Homework-shy

This one doesn't have the marks of a top scholar material (yet? heh). She usually has daily homework from kindy. Homework isn't much but it takes a LONG time to complete because she would:

1. Stare at the paper without doing anything
2. Write 2 things and then use the pencil to scratch herself
3. Write 2 things and erase 1 of them
4. Fiddle with pencil, eraser, book etc
5. Go off to do something else
6. Whine "I'm tired" halfway through
7. Whine "So hard" most of the way through

Aish. What looks like a 10-min job to me is still incomplete after 30mins. The whole homework process drags out and is frustrating for both her and me. Luckily my mother takes care of her homework most days. And luckily she's not homeschooled. *phew phew phew*.

So tired.....

Watching mall TV

In shopping malls, I used to marvel at the crowd in front of TV screens showing random movies.  I just assumed they were killing time while waiting for someone. Then I met hubby.  And yes, he is the type who would happily fold his arms in front of such screens and be ready to stand there for ages!  Never mind whether he has already seen the movie.  Never mind that he actually OWNS that movie. Oh well, whatever makes him happy.

Then the two little ones came along.  And now...

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Hmm.  Never knew it was a hereditary gene.

Verbal fight

Recent conversation in the car....

SE:  Papa... want pink sweet
Hubby:  Don't have pink sweet. Only have M&M
SE:  Got... papa got pink sweet
Hubby:  No more, don't have already

This went on a few rounds with SE insisting hubby still had pink sweets around.

JE: *suddenly jumping in*  People who cannot listen have no brain

I just bought a look-inside book featuring the body. Worth my money already, so now she knows what a brain is. :)

SE:  Got! Got brain. See?  *points to own head*
SE: *then deciding to attack instead* You, you have no brain
JE:  Got! My brain inside here  *points to own head*
SE:  No! Don't have brain inside. Got HAIR only

HAHAHAHA. I don't think she meant to be sarcastic, but it sure sounded like it.  Ah my two little monsters. I'm sure more such verbal fights are coming.

Monsters we are!

Jo Ern is 5!

Like my pretty dress?

Jo Ern is 5 today!  As I go about my tasks in the office today, I keep thinking - wow, my precious girl has been in my life for 5 years now! 

So this year she has already started kindy. Which means party packs to prepare! Little busybody woke up before I was done...

Look at all this goodies, heh heh

She started standing all the small jellies up.   Then she moved things around. Had to remove her when she got onto the table to reach the further ones and almost stepped on something. Then I had to count again and make sure everything was correct, aiyo.

All done!

JE chose a Barbie cake for school and a princess cake for home.

Barbie on the cake

Sun night we had a family celebration at home. Had a similar issue to her 1yo birthday celebration as Ah Mah/Ah Kong went to Taiping and got stuck here and there.  My bro had to go home early while my sis arrived late (as usual hehe). But finally everyone turned up, which is the important thing!

Two princesses on the cake, two princesses behind

One for the album

Happy birthday to my big girl!

NB: I still don't have a camera. The last pic is from hubby's iPhone6. The crappy ones are from mine. 

Sleepyhead

This is now the schoolday routine... dig JE from her bed in the mornings and carry her downstairs. (How is this one going to wake up when she gets too heavy for me to carry??  Oh well, will leave that problem for the future)

She ain't heavy, she's my girl!

First is a pee stop. Take a nap on the floor first. Have to dig her up and propel her to the bathroom.

Zzzzzz

Next stop is the sink. Cry because sleepy.  Crying or not, I still have to brush her teeth as cows will come home before she can do that herself in this state.

Weeeaaaaahhhhh

Next stop is supposed to be breakfast. Take a nap on the floor first.

Wake up, wake up

Gotta feed her breakfast, which may be accompanied by more crying and attempts to sleep on the chair/table.  Will spare you/her pictures of this.  :)

So this process repeats day....

Zzzzzz (Note the ever-present doggy hehe)

after day....

Zzzzzz

But even I was surprised at this one. She didn't emerge from the pee stop so I went to check. And saw this....

Zzzzzz

HAHAHAA.

Fierce face

SE has this 'fierce face' that I'd been trying to catch on camera.  Those pics on this post are the best I could get.  Basically one eye goes smaller and the other is arched and thus goes bigger.  She uses this face in her 'fierce mode'.  It looks like this:

Hey you! Grrrrr.

Example usage of fierce face... One afternoon, the maid left the room while SE was having her nap. SE woke up, walked down the stairs and confronted the kakak:

SE: *fierce face* Why you leave little girl alone up-tair (upstairs)??
Kakak:  ..... *speechless

Grrrrr

At nights again wanting me to wait for her while she brushes her teeth with kakak,  I prefer going off to brush teeth with JE instead. So I get confronted by this fierce face:

SE: *fierce face* Mummy, why you don't want to wait for me?
Me: (Inspired reply, or so I thought) I wait for you here
SE: No! You not waiting for me. You juh bruh  (just brush) YOUR teeth

Hehe no escaping her wrath!

Don't play-play. I very fierce one

SE: Mummy, give your water
Me: No, this is mine
SE:  *fierce face* Give me your water, I say!

(Of course she wasn't getting it like that!)

Mall activity

1u had some kiddy activities last weekend. The queues weren't long, so the girls had a go.

Almost our turn already!

Woo hoo! A nice big car for me

Aiks this Su Ern also want to come. OK nvm

Ended up JE couldn't press the pedal and steer at the same time.  This poor guy had to help 'drive' the whole way.  Their car was zig-zagging all over and I think the wheels went over his feet many times!

Help, uncle!

 Better they take the train instead.

Ahhh... this is much better!

Photos were taken with my phone.  Actually my main objective for going to 1u was to fix the old camera or if that proved too pricey, to buy new one.  Ended up yes, the old camera wouldn't be worth fixing.  But the new model in that series wouldn't be in till next month.  And the existing model was out of stock.  Sigh, have to depend on my phone for a while.