Chloe starts her Karate class at the Y – this Thursday ! we are all excited for her – because we hope that learning Karate will teach her to be more assertive. Hopefully, this will also teach her to protect herself in the future. As parents we are all worried about our kids and we want to equip her with the power and skills to protect herself given the history she had with the other school kids. I think we’ve made the right decision and we are keeping our fingers crossed – that she will enjoy it and be interested in it to continue.
School Is Done For 2010/2011
So school is finally over – and Chloe is ready for her summer fun – summer camp that is – this year – she did very well in school and we are very proud of her. She had 5 As and 5Bs – and her reading improved tremendously. We felt that the teachers for last year and this year played a very important part in her improving so much. Thank God for good teachers and not crazy and inexperienced ones like her first teacher.
Mother’s Day 2011
This is a back-dated post – I was surprised i didn’t write anything about this year’s Mother’s day – but like most Mother’s day – it’s mostly about Grammie and not me. But I did make PB pay for the carnations – that I had chose because I had gone out to get some carnations for Chloe’s teachers and her school staff.
And Chloe made me this crispy rice thingie – that I didn’t really eat – because they were too sweet for a diabetic – but I really appreciated it. This was made with her after school program.
And another lovely card made in school for me – so cute – it even has a picture of her in the front of this rose card.
And a lovely song and picture of mummy and Chloe – awfully cute.
Health Exams
Last year – I had gone to see my new family doctor because my old family doctor decided to abandon us – and move to a more vibrant town. But thank God – he is gone – because my new family doctor is way better – very encouraging and never once did she talk down to me – like the old one. But since I am new to her practice and not a spring chicken no more with so many health issues – she insisted that I have a full body check up – which included a ecg because I had high blood pressure – according to my old doctor. But truth be told – my blood pressure only go up when I’m talking about the town I am living in – other than that – I’m pretty calm. But she insisted an ECGs are not uncommon to me – because my mom used to do those – since she worked in the hospital. But I do like my new doctor and her office – because her clinic is pretty high tech – with all the savvy equipment and everything recorded using a notebook and not paper – so that they can pull out a file – without having to pull out paper folders. So my health exam will be up soon – and again I know i will have to do another ECG test – but this time – I’m more prepared since I’ve already done it once – and I’m not so panicky now. So wish me luck – while I await my ECG.
Making Father’s Day Breakfast
So it is Father’s day today – and for breakfast – Chloe helped to make breakkie for her daddy. Chloe said she was going to make her daddy a sandwich for breakfast since it was Father’s day.
She spread the butter but not the cheese whiz – because she said it was yukky ! hahahah!! then we put in some ham for PB and i cut the sandwich into half and got PB some chocolate milk. That was our gift to PB for Father’s day – hopefully, chloe will continue to make breakfast for her daddy as she grows older.
For The Soon To Be Mummies
I thought I would share this with the soon to be mummies because I sure wished someone did when I had Chloe some 7 yrs ago. Being a new mother – although I was then 39 – I was still paranoid and panicky when it comes to looking after Chloe. When Chloe’s grammie said that she should go into her own bedroom – I cried buckets – because I felt that I was abandoning my baby. And let me tell you if you fell that way – it’s normal – it’s the hormones going crazy. So if you are a new and soon to be mummy – I strongly suggest you get those video monitor that allows you to watch your baby sleeping in her/his room while you do other things or even when you are sleeping. So that you don’t have to feel that you need to be able to see the baby every second. That kind of monitor is the the best baby video monitor because it allows you to talk to your baby, watch your baby and listen to your baby. Had I known that there was such technology then – I would have bought it for sure. Now that would have saved me my sanity and probably made me less stressed. So there – my advice to soon – to be mummies and first time mummies – buy that video monitor – it would do you and your spouse a ton of goodness.
We’re Moving To Alberta!
Hehe!! of course not! but a local magazine had done some survey and proven that Alberta is the best place to live in – throughout Canada. Apparently, they have good schools, good neighborhood and a place where you can find jobs easily. But all these are only in paper – is it true? Well, I really don’t know to be honest – because I haven’t lived in Alberta – but if you are thinking of migrating – then you should definitely speak or write to some people who are already there. Canada is a huge place – and the town that I’m in is very small – a population of like 7000 – and even though it’s a small town – taxes are high for your properties and jobs are hard to come by. We are very fortunate because we’ve owned our own business for the last 12 yrs this coming August – but I know people who can’t find a job here – and had to move their entire family so that they can find better jobs.
Having said all the above – being in a small town suits PB very much – he grew up here – he doesn’t like driving in the city – and of course food in the city is way much more expensive even though the varieties are more. I don’t know if I would move elsewhere in the future – but for now – we have no plans yet. As much as I would love more asian food – I’ll have to say that the competition both in school and on the store front isn’t as competitive as it would be in say Alberta or even in Halifax.
Blue Grass Festival
So we all know that I’m the adventurous one – and PB – well – he is PB – he doesn’t change and you young gals out there who think that they can change their men – forget it! they never change – you just go with the flow if you want the relationship to work (lesson #1 to #100). Anyhow lets come back to me being the adventurous one (blowing my own trumpet again) – but when the best friends said that they wanted to go see the blue grass festival this summer – I was all for it. They were bringing their families in their motor home aka RV and I wanted to do it too – after all, how can one go wrong with so many friends on the road together right? But being the paranoid one – I also want PB to check out on the 5th wheel warranty for our trailer – since we don’t have an RV – we thought we should borrow the trailer from PB’s uncle – who goes camping all the time. But I wanted to make sure that we were covered on the road – you never know what might happen right? so yes – as soon as we find out more about our trailer’s warranty – I think we are all set to go. Very excited that we don’t need to actually drive the RV but bring our SUV and the trailer along – that’s way easier. Blue grass festival here we come!
Fatherhood Changes Men
I asked PB if fatherhood had changed him – at first he said he didn’t know – and after a little bit more of questioning – he turned around and said yes – ” fatherhood made him a pussy!” muahahhahahah!!! I asked him what he meant – he said normally, he wouldn’t worry about the car – but now that he is a father – he had to make sure that the car was safe not for him but for the kid. He also said that he is worry that he might not be around when the kid is older. So touching right? Yes ! I think fatherhood had changed PB some – at least he is the tooth fairy who wrote with his left hand so that Chloe won’t recognized his handwriting – muahahah!!!
School BBQ For IWK
So I went for the school BBQ alone – i took a walk up to the school on my own and I stayed for the BBQ because Chloe had asked if I would go. She said – I didn’t need to go – but she hope I would go. She was too cute when she asked – she wasn’t demanding that I go – but she would loved that I go – actually PB and I – but since PB needs to look after the store – I went instead. It was a good BBQ – nothing spectacular – only another parent was there chatting with me and some of Chloe’s teachers. But it was a milestone for me – since I never go anywhere without PB – so yes – I’m starting to feel better it seems – I hope soon I will be able to drive on my own – so looking forward to driving!