Blessed Mother's Day

Jeremy handed this to me after school today. I thought its for me but the cookies ended up in the children's tummy!!

Special Award ??

Jamie handed this "Award" to me at school entrance after school yesterday. Amazingly, she wrote why she gave this special award to me..."for buying me toys" Btw, I do not frequently buy toys for the children. Only occasions reward stickers or small little gift that cost few bucks to light up their day. Anyway, its nice of her to do up this card for me though.

Mother's Day Cards

Was impressed that these 2 Labor Day homeworks were done shortly on Sunday night b4 we did a final touchup today! Don't they look similar? Aiyah no time for more creativity lor!

Using Chopsticks

Bought a new set of Thomas Train chopsticks for Jeremy in order to stimulate his right brain. And both kids enjoyed using it so much that Jamie can even eat her meals using chopsticks through out!

Goodbye Mrs Melissa!

Today is Jamie's form teacher last day teaching her class. This teacher has been teaching her since K1 and she knows Jamie pretty well inside out and its a pity that she has to leave as her husband will be outstation to Australia to work for 4 years. Hence she and her 2 children will be following him. Anyway, it took me less than few mins to complete this scrapbook card & quickly asked Jamie to write and draw something which Mrs Melissa can remember her. As usual, she drew her fav star, basket, pineapple & Mr Bean soft toy, hahahhaaa..

Term 2 Meet the Teachers Session

Met Jamie's teachers after sending Jeremy to school. Generally she is progressing well and was told that she will be ready for P1 next year. However few things which I am praying that she will overcome it soon. #1 complete work faster #2 improve her handwriting #2 speak up more in Chinese lessons.

First Excursion

This is Jeremy's first excursion at JCK! And coincidently its the entire school Nursery all the way up to K2 kids school wide excursion !! It's from 830am - 230pm. Yipppee!! I will have a long 6 hours of break to run errands !

Welcome to God's Family, Jamie!

Did this especially for our dearest daughter who took a step of faith to trust in God. Enjoy the slideshow preview for part of a mini scrapbook kit that I've done for Jamie.

Oh My!!!

This is soooooooooo sweet! I found this in one of my folders, hidden among those that I've never bother to see what's inside. This was taken 1.5years ago. Now, I am REALLY missing Jamie's straight long hair :(

Is Life Tougher ??

Life has never been too tough for me even though I am without a helper for 3 months. Thank God for giving me enormous strength to pull through life's difficulties and trials. But life has never been traded off for those precious time I've wif our 2 wonderful children who are indeed a blessing from God. Seeing them growing each day, warm my heart, knowing it have been a priviledge to witness (and will be) wif them their every small little milestones that they have gone through and will be going through. What's more do I hope for except for God's mercy & grace to continue to flow throught this family all in all. Amen!

Nice Shots

These are CQ's recent works wif his khakis which I love it most!

Mini Celebration for Jamie

I did a certificate for Jamie and bought 4 mini muffins for tonight after dinner as to celebrate Jamie accepted Christ on Easter sunday. Nothing fantastic but just to make her feel important to be part of God's family ya.

Easter Sunday

Cannot Believe that Jamie is growing FAST!

Being a SAHM to my children sometimes can be a physical, challenging and emotional strains but it also means that witnessing them growing and crossing their milestones each day a joy to me !! Just today, I've noticed a small little white tooth emerging out from behind one of her canine tooth ! I am now beginning to learn to let her "go" and have her own decisions made whenever its appropriate/necessary.

Check it out here!!

Easter Week

Here's the usual red egg in a "basket" the kids brought home today. Wonder if Jeremy really knows the true meaning of Easter ? Hope Jamie will recover fast so that all of us can attend Easter Sunday.

Spot the Different

Jamie did such similar books before though the pictures were much complicated which I reckon Jeremy can accomplish it at this age so I bought this instead. He definitely needs some prompting for now but its surely a good headstart for a 3y 4mths old boy !

Tang Poem

While I was browsing through some books at Popular, I've found this "treasure" book by chance which I find it very useful though its kind of late to introduce Tang poems to Jamie but better than never right?? It comes wif an audio cd wif some activities to complete after reading the entire poems. So this will be part of our homeschool program for the next few months.

