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- the only problem with having my closet now clean and organized is that i find myself wanting to sit in it. for not particular reason. i want to just go in and plop myself in the middle of the floor. just to marvel at the beauty of how being clean and organized really revitalizes me. of course, there is still that half of a shelf and my cd collection that needs to be done. maybe i'll get some of it down tonight.
- we went to cathy's little M's 5yr birthday party yesterday. it was fun! the kids had such a blast. cath had hired a clown. and when the invitation first mentioned about a clown, i was a bit concerned. i have an irrational fear of clowns. not a phobia, per se. but they have always given me the creeps. i was happy with this clown, though. she was whimsical and cute and really knew how to create good chemistry with the kids. and the children did love her! not only did they get a ballon twisted into something they loved, she put on a great magic show that starred a cute rabit in the end. the kids got to sit on a chair have hold the rabbit on their lap for about 30 seconds each. and then, after lunch, each of them got to have their face painted of their choice. chaeli was so crazy about the clown that she said, before going to bed, that she hopes she will meet the clown again someday.
- i'm hungry. it's a weird kind of hunger. i feel like i can eat a lot today. which isn't good, really. because i know that if i allow myself to go nuts, i'll feel like complete crap at the end of the day. but, i have brought some healthy snacks so hopefully, i can stay good.
"If you don't finish up your Dosai, no karate class for you".
"If you don't clean up the room, no more books for you".
"If you don't finish up your lunch in school, no more lunch for you"
"If you don't braid your hair, it will fall off".
"If you don't drink up your milk, you are going to end up with osteoporosis like kollu paati".
All of the above within a span of 20 minutes. I am well on my way to becoming a professional blackmailer. Anyone need my services? Charges nominal.
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Soon-to-be-six: "If you tell a lie, God will dance in your brain and you will get irritated"
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Neighbour: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Soon-to-be-six: A big girl.
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Soon-to-be-six: "I don't like boys. They are rash".
Mom ruminating: "I'd like to hear that in ten years. ummm..on second thoughts, I don't think so."
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Soon-to-be-six: They show Tom&Jerry and Mr. Bean on TV during AV period in school. I don't like it. I want to read my book.
Mom ruminating"YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS".
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how often does halloween fall on a saturday night? not often enough!
it was so nice not to have to race home from work along with all the other parents doing the same thing, thereby making rush hour even crazier. and then, not having to rush dinner to leave time for trick-or-treating.
and then, it was just so very nice not having to try and rush the whole bedtime routine knowing that it's a school night.
what made the night even better was that we got to spend it with friends. di and rick hosted a little halloween party which ended up being just as fun for the adults as for the kids.
so we ordered chaeli some chocolate ice cream after dining at a local german restaurant this past friday night.
about halfway through, chaeli starts to moosh up her ice cream.
my mom asks, "chaeli, what are you doing?"
chaeli mumbles, "i'm making food."
"you're making food?"
"no - i'm making POO!"
so exactly when did my sweet little girl turn into little miss disgustington?
but... if it's even possible, i love her even more then when she was first born.
She does complain when we have to take the car.
i searched high and low for a transformers bumblebee costume (without paying through the roof - as some of the complex ones are over $50) and finally found one, only getting the school's newsletter last friday requesting that the following costumes should not enter the school: witches/warlocks, superheroes and weapons.
damnit.
i remembered the part of the warlock/witches because it is a christian based establishment. i remembered the part of the weapons. i don't remember the part of the superheroes. honestly i believe this is new. and it's really sad. i don't see why dressing up as spiderman or supergirl is a bad thing. sure, make sure they leave the weapons at home. but what a bad tiem to take on this rule when superheroes are all the rage!
anyway, luckily, i explained to chaeli that she'll have to dress up as a princess for school. but on halloween day, she can be bumblebee. she was actually happy to get to dress up twice so all is good.
(to be honest, i like the princess costume way better, anyway - the transformer bumblebee looked a bit cheap, but it was the best we could get).
saturday @ g.i. joe matinee:
c: mommy? what movie is this?
s: it's g.i. joe, remember?
c: this doesn't look like the same movie.
s: it is - just watch. you'll start to recognize some of the scenes from the commercial.
ten minutes later...
c: mommy - this isn't the same movie.
s: it is.
c: but where are all the hamsters? and guinea pigs?
s: what? ohhh - no, sweetie. it's g.i. joe - not g-force!
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last night, before getting ready for bed, i sat chaeli on my lap and gave her an extra long hug.
while holding her, she said, "mommy... um... i think you can stop hugging me now."
OK, she's still a long way from riding by herself in the morning (senior primary school perhaps? Dunno... maybe even later), but she can now carry everything she needs for the day.
Backpack sourced from the Royal Melbourne Show (I give the zippers about a month), and there was a car in the way on the ramp, so we had to take the front steps.
He he - and tonight, her buddy rode home with her, and he, too, had got a bag from the show.
I created this “scene” in response to a piece read during my creative writing class with poet Tony Medina. The poem was called Mermaid Song by Kim Addionizio
www.poemhunter.com/poem/mermaid-song/
Our assignment was to create the scene via snapping a photo or drawing one - based on the poem.
Though my own child likes to pose for a photo, I wanted to do something a lil bit more than to have try and recreat the picture presented in the poem.
I thought the shot was rather cute, so did a few of my classmates, one of which had to create a poem from my photo.
