remember, remember, the first day of december! ;-)
yesiree!! after 11 months of plodding through 2012, we're finally in the Christmas zone! <happy jig> ^__^ the day didn't start great though as I only had 4 hours of sleep (was reading a new book, Shadowfires by Dean Koontz) when hubby arrived from work o.O I ate breakfast with him ~ leftover pizzas from a food market and from Piadina, and since I was still very groggy, I went back to sleep. woke up by 9am and the kids were playing with my parents. yay for grandparents! truly they are heaven-sent to sleep-deprived parents ;-) spent the morning playing with the kids and cooking lunch (glass noodles with fresh Shitake mushrooms and organic broccoli). our lil baby had her first taste of broccoli on her own and I think she loved it coz she finished one flowerette. would have given her more but I was scared she might get gassy.
blight of the day: the kids refused their afternoon naps! my mom and I spent more than an hour of putting both the baby and the toddler to sleep before they finally succumbed. of course there were lots of tears, threats, and what-nots <sigh> motherhood is stressful! at least they slept quite long so I had time to surf the Internet / blog / edit photos :) yeah, I had a stressful early afternoon but my late afternoon went fine, and my early evening was great as our toddler kept saying "thank you / love you mommy" to me coz I gave her a (used) food container that she can use while play cooking. my heart just melted over and over again <3 <3 <3 kids are very easily impressed noh? and mommies are very easily touched! so I guess it goes without saying that this is the highlight of my day ;-)
the november box of BDJBox is out, and I'm thinking of getting one coz I love what's inside! but I'm kinda thinking of waiting to see what's inside GlamourBox. this time, I can't buy both boxes as it will be too expensive already. important to-do: finalize Christmas gift list and begin shopping! at least we have 1 affordable place to go to for buying gifts as my parents went there yesterday and today (my mom bought uber cute dresses for the kids!). most clothes go for $3 to $6 and these are brand-new and of good quality! we will go there tomorrow and hopefully our Christmas shopping will be done with just a lil dent on our wallets <cross fingers> scary news of the day: North Korea plans to launch missiles (yet again) this december. don't know what's up with Asia's Communist countries these days.. they're on the news 24/7!
start of the second week :: we're getting closer to Armageddon baby!
woke up late, hubby also late in arriving from work. perfect combo right? unfortunately hubby didn't text me he's going home late per his usual routine plus I couldn't call his phone. guess who didn't kiss someone's spouse good morning today? but I still watched The Walking Dead with him coz I'm really not that mad :p
our late breakfast consisted of dimsum leftovers from last night's dinner and canned pork n beans. lunch was beefsteak. dinner was fried shanghai rolls (sooo good!). and then hubby was so impatient in getting to work tonight despite that it was still early. ggrrr.. something's really fishy!! and now I'm getting really angry!
spent the morning tidying up the house coz my parents are coming over (yay!) for a long visit. spent also the time looking for the cheapest iPad Mini / Nexus 7 and Samsung Galaxy S3 (hubby's dearest wish). I've already saved up for an iPad for the kids and has zero budget for S3, but it looks like hubby's the one getting something expensive this Christmas! hope our toddler won't mind.. o.O
and speaking of The Walking Dead, holy crap! this show's just keep on getting better and better! next week is the mid-season finale, with Rick Grimes finally confronting the Governor. can't hardly wait!! as for Grimm, our other favorite show, the mid-season finale was last week where Munroe revealed to Nick that the man his amnesiac gf is seeing on the side is none other than his Police Captain boss! such a cliffhanger!!
family nuggets: our toddler's fascination with Nemo has reached fever pitch (TMI: her poop is still runny! been 3 days already. wonder what's wrong..). our baby is learning how to climb (before walking) and has lots of words! a very sociable kid :) my parents arrived mid-afternoon and disrupted the kids' naps which led to a bit of crying jag from the baby <sigh> the toddler got two (!!) new shoes from her grandparents, and 2 Christmas ornaments to paint. me? I got pre-cooked food! haha! the baby? none! T__T
as for the world, there's a partial lunar eclipse at 8pm-ish today (GMT+8) and can be seen in my country. unfortunately I missed it, sadness! I've missed so many celestial events already, mostly due to mommy duties. sometimes I wonder if my life will ever get back to "normal" o.O anyway, in celebrity news, I've come across a disturbing article about Gavin Rossdale having his way with their nanny who looks like a younger version of his wife, Gwen Stefani. the couple has been together since 1995 and I love them to bits because of it!
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