Mature

It's been months since the last update. Apart from busy schedule, I can't think of a better 'excuse'. The munchkins have settled down in their primary school. Nope, we haven't had any crying episodes or resistance to attend school thus far, and we thank God for that. Nonetheless, life has its challenges for the adults at home.

Firstly, Di's new job took much of his time away from home. He is hardly home due to the frequent traveling, and missed quality time spent with the munchkins. We are still praying for directions from God with regards to his career options.

On the other hand, YaYa developed a mass over the axilla-breast region which causes pain, swelling and numbness, and the cause has yet to be determined as I'm typing. We are waiting for a specialist review scheduled in July. Despite sharing her financial burden, YaYa's stress level remained high in view of the unknown diagnosis. On top of that, she lost her older brother to liver disease last week, which adds to the grieve and financial burden. Double whammy!

The munchkins and I are the more fortunate ones, it seems. Amidst these events, we had only one 'stress item' to manage - school assignments. Okay, perhaps I could add my job to that as well. Last weekend, I was extremely grateful to God for the girls. I had to rush an essay which was due on Monday. YaYa took the day off and Di was overseas. I told the munchkins I really needed time to complete my assignment, hence they would have to teach/test each other on their spelling (both English and Chinese). It was such comfort when I found them seated together and learning from one another. And they kept their word and 'entertained' themselves for a good 4 hours while I slogged away in the study. They have indeed grown to be a tat more mature than I thought they were. Thank you, my dear Lord, for such encouragement and reassurance!

We are Primary One!

The munchkins are now 2 weeks into P1.  They look incredibly sweet in their oversized uniform, and downright adorable lugging their pink Barbie haversack to school everyday.  Thankfully, the munchkins had each other in the same class, together with another of their girlfriend (Sarah) from child care seated next to them.  With great company, these little ones transit into the new environment effortlessly. Praise The Lord!

The most impressive act the munchkins did was buying their own food in the canteen on day 1 of school, with nil parental guidance.  All I could say was "I'm so proud of you!" when I saw them after school.  It was a pleasant experience, at least for me, to watch them decide on what to eat, walk to the stall-of-choice in the canteen, take out their little coin pouch, pay for the food and bring the dish back to their own seats.  Its amazing how much we, as parents, over-protect and under-estimate our children!  Though the girls requested to bring their own snacks in future after day 1 (due to the crowd and the fact that Sarah, who has some form of food-related allergy, brings her own snacks daily) , this encounter alone reminded me how much I should let go and let God.  For that, I thank my Lord once again, and look forward to more surprises from the munchkins in the days to come.