AN's new hair style

I had to cut AN's hair coz it was getting long and messy, irritating the baby who kept grabbing at hair tickling her neck and face, and baby doesn't like to have her hair tied up.

Snipped off lots of hair at the back and a little of her fringe.

She doesn't look like she's got very little hair after the haircut! I think she looked a little bald previously because the various parts of her hair were growing at different speed.

Will update with pictures soon. We're going to Desert Museum now. hee.

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updated with pictures @ 6.06pm:

Before

New hairstyle

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I wasn't able to capture the back of AN's hairstyle. I made a little 'mistake' but it's not reeeeeeeally obvious (unless you look carefully).

I thought she looks cute. hee. Definately neater ;p

Maen's Entry: My birthday present

Mummy has always been one without innovative ideas and it's apparent from the presents we get from her each time.

Gor gor got Greenies the last time, remember? And then I got Greenies, too. Will we ever get something different?



Not that I'm complaining.

And I think mummy loves me more coz in addition to Greenies, she got ME dental chews too! *I hear someone else telling me the dentals chews are for both of us. I think it's just the wind.*

Human puppy took it upon herself to categorise our treats according to kind.





Has she learnt to read nutritional labels as well?

Why was gor gor guarding MY greenies and where was I.....?

The human puppy was even more excited than we were at receiving the package. Greenies are for puppies above 6 months old, you know? The human pup has to be 42 months old before she can chew on one. We'll save some for her when she gets there.

The coupon below is good news. Mummy said we could start looking into new treats, especially if it's delicious and doubles up as a supplement.

What's human puppy doing?
She's signing "I love you". The sign's missing 4 other fingers in total but who cares, right? As long as she loves us ;)

Holiday highlights

We're back from Las Vegas and BM are also back from Camalot!

Mr Liow's purpose of bringing us to LV again this time was for us to catch a show and so that my parents (mainly my mum) could go donate to the Casino.

With the help of my mum, we did catch a show afterall. AN is a super glue and has to have me in view all the time. Mum was so sweet in suggesting that she try distract AN while my father kept insisting that AN will make a fuss without us around -______-" My dad is lousy with kids and he makes no efforts in trying to bond.

We watched 'V' (I don't really know the exact name of the show we watched. 'V' for Variety? 'The Ultimate Variety Show'?). We had 2 other movies since my parents came. Mum was of so much help irregardless of whether AN was good in our absence! She'd try to distract AN, play with her and make her feel better one way or another. It was nice being by ourselves without AN once in a while although that in that short span of an hour or so, I miss AN terribly. hee.

That was Mr Liow's birthday present to me, he said. hee. Thanks Dear. I enjoyed the show a lot, and your presence made it perfect.

So, while we were away, mum did her best in making sure AN didn't notice our absence. Try as she might, when it was near bedtime, AN started to ask for me.

When we came back, mum asked if I bring AN to church here. I told her no and then mum asked if I taught AN to pray. Told her we do pray together every night.

She said AN, at some point while waiting for us to return, sat still, closed her eyes, clasped her palms together and started mumbling "papa....... mummy...." AN was praying by herself! Mum could only make out words like "papa" and "mummy". The rest of AN's prayers were for the ears of the Lord only.

After praying, she started to tuck Pooh Bear under the blanket, gave him a kiss and then laid down beside him, snuggling under the same covers as him. Sounded to me she was going through with Pooh, the same routine I go through with her every night.

Mum kept laughing each time she recalls AN praying and tucking Pooh Bear in. Must have been adorable.

Next up is about Baileys & Maen.

As usual, they looked happy when we went to pick them up yesterday. Jo wasn't around the day I brought them there and she was still resting when we went to get them again.

Jim said Jo hadn't been feeling very well lately. We do pray that she will get better. They are a really nice couple and extremely loving towards the dogs under their care. It's obvious from how Baileys shower licks on him. Baileys is usually reserved towards men he doesn't know, or like.

