Mood: Smiley

This is the design of the cardigan which I am making for Favian.



I finally received my good-quality Addi Turbo Circular needles...really worth every penny....I started the cast-on last Saturday.
This is how it looked



I am working on the back of the cardi now and hope to finish this by tomorrow so that I can start on the front and collar very soon. I measured the back against Favian and it fits nicely.

We were invited to Fenni's place for dinner and it was sort of a mini gathering and a small Birthday celebration for Glacier - Fenni's son.

It was a simple but nice dinner and was great to catch up once a while like that since Fenni and I stay pretty near to each other. Too bad Catherine and Karen could not join in with us. Favian had a whale of a time exploring Glacier's toys...it was nice to see the boys 'talking' and 'fighting' for toys with one another and sometimes they DO share their toys. :) Very sweet to see Glacier and Favian playing together cos they have 'known' each other for 4 years! Yes...Glacier is just about less than a month older than Favian. See how much the boys have grown...hope their friendship will last too.

This photo was taken when Favian was 7 weeks old.




This photo was taken during the gathering. Favian will turn 4yrs old in another month's time!

TO ALL MUMMIES:

Before I was a Mum
I made and ate hot meals.
I had unstained clothing.
I had quiet conversations on the phone.
Before I was a Mum
I slept as late as I wanted
And never worried about how late I got into bed.
I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.
Before I was a Mum
I cleaned my house each day.
I never tripped over toys or forgot words of lullabies.
Before I was a Mum
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations
Before I was a Mum
I had never been puked on
Pooped on
Spit on
Chewed on
Peed on
Or pinched by tiny fingers
Before I was a Mum I had complete control of:
My thoughts
My body
And my mind
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mum
I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mum
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mum.
Before I was a Mum
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a Mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
Could make me feel so important.
Before I was a Mum
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
Every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay
I had never known the warmth
The joy
The love
The heartache
The wonder
Or the satisfaction of being a Mum.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mum.

P/S: thanks Michelle f0r this lovely sort of poem

Mood: Delighted

I woke up quite late as I had a long night chit chatting on MSN with a couple of frens. Today I felt so goggy, bad flu and swollen puffy eyes.....

Hubby came back from site and asked if I would like to go for lunch at Tonkichi at Takashimaya. Of course I want! Mouth-watering already just by the 'sound' of it. So I quickly changed and off we went to Taka.

Wah! So sad...Tonkichi was under renovation! What luck! But I must have my sushis and my Tonkatsu Rice Bowl....yummy...love it wet. So we went to Sushi Tei instead, 'no fish prawn also can'...

After lunch we walked around Taka and hubby asked if I would like to go to my favourite boutique to see-look. Haha this was surprise no.1. Usually he will not volunteer to go there unless I pester him...cos its LV boutique which you'll always spot a long queue outside the door. Seems like hubby was in a good mood so we went and patiently queued for about 10min.

As I was browsing thru the catalogue, surprise no. 2 came. Hubby asked me if I wanted to get anything, he will buy for me. I looked at him in surprise and shock! So I jokingly pointed to the wallet in the showcase - it was a Vernis wallet in the latest col, Amarante. It was a whopping $960 bucks! Whoa...but hubby said its nice and wanted to buy for me. But I was having 2nd tots because when I held it in my hands, my fingerprints were all over the wallet...and it looks horrible. Although I love the wallet very much, I decided to look around for other options. The I saw the neverfull bag that has been OOS for donkeys years...I asked hubby for his opinion if I should get that bag since its within his budget as well. $1000 (bag) vs $960 (wallet). Which is more worth it? Hubby said not this bag cos he didnt like the design. I looked around and saw this cute little hand bag, again Vernis range and in my favourite Amarante. Hubby also agreed that its nice and asked me to get it. Hee...its sort of my dream bag cos saw a few times before this colour was launched. And the price is not so justifiable for a small bag like this. Now I don't have to 'dream' of it anymore, maybe can hug the bag to sleep.