Fall is PRICELESS

Getting Ethan ready to drive to the Arboretum = 15 minutes
Packing the essentials(snacks and water) for him while we are there = 10 minutes
Driving to the Arboretum = 20-25 minutes
Entrance fee to the Arboretum = $95 per annum for membership
The marvelous walk in the park on a beautiful morning = 1.5 hour
Drive home = 20 minutes
A pooped and tired out boy who fell asleep on the way back home and then slept for the next 2 hours = PRICELESS!!!!!

There's some things time and money can't buy......PEACE AND QUIET!!!!

A little Robert Frost

Looking through some of my poetry books and came across one of my favs. Thought I would just share it here. Somehow Look What You've Done by Jet seems oddly compatible with this poem. Oh well...


ROAD LESS TRAVELED

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet, knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference


Robert Frost

Stroll in the Park

Tired, Thirsty and Hot!!


Scenes from the park

Over the weekend, we went to the Dallas Arboretum for a little walk since the weather's a little less hot that day. It was not too crowded and there were a few wedding receptions and photo shoots going on. My little boy was in PARADISE!!! He walked his little heart out!! Boy! Was he exhausted but he had a great time. You can tell from his little flushed face, he was guzzling cold water like there's no tomorrow!! Hehehehe.. He wanted to walk some more but WE were tired....till next weekend....I think we'll be going there again, it's the Fall Bloom, would be good....

An Afterthought

Refreshing

After a day in the Texas heat and running about, there's nothing better than a cool refreshing bath. I LOVE WATER!!!!


Homemade focaccia bread with Beef Chilli

I know, it's Wednesday but hey, it's not this weekend yet!! Hehehhe...Well, over the PAST weekend, we were rather lazy. So I made some Chilli and some Parmesean Focaccia bread to go with it. It was good......simple and delicious. Best of all, the cleanup was seriously MINIMAL!! hehehe..
And for Sunday, we met up with some friends for brunch at the Blue Mesa. We had three kids among us under the age of three, 'nuff said. There was very little chitchatting done but we all had a great time, including the kids. They LOVED the desserts there!! I called it the Gourmet Chucky Cheese!!! hehehehe... They have lotsa homemade stuff, like vanilla ice cream, waffles, made-to-order omelettes, etc. It's JUST MARVELOUS.

ahhhh....the sound of silence

Woke up to a great Saturday morning to just the low purring of the fan. It's GREAT! There was not a hint of background sound of The Doodlebops or The Wiggles! It was really soothing and peaceful. I took my time to clean up and pampered myself a little with some do-it-myself "spa" treatment and....ahhhhh.....soooooooo nnnnnniiiiiiccccceeeeeee..

Yup, my husband had taken Ethan to his weekly Little Gym class. So there's only me and ME alone at home! It had been so long since I had a morning like this that it really makes me appreciate the beautiful sound of quietness!! It's marvelous. So I'm gonna enjoy it while it lasts...

The Good, the Bad, the Greedy and the Oh-So-Naughty

The GREAT BIG BAD:Katrina!
Katrina really did a heck of a job on those two states. Being so close (state wise), makes you think of your mortality yet everything is still so surreal. It's very heartwrenching to see those kids on TV especially when you're a mother. It breaks my heart to see them homeless and hungry, I can't imagine that inflicted upon Ethan. It's really a tragedy. Meanwhile I hope that they (EVACUEES, NOT refugees!!) get the help they need and although things can never be the same, life goes on.




The other BAD: Ethan "stole" some cheerios off some parked stroller while in the playground and nonchalantly put them in his mouth and ate them! EEECCCHHHHHH


The Good: On another note (a little less depressing), Ed had two days off over the Labor Day weekend, so it turned out to be a five day leave. It was great! We had a couple of friends over the weekend and all we did was pig out! Ethan was having so much fun being outdoors and getting all the attention that he was not willing to let them leave. My little boy is NO DOUBT an attention grabber!! He LOVES it!! Can't get enough of it!!! *sigh* Even when he's in the Little Gym, he's the same way. He HAS to be the LOUDEST, he HAS to talk to EVERYONE there (adults AND kids! doesn't matter, he's not picky to who his audience are as long as there are!)I had help and therefore not sooooo stressful. Not like it was relaxing or anything but it was great being myself again. Also had some stuff done which was soothing to know..*exhale* I can breathe again....Oh yah, also visited Ikea again!! hehehe....need to stop going there for a while before I go broke!!!




