Runaway maid

Posted on January 14, 2009January 14, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

It's finally happened. My mother's maid ran away today. Although I'm actually feeling quite nauseous, I am forcing myself to get off my butt to blog about this because I am SO angry. First of all, my mom got a driver to send.......click to learn what next.

Eating lots of apples during pregnancy

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

For some reason, I keep craving apples. Red apples with a pinch of salt. I'm usually not a fan of apples at all. Give me mangoes, pineapples, oranges, grapefruit, kiwi, persimmons, nectarines, peaches, plums, cherries........any day. Apples? Bleagh.... But now, I have 1-2.......click to learn what next.

Pregnancy woes

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

Pregnancy and I? We're not good friends. After week 5, we became even more suspect of each other. And now, we're on the throngs of becoming enemies. Urgh................................ I am so nauseous................................... I feel like a whale. I feel like the ocean and.......click to learn what next.

Another little prayer

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

It's interesting how Tee's prayer always start with her Nana........so sweet. This came out of her last night: Dear God, Please make my Nana stronger and well so she can play with me more. Give me enough energy so that I can play.......click to learn what next.

Indonesian helper’s stupidity

Posted on December 31, 2008December 31, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

This morning I arrived at my Mom's place to the loudest screaming ever. My mother, who has cancer and is in pain everyday, goes livid whenever her helper lies to her; but despite being told more than a hundred times not to lie,.......click to learn what next.

Four year old saying a little prayer

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Heard last night after lights out: Dear God, Please make my Nana feel better so that she won't be in so much pain everyday. Please make my Mommy's new baby uglier than me. Amen.

I have more than two waists on my thighs

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

For the most part of my adulthood, that is to say a good fifteen years, my waistline was never more than 23 inches. Scout's honour. I always had a large tush but everything else sat ok. Now, when I look down at my.......click to learn what next.

When do you know when someone is the right one…..

Posted on December 26, 2008December 26, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

One part of me is saying, you just DO!!! And then the other part is saying, you never do...... What's your take? When we have our first wafts of love at the post-pubescent age of 14, we are all so sure that HE.......click to learn what next.

Christmas Angels at the Pavillion

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Just before Christmas, we brought Tee to the Pavillion to get photographed with some human angels. Quite a nice idea, I must say for the mall to hire these beautifully clad ladies for lots of picture taking! Santa was somewhere around but not.......click to learn what next.

A wonderful Christmas…….

Posted on December 26, 2008December 26, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

This Christmas was my best ever, as far as I can recall. We managed to shop following a wish list for the orphanage (despite having to traipse all over town in search for tricycles, remote controlled cars and handbags! amongst other things), organised.......click to learn what next.

How to get pregnant Mamapumpkin style

Posted on December 25, 2008December 26, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

After a year of dating, my eggs, who have extremely high standards mind you, finally fell head over heels in love with one solid, special male sperm. So she let him in. Let's hope they make it to fruition. But here's how we.......click to learn what next.

I got knocked up by a Stallion

Posted on December 25, 2008December 25, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

Hence the reason for your loss my absence. Not that anyone noticed! But yeah, I've been missing in action because I've simply been perfecting my yawns for the mega yawn competition next August. The Hubs admitted that his boys finally stopped to ask.......click to learn what next.

Motherly Love

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

The strongest love in the world............ These are just a fraction of some of the ways that my Mother has shown me her love:- 1. Despite her cancer, illness and tiredness, cooks me an array of delicious meals to be delivered to my.......click to learn what next.

Tee and her Tok Tok

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

This is Tee and her Tok Tok. The both of them are constantly in battle over my Mother and of course, Tee always, ALWAYS..........wins. They fight over what which channel on TV to watch, they fight over who gets one to one time.......click to learn what next.

Toddlers with fast thinking

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Mamapumpkin

I wish I had this talent but I don't. I'm not sure where she gets it from but she certainly is a fast and creative thinker, my little Tee. This morning, I sent her to brush her teeth by herself and she's getting.......click to learn what next.