Two Things

Two things that made me proud, made me laugh and made me smile the past week.

One : Aliah is book smart and is on the way to becoming a book reader! She's already in Book 2 of Iqra', she's also already mastering the 1a book from the Ladybird series (yeah, the Peter n Jane one) and she's also started reading the e-Xra book. (BTW, I find that method extremely easy and good) What's most interesting is, I don't have to read with her all the time. Sometimes, she'll just take the book and read it by herself. So yeah, extremely proud and made me smile.

Two : Jannah is street smart and she really does parrot your words and movements. The other day, after so many times of hearing and seeing me repeat it.. she actually pulled off one on me. It was bed time and she was refusing to go to bed, as usual. Earlier she had already knocked down her own milk bottle and she saw that Aliah's botol was still standing so she knocked it down too. Immediately after, she knelt down and picked the bottles back up while muttering Lailahaillallah Muhammadurrasullulah albeit in her own babyish slang. But you could still hear it and figure it out. Haa... terduduk sekejap Mommy dia ni. Hahaha.. That made me laugh and somehow made me proud too.

Ini Bukan Fiction

He's been away for 2 days now.

But as one can tell, absence always make the heart grow fonder.

I am a wreck when he's not around.
Always.

Yes, I hold the fort. I put on a face. I go on as though everything is alright.

But it's not.

I want him back - now! Please?

*sigh*

Pray tell, how would I survive him being away for 2 weeks?

Of Belated Issues

Tsk.

Can't even think how to start. I've scrapped and deleted so many versions now.

Had an overdose of retail therapy the last couple of weeks. (Thank you Company for the bonus!) The first thing I bought was of course for the kids. Aliah got one of these from her TokWan for her birthday, so I bought another cartridge for her to play with. I've got to say, it is quite fun to play with. Even I get hooked on the games myself. Haha! Boleh lagi la kalau once a month get a new cartridge to play with - provided that the other games dah khatam lah kan. And of course, if Aliah gets something tak kan Jannah tak dapat apa2. Dahla my guilt (or is it the shopper in me? - hehe) keeps telling me we don't buy / give J enough things because basically either A already has it or she can have Aliah's. So, this is what I bought for Jannah. And she sooo loves it! She likes the spinning lighted blades. Siap ada lagu bagai. Dah la Pooh mmg her favourite. I'd definitely say it was a good buy. It was on discount at Toys.R.Us, so save lah sikit.

Before that, I already received a gift from Hubby dearest. Sangat chenta ok. It wasn't a planned buy. We were just looking coz F0ssil had some on discount at Gardens. Skali Hubby tanya "Nak ke?". Tak pandai (read : b.o.d.o.h) la kalau kata tak nak kan? Hahaha. Pucuk dicita ulam mendatang katanya. And because of the new watch, I rotate all my watches more often now. Takde la hari2 asyek nak pakai Baby.G ni je. (which was also a birthday gift from Hubby - then boyfriend almost 6 years ago). And to top it up, I bought myself a new sling bag. So there, I am retail therapy-ied for the next month or so. Haha!

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The 4 day break was spent in PJ helping Mama and Papa box and tag their stuff. Also seeing me throw out a WHOLE LOT of JUNK from my own boxes, some of which consists of things from 25 years ago! I've now got 2 more boxes under my own staircase from the things we cleared out in PJ.

Anyway, what amazed me the most is ALL the cards and letters I received from my BFFs. And boy there were a lot of them! I just never realised it. The birthday cards, the good luck cards, the just because cards. And the letters, all hand written with postage. Those were the days.. Now I'd be happy with a birthday card from my insurance provider. Tsk.. Hence today, I'd like to say my thanks to Caza, Ogy, Ina, Een, Niko and Kay for all the emotional support all these years.

Next week.. another round of pindah randah.

Another Dilemma

I have another post waiting to be finished and put up, but I figured this is more pressing.

My niece (who is not yet 6) and nephew (who just turned 3 a couple of months ago and does not talk much) are allowed to roam the streets of the neighborhood. By themselves. Without adult supervision. Of course they don't really go that far, they walk to the park or they come over to our house. (My brother's house is on the next row - about 100m away from my house) But still. I am not comfortable about this. My brother and SIL knows but they seem to think it's ok.

Is it?

Or am I just being paranoid?

Aliah's 4th Birthday Party

This time around I decided to make it small. The family and some close friends. Most important was Aliah's verdict at the end of the day when she said she had lots of fun with her friends and she said thank you to her Mommy and Papa for organizing the party.

We made some spaghetti, mac n cheese, apple salad. We also had jelly and hot dogs and nuggets for the kids. By the end of the party, everything was gone! Oh sedap jugak ye.. Haha.. Although hakikatnya Hubby yang masak la kan (of course.. mana mungkin dia bagi aku kacau signature dish dia). All I did was the apple salad.

Oh, this party also marks our (Caza, Kay and mine) first trial of being a party planner of some sort. Usaha awal sebelum menjadi SAHM sepenuh masa. ;) Bersengkang mata jugak la seminggu nak siapkan goodie bag segala tu. For Aliah's party, I scout around a lot for good bargains on stuff. At the end of the day, decided to pack in chocolates mostly and then got Schey to print out the cards for me. Okay la jugak kan? Link us up please walaupon the site belum 100% up.
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Anyway, here are a few pictures from the party.. courtesy of Caza. Thanx a lot beb! More pictures can be found in Caza's FB.

The yummy Ariel cake from Mama Chak's Recipe

Bubble Time is always a hit!

Some friends..

J layan perasaan.