The Greedy: It was one meal after another and let me tell you, it wasn't even funny!! FIVE days of glorious food!! OMG! We were stuffed! I cooked one night and it was a feast. Even Ethan was having a good appetite, it was too much good food. Then we had Japanese Buffet, Dim Sum, Indian food, and Malaysian food. I know....A LOT OF FOOD!!!!!!




The Oh-So-Naughty: Ethan LOVES his weekly Little Gym. He loves the attention, he loves all the equipment, he loves the space, he loves all the people!! HE LOVES IT!

Meanwhile another weekend is here....ahhhhhh......more things to do...oh yah...Chile Fest!!! Tune in...:D Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Cheerios : Not just a morning breakfast cereal ANYMORE!!!

The workings of the mind of a 15 month old

Cheerios:

1. Doubles as confetti, to be stcatter evenly EVERYWHERE!! Of course, when hungry, there's always food around to eat.

2. Also can be use as dog/cat/bird/duck food.

3. As a side OR a scoop when eating grass/rocks/pepples/acorns/dirt/bugs

4. Acts as a "weapon", to be thrown/strewn at chasing parent when needed.

5. A floatation "toy" like that of the Rubber Duckie, use in the presence of a bath or for playing with the toilet ball!

6. Substitute for "missing" mini toy balls; hence can be use to put into ANY SORT OF HOLES!!!

7. Also as store-away food, to be stuffed into couches, high chairs, juice cups, bed, DIAPERS and other places that you can hide or stuff anything!!

8. Amazingly funny when crushed with a juice cup.

9. A bartering tool with mummy for her cellphone/remote control/purse/anything else that I'm not supposed to play with.

10. Oh yah, also as a good morning breakfast cereal!!


--------------------------------Contributed SOLELY by Ethan T---------------

Life on a tightrope!

Yup...today's a really really bad day for me. Actually these couple of weeks have been pretty bad, just that these few days have gotten even worse (if it can get any worse!!!).

I've been in and out of some serious mood swings, mostly depression. Things are not alright. My husband had to work some really late nights to get his work done for the deadline and even weekends are spent(from day till late night) at the office. So Ethan and I had barely see him at all.

To make things worse, my thumbs' been acting back up again!!!! ARRRGGGHHHHHHH!!!!! I've, or rather had, DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis, so my doc told me to "relax" my thumbs and lay off those repetitive motions/actions that aggravigate my fingers. Well, it's back coz these days there was no one to help me except me so it can't be helped. Anyway, the "good" news would be that Ed would have some comtime and be off on Thursday and Friday with a three day weekend (American Labor Day). So, woohoo, 5 days off!! However we have friends over here to stay for the three day weekend. Not that bad, it would be nice to FINALLY have some adult company!!!

Decided that I needed some mood alleviators!! Noooo!! Not drugs!!! Called up my hairstylist to make an appt (it's always great to have a cut when you're down!!hehehe). Had some chocs and started flipping through some mags that I've gotten some days earlier....*good while Ethan's napping* Wrote down the menu for the pending menu. Listed out the stuff I needed to get at Ikea (GOD I LOVE THAT PLACE!!!)


This is how my day went today....*sigh*

7am: Ethan woke up whinning a little, got up(UNWILLINGLY)got his milk, changed his diaper and fed him. Was a happy camper again and started scampering about!! Got him his breakie (cheerios) and juice. An even happier camper!! Started feeding mommy some cheerios as well. Got meself a banana and Ethan got greedy, so shared some with him!!

8:30am: Ed woke up, clean upped, got ready to go back to WORK!!!!

8:45am: I cleaned up, got out of my jammies, while Ed played with Ethan for a bit before heading off to WORK!

9:15am: All done and Ed getting out of the door, Ethan decided that he's not letting Ed go THIS TIME!!! He clinged on his daddy like a little koala. Each time Ed tried to let him down, Ethan screamed. Didn't want mommy. Finally had to "remove" him by some force. He was ok...other then seriously upset!