There were new beds when we went there yesterday. Big and comfy ones!

Jim/Jo had just gotten them recently for the dogs. One of the beds were BM's favourite. One snuggled in one corner while the other one hid in the opposite corner. The bed was big enough for at least 4 of them!

That was how sweet they (BM's nannies) are! They need not get new beds for the dogs. Those were not their own and big comfy beds were not cheap. Moreover some dogs chew on beds and who knows how long those beds will live. Still they did get those beds so that the dogs under their care had nice beds to sleep on.

We had a short chat outside with Jim before heading to the groomer's. They stayed at Sonoran Terrace for 5 years long time ago. He warned us about rattlesnakes and advised us to bring torches with us if we were to walk BM at night. His mini pin (who's crossed over rainbow bridge by now) almost got bitten once. He said one can never be too careful when we live among rattlesnakes. hee.

It was a nice chat. We do hope to see Jo the next time we bring BM there.

About Driving.

I'm still sick, so no Gymboree for AN today. Didn't tell her we were going in the 1st place so she didn't know. hee. Good la, then she won't feel disappointed. Mum suggested I leave them there and she'll keep AN company but after giving some thought, and looking at the sky now (looks like it's going to rain), guess not.

And I'll have to bring BM to Camalot in a while's time on my own.

I either have to drive my car across the busy road, or drive on my side of the road into a lane somewhere, then make a left turn out at the traffic lights so that I do not have to dash across the road.

Mr Liow is usually encouraging but he commented yesterday "right turn also cannot make it already, let alone your left turn". No, we were not quarrelling, just chatting.

Win already.

He was the one who asked me to send the furkids for boarding. Then days later, he decided that I should wait for him to come back to send them there.

To have your confidence built up over a week or two of practice under the scrutinising eyes of your parents, then be slapped with a comment like "right turn also cannot already....", it BOTHERS me...

Maybe I really can't drive afterall, and all the encouragements were just jokes..

Updated 1705hrs:
Took the furkids to Camalot without a problem. Both of them were seated throughout the short ride (each to a seat at the rear) and got excited only when we reached. My little darlings were so well behaved it almost felt as if they were not with me in the car at all!

We went to Gymboree (for the 1st time on my own) with the intention to sign up for the classes after lunch, before the promotion ends. I received in my email a coupon that takes $20 off enrollment fees (on top of the class fees) and that makes signing up now even more economical.

Couldn't find the place afterall so we came back.

I really don't think I have a problem with turning right (or left, for that matter). I even did a U-turn just now ok?

I'm feeling less lousy now.

Nevermind what anyone tells me. As long as I drive safe, I should learn not to be bothered that I can't drive as well as some others on the road. Just that I have to learn never to tell AN "You can't do as well as the other kids", or "You can't even do this".

Amen

I pray with AN every night since she was born and as she got older, she would fidget through the night time prayers.

Early last week, I asked her to pray with me and she did, putting her hands together and shutting her eyes (for a short while only) while lying down. And in the name of Jesus, she went "Ahhhhhmey".

We got her this night time prayers "Precious Moments" doll and at the end of the prayers each time, AN will go "Ahhhhhmey" with the doll.

She started to pray with me about 3 nights ago, kneeling and keeping her eyes shut for longer (yes I was peeping at her while I pray). She would blabber her own prayers, putting in words that she can say and then we 'send' our prayers up with our "Amen". She's learnt to pronounce "Amen" now instead of her usual "Ahhhhmey".

And then before we shut off the lights to sleep, I'll sign "I love you" to her. I'm trying to make that into a night time routine. hee. Own gratification la, coz I think it's sweet.

AN will return her "I love you" sign and give her sweetest smile before the lights go out.

I do pray our relationship will continue to be that of a loving and understanding one.

