the newly minted nine-year-old's wishlist

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Sherpa-cropped pull over - size M

Slouchy Mockneck - size M

Sherpa-lined zip hoodie - size M

Doll accessories

Canopy bed - fulfilled

Retro pajamas

School uniform - fulfilled

Beach outfit

Casual look

Get well soon (hoodie/joggers)

Evening gown - fulfilled

Luggage set - fulfilled

Overnight bag

Harry Potter items - clothing size 8-10

Scrunchie pack

Hoodie white

HP long sleeve schoolmates 

HP hat and scarf - fulfilled

Comforter and bed set - twin - fulfilled

HP socks

Hoodie pink

High tops pink sneakers - size 1

Hedwig sweater

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the positives of this pandemic

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// to keep my curls, i use the following //

Divine Mercy Sunday, Second Sunday of Easter

black dress, old

Giavitto Rossi - plexi pump, midheel

Ruby Woo lipstick my fave RED lipstick

Elisabetta: dress Old Navy, Toms

Lucia: dress, from the Philippines, Old Navy booties, ON cardigan

entering holy week {wiws}

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My dress, RP collection

my first pair of Christian Louboutin 4 years old now
similar here and here

Ruby Woo lipstick

Children dressed by my husband/stylist

Luci~ Old Navy dress and boots

Daniele~ Old Navy polo and khakis.  Adidas sneakers

 Sebastian~ J&J polo, Underarmour sneakers

Luca~ Polo Ralph Lauren hand me down, Old Navy pants

Elisabetta~ J&J blouse, ON jeggings, sandals c/o FP

Nash~ baby Gap polo shirt hand me down

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slow down {wiws}

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Our Sunday's Best with Mass online
The girls loved matching.
I loved my 4 inch stilletos. I made it for the entire hour.

matching floral dresses, thanks to Old Navy

super high heeled red soles, Christian Louboutin

Ruby Woo lipstick

open cardigan, gap, old

mass @ home for laetere sunday {wiws linkup}

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What we wore

Me: NYCo tunic sweater 

Old Navy ponte leggings

Patagonia vest

Birdies flats, Nordstrom has these cheetah print 25% off. That's amazing! I have a lot of cheetah print already.. So not sure I can justify another pair....

lipstick

Belle: H&M dress, Old Navy Cardigan (still 50% sitewide on ON), Toms

Nash: Janie and Jack onesie, Old Navy pants, socks via amazon

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thoughts of a headmistress and an MD

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It's day three of homeschooling.
What a contrast of last week and this week. I had long days as the neurology consult doc week ending Friday the 13th. This week,  I am running the Delima academy. I am the headmistress of our "boarding school." At least I like to think I am the headmistress. Sounds British and foreign...






Fortunately, I have amazing colleagues that help each other. Nonurgent visits have been cancelled. Not all physicians need to show up for 1-2 patients. We consolidated by having a "clinic doctor" to cover the day.  Therefore this week, I am able to focus on the children's schoolwork. I am not sure how long we will have e-learning/quaran-teaching so I am truly invested in my children's education. Everything is still up in the air. Will they lengthen the schoolyear till June? Will they just let us homeschool then test then see if they are ok moving to the next grade>

Today, as a physician, I answered patient messages.  I also screened my next week's schedule and sent messages:
reschedule nonurgent
vs
urgent.


Having to juggle work and then homeschool was not easy. Understatement huh? All I did was send messages. I did not call patients. It was not doable in a crazy, chaotic,  loud home.

I definitely feel for y'all who have to work full-time, attend virtual meetings and phone calls, care for children, teach them. I had several moments that I raised my voice and spoke in a non-loving way today. A couple of times, I went to the dining room (Derrick's makeshift office) to vent my frustrations.

I have been posting stories and videos of our homeschooling journey. I want to remember the gift of staying at home, pausing and being with the children. I share our schedule here not to make people feel unequipped because we have it altogether. It's the opposite! This schedule has been thrown off 30 mins to 1 hour and we have only been doing this x 3 days.  I am also embarrassed to say that we have skipped exercise. The children went outside to play. I should just make that my yoga/stretching/barre/ANY movement is good time.







Let's end this blog post with a thankful list:
Colleagues who take initiative and plan the week.
Colleagues who cover for me so I can focus on the children's work.
Husband who helps out despite having to work from home.
Internet so we can facetime, zoom, skype, FB chat with family and friends.
Pens that made my lesson plan nice and pretty.
Doodling with Mo Willems. Now I can draw pigeons, Gerald's face and Piggie's face.
Lesson plans and worksheets from schoolteachers. I just implement what they already prepared.
Healthcare workers in the front lines
Wine




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happy 8th birthday Isabel!

