No parties on their first birthday. But we made sure that we visited Disney twice. My Mom (the twins’ Lola) joined us the second time we visited Mickey and his Furry Friends. She then spent a week with us in our home in Guangzhou. We had a blast! Here are …
Only a Mother knows how wonderful it is to find love and joy in the face of poopy diapers. My Nick and my Toni. 🙂
The week leading to Father’s Day was utterly stressful for me as I did paper works on everything related to securing visas for two countries we are living in and traveling to. I swear I can put up my own travel agency because I memorize all the requirements by heart. …
The destination that day was Element Fresh, a restaurant we love because of its spacious and warm ambiance, great food (made of the freshest ingredients) and the excellent service. We were greeted by waitresses, who love the twins the very moment they saw them. Nick and Toni were given coloring …
Nicholas’ scream woke me up at 7:00 a.m. on that Sunday, June 8. The scream was beyond the average daily decibel level that his crying voice normally produces. I know something was wrong. I counted five seconds and then, I heard Jeff calling me: “Cris, Cris! Please wake up. Something …
In 2009, I was lucky to get a scholarship from the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation-China Scholarship Program that allowed me to study Chinese language (with some lectures on culture, politics and economics) for a year. In my curiosity to speak Mandarin Chinese, I met Maria Hazel Zhao, who was my listening …
Tuesday morning and the Ruffolo home is a crazy jungle of stuffed toys, dirty clothes, and a Mother who is not yet awake. When the Mom woke up at 10:00 a.m., the twins are taking their morning nap so she went straight to her office table where a plate of …
The twins turned 11 months old last June 1! It’s crazy how time flies so fast. To celebrate their day, the idea – really – was to take the children out in the garden in the afternoon so we can escape the scorching heat of Guangzhou’s sun and the oh-so-unbearable …
Jeff came home yesterday (May 31) from a one-week business trip up north of China (Beijing). It felt like it was a month. Everyday was a struggle for me to wake up as early as 6:00 a.m. to give the twins their bottles, play with them, feed them breakfast, give …
The potted plants in the house are dying and so I thought I should revive them. Actually, they were plants “rescued” by Jeff off the streets. I maintained a garden of vegetables in grade school and participated/volunteered in different treegrowing activities so gardening/planting is not new to me. I wanted …