9:45am: Ok, Ed's FINALLY GONE!! Got the laundry going. Ethan already happily "torturing" the dog. Dog's pitiful, begging to let him into the room so that the boy wouldn't bug him. did not.

10am: Read rascal a couple of books. He would sit and listen and also chew on the corners of all the books!!! Let him do that! He loves his ladybug book!! Played "catch" with him for a bit, got exhausted (ermm...me that is)

10:30am: Fed him his morning snack of BabyYogurt!

11am: NAP NAP TIME!!! YOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO

Intermission: *exhhhhaaallllleeeee*

1:15pm: Ethan woke up with a goofy grin (probably some goofy dream he had). Fed him lunch, milk and he went INSANE with his toys!!!

2pm: Found Ethan in the toilet "partying" with his makeshift hottub aka TOILET BOWL!!!! *sigh* He was splashing and dumping toilet paper, toys and whatever he found into the bowl!!! Dragged him out of the toilet, screaming and "fighting" with me!! AAARRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Clean and dried the place out!

3pm: Went to store to get milk, got hungry and decided to have some chow at the store as well. Got some salad, got a table, strapped kid down, went and get some napkins. Came back to table, kid had poured the entire cup of ice water all over himself!!!!! AAAAARRRRRRGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT"S THE DEAL WITH WATER TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everyone was looking!! *EMBARRASSING* Went to the restroom to dry him off as much as possible. Packed my salad, rushed into the store, got the milk and got out. Drove home with a naked kid (other than diapers!)in the back seat!!!! He was really cheerful for one who's just got soaked through in icewater!

5pm: HOME!!! SALVATION!!!!! Let hyperactive boy to play while I clean up. Had to catch him to put on some dry clothes on him!!! *sigh* (serious cardio workout already). Started working on dinner; roast pork loin and salsa taco.

6:30pm: Fed Ethan dinner, while I continue prepping tmr's dinner!!!! Funny kid, loves cherry tomatoes, hates meat (any kind), picking out the peas to eat and had some tortilla pieces, with pineapples no less!!! Weird combo right. Well, it was the never eaten salad!! He was busy throwing chicken chunks on the floor!! *sigh* more cleanups!!!

7:30pm: Gave stinker a bath; giggling and splashing MORE water onto the floor!! Cleaning up YET AGAIN!

8:30pm: Had one last bottle of milk, brushed his teeth, he was EXHAUSTED!!! SO was I!!! Sang to him, rocked him a little, he was still all smiley and wanting to play!! But he was pooped!! heeheh....Sweetest boy when he's all tired out!! Gave all the goodnight kisses, and tucked him out!!

8:40pm: Ran around the house, doing ALL the cleanups!!!

9:30pm: Bathed and now all relaxed!! Finally sat down!! GOD MY LEGS FEEL REAL GOOD!!!

10pm: Finshed with dinner and now blogging with a glass of wine!! LIFE!!!

It's a looooonnnggg day and I think I'll be hitting the sack in a bit....

11pm: Now......ending...ciao....goodnight.....Ed's still not back.....tmr's another day..can't wait till Thurs........THREE MORE DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Redesigned

Hope that you'd all enjoy this blog. Took me a while but I'm done (for NOW). There was a lot I wanted to do but with the "limited" time I have, this is the "best" I can come up with. Will blog in a later post. Meanwhile...I'm going back to "work".

PS: I think the background sound can get buggy after a while...hmmm...any comments?? Take it off???

Of Watermelons, Great food and Ethan......of course...

Decided that since it's been a while I've updated, I'll include EVERYTHING(ok, the summarized version, of course) that's been going on with my life...

