Still not done with scrapbooking!

Nope. Not EVER! Scrapbooking is part of me right now, nothing, and I repeat, NOTHING can take that from me. Things may slow me down, but never wipe it out completely!.....grin grin.....that's my true feelings!

Well, over the week end, I managed to put together 2 very simple layouts. Had downloaded the collage template from Scrapbooksetc, played around using Adobe Photoshop CS4, printed it out using my old inkjet printer, add the title and some simple embellishments.....tada 2 simple layouts on Grace!

Here:



I'm not done yet! Since I love scrapbooking so much, I wouldn't want to miss the Art Retreat with Rachel Greig which Scrap-N-Crop is organising on 15th and 16th May, 2009. So, I'm blogging in hope to win a 1-Day pass to the retreat. If and only if I'm selected, I may also enroll for the second day! I just need a good reason for myself!


You could learn more about this event and the contest here.

"I want to join Rachel Greig in Scrap-n-Crop.com's ART RETREAT because......

.....I've never been to one before and I'm sure it will be fun! I've been crazy about scrapbooking since day-1 I lay my hands on it. As of today, I've already made 7 mini albums (6 for my little Grace and 1 as a gift to little Fidel), 1 photo-frame for my dad and 22 random layouts (12x12). Though I've been into this for about 9 months, I'm still lacking knowledge in many of the techniques used in scrapbooking like those which will be taught in the coming Art Retreat, among others, stamping, embossing, and masking. I wanna learn more!"

Well-o-well...this may be a chance of a lifetime! What am I talking about?

Oh....this is the Scrap-n-Crop.com's Art Retreat with Rachel Greig!
And they are so kind to have this "contest" for those whom needed just a few more reasons to leave their daily routines and kid behind for something that so interest them. Well, I'm one of them! And yes, I'm blogging to win this Art Retreat!
Has my time come? Let's wait and see.

Sweet!

A friend's baby was having fever and cough, so we (mother-in-law, Grace and I) went over to their house yesterday afternoon to visit this little baby. Now, this little boy (7 months old) is like a dear little brother to Grace. Every time Grace sees him, she will "sayang" and care for him. So, yesterday afternoon was a chance for Grace to portray her "BIG" sister act.

When we reach their home, baby's mummy is feeding him medicine and water. Like most other little children, baby is a little reluctant to take in the medicine and was like complaining to us. Here goes Grace:

Grace: 弟弟，不要哭好吗？乖乖吃药。姐姐 sayang. (pronounced, "didi, bu yao ku hao ma? guai guai chi yao. jie jie sayang" translated as "Little brother, don't cry. Be good, take the medicine. Big sister care for you)

SWEET!

Mummy, I love you! (Mummy, 我爱你!)

This is the sweetest thing! To hear Grace say "Mummy, 我爱你" (pronounced "wo ai ni" meaning I love you). Well, how could you ever resist anything that she request after hearing these 4 sweet words? Let me tell you, Grace sure knows her way around! (**wink wink**)

We always teach Grace that she must not shout or whimper when asking for something or a favour. She will need to say the powerful word "Please" politely. We also taught her that she will need to tell everyone (i.e. family members) that she loves them. Okay....now she knows how to please people around her, especially her dear mummy.

This is what happens today. When daddy came home today (late, as usual), I told her to go give daddy a hug, then say "Daddy, 我爱你". She did accordingly, making the daddy smiling from ear to ear.

When it was time for bed, I was still chatting with daddy in the room. Then came this little girl face-to-face with me:

Grace: Mummy, 我爱你! (repeated this a thousand times!)
Mummy: Yes, mummy 也爱你. (pronounced "ye ai ni" means Mummy also loves you)
Grace: Mummy, 我爱你! (again, continue to repeat)
Daddy: Baby, 你没有讲 Daddy, 我爱你啊? (pronounced "ni mei you jiang" means why don't you tell daddy that you love me)
Mummy: Asking her to say "Daddy, I love you"
Grace: Whimper a little.....我刚才讲了吗! (pronounced "wo gang cai jiang le ma" meaning I already say so just now)
Daddy: Speechless......
Grace: Mummy, 我爱你! (again, repeating it).....mummy, 我要 "nen nen". (mummy I want "nen nen")
Mummy: Speechless.......

This whole "Mummy, 我爱你" thingy is her foreword to the request that she's gonna make!

As I laze on the couch..........

.....this is what I see.


What is she doing?
Well, this is her version of "working". She will do some typing, counting on the calculator, talking on the phone, writing something down on the notepad and clicking on the mouse. Isn't this fun to see? These are all the things that she picked up from us, the adults!

Random stuff as of TODAY!

Let us start with daddy....

Daddy
* is still with a job, which by the way is taking up more and more of daddy's time
* is still working from 7.30am to way pass 7.30pm everyday
* is still being disturb with work related phone calls during the weekend and during some midnights
* is learning and improving on giving sermon on Sundays
* is having a little of diabetic
* is still as charming as when mummy met him
* is getting more tired everyday........guess it's the work load
* is turning 38 this year on August 5th
* is still loving baked beans, squids, octopus, bread (especially those baked by mummy...*grin grin*) with lots of SCS butter

Mummy
* is in love with baking bread
* is addicted to scrapbooking and is increasing her inventory of supplies and tools (hint hint on what to buy for my birthday present...hehehe...)
* is still a stay-at-home mom
* is still sleep deprived
* is still very healthy, except for the low blood pressure and constants leg-ache
* is still very much in love with everything that is SWEET
* is turning 31 this year on June 1st
* is still a little over sized

Grace
* is still as naughty and mischievous as can be
* is still full of energy at any given time
* is still NOT and I repeat NOT weaned
* is still learning and improving on toilet training
* is still obsessed with ice-cream, not every flavour though.....kiwi, honeydew, sesame is a big NO NO for her...
* is also loving SWEET things like her mummy
* is still loving her veggies.....broccoli (her version..."to to li"), carrot, lettuce, tomato, ladies fingers, french bean, "siew pak choi", bean sprout
* is also loving things that are sour
* only like banana and sometimes pineapple
* is very much improved on her speech in mandarin, able to use some not so common words
* is turning 3 this year on November 26th
* is still afraid of any living thing that moves
* like to eat meat

Well, that's us.

Bubbly Fun!

Yup....after the short play at the playground near "gong gong"'s house last Wednesday, Grace is addicted to blowing bubbles. The very next day onwards, the only thing that stays on in her brain is BUBBLES!?! She will request for it even at odd timing.

On Friday, I bought her another set of bubble blower; a set of 4. Grace just loves it!

This is part of our routine for now....until she's obsessed with another new thing. Evening time, after her nap, is then our Bubbly Fun Time!

One thing that frustrate me for now is the bubble solution. I just couldn't home made it! Tried with two kinds of soap....and the results were heavy bubbles and lesser bubble. Sigh........guess buying a big bottle from Toys R Us is much easier!