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Tuesday, 24 November 2009

We went to the dental clinic for the first of regular appointments to get Nura fitted for braces. Her teeth overlap in the front and having them straightened was important, better now over the holidays so she has time to get used to having metal on her teeth. Did you know having braces usually means extractions because the mouth is too crowded ? Nura needed to have two molars taken out. She was a little nervous, but both of us were surprised it went very quickly, the dentist Dr Zhou was calm, very nice which helped tremendously. After very clear instructions about care and hygiene, we headed to Tampines Mall.

How hard is it to find containers to fit 12 X 12 papers ?? In Singapore, ONLY ONE place sells decent ones : Popular.
I might have cleared the shop *LOL*

Twice a year Popular gives its loyalty card customers discount coupons and they came at a perfect time as the all the patterned paper and cardstock needed sorting out. I have stackable wire racks but they don't seem to work for me and am hoping to return them to the very nice scrapper who gave them to me.

Working on a layout for the Kuala Lumpur class ........ maybe I'll teach this, maybe not ..... we'll see how it goes.

This week is starting out good for us ......... hope yours is too !

Sunday, 22 November 2009

This was fun !! Celine is very funny in real life and she does not take celebrity status seriously.

Jasmine altered these little boxes, they are so, so cute !!

I mean seriously ........... WHO doesn't love these mists !

Incomplete work, will finish it when I can.

The mini album cover, Stasha will have to fill in the rest herself.

Primary school holidays are here, the PSLE results will be out this Thursday and I'd like to wish good luck to all moms and their kids who are waiting.

I have to admit, with Nura's school taken care of next year, I'm not as anxious.

She and her two friends who are heading to SOTA are very excited about it all, they can't wait. It's good that she has a few familiar faces to have recess with, at least to bridge the gap for the first week before making new friends, it won't be so scary. We are all curious about the new school building, it looks amazing and will have a chance to go inside for the first time on 23rd December for registration, buying of books and school uniform. To think that the kids will be right smack in the city, next to the Museums, five minutes from the Esplanade and the arts organisations who are partnering the school which will hopefully make the learning experiences vibrant and relevant.

Hope your Sunday is shaping up good ? We are having a slow day, I'll finish more layouts, just potter round the home, doing this and that, probably tidy up my scrap space.

Friday, 20 November 2009

Yesterday's Cosmo Cricket mini album class was so much fun !!
Thank you ladies for joining me and I hope you all learnt a few tricks about minis and now know they are easy to do, not at all intimidating.

Tomorrow Celine and Karine start their workshops, I hope to see you there !

It was raining so heavily that visibility was cut down to about 100m, I could not see the buildings in front of my flat, imagine that !! Nura had gone to the movies at Tampines Mall with some of her classmates and luckily had gotten on the feeder-bus before the downpour. The cooler tempretures are a welcome break from the heat, made staying in today to scrap really pleasant, am so happy I managed two layouts and will soon be starting on some cards.

The weekend's here *yaaaaay !!* !!

For a change I am taking a scrap workshop and I'm REALLY looking forward to this.
Celine has got such a quirky sense of humour and Karine is so elegant *very model-tall too*.

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

Ummmm ...... this smells so beautiful !!
It's light and fresh with hints of green apple. I love Sasa, a popular Singapore chain of stores selling all manner of beauty products and going in is like being at a fairy wonderland with the sweet smells and pretty colours. There is something for every budget from sweetly packaged, affordable Japanese perfumes to the sophisticated Elizabeth Arden or Versace.

The mail-lady came by yesterday with a fabulous package from Scrap-Tastic where I am their guest December Girlie. Thank you Becky, you are da bomb !

Wanna a sneak ?

This morning after getting Nura off to school, answering a few emails, a mug of tea ...... I was hit by a wave of tiredness. Weird, but I decided to listen to my body and took a mid-morning nap, something I've not done for a long time ! I did feel better after and am back on track, my mind alot clearer.

I took Nura to her ballet class where it started storming madly just after we reached the CC. Waited for 30 minutes, it let up a bit and I headed to Tampines Mall. As much as I grouse over how crowded Tampines is now with three malls, occasionally like today when I needed to buy a couple of things, it's nice NOT having to head downtown in the rain, NOT having to waste time travelling, NOT having to dress up too much. I'm getting more familiar with Tampines 1, the latest mall here which has most of the mid-priced items we see downtown, with enough glitz to make you feel like it's Orchard Road. Of course if your budget is Vuitton or Prada it won't do, but for the 'burbs, it serves it's purpose.

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

A sneak for December Cocoa Diasy .....

Now I need to get to other projects,
and thank goodness the class samples for December and January are done !
*.... phew .....*

Nura's Primary school days are almost at an end. I asked if she was sad and she replied " .... a little .....". In my mind I cannot remember how we survived this far, suddenly she's all grown, taller than I, how quickly time went ! Bringing up Nura was much easier, second kids usually are as with experience, parents are less pre-occupied with details that don't matter, we learn to pick our battles. Mostly I am relieved and thankful both the girls are well adjusted, almost level headed aside from teen quirks like being completely messy, occasionally egocentric with selective hearing when it comes to the things we tell them.

As a parent I've realised I'm more an *older* child person. The younger stages in kids do not fascinate me neither do the repetitive (sometimes mind-numbing) actions and reminders required to teach kids good habits or reinforce values. Now that the girls are older, I love going out with them, I love our conversations and even when we disagree or argue, it's easier to deal with it logically, accept as part of their personalities and both of us working out how to understand each other better.

Hope your week is progressing well !!!