Random thoughts on the 1st day of our week

For more than a week now, the weather ranged between 28-32 Deg C in the afternoons. I think the cold weather is officially over *sob sob*. It was in fact more cool than cold this winter, hitting zero only once in a while in December and then ranging mostly in the 10s of deg C thereafter. It wasn't even cool during the recent nights *sob*

Was so hot when I brought my parents out just now *sob again*

I have really fallen sick :( I've got thick mucous along with that sore throat (thank God it's not that sore now). I sound so sexy now with my new deep, throat-y and lao hong voice.

AN is coughing a little here and there. Like I've prayed against the cold the other time, I will pray that the Lord will keep AN well this time as well.

Had made plans to bring AN to Gymboree (and memorised the route there) but guess I will have to call in sick. Don't want to spread viruses to the toddlers in class.

And I miss Mr Liow more than I did last week.

Mr Liow is keen to bring us to Las Vegas again this Thursday and so poor BM have to go to Camalot again. I don't think they are complaining tho. hehe. They wag so happily when we put them on leash (irregardless of where we take them) and then turn into mini-generators when they see us pull over at Camalot.

Maen always disappears without a second thought. Baileys will at least turn to look at us a last time before he hops off with either Jim or Jo.

Does make us feel happy that they are happy there too.

3 more days to our trip. Praying that I will get well so that I will not dampen the vacation mood.

See you in less than an hour's time dear, I hope.

My Maen's 4 years old!

Time really pass fast, when we have 3 little ones who take turns to grow up.

You came as a little puppy, fearful of even a raised hand wanting to give you a pat.

Then youe grew up learning that there's nothing to be afraid of, and became a fearless little 'teen'.

From a timid puppy who flipped 4 paws into the air to any dogs keen to befriend you, to a cheerful little girl, my little precious Maen has so grown!

They always say that ignorant is bliss. How true is that for you who always seem to just go with the flow (Baileys) and voices out your displeasure without second thoughts. You never meant harm as much as you brought destruction (to our furnitures when you were teething, to our sleep when we slept in the same room and even now as we sleep in different places).

When punishment seems only right, it's never hard to soften at that look in your eyes that say you will never do it again. Mummy knows you will repeat your offence but then, oh well..

You were used to limitless cuddles and had mummy's laps as a sleep mat till the human puppy arrived. Yet without complaints, you not only accept the fact that you have to share mummy, you even helped to watch over the helpless infant.

The infant has turned into a monster toddler who pulls you by your collar, disturbs you when you eat, hugs you in the middle of your sleep. Given the little princess temper in you that we know you possess, you could have gotten angry and taught the little monster a lesson but you never did.

You follow the little monster when she takes you by the collar, eat as fast as you can when you could have snapped at those little fingers, gives the little monster your tummy when she comes snuggle up with you while you were in deep sleep, taking you by surprise.

You think mummy doesn't know the little monster has also been secretly feeding you treats behind my back, do you?

Whenever this little monster wakes up crying, you never fail to show up and give her licks that tickles her, making her feel much better that mummy's busy somewhere and out of sight.

I thought I had remembered wrongly when I recalled that you were turning 4, just days ago and started doing the maths from your birth date. You just do not look like you are 4. Everyone who sees you thinks you are a puppy and you still behave like you are. You play with Baileys like you did when you were a puppy, you jump at our faces to lick us like you did when you were very little. You eat fast and try to steal Baileys' food every morning like you used to and innocently step across the boundaries we set, pretending that you didn't know those rules exist.

But we know you have matured from the way you allowed Adrielle to manipulate you and share everything you have with her. We are thankful that you have been healthy for the past 4 years.

Mummy's sorry that you had to share our affection and attention with this little one and am thankful for your willingness to do so.

We pray that you will continue to be healthy, stay your cheery self (can you minus the barkings in the wee hours of the mornings please? Mummy needs to sleep..) and not bully Baileys so much?

We love you Maen.

Blessed 4 years old.