First Love…never let it go

Thanks for the post, Vernon Lowe

Every time I try to get on my computer or the phone, my cat seems to get extra interested in what I’m doing – it never fails. The other morning when I pulled out my laptop and tried to look at http://www.expertsatellite.com/, he immediately walked over to me and repeatedly tried to climb in my lap. Ok, cat – first of all, the computer is in my lap, so that leaves no room for you. Second, I can’t really type with you laying on both my arm and the keyboard. Each and every time he tries to get on my lap, I push him off, but that doesn’t keep him from trying again. He also has these little dagger paws; they look soft and furry, but when one shoots straight into your abdomen, it turns into a weapon. It always turns into sort of a showdown. Sometimes I give up if he is persistent enough and let him snuggle up on my side. There are other times when he gives up and gets in his bed with his back to me, pouting like a child.

and also The Year of the Lord’s Vengeance. This is our church theme for this year.

Everyone wants the Lord’s favor. How to get it? “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matt 6:33.

I hope that the Lord’s favor will be upon my family this year. Really, really!

At times I feel tired and frustrated living with just enough and sometimes not enough.

Many times I want to go back to work but with 5 children and one more coming. I have to really bury the thoughts of going back to work.

I pray that something impossible will be made possible if God allows it.

All hubby’s nieces and nephews residing in Malaysia are back here to play with each other again. This is the time I hardly see my children’s face all at once! They will be all over the place. Some playing outdoor, some playing ps3, psp and even the ps3 headset! Some just hanging around under the durian tree chatting away. This is also the time, my youngest will be less clingy to me. She will be entertained by everything that is happening around her. Good for me coz I can hardly walk if I have to carry her due to the pain in my tummy.

With no maid around, I have to do some spring cleaning myself to prepare for the CNY. Due to my health condition, I can only do some minor ones like cleaning the window panes and wiping the dust and lizard shit stain from our wooden walls. The dust on the ceiling fan will have to stay until someone besides myself is free enough/willing to get them clean. I do not want to risk loosing my baby just because of a few dusty ceiling fan.

Even cleaning the window panes, I did climb on a chair with much prayer. My hubby doesn’t know this. If not sure will get scolding. Well, he doesn’t want to do, I do lar. He got free time, either he will be snoring away or playing games on the internet. Can’t he sacrifice that just for this CNY?

Get a screw driver, unscrew the screws from the switch plate be it a plastic ones or an oak switch plate all must have screw right and then fix the new switch plate.

I hope it is as easy as that. Actually, I have no idea on how to change a switch plate! Does it involve any wiring? Anyway, I am gonna learn it tomorrow coz hubby has a switch plate to change. The switch is not working so we are going to get a new switch plate. Then I’ll share it here ok.

My recent visit to the clinic made me worried a lil bit about my pregnancy. The ultrasound showed that my due date is 3 weeks later than the actual date. During my first ultrasound at 13 weeks, the due date is according to my last menses date; very accurate. I worried that the baby in my womb is not growing well. I hope that the Dr is wrong in her calculation. Or my baby is just smaller in size this time around coz I have been on my toes most of the time and less appetite too. We will know by this Feb 2nd coz I have to go to GH for follow up check up to confirm the due date.

I have been having backaches for more than a month and it went away completely 2 days ago! Unfortunately, pain still has not leave my body; the backache is being replaced with lower abdomen cramp. The feeling is like I’m almost going to due like that. Kinda weird coz, scanned due date is delayed but I’m having the signs that baby is coming out soon! I hope he won’t coz he has 3 more months to float around his life in my womb.

Please pray with me that everything will be alright.

Not everyone is blessed with a smooth and easy pregnancy. Praise God that my previous 5 went well. It wasn’t as smooth and easy as some experienced but it was bearable. Now my 6th one is making me a lil bit worried. I just hope that I won’t need the air ambulance service to fly me to the nearest hospital anytime soon. I believe God is in control in all situation in my life. I have learned a lot from previous trials and temptations and each time I see God’s hand working in my life thru those challenges. It made me a better person; a better wife and a better mother.

For myself - Read the Word of God at least one chapter before I start my busy day.
- so far, i have read 3 chapters only. need to make it more regular!

For my husband - Help him save and earn as much as I could.
- have reduced buying breakfast. instead i cook breakfast for my family.

For my children - Speak gently to them. No screaming and no yelling.
- this one, i forgot!

For my family - Cook more yummilicious food.
- lup cheong is yummy right?

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December 2011 passed by like a speed of the light. Our family gathering fell on hubby’s birthday. He did not get the quiet birth day like previous years. Thank God his siblings did not forget his birthday. He had a combined birthday cake blowing that night. Time was too short for me to buy one of those titanium bracelets for men. He did mention that we can still celebrate with each other after the family gathering is over but we just couldn’t find the time until today. Looks like there won’t be any belated birthday celebration for him. Well, he will hit the big FOUR ZERO this year. I must plan something special for him.

