Photos !!!

Finally, hubby agreed to have photos taken .. I usually go without him and even without him knowing .. lol ! Cos I know he'll complain that it's a waste of money. I usually tell him that if he doesn't want nice photos with his kids .. that's his problem .. I like it .. they always turn out so nicely.

These are the 6 that I chose. Love them all :)

We also went to watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen today .. awesome stuff !! Go watch it !! We brought all the girls with us ..

~~~ btw, these awesome photos were taken by The Studio Loft.

I dunno about your husband ...

but mine cannot change a poop filled diaper if his life depended on it .. he is the first one to go running out of the room and exclaim that it stinks etc. Yah, like his poop smells like potpurri (NOT!)

Anyway, Happy Father's Day to all you Dads !! ..

The pedal bin saga ....

Men are strange. ok, scratch that ... MY man is weird. I (stupidly) mentioned that I wanted to change the bin sitting outside my bedroom to a pedal bin .. I wanted those stainless steel step pedal bins .. ok, why u ask? .. cos it looks nicer than my current PLASTIC bin .. which I have been using for YEARS .. Calista is now very mobile in her walker and without fail, she'll wheel herself to the PINK PLASTIC bin to try and push the swivel lid. The damn lid inevitably clatters to the floor cos it's not tightly fitted .. and lo and behold, the trash is exposed. She can't reach it but of course, it bugs me no end that the cover keeps falling onto the floor so easily. Plus it's just plain UGLY .. dunno why on earth I bought it many years ago .. I think it was because it was cheap and for heaven's sake it was a trash receptacle .. I didn't think it would matter to me WHAT it looked like.

Boy, was I wrong.

I swear I hate the thing. I can't chuck it out just yet .. I need to buy a replacement first. I need a nice, stainless steel pedal bin. I don't care if it costs me $90 .. I want one. At least then, I will finally have a decent looking dustbin to chuck my trash in .. lol.

There is just ONE obstacle standing in my way.

Hubby.

Damn. The minute I told him I was looking for one, uncle took it upon himself to look for one that was CHEAP and good.

Now, I've learnt looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong ago, that most cheap things .. well, they aren't good. Decent, maybe ... built to last ... hell, no.

So there we were at Plaza Singapura last weekend hunting for a bin that wasn't expensive but would last.

How futile is that? I have been with the man for almost 18 years so I tried to keep my mouth shut ... we found a bin that I thought was fine. It was from a store in PS that sold bathroom stuff ... the 12 litre one I liked with a matt finish cost only $35. I thought it was CHEAP and wanted to get it there and then. Uncle thought we should look around elsewhere first. Had I been there without him .. I'd have a nice new bin sitting in my corridor NOW. But noooooooo, he wanted to "look around" ... WTH.

So on Monday, while he was at Causeway waiting for Claudia to finish her ballet lesson, he went into Homefix to have a look at the bins they have ...

$89.90.

He smsed me to say .. we're not in a rush .. we can wait until the next time we go PS to get the one we saw.

Where's the knife? .. I feel like slitting my wrists NOW. lol !!!

In denial ...

Hubby and I are in denial right now. We have said, "When Khalimah comes back ..." a few times already. HAHAHAHAHA! Khalimah of course, is my ex-maid ... wa, she has been gone for not even a month and it feels like forever.

Our new maid is not bad. She's just not solid like Khalimah. No one will ever be I suspect.

So we live in denial everyday ... hoping that MAYBE SOMEDAY SOON, Khalimah will come back and work for us again.

Not likely though ... I just sms-ed her asking how she was and she happily told me that she started a business selling vegetables and she bought a motorcycle "just like Sir's .. except it's red" .. my hubby rides a Honda Super 4 bike .. and yes, Khalimah has a riding licence apparently.

SIGH

yummy!

What I do when Claudia has ballet on Fridays ... or rather what I eat. Lol :)

A twisted right ankle ..

damn it. I really can't wear heels which are too high .. even WEDGES. How retarded is that? I twisted my right ankle on Sunday while we were at Raffles City and now I can't walk properly. I'm hobbling around.

so unglam to hobble. Not that I am damn glam to begin with .. but hobbling looks awful.

When I twisted my ankle .. we were at Level 3 of Raffles City .. at the FP fair. The girls were playing with the toys and I was walking around .. suddenly, my right ankle twisted and I nearly fell ... thankfully the cashier counter was right next to me at the time so I held onto it for dear life .. I saw stars and nearly passed out from the shooting pain in my foot. There was actually nothing for hubby to do except to stand next to me and pat my shoulders confortingly while I stood there trying not to cry .. lol .. yes, it was hurting very badly when it happened ..

Our car was parked at Suntec and we still had stuff to do .. so I suffered till nearly evening .. I refused to hobble outright .. and insisted on walking normally .. (LOL) .. I took small steps .. my friend said she would've just taken off the shoes and walked barefoot ... but she knew I wouldn't .. and I didn't, preferring to suffer till we were on the way home a couple of hours later.

Shopping for groceries at Carrefour has never been more painful. I had trouble remembering what I needed to buy cos I was preoccupied with the pain in my ankle .. and sure enough, my final bill came to a mere $400 .. a far cry from the usual $800 .. well, at least I bought the essentials like diapers and milk formula and rice.

When we finally sat in the car .. I was about to DIE. Upon reaching home, I collapsed on my bed and hubby rubbed my foot and ankle and after applying deep heat .. he wrapped it tightly. I was convinced that I would be a temporary invalid for days ... if not weeks. lol.

After a night's rest, I'm still hobbling somewhat .. and had to cancel our buffet lunch with Haslynda .. (damn it) .. cos while my ankle is much better than yesterday .. it's still slightly swollen and I can't really walk properly. I was worried that I would have trouble stepping on the accelerator and brake so I opted to stay home and asked her to come over instead.

Of course, I'm totally blaming the shoes.

My lovely Odyssey ..

Yes, I still haven't gotten over my wonderful vehicle. Isn't she so sleek and lovely? See the sun roof? See the tinted windows? .. She is very easy to drive and is very comfortable.

Oh yes, this was taken at the flats nearby my place .. I was waiting for Claudia and decided to take pics of my girls and the car. Couldn't help it. lol.

Yes, I lurve my Nintendo DS Lite .. !! lol :)

Yes, and I bought it in Metallic Rose ... isn't it awesome?!! Who would've thought I would like the darn thing .. but I do !! I initially got it for myself so that Lauren can play on it .. Claudia has one .. but I didn't want her to think she has ownership of the thing in case she thinks she can play on it as and when ... so I told her I'm getting one for myself and that I will allow her to play on it ...

She is happy with the arrangement cos I bought an array of kiddy games that she can play ...

So when do I have time to play this ? ... Well, in the dead of the night of course !! lol.