New Weeeek!!

I was supposed to post the sorry excuse for a post - but just kinda fell asleep.

Been sooooo tired lately and i had a really off week. 

Sick again and I need more sleep right now so i can start off the week properly... 

Can't go though without first saying a huge THANK YOU to Aunty Choo, aka Christina's Mum... who made me this:

 Years ago, like waaaaayyy back in highschool on one random day - i was at Chrissys house and she gave me a bowl of this - i never had it again after that - til i had a mad craving for it one day and Leet bought me some over from the temple at Cambo New year.

Hehe... but I told Chris who's over in Canada, that i wanted her mums green fish thingy- haha and she relayed the message to her mum. When we saw 'Aunty' at Janys mums funeral... we joked about coming to dinner so she could cook for us and not miss Chris so much. Hehe she told me Chris had told her i wanted "Nom pajok" (?) hehe and she would call me when she made it.


On Saturday, we were at KFC on Tivi's request for popcorn chicken before Vietnamese school - and i got a call. "It's CHristinas mum, i made you food, where are you? can you come get it?"

Haha... aww sweetest thing ever- when i finally got there after - first getting her Macaroons that zane killed by squishing with his big hairy arm... and then getting her some flowers instead of squished macaroons... (haha well one was a pot plant- an orchid) - she'd packed up take away containers for me.

Hehe, i am extremely very lucky to be blessed with friends who have the kindest of families. I love the fact that all our parents have seen us grow up together, and well- Chrises mum... she has only fond memories of ringing me day and night to ask if i knew where Chris was... haha

Those were good times, and it was really weird to introduce her to my husband and kids... but amazing at the same time. I feel 15 again around her, in the best way possible.

It's hard to describe how being around my friends mums makes me feel, there's always just an air about them - of comfort and caring. I love the thought that they would take any of us in, in a heartbeat if we needed it and always made sure we were fed and looked after - even well into our 30's.

I have extraordinary friendships in this way...

Coincidently i had asked Cat if she wanted to have dinner that night - so i bought it over to her place and we ate in honour of Chris, who is busy gallivanting in Bermuda.

Thanks Cat, for having me over - for the long Chat about everything - love, life, kids - and even politics and religion... haha.. and dreams.

We lose track of time as we have since we were 15... haha busy chatting our hours away instead of doing our assignments... haha... good times then, good times now.




That was Saturday, a sunshiney day with swirls of nostalgia.

I am incredibly grateful, for the people in my life.

Today there was this:

Kids Karnival at Flemington... i was tired and lazy and a little cranky again... but we made it there... and i gotta say.. worth it for that smile Jace. That car was Awesome!!

 Tivi who complained she didn't want to go- was engrossed in the scooby doo show.

 Che was dancing to the music, til he got shy and just stood there watching too.

Hehe, anyway i'm so tired i can't make sense anymore.

Thankful today for Kids, who exhaust me but reel me back with these faces that are innocence and intention rolled into one.

I yelled at Tivs tonight, so loudly my throat hurt, and she burst into tears... we've had a long exhausting week together filled with arguments and selective hearing. Haha... well i am proud to say, i lost it completely - then, swallowed frustration and fatigue; stepped back in... picked it up, and we talked. Talked about the choices we make, the consequences of those choices. My job, her decisions... where we needed to work on things, and just making a promise to try again. To try harder. Both of us.

We ended with Favourite parts. She was happy and went to sleep.

And tomorrow is a new day.