Finally got back my netbook yesterday. My netbook has been down for a few weeks – kena virus and my member got it fixed for me. Thank God no need to spend $$.
Have been using hubby’s old laptop to surf net, blog and do my admin work during that “down” period.
Thank God that all my personal stuff are still kept intact & I didn’t lose anything. Hence, only manage to upload Inez’s photos today.
As I was saying that I have been busy with packing all my personal stuff, I came across all the cards that I have received since the day I stepped into CHC from my first CG.
I’m amazed at the amount of cards that I received – birthday, X’mas, Valentine, encouragement, thank you cards. I literally take out every one of them and read through.
Encouragement Cards – they are the ones who really touched my heart and one of the reason why I stayed in CHC and I remembered that is simple cards with real love & care that shaped me to who I am today.
Thank you Cards – I have even forgotten some of the friends who came across my pathway and how I have made a difference in their life. It just dawn upon me that God uses anyone so long as you are willing.
Birthday Cards – many of them are hand-made with words of blessings & wishes from CG members.
The top 2 persons who gave me the most cards turn out to be my closest friends till date, who have seen my through my ups and downs.
As I kept these cards nicely in a box, my heart is warmed. But it also make me realize that people nowadays don’t write cards anymore and it also seem that in CG, people don’t give birthday cards anymore (or is it my CG only?).
I want to revive these card writing again. This year onwards, all my CG members will receive hand-made birthday cards with written wishes from the members.
Ever since Inez started going to babysitter’s place, everyone thought that I would have freedom (b4 I go back to work next thur..Aw…). Yes,it’s true that I have freedom…But not freedom to shop, relax, etc. I have been busy with keeping the house – packing all my stuff that I brought over from my parents’ place, packing Inez’s toys & clothes, tidying & cleaning up the house and today, change bedsheets & wash the rags & hand cloths and ironed all my working clothes which I washed last week.
Not that I super duper love housework, I just like to stay in a clean house and I can’t stay the house being dirty, dusty, unkept & messy. It do feels good after doing all these but super tired.
Besides all these, I just started scrapbook and the first work will be for Inez and I hope to finish it before I go back to work and I can hang on the wall.
Today is a tiring sunday.
After service, we had S3 chill-out session and brought the friends from my cg to it. Happy that that this week my cg got 4 friends came for service. I hope that they be able to be integrated into the cg.
Then, went to in-laws place to visit them at their new place (old place enbloc and they be shifting to new place next weekend). They wanted to buy sofa, so me, dear dear and little Inez went with them to Courts at Bt Timah and I think my hubby seem more excited than my in-laws in getting the sofa. There is this red full leather sofa that was on more than 50% discount (original px is $5,399 and now is only close to $1.8K) and he keep saying that is nice and keep “psychoing” my MIL to buy it. But MIL prefer those sofa that are softer. MIL did see something that she like (FIL is the “chin chai” one) but hubby suggested them to go another place to see also.
So, off we went to Star Furniture at Upp Thomson Rd and they did bought a sofa (the 2 side sofa can be reclined and turned into like a flat “bed”) and it cost $1.8K but the only bad thing is it is out of stock and can only be delivered in March (OMG, that means no sofa to sit during CNY, haahaa).
By the time we finish at Star Furniture, it was almost 6.30pm. Dear Dear wanted to go Chinatown and MIL, FIL also keen on that. So, we went back home first to unload some stuff in the bag, clean up & change Inez. We ate Tim Sum in Chinatown, walked a bit and both Dear Dear and I concluded that every year, the stalls are almost the same, the stuff that are sold are similar and the deco is also what we expected.
By the time we reach home, it’s almost 10pm. We were hoping that Inez will continue to sleep but there is a “Chinese Wayang” cum those dinner that u see during Hungry Ghost Festival happening below our block and is super noisy. Within < 5 mins that we placed Inez in her cot, she wailed and screamed, probably awoken & startled by the noise. So, we put her in the other bedroom and switched the air-con for her and she feel asleep after drinking her milk. So, for tonight, we are all going to sleep with the air-con (air-con has probably been on less than 20 times since we stayed in this house, we only sleep with fan and believe that is good training for Inez so that she will not be "spolit" and always depend air-con.
That's all.. Mummy is tired liao and back aching…Tmr still got wedding dinner..
Today marks a new chapter in Inez’s life – her first day at the babysitter aka nanny place.
For a start, we thought of bringing her there around 9am and went to fetch her at 5pm so that both Inez and nanny can get used to each other.
We laid hands on her and prayed for her before we left home, praying that she be easy to take care and a likable baby, that she will not be whiny or throw tantrum and she will be strong & healthy and not fall sick. After we came home after breakfast, there was a slight moment that I felt loss – in the sense that little Inez’s presence at home was not there, no chuckles from here, no “music-melody making” from her, no sounds of cries. I thought I will come home and sleep but I didn’t and was just wondering how she was coping at the nanny place.
Finally, I can’t endure anymore and msg Auntie at 12+, asking if Inez is doing ok.
When we went to fetch her at 5pm, she looks good and ok. Auntie said that she was very “guai” and didn’t cry much.
Thank God for the first day and hopefully everyday will be good and peaceful.
But I think I will really miss my baby…and I’m going back to work pretty soon…Aw….
PRAISE THE LORD!!!
Finally after so long and so many unsuccessful tries, we FINALLY GOT OUR LAND!.
GOD IS GOOD AND FAITHFUL AND PASTOR NEVER FAIL US IN THE LAST 20 YEARS!
Now that we know this news, we will have to patiently wait where exactly the location will be (announced only during pledging weekend during March). I believe it gives many of us a greater motivation to pledge and give our fast once again.
Pastor says there be 7 rounds of A&B and I figure out that Inez will be going Primary One by then.
Inez went to attend her first matrimony of 2010. It’s Auntie Joyce (church staff) wedding.
Apart from crying a little before the matrimony started as the breast milk wasn’t warmed enough, she was generally easy during P&W and even fell asleep during pastor sharing of the word. She woke up after the whole matrimony ended and was smiley after that.
Not too bad for her first feat.
We shall see how she behave next monday where she will need to endure the long hours of a Chinese wedding dinner.
