Empty Nester Birthday Celebrations

You know how we always celebrate our children's birthdays?
So what happens when you have an empty nest and your child's birthday rolls around?

Well, I'm going to be in that position next year when my oldest goes away for her uni education.

We had a dry run of that situation this year with a friend of ours. She's here with her husband while her daughters are living in Australia, both in uni. 

She couldn't take leave to travel there to celebrate with her child. Neither could her child come over as the uni term was still on.

So being foodies, she decided that we still had to celebrate her daughter's (M) birthday. 

She invited a few good friends over, prepped dinner, I baked a cake and we had a dinner to celebrate M's birthday. 

Of course we didn't forget M during the celebrations. With the phone in hand, and on video mode, we sang happy birthday, sent M birthday greetings, cut the cake, had a good time and then sent the video over to M! 

We had a good time! And I'm sure M was glad we remembered her and celebrated her big day!

So, I foresee this is what I will have to do when my oldest goes away. Of course, it's nothing like being there with her to celebrate her day. But, I guess, we can't we too choosy when we don't have other choices. It sure beats sitting at home and moaning not being able to celebrate the birthday together. 

One year later

My now-not-so-little one has completed one full year of pamidronate infusions. This brave warrior has had the cannula inserted half a dozen times without squirm nor tears.

Mum is so proud of you D!!

Her BMD has improved, but not sufficient for her to go off it yet. As such, she will still be continuing with these infusions. Fortunately, apart from the severe abdominal pains she gets after her infusions, she has not suffered any other side effects to her kidney, liver or bladder. We have also finally managed to time her oral meds after her infusions so that her pains are managed. 

It appears to be a very slow process to increasing bone density. But shoulder on we will, To stronger bones! 

Best remedy for Childhood Constipation (Satire)

By George! I think I have found the best remedy for constipation in school-going children!

It involves no pills, no prunes, no fruits, no juice. In fact, nothing to be consumed at all!!!
Seems like to good to be true but it works ALL the time for D.

Just give them ...


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HOMEWORK!!!




Try it and let me know if it works for your child too!!

Announcing that it's bedtime may work as well ;)

Back seat driver

MUM, you beat the lights!!

Me: No, I did not!! I crossed the junction before the lights turned red.

But Mum, you are supposed to slow down when you see the lights turn amber, NOT speed up.

Me: I still cleared the junction before the lights turned red.

Sigh!

And that sigh didnt come from me. I have been told to tell her: "You will understand all these when you are older."

And I should have been the one sighing. All this from one who doesnt even have a driving license!

Where have all the years gone?

There are days when I sit and wonder:

Where have all the years gone? 

I left my career at my prime,

To take care of my little ones

15 years have past,

And now they are no longer little.

I look in the mirror,

And sometimes wonder, who is that looking back at me?

At times I don't even recognize myself.

I see a woman, with years etched on her face,

Tired, lifeless, aged.

Where is that young, youthful lady

Full of vigour, full of energy, full of life?

I have friends who say

I look younger than my age

But I wonder:

Are they just saying kind words

To make me feel good?

I know I do look younger than some many years younger than me

But I no longer see the young me in the mirror anymore.

At times I don't even recognize who I see.

It doesn't help when you have young ones 

Telling you everyday, that you are old.

You begin to feel it, 

And believe it.

That you are old. 

Visited a relative just last week

And she commented:

Where have all the years gone? 

I remember when you were just a little one.

I too wonder, where have all the years gone?

The last 15 were spent changing diapers, 

Washing milk bottles,

Ferrying the kids around.

Was my time well spent?

I do not know. 

Will I one day look back and regret

That I have wasted my life

With nothing to show for at the end of it? 

I do not know.

I still wonder:

Where have all the years gone? 

Time flies when you are having fun.

I was just asked this: 

Why does one school week go by so slowly but one week of the school holidays fly by so fast? 

One good deed begets another

I was at the supermart today when the old lady in front of me struggled with her trolley at the checkout.

So I decided to help her out by unloading her trolley.

She was so thankful, but that was the least I could do.

Soon it was my turn. I checked out my purchases and was struggling with my 2 trolley loads of grocery shopping when an older woman came up and offered to help me navigate one. Bless her!

I was thinking to myself, that one good deed sure begets another!!

Then I drove to the wet markets. As I was parking my car, a gentleman came up, knocked on my window and offered me his unexpired parking coupon. I took it and thanked him for it.

What I thought was going to be a humdrum day when I woke up today, turned out better than expected.

So do some good when you can, Your returns may be a thousandfold!!