Back to Normal ~ LOL

Hubby is back from his business trip, and life is back to normal ~ I now have more things to pick up and clean and one more person to look after. Sigh...maybe others will think now that my hubby is back, I should have an additional pair of hands to help around the house. Well, they are wrong! The house needs more cleaning and there are more things lying around to be picked up as he do not put things back to original place after he uses them! In a way, I feel more relaxed when he's not around as I will not expect him to help out and I know how to organise my work, but when he's around, somehow I expect him to helpout around the house (or at least with the kids) a little, but NO. He'll be sleeping in late or till the sounds of screaming kids wakes him, he'll be taking his own sweet time to do things and our activities will revolve around his timings. In a way I feel more frustrated because I expect him to help out but he doesn't and I'll start to resent and ask myself why he can take me for granted and why I always have to be the one who make the sacrifices and doing all the work in the house. Sigh...I end up always telling myself I am the one pampering him since I never scream at him because deep down I know that he won't change and also he will say he's tired etc. My in laws are constantly reminding me that my hubby is tired from his work and business trips and I should let him rest and not let the kids bother him etc but I wonder who is to consider my feelings then? I am not a robot or a maid or worse, a slave. I need the attention and pampering and help too. If it's not my hubby doing that, then who else would? Ok time to stop ranting and move my butt to wash those dirty dishes in the sink....

Min Taking Over The Sofa!!

Min has finally mastered the skill of climbing up and down the sofa. Now he no longer needs the step stool to climb up, and could just do it from the floor up. There's no stopping him so I've decided to cleared off the sofa for him to get up and down. These days, he'll take his time to climb up and down, sitting on the sofa with his brothers to watch the tv or even snack with them on the sofa ~ totally R&R time!

Simply Tired..

Been feeling a little tired out lately. Maybe it's bcos hubby is not around to help out, or maybe it's that the kids are running wilder these days, especially Min who is really expressing himself very much these days, but I think mostly is the weather. It was horribly hot and humid the week before, caused by wild fires around here and there, and we were all sweat and sticky even sitting below the fan at home blowing at the fastest speed. Then it was simply hot hot hot and we didn't even dare go out, so afraid that we'll get scorched by the burning sun. My migraine started then. I hate it when weather changes too quickly and my body system couldn't adapt in time. I knew the migraine will last a few days and I decided to pop some painkillers just to stop them from taking over me as I needed my sanity to take care of the kids at home. Just these 2 days there has been some rain here and there. The rain didn't necessarily do any good but made the weather even more humid than ever. I just hope this ordeal with end soon! So much for global warming.

Sis spend the weekend with us and we had a great time despite the horrible weather. Most days we just stayed home and play games and chit chat. The boys were so happy that sis was around and made sure she had a comfortable stay. Ee even generously gave up his bed and bunked in with me so just sis can sleep in his bed comfortably at night. Very sweet child indeed. Ee is the more considerate child among the three and he has this special trait that makes us feel very heartwarming with his little gesture everytime.

This Thursday will be sis' birthday. Hope she'll be able to come over for dinner so we can have a little party with her :)

Home Alone Again ~

Hubby has flew off again to China for a business trip on Wednesday morning and won't be back till next Thursday night. It meant that I'll be with the 3 rascals alone at home (and over the weekend) for one whole week. On one hand, I am glad that the house will be tidier again (I don't have to pick/clean up after hubby :P) but on the other, I know I'll miss him.

Sis is now in her 14 weeks of pregnancy. Am so glad that everything is going smoothly for her, but am also worried about her being too stressed out by the pregnancy. Her gynae has yet to confirm the sex of the baby but we have a strong feeling that it might be a girl after all! We are all looking forward to spending some money to get those cute girly clothes and accessories for the (might be) little princess LOL Can't wait to meet my little (might be) niece! I am sure my 3 rascals will adore her so much!

Happy Valentines' Day

I think that all women in the world no matter what size, height or age deserves to be loved and pampered, especially on Valentines' Day. No, I am not a V-day advocate, nor do I support the commercialization of V-day in the form of expensive dining, flowers or presents. What I mean is all women needs love and it needn't to be their partners, but by their sons, friends and even girlfriends. The world is moving fast, and many of us are either too busy with our work or families that many a time, we lost track of love and take things for granted. We can love everyday but especially on V-day, it reminds us not to forget about showing our love to others.

Maybe I am saying this because I haven't been shown love or be pampered for a while. I remember the last time someone pampered me was sis and Nic, who lovingly bought me a spa getaway for my birthday. Boy, I was touched and thankful for sis and Kevin who helped babysit the 3 kids on a Saturday afternoon at Bishan Park, just so I can get a well deserved massage on that very special day. I don't remember when was the last time hubby bought me anything special or arrange a special meal together with me alone. Partly we have the 3 kids in tow, and also I think when we are so busy with our family ( and work for him), we tend to take for granted and forgot that we should show our love to each other more often. That said, I was taken by surprised by Hao this morning when I woke up. He told me he had a little surprise for me and showed me a packet of tissue with Winnie the Pooh printed on it. He said that was a present for me. Altho it was a simple packet of tissue, I was touched that he thought of me in school and bought that in school for me. That shows how much he loved me. Just yesterday, Ee was playing with his toys and suddenly turned to me and said "I love you mummy!". A sweet and short sentence that means so much to me. It is a little sad how my sons actually show me more simple and pure love than my block of wood hubby LOL

I hope everyone have a nice day today and spend their time with their love ones. Love needn't be shown by flowers or presents but just by a simple I LOVE YOU :P

My All-In-One Fridays...

I call fridays my all in one fridays. That's just because particularly on Fridays, I'll get lazy to cook or wash or clean. I've scheduled the part time help to come in usually on (alternate) thursdays for cleaning so by Friday the house is still pretty clean. I usually am too lazy to cook so my best meal saver will be all-in-one meals like noddle soups, spaghetti, baked rice, fried rice etc, anything that is one portion and simple. On some days I might even order pizza or fast food in. For today, we have Mee Sua in Yong Tau Foo soup. Ee is still nursing a mild cold and cough so he's not particularly eating a lot these few days and Min just had his jab 2 days ago and very cranky, so I thought it'll be easier to cook something soupy and easy to eat for them and for me as well.

Bye Bye CNY..

Time flies! Chinese New Year is coming to an end. This year, the celebrations are pretty short as there is only 2 public holidays and by the 3rd day, most people are either back to work or back to school. Market is bad now with the slow economy and retrenchments on the rise, many are getting back to work earlier and cutting down on costs and holidays. Well, the first bad news this year is that hubby is getting a 20% pay cut. That means we've gonna tighten our belts a little and hope this passes quickly.

It is now February. January has passed quietly without me realising what I accomplished in that month. Very soon the first school holiday will come in March and a quarter of the year will be over. Is it me or is time trying to catch us faster and faster so that we will age faster? Now at 32, I wonder how we'll be like when I am 35 or even 40. Hubby is also reaching 36 this year. Wow, didn't think of him as old also but he's stepping into the forties soon! Pretty scary. Just the other day, Hao asked about life and death and heaven and earth. He says he's scared of dying. I told him everyone has to die. Even plants and animals. The good part of being a living thing is that we get to experience different stages of life and can enjoy times of happiness and sadness etc. I think that's the luxury of being human. He's still skeptical of that and says he might want to become another thing so he won't die. Pretty profound for a P1 kid. Wonder when Ee is going to ask me the same question.