Went to a Watermelon Festival this past weekend in Oklahoma in a small town call Rushmoore. It's great, a real true blue, small country fare. I think my lil' gourment watermelon expert (Ethan) has the bestest time! He LOVES watermelon. He can live on watermelon alone(if I let him, YAH! in his dreams!). It was muggy coz of all the rain, but you know what, sunshine came back for a while and we had a really good time! (yah, if you don't have hair like mine, it WOULD have been great...San, you would know what I mean!). They actually have some watermelon competition and the winner went to a 141 pounder!! I wonder who gets to eat those prize winning suckers.....hehehe... Would be a waste not to get your hands on those beauties!! And of course, Ethan was slapping those PRIZE WINNING MELONS like drums. Somehow I didn't think those farmers appreciate that! *GULP*


Watermelon Festival in Rushmoore, Oklahoma 

You get to eat those succulent watermelons right there if you want to for a meagre price of 50cents a slice!! YES 50 CENTS!!!! You heard me.....HALF A DOLLAR/TWO QUARTERS/FIVE DIMES!!! Mannn....they were good, it was one of those elongated varieties and they cut it into quarters, lengthwise!! Some people ate their pieces with sprinkling of salt on it. I know, sounds weird, but when I tried it, it was actually quite refreshing! Not strange at all! I guess they knew what they were doing afterall.


Great watermelon! 

And that's the pic of my greedy lil boy dripping with watermelon juice. The sun was in his eyes and it didn't even bother him, well, it's watermelon, what can I say! He was sitting on the table while his daddy fed him. :D

Some Food Pic

There's Nasi Lemak that I'd made for last Sunday brunch. Was not too bad, and quick. Make some tumeric chicken wings (stuck it in the oven...:D)and had some sambal in the freezer so fried some anchovies to go with that. The rest is self-explanatory....


Nasi Lemak 

This is Alaskan King Crab Fried Rice. Can't see the rice coz it's at the bottom of this wonderful, simply marvelous tasting Stir-fried Crab!! It's really really goooddd.... you've got to be there to really enjoy this. Ethan LOVES this!! No kidding! Errmmm...I didn't make this! Hehehehe... My friend did! Hehehe... We were at his place over the weekend (for the Watermelon Festival in Oklahoma) and he made us dinner. There were other dishes but this is DA BOMB!! Hehehhe... If there were Smell-A-Vision!!


Alaskan King Crab Fried Rice! YUMMY 


This is a test of my new Indoor Grill!! DANG! How did I manage to live WITHOUT it before?!?!?!? Heheheh... Yah, made this up (from fridge leftovers)for a Saturday lunch. Didn't know what to make so took some stuff and slap it on the grill! And it really look great! Thanks to the grill marks on the panini!! It really looked pro! hehehehe... Oh yah, I even grilled the chicken I used in the panini, hey, no many cleanups! The Indoor Grill(got the cheapo one coz I wanted to check it out!)works great with Korean Bulgolgi (had done that 3 times already! it's that great especially when you are too lazy to cook a "real" sit-down dishes kinda dinner). Just marinate everything you wanna slapped it on the grill for 15-30mins and it's done. All the meat already come pre-sliced (so that saved me tons of work!!!Heheheh...ok...I'm lazy too....hehehe)! Everyone loves the end result! So this grill is definitely a KEEPER!! For those who are interested in this grill, I got it from Sam's Club for $35+ and it's worth every penny. Not only it grills, you can flipped it to the other side and use it as a griddle too. Haven't got a chance to use that yet but soooooonnnnn..... hehehehe...Oh yah, it's from Wolfgang Puck series in Sam's Club.



Chicken, Basil and Tomato Panini 

And finally Ethan...Just some random pics of him. He's such a goofboy! Right now he's sssooooooooo active.....


Is it basball time? 


I've fallen and I kinda can't get up??!!! 

Grilled Herb Butter Lobster with Potato And Avocado Micro Greens 


Fillet Mignon With Risotto and Saute Mushroom in Red Wine Sauce 

I know I know, I said I was gonna post them up last week....ok...I procrastinated...:D But hey, it's here...
My husband enjoyed his birthday menu but he said that he was too stuffed for his dessert so we skipped that instead (which I was glad!! coz I didn't even eat the fillet mignon! Too stuffed!). We had some wine instead. It was a really really good bottle of icewine we had, I loved it so much that I went back to the store and got three more bottles! :D Nope, I'm NOT a alchoholic, just found a wine that we enjoyed. My friend was saying that I should just buy it by the case, well, it's kinda expensive to begin with so I wouldn't want to "invest" on a case. Oh yah, for those who are interested, the icewine's Jackson-Triggs. It's just MARVELOUS!!!


