I need to make five million

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I fell in love with my dream home today. It is 4,700 square feet of built up space with a little garden outside which currently has a koi pond but we've decided that if we ever buy the house, we'd cover the pond up because we're low maintenance.......click to learn what next.

Toddler turns budding socialite

Posted on October 28, 2007October 28, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Parties attended by Tee in the last two months....... And there's more to go over the next three weeks despite declining some invitations *faint* If she is partying so hard now, then I hope she dies of party boredom when she hits her teens *wink*

Tee’s alphabet writing at 34 months

Posted on October 28, 2007October 28, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee started taking an interest in writing the alphabet six months ago when she would pester and pester me to write the alphabet in dotted lines for her to trace. It was a new hobby then. I've never pushed her to write or learn her alphabet because #1.......click to learn what next.

The opposite of the male psyche

Posted on October 28, 2007October 28, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

That would be us females. Except that I would categorise myself not a typical female but one who is equally right and left brained. This has been tested and verified, just in case you were wondering. I've noticed that whenever I'm in a group of women, I am.......click to learn what next.

Tee and her obsession with scrunched paper

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

This last week, Tee has been moving about with a small scrunched up piece of paper. It is all scrunched up like you would when you aim a piece of paper into the bin, except her paper is sacred. I've seen her carrying it into the car, she.......click to learn what next.

What’s REALLY between my ears…..

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Surely not brains. This is how little time I have and how I rush about like a mad lunatic. The Hubs brought home a pau for me this morning but because I was too busy, left it for later. Too busy meeting deadlines, you see. Then, when I.......click to learn what next.

Full weekend ahead

Posted on October 27, 2007October 27, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Today is Saturday and ideally I'd have my day off, stay at home and make some money BUT we have a full weekend this weekend. *sob* We have to get the car serviced, go for Tee's Mandarin Edudrama class, then attend a Halloween party. Tomorrow, we have to.......click to learn what next.

Consequences of a heavy workout

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

As a result of yesterday's world music dance class, I crashed for a whole FOUR hours from 3pm to 7pm. That is LONG.......Usually, if I take an afternoon nap, it is an hour but with such a heavy workout, my body was SO................tired, and even if you offered.......click to learn what next.

Mommy steps back into fitness

Posted on October 26, 2007October 26, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Today, I attended an amazing world music dance class at Caterpillar Cafe which I can safely say is the most exhausting workout I've EVER had. The class lasted an hour and five minutes but felt more like five hours. It started with a 15 minute aerobic warm-up although.......click to learn what next.

Conversations between Daddy and Tee

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

"Daddy? I want a new house." "WHY?! You already have a house." "No, but I want a BIG house. So you need to make more money...." "Why would you want a big house? There is only three of us here. Besides, who will clean such a big house?".......click to learn what next.

The land of parties all night long!

Posted on October 24, 2007October 24, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

If there is one place that is worth a visit for party folks, it's Spain. This Mediteranean country of bulls and matadors has great weather, fantastic food, cheerful hosts and tons to see and do. Apart from the popular haunts of Barcelona and Madrid, Caceres (a two hour.......click to learn what next.

The Drama Queen of the century turns into a bashful mouse

Posted on October 24, 2007October 24, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

That would be Tee. Tonight was her school's annual Golden Globes Academy Awards ceremony and although her school doesn't usually hold concerts for tots this young (2.5-3+ years old), they decided to because Tee and her partners in crime were a capable bunch. It was an informal affair.......click to learn what next.

TAG – Blogging Tips

Posted on October 23, 2007October 23, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Yahoo! I've been tagged by the nomad of bloggers just when I needed it. I'm tired, I've had a long day, my eyes are hot and watery. My brain is not functioning, although that's not uncommon. But I still have some work to do. AND in order to.......click to learn what next.

Toddlers sharing their belongings

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee had a friend over today but because she's a snob, for some reason, she did. not. want. to share any of her toys. That is not usually the case, but today, lightning had struck, and everything that her friend played with, she charged over to terrorise. To.......click to learn what next.

I’m gonna hunt the &#%*#$@ down!

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

The one that's making this blog slow. There are still lovely people out there who are taking the time to inform me that this blog is still a problem for them and I want to thank them whole-heartedly for that. I have no idea why the blog is.......click to learn what next.

