Envirosax

i got the Envirosax bags this morning..these are my kinda designer bags. boleh lah join the celebrities kan?  http://blog.envirosax.com/category/celebrities/

nak pakai designer handbags mcm orang lain, tak mampu tu satu hal la..but i remember someone said to me "it's just not you to wear a designer handbag!!" i will not reveal who said that to me. ye lah, cikgu cabok macam saya ni mana layak nak pakai bag ribu riban, tambah pulak pegi balik kerja naik bus, nak drive beeemdabaliew or mecedih jauh sekali. lagipun dalam bag bukan letak purse elvavi or bulu biri2, setakat nak letak payong, pencil case, reading glasses, purse pulastik makcik kath & bus pass tak kena lah pulak kalau pakai bag mahal2..

i may sound like a sourgrape, maybe i am, sour pulasan more like it. but lately i've been doing lots of thinking about being truth to one self and to others, who are my true friends and friends who have turned into acquaintances.  we have to take it at face value. that brings me to the next question of  "how to un-invite an invitation?" selama hari ni, i've always been looking forward to friends/close relatives' visit but lately rasa tawar hati sikit. and i dont like to ajak2 ayam sebab itu tak ikhlas & tak baik. hopefully this feeling will go away in time sooner or later.

apa2 pun, looking forward to meeting Gee & her girls thursday nanti for the long overdue holidays..and i will bring ALL my Envirosax with me for the holidays so that tiap2 hari boleh tukar bag!!

hmmm minyak naik harga pun ada hati nak gi jenjalan kan??

jelly beaned cambridges

last week monday i went to cambridge to visit a student on placement. i was a bit delayed so, terlepas 12.30  train to notts so that i could reach home in time for school run. so, pergi lah merayau kat Cambridge city centre sementara nak tunggu the next train.

happy birthday daddy

daddy turned 47 on thursday last week, no hoo haa, just a quiet family dinner followed by a belated bday & advanced mom's day lunch on saturday. daddy got  'satu set persalinan serba berdiri' as bday presents from mummy & kiddos.

birthday cake (strawberry & white choc) pun beli kat tesco aja..mummy tak sempat and also not in baking mood.  

sunday without kiddos

first time both kids abandoned their parents all day, on the same day..

kakak went to her friend Aimee's stable near Long Eaton, mucking with horses. adik was invited by Fiona to join her daughter Chloe and their neighbours Emma (and her parents & lil sister Rebecca) for a day out at the  fairground & Peppa Pig trainride, somewhere near Loughborough. Emma & Chloe live on our street;  emma is kenit's classmate & her playdate and we know their parents and chloe's grandparents; tu yang berani nak lepaskan dia pergi.

so what did we do?? not romping lah, like some friends suggested !!

temperature soared up to 16deg, blue skies and all, best day to do the garden.  we spent 2 hours in the morning trimming some trees & raking dried leaves, i did some bercucuk tanam - herba2an (betul ke perkataan tu??), buah2an, sayur2an, bunga2an..

lepas lunch & solat, we went dating at Attenborough Reserve Centre.

our idea of dating is circular walk & birdwatching. it was a good day, panas macam summer lah pulak. balik je rumah, dua2 telan panadol sebab sakit kepala sebab lama sangat berjemur.

we enjoyed our 'together-gether' time and the kids enjoyed themselves too.. 

secawan senetti please..

on saturday, ajak kamar pergi Bardills Garden Centre before pergi gro shopping at Tesco Toton. sudah mabok beli macam2 sampai habis £50! bought bulbs (tulips and narcissus), herbs (rosemary & thyme), anak pokok strawberry and raspberry. gonna start planting them early tomorrow morning.

 then pegi tesco nampak pulak Senetti yang rimbun at £4 and orchid £8 and inilah hasilnya...

i put the senetti in the giant cup & saucer planter..

mummy is competitive!

am i? i think so.  when it comes to the kids education,  most parents i know would want their kids to do well. while we are proud of our kids achievement at school, we always want them to challenge themselves to a higher level.

big missy gets upset when i asked "pasal apa ada B?" bila dapat school report to the point that she prefers to show her report to daddy.

kakak had done well so far with maths being her strongest subject and we want her to keep it up. she understands the importance of getting good grades in certain subjects even tho she's only in year 8 (form 2).  adik started reception (kindy) 6 months ago, with very basic knowledge in alphabets and numerics but we are  pleased with her achievement so far in reading and writing,  dah boleh tulis short stories. this term, her teacher is getting her to do higher level (std 1) maths. is she ready for that? i guess so.

i told the teacher to do whatever she thinks best for adik and to go ahead with the maths challenge, basically repeating what i told kakak's teacher few years ago.  at the end of the meeting, teacher said "mummy is so competitive!!"

spring is here..

NOT really!!

daffodils, cherry blossoms, snowdrops are signs of spring.

last week, temperature soared up to mid teens but it took a 180deg turn over the weekend..some parts of the country was snowed down, rain & wind took us back to gloomy winter days. its supposed to improve this weekend. lets hope so.

cried buckets

i read about Kate & St John aka Singe Green in the Metro while having coffee at the uni cafe on friday afternoon  and i cudnt wait to get hold of the book. went to whsmith after work and there was an offer buy 1 get 1 half price. book was out on the shelves on Friday morning and already the shelf was empty..
i bought 2 - one for me & one for ina. i started reading on the bus, on the way home. even reading the prologue brought tears to my eyes. updated my status on fb "i must be out of my mind, reading Mum's List on the bus" and Mira said i must be brave to read this book in public!

i read a few chapters when i was at ina's place last weekend, sampai bengkak2 mata and also on the way home yesterday but i had to stop on the page where the boys were making Mothers Day card at school and the teacher got them to address the card to 'Nanny' instead of 'Mummy'. got a bit too emotional with mother's day approaching.

one of the items in the list is "kiss goodbye even if leaving for a short while"; which we always do  since we were married and to the kids since they were born. u'd never know...

somewhere...

..over the rainbow...

pic was taken on saturday afternoon, somewhere between Burton Lazars and Langham.