Lent has officially started. I envision loads and loads of colorful confetti falling down as the 4 days of "holy-day" begins today.
We all woke up at 3.00 am. Had to get an early start as horror stories of traffic on SLEX wouldn't give us much of a peaceful sleep anyway.
The drive to Sta. Cruz, Laguna was smooth and uneventful and slow - even though hubby tailgated an ambulance, the fastest we went on the expressway was 100kph. Wasn't much of an "express", but there were lots of "ways" - as the roads would fork every now and then owing to the road improvement in progress.
We got to Uncle's house a little after dawn broke. Gail was delighted to see the orange skyline as we drove past rice fields and little prairie houses. {I really am not sure what "prairie" refers to - as I always have a vision of this big furry dog running towards the tv screen whenever "prairie" is mentioned - but I like how the word rolls on my tongue --- prairie...prairie..prairie}
As we entered the driveway, the changes are at once visible. Ducks were literally running about. The mix breed dogs were their usual barky selves though - running towards the car as we arrived.
Gail was so surprised by the new animals who found home in Uncle's house. She shrieked while she looked out the window as her dada was parking --
" WOW! Mommy! Ang kyuuuutttt nung mga animals!!"
She pauses, then adds as an afterthought --
"Anong animal yun mommy?"
I looked and saw she was pointing to the 3 goats standing under the shade of one of the big trees that lined the lawn.
My daughter is so raised in the metropolis that even goats amaze her!
And yet, this isn't so far out of the metropolis to not have Jollibee breakfast meals, ice cold coca cola and today's necessity - internet access!
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