In School Now

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Yes..! she is in school now! My baby is no longer a baby now..!! *sigh* … i have mixed feelings. Happy she is all grown up and going to school.. but kinda sad.. because i won’t have her for 6 hrs. I know she will do well.. and i know she is gonna love it in school.

We met her french teacher .. and looks young. That’s good.. because then she would have all the energy to keep up with the kids. Chloe’s class is small. .only 13 today. So i’m happy i chose her school instead of the other one.

French Immersion School

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Yes..! tomorrow is the official day that Chloe goes to her French Immersion School. This is not kindergarten .. but grade primary school… meaning.. it is real school hor. .. and not play school. We decided to put her in French Immersion.. because PB and I feel that in Canada.. if you don’t speak in French .. you will lose out.. when you try to get a government job in the future. Plus her grandmother and babysitter, Keegan are both French.. we definitely see a plus in putting her in French Immersion.

I am both excited.. yet worried a wee bit. But i know this kid of mine.. is gonna do good. She just takes in everything like a sponge. PB of course can’t wait for her to go to school.. so that he can get some time to do his own stuff.. instead of just revolving around the kid.

I cannot believed that she is already old enough to go to school. It is almost like not long ago.. we still had to carry her everywhere.. and now.. she is going to school. Boy..!! they do grow up to quick. In the blink of an eye.. she would be in University. I hope those who’ve walked with me.. thru’ my journey of raising Chloe would continue to do so and watch my kid grow up with me.

Pink Guitar

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This is Katelynn’s new pink guitar.. that she had been saving for .. for about 6 months now. This girl has got so many guitars.. at her home.. it’s crazy..! Katelynn brings many hours of fun.. not only to Chloe.. but to me. She reminds me of the kinda life.. i wanna have.. if i can turn the clock back. Carefree, loved.. and definitely smart… this gal is. She has her life all mapped out. This year is Keegan’s last year in High School.. then she will be heading to PEI for nursing school. I’m just glad she is no longer with her ex… she deserved better.

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There are some crazy things Keegan does.. like eating bad food .. from her car.. because they were doing a “Truth or Dare” with her buddies. Yup..!! she did just that and puked..! big time..!

Miss Articulate

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We were at Wendy’s on Sunday.. having a quick lunch.. since it was already 3.30pm .. and we didn’t go to Grammie’s house.. since we had errands to run and had to work on Monday. Chloe was all prim and proper .. as you can see here.. and trust me.. i never taught her how to sit this way. She must have learned it from Keegan her babysitter. But yes.. throughout the meal.. she was sitting like that … and only after she finished .. then she wanted to get up .. and walked around the fast food restaurant.

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Saying no to PB .. when he wanted her to have a bite of his burger.

Growing Up Too Fast

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She is just growing up so fast..!! only 4.5 yrs old.. but going on 18..!! she would put on make up for Keegan, her babysitter. But she would indulge her… and she wants to put on make up too.. if we let her.

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She had asked several times.. if she could have some make up too.. for children. .. but i said no. She didn’t argue.. but just sounded and looked disappointed.

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In fact, she did Keegan’s make up pretty well too.

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And takes her make up very seriously too.

Survival Guide To Separation Anxiety

In another 1.5 weeks .. we will be going thru’ some separation anxiety with the brat and I, yours truly. Yes, for those who are not aware of this .. my brat is a BIG gal now.. !! she is going to school… but not even 5 years old. She is going to real school.. not kindergarten or pre-school or nursery or day care. She will be in French Immersion .. and will be in Grade Primary. We sent her for the “ready, get set, go” program earlier this month..and she did wonderfully… but not without some separation from me and not her. Yes.. ! she was the brave one.

Advice from some blogging mummies that i picked up on .. was not to show that you were anxious nor worried.. and to let her go to school happily. So i put on a brave front.. and let her go happily to school. My mother in law had teased me about that.. before she left for school.. but we did pretty well. So if you have kids going to school this fall, this is my survival guide for just cross reference.

