We had a great long weekend with the kids. I just felt we managed to have quality family time and I also had an enjoyable Saturday morning with my parents. I always enjoy my Saturday mornings with ah ma, sometimes I even wish I didn’t have to go for a swim (even though I do love my weekly swim and really need the exercise) so I can just sit and chat/gossip with ah ma a bit more.
The girls and R finally started their seashell artwork activity. I didn’t help much at all, I was too busy cooking in the kitchen but I like to think I helped by supervising.
The artwork isn’t finished yet. We will add more lines and also write Busselton 2022 on it. We still have lots of shells so we are going to try pink seashell artwork next, the house is going to be filled with lots of seashells π .
I forgot how nice it is to have a hot bowl of bak kut teh for dinner. Cooked bak kut teh, salted egg yolk chicken, loh bak and honey chicken, char kuey tiaw this week. Lots of cooking which is a sign of a good weekend.
My kids are growing up in such well loved environment!
π§π» : can we go to Mah Mah’s house to play playdoh? She has a mat so we won’t be messy.
π©π»: Errr I’m not sure Saitaoha. It’s the weekend which means Mah Mah and Gung Gung are probably resting. You know how they are always so busy taking care of you right ? Like cooking, bringing you to school …
π§π»: feeding us, and bathing us?
π©π»: Ya so they need their rest because it’s very hard work looking after you all.
π§π»: (thinks for a second) but they LOVE US!!! I think Mah Mah will like us to go to her house!
π§π» Saitaomei: Ya! What if Gung Gung misses me??
π©π»: ……….
On another note, it’s been almost three weeks since R and I have set our house rules i.e. no video watching, limited game playing etc. and I’m pleased to report that it worked really well for us. I am missing my k dramas a little but R and I have been interacting with the kids better and much more often. I also find that I’m sleeping better and feeling much more rested. We are also closer as a family. We’ve agreed to continue with our house rules for now, I am praying that we don’t revert back to our bad habits and this small experiment ends up being a lifestyle change for our little family.
daitaoha 