Snippets from the Lee household

Posted on October 21, 2007October 21, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee and I in bed, just about to have an afternoon nap.  "Mummy, do you remember that Aunty Lynn who gave me that pwesent?" "No? Who is Aunty Lynn? Do you mean Aunty Linda?" [I know no Aunty Lynn] "No......Aunty Lynn, remember? She.......click to learn what next.

The choice of a lifetime partner

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Tee thinks you can make babies through hugging in private. Then she wonders why there is no baby after she leaves you behind closed doors for twenty eight seconds. She is taught that you can only marry someone of the opposite sex outside your.......click to learn what next.

My mind is a blank

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

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Bunion operation at fifteen

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

After almost suing an orthopaedic surgeon for leaving a foreign body in my wound, I didn't in the end because he was an old friend's father. But that oversight had cost me more than ten years of pain. I had had a bunion operation on.......click to learn what next.

Toddlers and their sense of smell

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

My little monkey woke up at exactly 2.03am. I was out here in the study when I heard a wail. "WAHhhhhh......I want Mummy....!!!" Bugger. Wasted a good ten minutes putting her back to sleep and she HAD to sniff my hand. Other toddlers.......click to learn what next.

My dress in October’s Tatler

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Before you get all excited, it's not one of those glamour ball gowns that you usually see in High Society magazines but a simple black boring dress that I got off the shelves in Australia. Cheap! Oh....and before I start blasphemising other people's.......click to learn what next.

Lizard post #2

Posted on October 19, 2007October 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

I got thirsty. The lizard is behind the fridge. I considered drinking off the tap in the guest bathroom but didn't have a glass. Who drinks water from cups? It is a pet peeve of mine. I cannot drink water off a cup.......click to learn what next.

We managed to sell our house this month

Posted on October 19, 2007April 30, 2009 by Mamapumpkin

For those of you who know me, we've been trying to sell our old house since October last year. It's taken exactly one year to flog it off and we've had to drop the price by 100k. I'm not kidding. Since I stopped.......click to learn what next.

In the quiet with my shadow

Posted on October 19, 2007October 19, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Right now, I am writing from the study of my home and all I have for company is my shadow and a lurking 'cicak' (lizard) that lives behind my fridge. I usually stay within the cosy confines of my bedroom whenever I'm on the.......click to learn what next.

Skiving school again tomorrow

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

After a killer day today, I'd be ready to send Tee back to school even if she had chicken pox, but tomorrow is Friday. And Friday is the day we go to my Mother's. So things will be slightly different. There is something.......click to learn what next.

Taking patience to a whole new level

Posted on October 18, 2007October 18, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Today, I allowed Tee to play truant because she faked had a runny nose and a wet cough. Relaxing day for me, I fantasised, since I didn't have to fight traffic or get off my butt to do the school run. We were.......click to learn what next.

Another tag about myself – Five Things

Posted on October 18, 2007October 18, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

Thank you to this lovely lady for thinking of me. 5 things found in my bedroom: An extra large framed jigsaw puzzle of Van Gogh's Sunflowers done by my mother 20 selected Children's books - we rotate from Tee's book shelf outside A breakfast-in-bed table.......click to learn what next.

Eight sure is a lucky number!

Posted on October 17, 2007October 17, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

For us Chinese anyway. I've been tagged by Tot's Mom to complete a crazy eight meme and since I have a long list of tags still outstanding, I'm doing this whilst it's fresh in my memory. EIGHT THINGS I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT My short.......click to learn what next.

Searching within…..

Posted on October 17, 2007October 17, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

OMG, I just read my blog (the last 10 posts). I feel like I'm not me. It's all being written by my bipolar self. The weaker half. I want to vanish into thin air to never be associated with such.....such.....boringness. Allow me to.......click to learn what next.

My change in lifestyle quest

Posted on October 17, 2007October 17, 2007 by Mamapumpkin

One of the things that I am working on is to change my lifestyle. Actually right now, my head is working, not so much the body yet. With exercise, with healthy food, with spending habits, with time management, with patience, with kindness and.......click to learn what next.