Sweet and Sour Prawns 

This was something I cooked the other day, Ed said that it was really really good, so I had to post it...hehehehe... Besides, it looked good on photo...soo...here it is. Meanwhile, I'm still in that "cooking" mood and have really good luck in everything I've done so far....Tonight, roast pork! hehehe...tune in...

Just Because.....

Doodlebops' Time! 

Ethan LOVES his Doodlebops!! Just look at his face, he's really into them, that and those creepy Teletubbies. They seriously creep me out. But he loves them;he would giggle, laugh and smile when he sees them. He's just a sweetheart! I guess I can live with "them" for now...*sigh*


Smiley 

My boy always has a smile on his face, he's a truly happy kid. Of course, that's with all his tantrums aside!! :D He's got a quick temper; quick to scream at mommy for taking away the thermometer that he has found and was playing with it and quick to hug and kiss mommy back for making mommy angry. LOL MAN! How can be angry with him......

Social Norms and Eye Candies

People, in general, would think it's ok(well, wouldn't say ok but wouldn't blink an eye if this happened)for men to second glance/look/oogle at pretty gals. Well, I was just wondering if it's "ok" if it's was vice versa. That is, for women to glance at good looking men, especially married women.

Personally I don't think there's anything wrong; morally nor socially. Looking is different from acting on it. And since I'm neither blind nor void of all human responses and emotions, I can conclude that looking at good looking opposite sex is an "ok" thing to do.:)

Scenerio:

I was driving to the mall, bringing my little boy (yes, married with a kid)there to play. At the traffic stop, I happened to glance into the car on my left!! WOOHOOO!!! Three hot guys (early twenties I think)who looked like they came out of a Abercrombie and Fitch catalog in a GMC Jimmy...... I mean, they are some serious eye candies! *drooling* ok...try to act nonchalant, don't want them to think that I'm some kind of pervert. Can't help but kept turning to the left for more glances.....*GRINZ* At this time, feeling a little light-headed and goofy!! Heheheh.....a little too school-girlish!! hehehe...

Now, I did feel a twinge of guilt, don't know why but I think it's that whole social norm thingy. I justified the whole deal in 2 seconds flat! There's nothing wrong in the staring and oogling, besides they deserve all that oogling just for being that HOT *GRINZ*, it's their given right and benefit just for being cuties! hehehe... I know I know...I've got a kid...blah blah blah....know what, there's nothing wrong in looking as long as it's just looking *wink*

Oh yah, back to those hotties. We kept stopping next to each other at almost every traffic lights. More glances for me...hehehe...(ok, I'm REALLY beginning to sound like a pervert now! heehhe). We ended up at the same mall!!! LOL!! Guess they were heading to the A&F there!! hehehe

Euphoria!!!

Got most things done on my checklist!! It was getting so long and I was simply procrastinating. Well, set my mind to, at the very least, check off some stuff...:D Soooo..it's been a good week so far....

Kitchen wise, things have been really good too!!! *surprise surprise* Everything that I've "experimented" turned out pretty good. Ed thought it was pretty much restaurant quality!! HA! He says that coz he can't cook and as long as it's spicy AND sweet, it's fantastic to him!! On the other hand, if I may say so myself, perhaps the food was better than usual! I think checking off that silly list helped...well, least setting me in a better mood!

Nevertheless I "strive" to outdo myself...*grinz* Tomorrow would be my "BIG" day!! It's Ed's B-day and I've decided to whip up a "classified-gourmet-STYLE" meal!!! Tune in for the next entry and you'd know what happened. It can turn out to be either good or really disasterous!! You never know. Somehow the quality level and result of my food coincide with the level of my stress which also is related to that DAMN list!!! *bimboitic look* *GRINZ*

So far I've taken some pics of the food I've done and I'll try to have it posted asap. Meanwhile the birthday dinner menu is, of so far, Grilled Loster tail with herb butter on a bed of potato, avocado and micro green salad with the basic vingerette and Beef Tenderlion with porcini mushroom risotto and drizzle with red wine sauce.And for dessert, a twist on a virgin pina colada, it's slightly grilled pineapple slices with brown sugar and cinnamon top with vanilla ice-cream and a little grated coconut and some mint to garnish. An elaborate Surf and Turf menu...

