Thankful Tuesdays: Grateful to Gather

Hello!  Its been a busy day and I still have dinner to cook, but I thought I'd quickly pop in to count my blessings... This week, we give thanks to God for::: Him being our Shepherd.  In times of doubt or worry, it is always comforting to know that our God watches over...

Weekend wanderings: Bits and bobs

The in-laws left for home yesterday, so today has been a busy day for us while we get back into the usual swing of things.  I asked my mum to help out during lunch, since baby J was really cranky and insisted on being carried.  All. the. time.  (I think he misses the...

Saturday scrapping: Mini albums for gramps

You know grandparents love to whip out their phone/camera/photo album from their bag and show you photos of their grandkids?  I know my in-laws love to do that, so I intially planned to make little mini albums for them as Christmas presents.  But December went by and I...

Junior J's 3rd: What we ate

Last year, we opted for local yummies like home-made duck soup, popiah and mee siam, and this year we went Nonya instead:Fish head curry.  Slurp!Kueh pie ti.  We had this last year too! We ordered a whole bunch of dishes from Ivins (including stuff like the ayam...

Junior J's 3rd: Under the sea party packs

Hello!  Am back again to share about the party packs we did for the little guests for Junior J's party (details on the decorations here).  He got to choose, and invited three friends.  However, one could not make it, so we only needed to prepare  for three kids....

Junior J's 3rd: Under the sea party decor

Hello!  I'm down with a cold with a fuzzy head, so I'm just going to be babbling about the crafty bits of Junior J's birthday party for the rest of the week.  We just had a really tiny gathering this time, since we preferred to take things easy and chat with people.  Having...

Thankful Tuesdays: Gathering of the imperfect

It is Chinese New Year.  People visit each other, and feast.  The little ones get hong baos, and eat too much candy.  For most families, it is a time to come together, to remark upon how fast the children grow, to wear new clothes, to take lots of photos.  It...

Saturday scrapping: An album

Hello!  Have been so busy, I've yet to scrap at all this year... However, I found pics of an album I did some time ago for a friend's kid...It was meant to house ultrasound pics, so I left plenty of space for scan pictures... as well as pockets of journalling here and there...This...

The ride of our life

We left the hotel Wednesday afternoon and headed home.  We only managed to check out at around one, since we all overslept and then Junior J and the hubby went to the pool.  Baby J threw up for the fourth time, and I ended up trying to pack up with him strapped to me.  Junior...