The days leading to the long weekend proved stressful for me with the news of water and a possible power outage. And in one of the hottest periods of the year, too. We prepped by buying paper plates (yes, no water is a great inconvenience so while I may be an earth warrior most times, we needed to be more practical in those few days also), putting up our water tank again and filling it with water, and me--well, I almost booked ourselves in a nearby hotel because the thought of no water and no electricity is simply just too much.
Good thing I promised myself I will wait until the last minute and if Friday rolls in and we don't have both-then that's the time to pack our bags and leave the house.
Thankfully, we didn't have to hie off to the comforts of a hotel. The water service resumed on Thursday night.
So, our vacations days at home were filled with lounging around and doing the art of nothing. My mind is usually going overboard with a million and one things I want to do at work and the many projects I want to start, continue or finish in the house.
That Thursday, we started a little tradition of going to 7 churches for the Visita Iglesia. The last time we did this, it was only the two of us and we were praying to be blessed by a child. Now, we already have our son with us. A 6 year old who walked, read and prayed with us.
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| At the Parish of the Five Wounds, our first stop |
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| They placed the Stations at the park |
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| Ended the Visita Iglesia at 7.30 pm. The boy was hungry! |
His preschool was non-sectarian and he is at the stage where he is fascinated by science and has read and watched how the earth was formed by explosions and all that. So now, explaining this was a bit tricky, especially the Resurrection part where Christ died and lived again. His expected reply was "That is so impossible, Mom! You cannot die and live again!." We have a few important things to learn and discuss this summer.
As Easter Sunday rolled, we literally felt alive again. The rest did us good.
Easter Sunday
At 6 , I thought we graduated already from this so I prepared sugar cookies for us to decorate.
Of course after I've prepared the dough and the icing ingredients, he declared what he really wants is to the decorate eggs. And so be it.
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| Good thing we have all the materials on hand |
And it didn't end with the painting. Of course, we have to hide and then find them.
We ended our vacation with a visit to the village park and a short photo session with the full cast. The dad and son a.k.a. main actors, the mom as stylist/photographer and refreshments girl and Amanda the dog as herself. =)
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| On the way to the park |
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| Starting the climb |
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| Tested his agility |
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| Learned how to propel himself with his legs |
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| Mom and son bonding |
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| Then, they played hide and seek |
And all too soon, it was time to go home.
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