DIY Materials Again

I've started sourcing and making flash cards for linking memory exercises that I am going to use it for the children. Very tiring but I think its very worth it. Also getting some cheapo puzzles to drill Jeremy as I realised that while working wif puzzles, it helps to stimulate the child's right brain. So, I've bought 3 sets for Jamie too since she wants to play. Will get the pictures printed out so that they can reference while solving the puzzles.

Off Blogging

It's been a bee-zy week last week + I was down wif very bad UTI + Jeremy suddenly developed mild stomach flu on Sat. And it was also my birthday on 1st April!! Nothing fanciful but am not asking for any present from CQ since there's really nothing much that I am lacking. Anyway, we had a simple dinner outside w the kids and decorated a mini cake to bring home after that. Sounded boring??

Mirror Cube Puzzles

I simply love this IQ game that I've managed to get it from a fren through a Msia supplier ! It's so challenging yet requires a child to think and solve the puzzle at a different level. This was found to be very useful to train Jeremy's observation and problems solving skills. To Jamie, it's just a piece of cake !

More Flash Cards ...

Got these stacks of Chinese flash cards from Lisa lately. It's meant for K2 kids in preparation for P1. After browsing through the words, I think its relatively easy and Jamie can read about 90% of these cards by now. Hmm, wondering how's the standard for higher children kids at P1 level and is Jamie being trained too far beyond P1 ??

Sea Horse Riding on Unicycle

This was done by Jamie during recent weeks while we were relaxing playing some games together. Thought its quite interesting wif her fav "mini" sitting on the Unicycle.

Pre-Primary Ballet Preliminary Preview

Tonight I've witnessed Jamie doing her exam dance items one by one and this is one of my fav! She did it so well that I almost cannot believe my eyes! Well done, Jamie!

“Head Over Heels” Couples Run 2009

Above are most of the freebies (few magazines & bottles of mineral water etc) from the goody bag that CQ took back in an orange color Guardian Pharmacy recycled bag after volunteering for

some Couples Run photograph shoots at East Coast Park. I din "woo-ah" over these loots though since I have my own usual sets of skincare products. Shall see who to give it away...

Cooking Session w Mama

Tonight Jamie became my assistant in the kitchen in preparing dinner for the family! She is such a great helper indeed and she did it wif so much joy! Hence I have decided to allow her to help out once a week as I've noticed that there's so much things I can teach her beyond what books can give!

Parent-Child School Holiday Work

This time I am so much caught up wif their daily activites on top of the piling up chores and preparation of their meals that I simply do not have the time to do this work nicely wif Jeremy. Nevermind, there'll be more of such chance (hee, excuse!).

DIY Materials

Wondering why I have no updates lately?? Ya since CQ is on reservist till 27 March, I somehow sleep late and so wif this extra hours I've, I quickly finish up my DIY teaching materials I've planned for the children and #3. So blogging has been put on "hold" for a while....

School Holiday

This is the kids' first school holiday without papa as he will be on reservist till end of March. That's very long to me ley!!!! Should be able to handle... just tat not used not seeing jjpapa at home at night lor.

Logico

This gadget has become Jeremy's daily "dosage" for his right brain stimulation. This set has been handed down from Jamie and Jeremy's turn now. Soon it will be for #3 too!

PanCake

Bought this from Cold Storage and the kids love it so much! And its so easy to prepare vs those premix powder selling at NTUC ! It tastes so much better and easier to cook too!

The Loooong Wait..........

This is one of the worst wait I've ever encountered! I've been eyeing (since last year) to get these Foogoo water bottle in replacement of those non BPA plastic bottles that Jamie & Jeremy are using. It's definitely worth waiting for ! Yea, so they will be using these straw stainless steel water bottles for peace of mind! RSP $41 each and I'm getting one for $28 !

Color Memory

Another right brain training tool that adds into the kids' homeschool curriculum. It's sooooooo good and I love it so much! Jeremy definitely needs lotsa drilling to boost his memory linking skills.

End of Term 1

It's another Term 1 round up and I've gotten back their school works. While browsing through individual work, I've noticed that Jamie is still maintaining her work well although her handwriting is messier than b4. As for Jeremy, I do not have high expectation on him since his motor skill is slower than his Jie-Jie. However, I am pleased to get compliments from his teachers that he pays attention well during lessons and he can focus when doing work. Check out here for few of his school works update!!

