Morning Library Visit with Auntie Chris and Dawn-Dawn, and the Dinner that Wasn’t To Be
Dearest Sweet Daughter of Ours,
Our day got off to an early start today. We had arranged to visit the library with Auntie Chris and Dawn-Dawn this morning, so we met them downstairs at 9.20am. Though we had just gone to the library with Papa the evening before, we went to the library again with them since we had no agenda this morning.
When we got to the library, Auntie Chris went in search of Chinese books to read to kor-kor Luke and che-che Joan before their bedtime. Mama and you loitered around, played with the little toadstools at the library and read a little. From time to time, you’ll go and look for Auntie Chris.
When we got back to our own station, you put your finger to your lips and said, “Shh…”. This is what Mama taught you to do to indicate the need to keep quiet because someone is sleeping. Mama was wondering why you did this, then Mama realised that you were looking at Dawn-Dawn and that she had fallen asleep in her stroller! How observant of you, Little Girl! The funny thing was, on the walk back home, you too fell asleep in Mama’s arms! You would usually wake up once we get home, but today, Mama put you in your bed after we got home and you carried on sleeping. You must’ve been quite tired from our morning trip to the library.
Oh, here are some pictures of you in your new cap. You had never liked hats since you were born, but last week, when Mama let you try on a cap and you saw yourself in the mirror, you started wanting to try on different hats! You were SO cute! This is a cap you liked very much, and since Papa and Mama had a voucher, we used it to redeem this cap for you.
Dearest Sweet Daughter of Ours,
Our day got off to an early start today. We had arranged to visit the library with Auntie Chris and Dawn-Dawn this morning, so we met them downstairs at 9.20am. Though we had just gone to the library with Papa the evening before, we went to the library again with them since we had no agenda this morning.
When we got to the library, Auntie Chris went in search of Chinese books to read to kor-kor Luke and che-che Joan before their bedtime. Mama and you loitered around, played with the little toadstools at the library and read a little. From time to time, you’ll go and look for Auntie Chris.
When we got back to our own station, you put your finger to your lips and said, “Shh…”. This is what Mama taught you to do to indicate the need to keep quiet because someone is sleeping. Mama was wondering why you did this, then Mama realised that you were looking at Dawn-Dawn and that she had fallen asleep in her stroller! How observant of you, Little Girl! The funny thing was, on the walk back home, you too fell asleep in Mama’s arms! You would usually wake up once we get home, but today, Mama put you in your bed after we got home and you carried on sleeping. You must’ve been quite tired from our morning trip to the library.
Oh, here are some pictures of you in your new cap. You had never liked hats since you were born, but last week, when Mama let you try on a cap and you saw yourself in the mirror, you started wanting to try on different hats! You were SO cute! This is a cap you liked very much, and since Papa and Mama had a voucher, we used it to redeem this cap for you.
At noon-time, Popo came to play with you. This gave Mama a chance to go catch up with Uncle Daniel over some ice-cream.
As we had arranged to celebrate Mothers’ Day with Popo this evening, Papa went back home after work to bathe you and bring you and Popo down to a vegetarian restaurant to meet Kow-Fu and Kow-Moh for dinner. Mama got a lift from Uncle Daniel to a shopping mall near the restaurant and got a chance to choose a nice gift for Popo.
Unfortunately, shortly after Mama reunited with Papa, you and Popo, our dinner plan fell apart. First, Kow-Moh called to say that Kow-Fu had vomited and that they could not join us for dinner. Next, Popo started feeling ill as well and felt like vomiting, so we had to send Popo home without dinner too. What a pity, since this was the last opportunity for us all to eat together before Kow-Fu flies off to the UK on Friday.
After sending Popo home and making sure she was well, we got into our Duckie Mobile to leave for dinner on our own somewhere. However, Papa couldn’t start our Duckie Mobile! Papa had just gotten the car serviced today, so we immediately suspected that the mechanics tinkled with something accidentally to cause this to happen.
It was getting late, so we had to get a tow truck to come and tow our Duckie Mobile back to the workshop. The tow truck was to take about an hour and a half to get to us, so we went back into Popo’s house. Popo was sound asleep, so she didn’t know we were downstairs.
Papa and Mama fed you your dinner (it was a good thing Mama had packed some “emergency food” for you), but we were so hungry ourselves, so in the end, we called for some McDelivery food. Throughout our dinner, we tried our best to keep you occupied and happy, since you were actually quite tired by then. Poor Little Girl!
When the tow truck finally came, the mechanic managed to start the engine and Mama suggested we take our chances that it was the battery that needed to be changed, rather than send the car to the workshop then. Mama suggested this as it was getting late and she hoped that we would be able to drive you home to rest quickly. So, on a wing and a prayer, we went straight to get a new battery for our car. Thank God everything worked fine after that and we were able to get you home safely!
What a stressful later half of the day it was for us all, Little Girl. We were supposed to have a wonderful Mothers’ Day celebration for Popo, but Kow-Fu and Popo both fell ill. Then our Duckie Mobile broke down and Papa and Mama were stuck worrying about how we were going to get you home safely and in time for your bedtime. Thank God He’s watching over us all!
You must always remember to pray at all times, Little One. God loves you very much, and so do Papa and Mama.
Mama and Papa
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