Valentine's Day 2011

My dear hubby as usual doesn't believe in V day as he feels its another day the flower shops and restaurants make more $$! My girl dreams of flowers and roses and chocolates went down the drain in the face of such realism! But underneath this stand of his, lies a very sweet part of him that will still indulge despite his stand that 'Everyday can be V day!" Thanks dear for buying all this and now I have to go lose some weight!!!!!! But thanks for your love all these years. Am learning that love goes deeper than just one Valentines' Day! Loving you still and more~~~

Chicken and Avocado Sandwich!

 I just loooooooooooooooooooove avacados! Especially after my last trip to Perth where the avocados there were so lovely. Green and creamy and we had great home-made salads made by my dad. I found them in Singapore but they were like rocks! so not to be daunted I went to do some research on how to get the perrrrrfect avocado. And I was pleasantly surprised! All you have to do is to wrap the unripe avocadoes individually in newspaper and check them every day or so. Once they have become a little soft they are ready to eat!

Anyways, my mum-in-law always makes lovely soups with lots of chicken meat which usually dosen't get eaten. So instead of throwing it away, I shredded it and mixed it with a little salt, sugar, basil leaves and Japanese Mayonaise. Got two pieces of buttered bread, put the chicken and some chunks of avocado and voila! A healthy and delicious meal with a 'recycling' feel!

Tooth Fairy Tales

I loved having the Tooth Fairy come visit when I was a little girl and I recalled recieving little surprises under my pillow in the morning. I still remember I told myself that I was going to stay up and see who this Tooth Fairy was. Will never forget the night I saw my dear mum sneaking in quietly into my room, open the cupboard where the present was hidden and slip it under my pillow. I pretended to be asleep of course and had a mix of emotion of bittersweet disappointment that the Tooth Fairy wasn't REAL!

Now with my eldest, I have spun the tale of the Tooth Fairy and it's thrilling to see the look of pure joy and wonder on their faces when they see a little suprise under their pillow. The younger girls get thrilled too and are dying for their teeth to fall out too. Krisalyn even thought of writing a letter to the Tooth Fairy to thank her as she once had a present too for being a supportive sister when Jedi's first tooth dropped! For now I have to think of far-fetched answers on where the Tooth Fairy lives, how does she appear at night and how does she carry the gift if she's so small!

Jedi was super happy that his two front teeth fell out on the same day. Although, one got gobbled down with a sticky egg tart, I'm sure the Tooth Fairy will know and understand.

Childhood is once in a lifetime, so think I'll let them indulge in this Toothy mystery till one day they figure out who this Tooth Fairy is and who the supplier of the gifts are (Daddy!).