MIL and where to go for holiday

Posted on October 22, 2007October 22, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

For the past few years, my mother has been taking us on many holidays. Suddenly this year, my mother in law (MIL) has been asking us to go for holiday too with them. She has been bugging the Hubs to take leave so she can take us to.......click to learn what next.

Snippets from the Lee household

Posted on October 21, 2007October 21, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee and I in bed, just about to have an afternoon nap. "Mummy, do you remember that Aunty Lynn who gave me that pwesent?" "No? Who is Aunty Lynn? Do you mean Aunty Linda?" [I know no Aunty Lynn] "No......Aunty Lynn, remember? She gave me that pwesent....?" [Mummy.......click to learn what next.

The choice of a lifetime partner

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee thinks you can make babies through hugging in private. Then she wonders why there is no baby after she leaves you behind closed doors for twenty eight seconds. She is taught that you can only marry someone of the opposite sex outside your family and that you.......click to learn what next.

My mind is a blank

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

*blank*

Bunion operation at fifteen

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

After almost suing an orthopaedic surgeon for leaving a foreign body in my wound, I didn't in the end because he was an old friend's father. But that oversight had cost me more than ten years of pain. I had had a bunion operation on both feet involving.......click to learn what next.

Toddlers and their sense of smell

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

My little monkey woke up at exactly 2.03am. I was out here in the study when I heard a wail. "WAHhhhhh......I want Mummy....!!!" Bugger. Wasted a good ten minutes putting her back to sleep and she HAD to sniff my hand. Other toddlers have a binky, a smelly.......click to learn what next.

My dress in October’s Tatler

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Before you get all excited, it's not one of those glamour ball gowns that you usually see in High Society magazines but a simple black boring dress that I got off the shelves in Australia. Cheap! Oh....and before I start blasphemising other people's fashion pursuits, perhaps I should.......click to learn what next.

Lizard post #2

Posted on October 19, 2007October 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I got thirsty. The lizard is behind the fridge. I considered drinking off the tap in the guest bathroom but didn't have a glass. Who drinks water from cups? It is a pet peeve of mine. I cannot drink water off a cup or a mug. It HAS.......click to learn what next.

We managed to sell our house this month

Posted on October 19, 2007April 30, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

For those of you who know me, we've been trying to sell our old house since October last year. It's taken exactly one year to flog it off and we've had to drop the price by 100k. I'm not kidding. Since I stopped being in employment five years.......click to learn what next.

In the quiet with my shadow

Posted on October 19, 2007October 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Right now, I am writing from the study of my home and all I have for company is my shadow and a lurking 'cicak' (lizard) that lives behind my fridge. I usually stay within the cosy confines of my bedroom whenever I'm on the computer but today, my.......click to learn what next.

Skiving school again tomorrow

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

After a killer day today, I'd be ready to send Tee back to school even if she had chicken pox, but tomorrow is Friday. And Friday is the day we go to my Mother's. So things will be slightly different. There is something we're looking forward to tomorrow.......click to learn what next.

Taking patience to a whole new level

Posted on October 18, 2007October 18, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Today, I allowed Tee to play truant because she faked had a runny nose and a wet cough. Relaxing day for me, I fantasised, since I didn't have to fight traffic or get off my butt to do the school run. We were invited to go out to.......click to learn what next.

Another tag about myself – Five Things

Posted on October 18, 2007October 18, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Thank you to this lovely lady for thinking of me. 5 things found in my bedroom: An extra large framed jigsaw puzzle of Van Gogh's Sunflowers done by my mother 20 selected Children's books - we rotate from Tee's book shelf outside A breakfast-in-bed table An oakwood antique.......click to learn what next.

Eight sure is a lucky number!

Posted on October 17, 2007October 17, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

For us Chinese anyway. I've been tagged by Tot's Mom to complete a crazy eight meme and since I have a long list of tags still outstanding, I'm doing this whilst it's fresh in my memory. EIGHT THINGS I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT My short sidekick Life!!! Cutting edge design.......click to learn what next.

Searching within…..

Posted on October 17, 2007October 17, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

OMG, I just read my blog (the last 10 posts). I feel like I'm not me. It's all being written by my bipolar self. The weaker half. I want to vanish into thin air to never be associated with such.....such.....boringness. Allow me to crawl into my corner whilst.......click to learn what next.