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Isabel's outfit details-

Shirt, Jeggings, hair spray. I used my flat iron to make ribbon curls. Here's one for less and it has almost 30,000 reviews! 

My outfit details~

Unicorn sweatshirt, similar, old, cami ~ long because it's maternity! AG jeans, booties, DottieCouture Boutique, lipstick (PUR x Barbie) 

Party decorations, walmart

Hearts in strings

Cake decorations 

My Thanksgiving-Black Friday baby turns 8 years old today. I interviewed her and asked her 8 questions. 

1. What do you like daydreaming about?

Rainbows

2. If you opened a store, what would you sell?

Dresses, all kinds of dresses

3. How do you show people you care?

By giving a hug

4. Pretend you're a chef, tell me about your restaurant. 

I will cook Italian food and if I have another store, I will sell cheesecake. 

5. If you designed clothes, what would they look like

It will have sparkles, flowers, hearts,  and rainbows. 

6. What are the best things about the nature?

Animals, leaves and trees

7. What would you do if you made the rules at home?

I would say: No fighting, no grabbing other people, no pulling their hair. No screaming too loud.

8.  If you would give your family new names, what would they be?

Daddy - Stuart, because Daddy likes that name. 

Mummy - Grace, because it's a good name. 

Daniel - Joshua, because Daniel is in the Bible and so is Joshua. 

Sebastian - Luke, because he likes Star Wars. 

Lucy - Madison, because it's a beautiful name. 

Lucas - Bob, because maybe Bob has long hair. Maybe Henry because I don't know. 

Nash -  I want it to be a cute name because he is a cute baby. May I see the baby book names? 

William because it's a cute name for a boy. 

Shoutout to the following VIP for making her party a success!
Dada - driver, pizza and cake delivery guy
Lola - for the party decorations
Uncle Isma - for helping out with the clouds and hearts and helping out at the movies.
NateDogg - for the balloons and HBD sign


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pure michigan beach weekend {wiws}

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Our outfit details~
maxi dress ~ Nordstrom, sold out, bought on clearance // Quay x Desi Perkins  sunglasses // flipflops reef // underneath, still wearing my hermoza swimsuit // sunscreen ~ shiseido // 
Isabel ~ H&M dress
Boys - Gap shirt, Lucas, Gap Romper
Shorts - Old Navy

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pink hi-lo dress + nude pumps {wiws}

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// initial necklaces ~ large and dainty ones //

// dress via DCB // lipstick, sangria // Gucci purse // LKBennett nude pumps // Givenchy sunglasses, similar // initial necklace //

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isabel's hogwarts party {photo diary}

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Our costume details ~ affiliate links used.
Luna Lovegood spectacles
Blonde Wig
Quidditch Robes
Gryffindor school robes
Hermione's wand
Wizard wig and beard
Hedwig owl costume
Spider costume - exact one
HP glasses
HP thunderbolt scar temp tattoos
Crookshank  plushed toy


For the easy butterbeer recipe I made for the children and the guests, head here.  It was a hit!

first day of school

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New kicks
Daniel's here
Isabel's here, exact ones

D's backpack is PB Kids, Justice League in large size. Thanks Uncle B.
Isabel's Glitter Ballerina Backpack is being shipped. It was not available at the store so it was not ready for the first day of school. Not a big deal. Her backpack from Kindergarten is still functional.


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my work uniform

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// sweaterdresses below //

sweater dress, ASOS, similar here and here
tights, kohls or Target
Kenneth Cole fringe booties, similar, also  here and here

my four munchkins

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These four are a hoot!
I told them I want to take their photos "walking" and they pretended that they are robots.  Their most favorite thing to do when I take out my camera is to jump and run.

My canon6d is great for still photos and portraits. It's not known for action and sports shots. When you have 4 moving bodies, I am failing at this photography thing.

I sure miss them! I know that they are having the best time while momma and dada are out.


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on D ~ pokemon ball c/o Auntie Suzy
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jacket c/o Auntie Feli

on I ~ jacket c/o Auntie Feli, thanks!
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on SJ ~
jacket, hand me down
osh kosh slip ons, exact one

on L ~ jacket, hand me down
Dora shoes
girls hair ties, from Santa

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