Baby Plus Prenatal Educational System

Got this 2nd set from a nice mummy quite some time ago and I finally hit 18weeks whereby I will be wearing this 2x daily till 32weeks ! She has testified that her daughter is more alert when born. Hmm, shall see how it comes when #3 arrives.

Eyes Training

Got few sets from a friend's supplier and started Jamie & Jeremy to train their photographic memory. These are categorized into 4 categories, namely Photo Memory, Color Differentiation, Space Memory and Instance Memory. These games will improve the child’s photographic memory and observation skills. I am very impressed wif such training and hopefully can source some suitable cartoons and DIY myself!

More IQ Games ???

Thank God that both Jamie & Jeremy are very into such brain teasers games and they normally do not fuss whenever we spend some time to play these together. We normally spend our evening time together either reading books or doing some right brain kits. Here Jamie is being challenged and its not easy to solve as each level progresses on. RULE : Put back the 4 puzzle pieces and make sure all boats are hidden except the ones visible on the challenge card. 48 different challenges!

Self Made Flash Cards

Just bought some blank 4x6" blank cards to DIY the multiplication time table for Jamie. I have not started her on time table while finding the best methods to ease her learning. Will be starting wif flash cards + music that reads out the summation while I flash, I'll also be using Kumon assessment book to boost her understanding on multiplication.

More Blogging ??

I've officially created 1 blog under Jeremy's name. Let's hope I am not overwhelmed wif updating their individual blog as well as this current blog :)

Buy 1 Get 1 FREE!!

Went to popular bookstore initially to get a box of laminating pouch and while I was queuing up to make payment, I saw these series of stickers books that attracted my attention! Its too good to believe that such books are going for 50% off!!

Mandarin Speech & Drama

I am just so glad to receive the letter from Jeremy's teacher about the Saturday enrichment at his school! While Jamie only started from Term 3 whereby this time, the school allows nursery kids to start from Term 2!! So the timing will be just nice since Jamie will be going for 9am swimming while Jeremy's lesson commences at 830am.

Flash Cards

I am seriously back into flash cards (especially encyclopedic knowledge topics) sessions wif the kids daily. And more reading of both English & Chinese books too! This is so after realising that Jamie is going to hit 6yo come end July and this would means that her left brain will take over right brain. So, alot of right brain stimulations activities will be jamming up for Jamie.

Meet the Teacher Session

Finally we will get to meet Jeremy's form teacher to discuss about his progress and development in school since the start of school in January. This time, papa will be coming along too! I am equally excited as I am looking forward to see his school works done during school time as well as updates from teacher.

Bye-Bye Bloatedness

I am now into my 16wks of pregnancy and I am feeling soooo much better without having to take small meals and feeling so bloated after that. Yippee! With this surge of energy that I've now, I'm very eager to prepare materials for #3 since I've 2 past teaching experiences wif Jamie & Jeremy. Just last week, I've downloaded tons of b/w newborn pixs and managed to get it printed out today! Gee, definitely much cheaper to DIY than get it outside. And I will be reselling all the laminated cards out once #3 has outgrown it.

Brought Jeremy for a trial session at Little Neuro Tree. Have never enrolled my kids to such right brain enrichments and I must say I'm so amazed but what the kids are learning within the short 1 hour!!! He will be going for anohter 2 more trials before deciding if we should let him complete the entire term or not. Anyway, he can only attend till before I give birth since I've to sit in wif him.

Learning Maths Through Play ??

Very surprised for the first time (since Jamie started studying in this school 2yrs ago) to be invited by their school for a free 2hrs workshop for parents!! No harm going right ?

Parent Volunteer Updates

After sending 2 emails to inform the school of my pregnancy, there's still no news so I quickly picked up the phone and dialled the number. Thank God I received their replies via phone call and an email today! So I will be assign for desk bound or indoor activities instead. Kudos to journey to complete my remaining 26hours!!

Primary Preparation ??

This has not really crossed my mind since I thought I'm drilling Jamie pretty well since she was 1+. We will do all sorts of brain teasers activities, ranging from IQ games to worksheets and reading etc etc. After reading this article, I realised that there's still some works yet to be drill on!! So, parents, do read on and find out where you are at before heading for herps of surprises next year! Enjoy!

On Fire!!

This shocked me when I looked up into the sky near my block! I quickly rang my fren and asked if her flat is on fire and thank God its not. But its surely one of the unit/flat nearby caught fire! Hope nobody is hurt.