Ed doesn't know the menu yet, I simply told him that we are eating at home and there would be NO dinner reservations ANYWHERE! He was kinda dissapointed when I mentioned that coz he had his mind set on Fogo De Chao. Oh well...TOO BAD!!!! We can do that some other time...hmmm...I'm thinking of my birthday!! heheheheh...

Anyway, there's another surprise on its way and NO, SAN, I'm not pregnant!! It's about the blog...we'll see if it can be done, don't want to dissapoint anyone so am keeping my mouth SHUT! *GRINZ* Hmmm...probably should have more of that Felix Felicis *WINKZ* heehehehehhe.... meanwhile...tune in..soooonnn....

PS: Hey San, got HP yet???? Oh yah, btw, what's the deal with TGOT?? Errmmm...on that you can email me...hehehehe...I NEED DETAILS....Yah, my life is pretty much stagnant....

Harry Potter: R.A.B????????

Ok, most of this entry will be about the latest addition to the Harry Potter series (actually all of it...hehehehe)and directed mainly to San...hehehe....so San if you're reading this.....erm...feel free to email/comment....:D

Finished reading it on the same day it was released, just before midnight. Husband and son went to the store to pick up my reserved copy. Sooooooooooo sssssuuuhhhhhwwwweeeeeeetttttttt......*muakz* thanks guys.....ermm...I was fast asleep...hehehe... AANNNYYYWWWAAAYYYY.....GREAT BOOK!!!!! Can't wait for the last volume to this whole saga!! Two more years you think???? Heheheheh...

Sooooo...San...what you think, I don't want to ruin the book for you but I've to find someone to "discuss" this...hehehe.....sooorrryyy but I think I've to spoil it for you...*GRINZ* I spent some time thinking what R.A.B would stand for???? San, do you think it might be Regulus A Black, Sirius' deceased younger Death Eater brother??? I thought it might be him coz Rowling mentioned him a few more times than she did in any other books. Anyway just my 2 cents' worth...what you think?????? Again sorry if I ruined it for you but, hey, you'd reach that point of the book anyway...:D

PS :For anyone who wants to comment on that...feel free....


Gonna to read it once more...just in case..:D

WEEKEND!!! HOORAYYY!!!!

happiness....... 

Me the point and shoot photographer and Ethan in the middle of unadulterated happiness! It's sheer joy watching him, in all childhood innocence, I wish he could remember this moment in his life and look back on it as wonderful memories. Knowing that his daddy and mommy love him always....
*sigh* He's really growing soo fast......



cutie 

My little boy the cutie, taken during our 4th of July roadtrip. He'd a great time and was totally zonked as we drove back home. LOVELEY!!!! 3.5hrs of quiet time for mommy and daddy in the car....hehehe...he was fast asleep! WOOHOOOOOO!!!!!

Two more days to Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince ! Can't wait for Sat to come, I'll get me book and read throughout the night....yup, it's gonna be all-nighter! I know, it's too "juvenile" for me to be reading this but I need "CLOSURE" in my life!! Besides, I can pass all the books to my little boy and let him enjoy all the collection..(I know, it's a lame excuse...hehe)

San, you got your book yet??? :D

4th of July Fireworks!

Ok, undoubtedly the best seats to the 4th of July fireworks would be at the front lawn on my house! I know, sounds like I'm bragging but it's true...you can see it for yourself..DA BEST!


 

Too bad by the time the fireworks started my little boy was already fast asleep. Oh well, there's always next year..;)

KILLER BEES!

KILLER BEES!!!!! 

Like what I said, KILLER BEES!!!! These bees were here on my tree in my back yard!! Imagine my horror, terror, fear...(you get the idea)of those horrible horrible horrible creatures! No, they are not the custy bumble bees(like moi...:D) nor the honey bees, they are the fear inducing Africanized Bees which had been terrorising our area for a while now (EVERY SUMMER!! only this time, it's in MY YARD!). Anyway, YICKS, they went away after two days of being there, buzzing and scaring me to death! They left one morning with no trace of what so ever of them ever being there...*GULP* Check the whole entire exterior of the house, just to make sure they are not buzzing around....*relief* they are not! Hope I will NEVER EVER see them AGAIN!!!!! *background knife-swishing sound from Pyscho*

Recollection

I was editing some baby videos I had taken previously when Ethan was around three months or so and realise that my baby boy has grown sooooo muuuccchhhh....yup...it's quite incredible!

