Earlier today, we went to SM Sta. Rosa to shop for the kids’ Christmas outfit. We had to do this today because Zoe’s Christmas party is this coming Friday and she needs her outfit for their presentation on Thursday.

I was so amazed at how fast we were able to buy the outfits for my kids. In the past, we had to enter several stores to find something cute, pretty, and not-so-expensive dress. But today, we were able to buy all of our clothes in just thirty minutes (or so, I think). All I know is we’ve been faster this year as compared to the previous years. Now I’ve learned that when you’re buying clothes as a family, it’s better to shop at SM Department Store. Really! (This is not a paid entry, by the way )

The theme that we chose this year is purple. Why? I don’t know. I guess it all started with Zoe’s outfit. To be uniform, we decided to go with purple  since this is not a common color in our closet.

We had Karate Kid for lunch (which is quite late). I had fried rice and hubby had Beef teriyaki. I ordered California maki for hubby and me and pasta for Zoe and Zach. The fried rice is okay, and hubby’s food is okay also (I didn’t like it a lot since it’s beef). Zoe liked the California maki. Starting today, we know that we have another person in the family who like this food (meaning, we have to share it with Zoe… oh men! ). Zach didn’t really eat. He asked for milk since he saw that I made one for Zurich. Overall, Karate Kid is a good restaurant. I’ll give it a four out of five.

Then we went to CD-R King to buy a mouse for hubby. At first, he said that we should do it next time due to the long lines that are visible even if you haven’t entered the store yet. But I insisted that we should do it now since we’re there already. After a few minutes on the line, I realized that hubby’s right. But since I’ve started it already, I wanted to finish it. When I’m done, I was so relieved that I was finally able to get out of that store. It’s really an experience to go there. You have to suffer being in a long line, but when you get your stuff, you’ll be so happy.

After buying all the stuffs that we needed, we headed back home. While on the car, Zoe requested for a cup of green tea. I said yes, but when I saw the sky, I got worried and told her that we’ll have it next time. I  was worried that the rain’s about to pour, and since hubby’s a new driver it would be harder for him to drive if the road gets wet. So it got settled that she won’t be having it  today. But as we passed by Pavilion mall, we’re stuck in the slow movement of the vehicles, hubby said that it’s okay if she’ll have her drink. I finally said yes. You know why? I want additional stickers for my 2012 planner…hehe Yesterday, we only had two stickers, but today we had five, yey!  I hope it’s not too late to get my planner. Hubby asked m e last month if I wanted this new planner. I said no because I thought I won’t need it next year since I’m home-based already. But when I saw the photos of the 2012 planners earlier this week, I suddenly felt that I want one. So now, I’m begging hubby to have coffee with me so I can get my planner. I really hope we’ll complete it asap.

This list basically completes how we spent our Saturday. Tomorrow, I’m supposed to wrap our gifts. Hope I’ll be able to do this task. I think I have to list it in my planner to be visible. I’ve noticed that I get more productive when I list down the things that I have to do (even to the most basic task). Yes, I’ll do that. I definitely will. Hope the kiddos won’t be so attention-seekers tomorrow.