1 more week to 2010!

I've been lazy and busy for the past few weeks. I've started to look after Ashlynne (altho it's more like on and off since sis still clearing her leave on and off) and thank god she's such a gem and easy to look after. The boys love to see her everyday at home and will ask about her if she's not coming over. There's more or less a routine set now and I would think it'll not be difficult to transit when school holidays are over and sis starts her work formally lol.

Just as I was feeling proud of myself being able to look after 4 kids at home, my period was late for a week and during that one week, the question keep popping in my head: what if I was pregnant again? I was pretty confident I wasn't, but deep deep down inside I was pretty scared that I might accidentally be! The good thing was that it came a week late *whew* and I was never so happy that my period came :P The last thing I would want is another baby now as life is getting easier with Min already 2. I think I am getting tired of babies...of course except when they aren't mine and they go back home every night just like baby Ashlynne lol

It's 2 days to Xmas and another week to a brand new year 2010. We've truly enjoyed this school holidays as I had more time on my hands to spend with Hao and Ee when Min is in school and Ashlynne is not here. I took them to the library, shopping, sumptous breakfast without fuss etc. Truly amazing time to rebond with them. I think I'll be looking forward to the next school holiday. By then Ashlynne will be nearly 1 year! Time really flies.

As year 2010 approach, it's time for new resolutions and goal settings. I think for next year, I'll not push myself too hard and try to relax a bit more. I have always been pushing myself to be too perfect and wanting to over achieve in everything around the house and sometimes it drives myself crazy and getting so uptight. It's time to let my hair loose a little next year and go with the flow. New challenges for the new year. It will be an interesting year!

Nearing end 2009!

Its been 2 weeks into the school holidays and I haven't had much time to update my blog. Of course the main reason is the kids creating havoc and chaos at home and also because we took 4 days off to drive up to KL and I must say it was a good trip with the kids. Surprisingly the boys were very well behaved during the 4 hrs trip and didn't fuss too much. All was excited to get to KL asap when travelling up, and they were so exhausted that they slept most of the way back home. As expected, we covered most places that we can bring them to play and left no time for us (me and hubby) to do any shopping or leisure walking around. It is becoming a yearly event that we will travel up to KL every year end for a few days' stay and I am starting to wonder if my kids are travelling too much and being too pampered for that! So far, we've been to Bali, Bangkok, Brisbane, Beijing, Japan, Hong Kong and KL, and will be planning to go to the States or Europe side in the near future. In a way we are very happy that they get to experience the different cultures, seasons and living experiences in different countries in real life and they've come to love travelling to places that they've never been to and will tell us where they would like to go in the future trips. That aside, the expense issue is getting bigger and bigger yearly as they grow older and no more getting concession pricing for most stuff and we are travelling further and further away from home to more expensive places. But I guess all is worth as it may come to a day when they will stop travelling to us and start going with their friends, spouse and own families.

Its nearing the end of 2009. Time really flies and soon 2009 will be history for us. Stepping into 2010 signifies more responsibilities and challenges for everyone in the family, particularly hubby and Min. Of course Hao has his P2 work to overcome and Ee has his K1 work to progress to. The bigger challenge will be settling Min into his preschool, even though he has started for a week and a half now, but separation anxiety is still a big issue for him. Hope he will overcome it soon. As for hubby, he needs to plan for his career move and realign his goals. As for me, I've started looking after Ashlynne, who is a gem and cutie pie, and hope I'll be able to cope with her once the new school term starts too. 4 kids in a house ~ it's going to be a real chaotic challenge!