Yesterday was a really terrible terrible day for me....I was in a real foul mood and the boy was not helping much either by not napping nor eating his lunch. I was cranky, moody and tired(I'm always tired!!!!)!! And to make matters worse, my soya bean pudding turn out UNSUCCESSFUL!!! *sigh* just another day! My only consolation is that my ordeal FINALLY ENDED!!!

Back to the video editing. I can't believe that my boy is so different from those pictures taken when he's at three months!! WOW!!! I guess what my friend said is true; "when you're constantly with him day in and day out, you wouldn't notice the difference but for someone who sees him occasionally, he's really quite different"


Year 2004


Christmas 2004


Year 2005

Notice the difference!?!?! WOW!! Each day is filled with something new and I'm always amazed at what he can learn and what he had learnt. Sometimes when you least expect it, he does something amazing!! There's no words to describe these moments, just cherish them AND have a video cam ready at all times!! ;)

Snaps and Snails and Puppy-dogs' Tails???

I'm on discount!

I don't know if there's any truth to this saying

"What are little boys made of, made of?
What are little boys made of?
“Snaps and snails, and puppy-dogs’ tails;
And that’s what little boys are made of.”"

Well, I don't know what Snaps are and as for snails...in what context are we referring to and as for puppy-dogs' tails......hmmm...

All I know is this...
My little boy is


yah...just woke up..*grins*

a dirt and lint eater. he would search for the smallest piece of dirt unseen (other than at microscopic level)by the naked eye, picks it up and proceed to put it in mouth!

also a bug eater! YES, I say, BUG, he would pick dead/live bugs and puts them into his mouth

grass, sand, mud, soil, leave eater. You have to put as many eyes(as you can possibily have; did I mention that mothers grow extra eyes)on him at ALL times!

a little silly when he sees water. It's a MUST to get himself soaking wet just from washing his hands

a "button-pusher" and wires/cables chewer. He has a NEED to push EVERY SINGLE BUTTONS he sees, that includes, remotes, phones, calculators, etc and chomp at every wires, cables, mouse etc....(as long as they are not connected and with no exposed metal bits, I usually let it slide...BAD MOMMY!)


Have a foot...

NOISY!!!!! and NOSY/curious!!!! When you're talking, he needs to be louder than you are, and he needs to check every single person out in the mall!!!

"HANDSY". New word! Invented through my boy. He HAS to touch and fiddle everything!!! *check the previous entry on "when the police came to my house" and you'll see what I mean*

Cheeky. Each time he does any of the above and gets caught, he gives you this cheeky, silly, goofy grin like he knows he's not supposed to do it but he does it anyway, knowing well he would get away with it! *sigh*


YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tough. He would fall, picks himself up, brush it off and continue with what he was doing before; amidst of bruised eyes and knees. He would get a little hug for assurance and go on with life with new confidence!!

Affectionate. He kisses the dog when he sees him and even chases him around the house JUST so to kiss him (we're still working on those kisses, when and how to kiss, he tends to kiss with his mouth open and chasing the dog to kiss is not working out for the dog!!!). He kisses his mommy and daddy in the morning, I guess it's his way of saying "morning, I love you" and before he goes to bed...(still working on those open-mouth kisses). He would frequently come up to you for a hug (yes, to us and the dog too! Dog still hating it!!). He would snuggle in with us for naps and enjoys sleeping on his daddy's chest.

Sweet He would pet the dog(a little harder than he appreciates but still....), he still has his little "baby" innocence ....

and MOST OF ALL,

A HAPPY BOY He laughs at the little things in life; when a butterfly lands on his hand, when the dog licks his face, when he sneezes....he lives life to the fullest and does it with a smile that would melt your heart!!!

And that's my little boy...

So he may eat an occasional bug every now and then and is super active ALL THE TIME!
Bottom line, he's exhausting to look after but he's worth everything and every box of cheerios (private joke!) :D


...I didn't do it....