Last ‘Undas’ when all my three kids were home and we were one whole family again, I was constantly on my toes as each one of them would call out “Mama” almost at the same time all the time.
“Ma, si Kuya o – ayaw akong pahiramin ng PSP niya!” Gem squealed.
“Ma, magluto ka ng masarap na ulam!” Aypee requested.
“Ma, ang gulo nitong dalawa, o – nagtatrabaho ako dito, e!” Marco complained.
And to think they are not little kids anymore! Marco, 25, Aypee, 23 and Gem, 17!
The whole time that they were all here, the living room was transformed into a dining and sleeping area. A mattress was laid in the middle, where Marco slept when tired from working with his laptop, and where they would all wrestle when someone threw a challenge. “Kuya Aypee, wrestling tayo! Ang mananalo, siya ang maglalaro sa PSP!” Can you imagine Gem doing that dare? But of course, I had to stop them. “Gem, huwag kang sumali sa laro ng mga lalaki. Masasaktan ka lang.”
Aaah! Everything was a mess!
Jeez! I think I will seriously consider constructing a separate room/office for me on the second floor of our house. Then I can have all the peace I need and want when bugged by my three overgrown tots. That is – if they don’t hound me there too. Hehe.
Better savor all that noise and bedlam while you can, Rhoda. In a few years time, when all of them are married and with families of their own, ma-mimiss mo rin yan…
Mami-miss, of course, Sngl… But I don’t mind some kiddie feet pattering on my floor by that time. Mga apo! hehehe.
i hope you’re okay, Tita. all this stress is apparently not good for you at this point. Marco and I can get so worried. take care of yourself ha? ^_^ just saying hi.
Hi, Liz! I still feel the pain in my back but I can manage. Planning to seek second opinion here if it persists till next week. Thanks. Do take care too.
Kinda reminds me of how we were when we were “overgrown tots” too. Bedlam!! And to think na puro babae kami….me sapakan pa nga kung minsan. During one vacation period (Holy Week ata), my dad decided na para manahimik kami tuturuan niya kaming magsugal. He taught us all the different variations of poker. Ayun, nanahimik nga kami. Nga lang, ayaw na naming magsimba kasi masyado kaming nag-enjoy sa pagsugal
I doubt that! Magdagdag ka ng place to stay for you, I’m sure mas marami silang places na mapupuntahan. Trabaho ko rin iyan e! he he he!
Hahaha! Katuwa naman ang dad mo, Cookie. Kaso di ko magawa yan sa mga anak ko kasi sila pa ang mas marunong ng poker kaysa sa akin. LOL!
Naku, LAR, sana hindi mabasa ng mga anak ko ang comment mo. Magkakaroon sila ng idea. hehehe.
ewan parang ang saya nga ng dating, na miss ko tuloy mga kapatid ko, huhuhu
Somehow, I know you enjoyed your day with the rowdy grownup kids. Saya di ba? Especially if they get together so infrequently.
Cherish those moments… soon they will fly out of your home!
They could perhaps be kids once again–even just for once in a while. Brings back old and giddy memories for them I think.
My kids are as magulo as them and like you, i was always thinking of doing my netsurfing upstairs. But the last time I brought my computer there, they had followed me like a leech.
Re “I think I will seriously consider constructing a separate room/office for me on the second floor of our house.”
Ahhh that’s my dream too. It’s fun to watch the kids’ have fun but there comes a point when us mothers need to collect our thoughts in peace and silence. Duh, we all need some downtime.
Naku, huwag ka na malungkot, Iskoo. Magkakasama uli naman kayo uli, di ba?
Anna, yup, masaya, pero minsan, they can get to my nerves! haha!
Yes, Sidney, I try to cherish these moments while they last. Thank you.
Bakit nga kaya, Major Tom - lagi silang nakabuntot, ano? I sometimes tell them: Give me a break! or Give me space! hehe.
True, Connie. I enjoy them as magulo as they are, but I also need my time for myself. And the thing I don’t like most is when they knock on the bathroom door while I’m doing my thing or showering and ask where their things are. I mean - helloooo… I’m entitled to some privacy! Can’t they at least wait?
Maybe you just need a tent to set up in the backyard
I know a friend who has sofa beds in the family room and the basement for the kids to use when they’re visiting. He didn’t want them to have a room coz they might come back hehe 
It will be nice to have your own little room or maybe a little corner once in a while.
Your kids are a bunch of kids still huh. Its fun to see them that way.
I was reading your new post but it disappeared. I love that “Do You Love Me” clip you posted. I think I will look that movie up and watch it.
BW, I also have a neighbor who told me she doesn’t want to make her home so cozy because her children might not want to leave anymore to look for work. hehe.
Hi, Leah! Yes, having my own little room, away from all their noises when I’m working would be great.
That “Do you love me” post is back. My site probably encountered some glitch when you were reading it. Thanks, Leah. Fiddler on the roof is one of my favorite classics.
I used to have those fun with my brothers too. I still do whenever I go back home and my mother would tell us that we are grown ups already so we ought to behave. Haha!
Oh, but I’m sure your mom can’t help smiling whenever she sees you and your brothers having child fun, di ba, Kyels?
Rhoda, ganyan talaga yata. When they are noisy, you are a bit annoyed but you of course enjoys the attention kahit kung minsan, nakakapagod. When they are not there, the house echoes with silence and you miss them naman. Hay…
Enjoy these while you can