Everytime I start a sewing project, I think of my paternal grandmother 🙂 Sadly when she was alive, I seldom thought of her, nor even had decent conversations with her even though she lived next door to us. No, it wasn’t the language barrier either since I can speak Hokkien passably. Looking back I guess […] Read more…

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. (Genesis 2:24, KJV) I have been thinking about this for a while especially in light of ladies who move in with their in-laws after marriage. I am thinking – how does leaving and cleaving […] Read more…

Making everyone dress in the same colour is fun! Here are some pictures of us in our colour coordinated clothes as we went visiting this Chinese New Year. In red Visiting relatives in bright red makes everyone’s day. The girls are in skirts that I had sewed for them. The baby doesn’t have a red […] Read more…

No, it is not one of my children throwing a temper tantrum. Well, not today, that is 😀 It was my reaction to a request from someone asking me to discipline a child for her. 😛 Why should I? Why should I be the bad guy? If the child were harming any of my children, […] Read more…

It is simply amazing to watch a child go from milestone to milestone. Our baby in a rush is now officially a toddling baby at 9mths! Her tentative 1st steps at 8mths have become strong and confident strides. And yes, better not forget her shoes when we go out! She toddles everywhere! And so very cute […] Read more…

Sometimes the days seem so, so long and yet on other days, things happen so, so fast I can hardly catch my breath. Our 3rd child, 2nd boy turns 8 today. I still remember his birth. And I also remember the stressful early days with him. I used to joke that if I had him first, I […] Read more…

Nothing is more stressful than trying to shower the 4 and 2 yr old while a baby is screaming in the background. And this scenario has played itself out many, many times in my life. But now that I have 11 and 9 yr old helpers, the stress has been almost removed. I say almost […] Read more…

I guess I am a Big, Bad, Mean Mama. I don’t molly coddle the kids, even if they are toddlers. If they fall down, they pick themselves up. Life goes on. No need to keep on wailing. Obviously, babies are in a different class of their own 🙂 I sleep train* my children from the […] Read more…

And yet another conversation from our West Coast Park outing🙂 Mother while looking at our 7th blessing : How old is she? Me : 9mths Mother : Oh! I have my baby at home and I was just wondering how old must my baby be to bring her to the playground. Me : Anytime 😀 Mother : […] Read more…

As I watch my little baby practice her walking skills, I am constantly amazed at her persistence. She started taking baby steps when she turned 8mths. She is now 9mths and is walking a lot more steadily now. And I have noticed that she actually prefers to walk than to crawl. In the beginning, she […] Read more…