Category Archives: being a mom

making her own sentences

Posted on August 14, 2012 by barbara

Ashley’s homework yesterday was making sentences in Chinese.   She did No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 in school under her teacher’s guidance I think.  She asked me what sentence can she make with the words – 要是  “Yao Shi” … Continue reading →

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Teacher’s Day Gift

Posted on May 26, 2012 by barbara

Ashley’s school celebrated Teacher’s Day on the last day of school for this term which was yesterday.  I bought some things for her teacher and decided to DIY the packaging of the gifts.  Here’s what I did. I managed to … Continue reading →

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Happy Mommy Day

Posted on May 11, 2012 by barbara

A couple of days ago, Ashley came home from school holding a little envelope.  She saw me looking and said, “It’s nothing mom.  It’s not for Mother’s Day“.  muahahahahha.  This girl of mine cannot keep any secrets eventhough she wants … Continue reading →

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things she said …

Posted on May 7, 2012 by barbara

Remember the post I wrote earlier about Ashley missing me in school and I gave her my photo to put in her purse?  Well, the other day, out of the blue, she returned the photo to me.  She said she … Continue reading →

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what does she do in school?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by barbara

Almost everyday, Ashley comes home from school with her knees looking like this …. Not just dirty, but very dirty on both the knees.  I asked her what happened and she said “Don’t know”.   Need a lot of scrubbing to … Continue reading →

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Busy Saturday

Posted on April 29, 2012 by barbara

Yesterday was such a busy but fruitful day for me.  I did the laundry, cooked, mopped and even baked.   Will post about that later.  Ashley went for her usual mental maths and art classes yesterday and went she came back … Continue reading →

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another visit by the toothfairy

Posted on April 19, 2012 by barbara

Brought Ashley to the dentist again last week because another new tooth is coming out.  As usual, her milk tooth was still standing strong.  She looked forward to the dentist’s visit.  When the magic potion aka the needle was being … Continue reading →

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How do you break in a pair of new shoes?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by barbara

Last Sunday, I decided to wear my new pair of wedges when we were out shopping at Mid Valley.  Little did I know that my new comfortable shoes started to give me problems after walking 2 hours in them.  I … Continue reading →

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♥ notes

Posted on April 1, 2012 by barbara

I prepare a snack for Ashley every day for her recess time.  I usually give her a piece of bread or rice crackers/seaweed or cereals as snack.  Once in a while, I like to surprise her with a snack box … Continue reading →

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tooth fairy

Posted on March 18, 2012 by barbara

So, the tooth fairy came and instead of leaving a dollar bill, he (yes, it’s a he) left a little present for her.  Ashley was so excited when she woke up and quickly check to see if the tooth fairy … Continue reading →

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