What was my 2011 resolution? I don’t think I make any!

Well, for this year I want to make one and I’ll try to make it more achievable.

For myself - Read the Word of God at least one chapter before I start my busy day.

For my husband - Help him save and earn as much as I could.

For my children - Speak gently to them. No screaming and no yelling.

For my family - Cook more yummilicious food.

That’s it.

What about yours?

Your buddy is getting married. What will be the best gift for him? Guys deserved a present too you know. Not only for the gals. He is taking a humongous step to commit his life to one single woman. It isn’t an easy task so he deserves to be cheered on. I find that the above t-shirt is cool. It is a perfect gifts for groom. It will make his life easier too. Other ladies will step back after knowing that he has “expired”. LOL.

I couldn’t figure out what to buy for my girls this Christmas. I’m sure my eldest is bored of receiving books as gift from me. My 2nd girl wanted something we couldn’t afford to buy. Thanks to the recent family holiday, I found the perfect gift for both my girls. The had so much fun playing congkak at the Kid’s Club that they did not want to go home until we let them play around round of congkak. So congkak it will be as their Christmas present this year. I still have no time to go hunt for one though. I still have 10 more days to go.

Guest post by Felicia Pittman

It had been a tough couple of years since my dad passed away. The sudden shock of it left me suffering from the ripple effect. Waves of every emotion shook through me for the first year and still to this day. As the old saying “Timing heals everything” echoed in my head, I took a leap of faith it was true and decided to turn my childhood home into a cabin getaway. The Charlotte property was a comfortable distant trip of two hours away from our home and the setting was peaceful and private. My husband set out to remodel what was necessary and we kept my dad’s vegetable garden in the back as a memory to him. We had the cabin completed just before the November chill set in. We decided to check direct tv charlotte and decided a basic package was perfect for a vacation home. Besides, the plans I had for my upcoming visits to our cozy place had very little to do with watching tv, but I did have kids and a husband to think about. If they need me, I’ll be in the garden!

Oh ya! I forgot to mention that we went for a family holiday 2 days before my birthday.

We were at Tiara Beach Resort, Port Dickson.

Even though I did not get to play in the water coz I have to take care either one of my babies, I am very happy to see the rest of my family members enjoying themselves. And I got the rest that I long for. No waking up to the thoughts of house chores to rush too and what to cook.

I had what I wanted for my 37th birthday. I went for my long overdue facial spa in the morning.

Cake cutting with my love ones.

And BBQ + Steamboat with hubby for dinner.

A simple and yet fulfilling birthday.

The month of December is packed with wedding invitations. Our gas supplier told my MIL that he received more than 10 wedding invitation. My dad has to ask my sister for some cash because he does not have enough money to put in the wedding invitation red packet. Weddings = money.

I just read in FB that one of my friend’s friend had their wedding in Bali. That’s romantic. Wedding by the beach. Not any beach but Bali beach. I wonder whether any of them is rich enough to have their wedding in the Caribbean. The weddings in barbados looks pretty romantic too. And the weather is cooler unlike our tropical climate.

It is December already and I have 2 weeks to buy a Christmas present for one of my nephews. We are going to have a Pre-Christmas celebration a week before Christmas because everyone can be gather under one roof on that day. There will be gift exchange among the children and my children are too small to go shop for Christmas present for their cousins. I have no problem buying Christmas present for the smaller children and teenage girls but what do you buy for a teenage boy who has almost everything a teenage boys want. The only thing that he does not has and long to own one is a puppy but I heard that his mom do not allow him to have one as a pet. I wonder whether he is still interested in RC cars.

If you are wondering how to get longer eyelashes the natural way, this is what I did. I PRAY!

Both hubby and I did not have long eyelashes. I wanted my children to have long and curl eyelashes so I pray throughout my pregnancy that God will bless my children with long and curl eye lashes. God is good. He answered my prayer. I have 5 children. No.1 have long and curl eyelashes. No.2 does not have long eyelashes but hers curl up. No.3 have long eyelashes with no curl. No.4 has longer eyelashes than No.1 and curl too; and he is a boy! No.5’s eyelashes are still growing, no comment about it yet.

I have not been receiving any letters for the past few days. This is out of the norm. Mr. Postman sends letter to my house almost every day. I was thinking that maybe Mr. Postman applied for an extended Hari Raya Haji holiday and they couldn’t find a replacement for him. But then yesterday I saw a postman sent letter to my front neighbour. Could he be a new postman? Could it be that he can’t see my house number on my house plaque?

I am waiting for one of my credit card bills which is due by 27th. If I still don’t receive the bill by 23rd, looks like I have to call the credit card company to check on my outstanding balance then go make one of those huge house plaques. Just in case my new Mr. Postman is short-sighted.