A few days before school start. .drive her to school.. . and tell her what is going to happen.. what time she will be waking up.. what time she will be going to school. .and so forth. Walk her thru’ the routine.. and of course tell her how much fun it is going to be.. and that you will be right outside waiting for her.. once school is over.. .and you will be there to pick her up.. ON TIME. More tomorrow.. eh.. 🙂

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A happy trooper for sure!

PB & Another Kid

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Oh boy..!! this must be the second time i saw PB carrying another kid .. besides our own brat. Priceless eh..?? Isn’t Ciara cute..?? Ciara is Keegan’s niece.. she is like 6 months old. .and she is growing prettier everyday. For a man who doesn’t like kids.. except his own.. i would say he was doing pretty nicely eh.

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Chloe can’t get enough of Ciara, she loves her so much.. she must visit her.. every chance she gets. Too bad .. i can’t give her another brother or sister. I bet she would be a good che-che (older sister). Chloe bought the red blouse that Ciara was wearing in this picture. We were at Superstore.. and she said.. “we have to get this for Ciara..!!! x2 ” .. muaahahahah!! it was funny.. seeing her so in love with baby Ciara.

A Call From School

We got a call from Chloe’s school on Monday and you wouldn’t believed who called. HER PRINCIPAL..!!! wow..!! awesome eh..?? i donch remember ever my principal calling my parents. .unless i was in trouble.. or they thought that i had a contagious disease (that would be another story for another day).

Anyhoooo..!! impressed i was lah..!! sauku (mountain tortoise) like that right..?? but coming from Asia hor. .where the teachers and principals are considered Gods of your child’s life .. you kinda need to “humpu bodek” (brown nose/kiss their ass) them as long as you are in their school, so this was really pleasant lah.

The principal had called to inform us what to bring with Chloe on her first day of “real” school.. and a few more instructions. .and even asked if we have any other questions. Awesome right..?? You tell me lah..! where lah .. in Asia.. you get a principal like that one…?? So i’m pretty pleased .. in fact more than pretty pleased. What about your school experience..?? wanna share with me..?

Relax Enough..?

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If you ever meet my brat, you will know that she is such a joy to be with 90% of the time. The 10% .. she is very bratty. That is why we called her MonsterBrat..! We do count our blessings.. although i have to remind PB that every so often because even though she sleeps late still, she does sleep the whole nite.. most nites. Given such .. we shouldn’t complained so much about the “if only”. I try not to compare her with other kids.. because my grandmother used to say.. ” yan pei yan, pei sei yan” – direct translation.. comparing one for another, another means no good stuff will come outta it. Ok.. ok..!! not exactly that either.. but you get the drift.

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Basically, she is very mild.. and takes “no” very well.. and i’m not just saying it…you can ask Keegan.. and she will agree with me. She doesn’t out of the store.. at the sight of just anyone.. or anything .. even though our door is always open. Never break stuff in the store.. or at home.. and she picks up 50% of the time. And thinks she helps me with washing up.. and cooking and cleaning the house. So yes..!! we can’t really complain eh..?

Beach Time With Grammie

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This is the first time this summer.. that the brat is out on the beach with Grammie. Port Maitland Beach is very beautiful.. and not so crowded. I remembered the first time chloe was at the beach when she was like 2.5 yrs old.. and she refused to go on the sand at all. She has come a long way. Now she loves the sand. .but needed abit of coaxing from Grammie to go into the waters. I was never closed to my grandparents like Chloe is now and I want to make sure that my in laws are in her life.. because i know how much i had yearned for mine. That is why . .i always call my in laws up.. to let them know if the brat was sick or just about anything. My in laws prolly think i’m crazy by now.. but oh well.. that’s my way of wanting them in the brat’s life.

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Playing with water.

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Warming up to the idea of playing in the water after a few mins.

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Awfully friendly .. and already making friends with the ppl on the beach.