of it with him too because...well we just do NOT like to be sick.
Anyways! I'm rambling sorry!!
Enjoy the video,
L. D.
Another Video--A must see!!
My Dad finds all these awesome videos. One Sunday, after we had eaten breakfast and were getting ready to leave for church he showed my 11 year old sister Julienne (a.k.a Jules) and I this video. It's very nerve racking. It's scary. It is a great reminder though. So if you are in need of a self examination, or just a wake up call watch this video. If you are a nail biter-go dip your nails in vinegar or something because you'll be bitting your nails through this 2 min video.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost,
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,
World without end, Amen! Amen!,
Lissie
Ps. That's my favorite doxology.
Ps.s. I've had to edit this post a tow times this makes three! AHH. Ok. Sorry I forgot to put the link to the video..how lame is that!? CLICK HERE
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost,
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,
World without end, Amen! Amen!,
Lissie
Ps. That's my favorite doxology.
Ps.s. I've had to edit this post a tow times this makes three! AHH. Ok. Sorry I forgot to put the link to the video..how lame is that!? CLICK HERE
"The Candy man can.."The Government can"
Well which is it!? The Candy man or the government!? Click HERE to find out.
You know that old Willy Wonka song "The Candy Man Can?" When we were watching this video my four year old brother Jonah was like "HEY, THAT'S THE CANDY MAN CAN SONG FROM WILLY WONKA! COOL!" lol. It was funny. Anyways, I don't know how to get a video onto the post. So, I can only give links. Sorry!!
Much love,
Lissie
You know that old Willy Wonka song "The Candy Man Can?" When we were watching this video my four year old brother Jonah was like "HEY, THAT'S THE CANDY MAN CAN SONG FROM WILLY WONKA! COOL!" lol. It was funny. Anyways, I don't know how to get a video onto the post. So, I can only give links. Sorry!!
Much love,
Lissie
Monday, August 24, 2009
Quotes for the day...
"
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."-Tolkien
"
It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous study?--Chapter 14 of Pride and Prejudice"-(we all know her name :D) Jane Austen
(Quotes from my igoogle home page. lol. But I thought they were good..so decided to share 'em w/ya.)
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(Quotes from my igoogle home page. lol. But I thought they were good..so decided to share 'em w/ya.)
Much Love,
~Lissie Darcy
~Lissie Darcy
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