This year being the (water) dragon year….actually means nothing to me. I dont really read about what the dragon year holds for me as a horse (according to the Chinese zodiac) because I think that would be somewhat similar to fortune telling which I am not a believer of. That said, what I do look forward to (as I did when 2012 really happened on 1/1/2012) is that I take on more challenges be it where sewing/knitting is concerned, definitely tackle this whole car license issue (yet again – it was my 2010 resolution to actually GET a license then) and if I did, I’d have my full license by now!! *slaps forehead*

I am also looking forward to Mum coming out here at the end of Feb to celebrate her sister’s birthday which happens to fall on 29/2 – leap year baby! So, all in all….I do hope that 2012 will be better than 2011 – I do foresee some major decisions that has to be made and I’m just hoping that whatever the outcome may be, it will be for the best.

Once, again….HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR, WISHING YOU HEALTH, WEALTH & PROSPERITY!

You can’t really blame her. Arianna is at the age where she gets most things and mind you, her understanding about things that go about around can really surprise you. She is a major chatterbox and I reckon she could be an excellent talkshow host!

But the problem with this need to constantly color is that I run out of things for her to color. Did I ever tell you that we have our very own Picasso at home? Yup, KR is our little Picasso and she expresses herself by drawing on the walls and floor. I wouldnt be surprised if Mum were to tell me that I owe her some big time 2012 pottery barn coupons to replace whatever KR has destroyed. I tells ya, that little girl may be little, but that mind of hers. Never stops clicking!

Anyway, because of her “talent”, I found myself washing the crayon off the walls and mind you, it is NOT easy at all because of the grove patterns that Mum got done on her walls. At least I now know that I will never, ever get that type of walls. Ever!

Anyway, I’m thinking that we might just have it at a local playland to save me the trouble of cooking up dishes and having it at home. Yes, some might think me a bad mum but I honestly dislike organizing parties – what more COOK! Mum will surely think she brought home the wrong baby coz both sis AND mum love cooking and get super excited about having parties at home. I must have missed out this gene somewhere along the line.

Anyhoo, just to make things more kid friendly aside from the fact the the party is at a playground, sis came across something interesting and told me quite bluntly – get your cake pops now! Dont wait till the last minute….so I’m off to check out what they offer and see if there is anything that KR would like. I’m quite looking forward to this party coz…heh, I dont have to do anything at all. Heh. ^.^

To keep Arianna occupied one day, I gave her some crayons and she colored this up :

My proud little girl

Yes, you can see from the pix she is very proud of it and when I told her that I’d stick it up on the wall for her, I got the biggest smile ever – she was so happy!!!! O, btw…..its been so hot here lately that I’d actually hosed the kids in the porch the other day! lol They thought it was funny, for me….it was really convenient. LOL At this point in time, I cannot think of winter clothes like snowboard jackets or anything along those lines, its just making me feel SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hot and blergh. Looks like Missy is on her own this time around – I’ll pass on shopping for her jackets this time.

He had been pulling himself up a lot lately and taken a few steps on his own but suddenly, he is up and about, walking all over the place!! ^.^ It will be a wonderful surprise for Daddy when he comes over in a few days time. *sighs happily*

And while I still think of it….I better get back to reading that article on rv financing – people are depending on me!

*The kids got dressed up in their Indian costumes.

Daddy, you’re so going to love this in person!

Here we are all dolled up and ready to paint the town red….

Thankfully, there were not many ‘kids’ around and most were between late 20s to the 50 yr old man beside sis who kept telling her that the night was still young as we got ready to leave. lol I thought that was simply hilarious – old man telling *ahem* younger women that the night was still young!

Over all, I did have fun but I could not TOTALLY have fun and forget about who I left behind. I wasnt concerned about the girls, it was Brandon who I was worried about as he normally wakes up for a feed around midnight. I kept checking my phone to see if Mum was calling us home but she didnt. So we stayed on a little longer and enjoyed the live band. But once the DJ started spinning, I was caught off guard really. Actually, its more like I had forgotten how loud club music can get. I could feel my pants vibrating!! LOL Needless to say, it’s absolutely pointless to talk in a club so whatever Sis said to me, I just nodded.

O and we had the chance to check out some (so-called) professional pole dancers at work. Sadly, I thought they were more like posers instead of dancers. Dont get me wrong, I was impressed at their upper body strength and thighs to be able to swing and hold on to the pole like pole dancers do but they werent really dancing at all. So rough and spent most of their time just posing on the pole really. The skinnier one was just plain and this goes to show that one does look nicer when you’ve got a bit of flesh on you coz the other dancer who was a little bit chubbier (and better at it too) was nice to look at. All in all, I didnt think they deserved any tips but someone did give them some so good for them.

We came home after 2am, fighting off major hunger pangs which is normal after clubbing coz I remember stuffing my face at mamaks after clubbing but not this time. I was too worried about bub to go eat. The moment I stepped in, he woke up. I reckon he sensed me and woke up….what a good boy!! So all in all, I did have fun and I think I’d like to take Ted there. It’s loud but its fun!

I’d like to write up about our flight but that will take some time. I should get to bed right now and get some shuteye before Brandon wakes up for his feed. On a happier note, he does not need to be wrapped anymore!! YAY!! I think he has figured out that it’s too hot to be wrapped. That is another story though….

Back soon!!

Since the girls are not in kindy or preschool yet, I think some other interaction with other kids will do them a lot of good. We’re still on the lookout for some place nice but it has yet to appear. Anyway, in preparation for the party, Yvette had already plan something in mind for his birthday So all that is left now is to start sending out Brandon’s 1st birthday invitations.