A comment left by Gladys on my post on “Let’s Go the the Learn Ground” has raised a few salient points which I feel is worth discussing in a new post. Thanks, Gladys and sorry I have taken so long to post this! I can finally breathe (and think) now that the rain has washed [...]

Both the Angel and I fell ill after our spring weekends. For the past two weeks, we have been sleeping lots. We have both been having runny nose and suffering from fatigue. The Angel has a perpetually rash round her eyes. First, we thought we were suffering from flu. The symptons were similar, runny nose, [...]

Have you ever met a child who refuses an invitation to the playground? I have not and I have often witnessed how children are so magnetized by a playground (mine included) or who refuse to leave one (mine understands “last five minutes” and “when it’s time to go, we go”). On the other hand, I [...]

I’ve been tagged by Shirley (Binky) on the meaning of “Angel”. Many thanks for this tag, it is a thoughtful tag. So, how did the “Angel” get her name? First, we did not want to know the gender of our baby and we had a lot of fun toying with names. The alternative dad’s idea [...]

After a walk, the Angel took off her shoes and went, “What’s that? It’s red.” “What’s that? Looks like stain from your red shoes. Your shoes are wet, just remove your socks,” said the alternative dad. “No. What’s that? It’s red. What’s that?” again the Angel enquired. Upon her insistence, the alternative dad checked her [...]

Spring began on 20 March with a blizzard and wintry conditions. Recently, the weather has begun to turn hot (still windy) and now, finally, the rain is coming (not enough). I am getting a bit worried about the lack of rain this spring. Spring weekends mean we get busy, attend fairs and enjoy caravaning. We [...]

People around us are often intrigue with the Angel’s signing and I have often been asked about it and why and how I started using it with the Angel. How I started : I first read about baby signing as a form of communication in a parenting book (can’t remember which one now but it [...]

So, I’ve moved out of my old blog (will migrate all my posts when time permits)! Finally, I have found my parenting identity and it has taken me almost three full years! I became a mom when I was too drained in life, when everything was hapening too much at once (least I sound like a [...]