My life untold

Milk

I am so thankful that I had two heroes who offered to grant my wish. MoreWishes dropped $15 and again Ms. Beth (cobaltsky) would be sending gift for Donald! Our great hero Ms. Beth! Though he won't be receiving it on his birthday, what's important is he will be receiving it :-)

Yesterday was another hard day gone by...there's money in my paypal for Ella's birthday..but there's $20 that CarolinaMommy sent to buy Ella's milk, so I will not be feeling guilty to spend it for Ella's milk but we have to wait a few days more to get it. I don't fully understand the system but that's what I've been told.

I woke up late, good that we always woke up late so we could skip breakfast. During lunch we had eggs and there's little chicken on the fridge, Donald made a soup so it will feed us all. I was hoping Ella won't ask for milk this time since I am dead tired telling her we have no cash at all.The other day she sweetly talked to my older sister about buying a milk, and she did was given money and ran to the store to get a small box of milk. That cost about $1.5 which was good for only a day. So yesterday she had none.

When she woke up, she asked for milo. I said there's no milo and asked her if she can eat rice with soy sauce....but this time she didn't agree. She went beside her Tita and used her charm again so she can buy a sachet of milo ($.015). My older sister gave her a bill and she returned with one sachet of milo, two marshmallows and 4 jelly ace. She spent P10 ($.025) and I was like smiling at her because she can not resist on buying some goodies for herself. She's really a child. After a while, her two playmates came and they played outside while I reheat the left-over rice. I called her in to eat when it was heated and she let me sprinkle the milo on the rice. She had two plates of rice and must have been full. Then she went outside again to play with the girls, she asked me if she can share her jelly ace and I said yes. So she excitedly announced to the two girls that she has a jellyace for each of them. I was happy that she knows how to share even she have little food.

I thought she was full..but I was wrong. She began ranting about milk...milk..milk...and it just breaks my heart when she asks for it. I told her she had already eaten and that we don't have money to buy her milk this time. I told her to wait for hr package or for the money to be withdrawed. She understood but as child as she is...she kept on telling us to buy. So I said to her to go to the store and ask the lady there if she can have a box and we will pay it next week. Donald was telling me I should haven't sent Ella there. She came home running and yelling "Mommy, they won't give me milk!!!!" "Credit is not allowed!!!" That is what I want her to know...that the store doesn't give credits. I called her and whispered to her that if we get the money, we will buy her a can...what I am just asking is for her to patiently wait and understand our situation. Anyway, she is eating rice so milk will be less needed. She nodded and just smiled.

My younger sister heard her screaming from the store and she called Ella to the room. She was telling Ella she had little money left and hat she can take it to buy a box of milk. They are still in the room...I don't know what's happening now. They often had this sily quarrels...my younger sister is 18 and sometimes she was acting like Ella's age.

I hope soon we can get back on track. This is the worst thing that happened to us. Homeless, without even a single money for food and milk, there's no laundry soap, no shampoo, even paste...I was wondering how can we survive if we are not here at my sister's in-laws house. There's rice shortage and the prices went too high. Ella is still praying and thanking God for the shelter and the food...at least she didn't consider this as sufferings.

I will update this later today. Bye for now!

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10:54, Friday, April 25, 2008 .. Posted by Julie

Any news on the truck? I hope it comes soon, so that Donald can find work!!... Do you have "food stamps" there? Over here, if someone is out of work, they can apply for government assistance, and they will give you money (in the form of a card, that is only good for buying food).