All in a week.......

Can't believe that this week just passes me by......it's more of a recovering week for us since Kay was very sick for whole of last week. This time him falling ill took a much longer time for him to recover. His usual energy level is still not returned, he is tired easily, slightly quieter at times.............

He's been away from school now for 2 weeks, and he spent most of his time indoors and at grams place, playing with his usual toys, scaring Poncho, my brother's bull dog with whatever things he can get his hands on (i think Poncho must have hated the fact that Kay's home all the time now rather then his usual half days when he's at school). So when we get home, I try to come up with arty stuff to do since he has already played enough the whole entire day.

Paper plates were the main art material.......we started with making lions after I saw a blog post by one of my favourite - Stephanie Howell, but ended having our lions looked like anything but lions.....wahahaha.....main thing here, we just had messy fun painting, pasting, snipping, cutting......see that enthusiam!!!

Then few nights back before bedtime, Kay & Jayce made fishes out of the paper plates........so maybe this weekend, I'll experiment on paper plate BUNNIES!!! (that calls for me to go get more rolley eyes, pom poms....other materials i can use as whiskers.....)

This week also sees Kay getting a needed haircut......this time it's so much shorter cause with this super hot weather, he will feel better with a much shorter cut.....& it pains to see him visibly thinner.....oh heck, just as long as he is well....this is what matters most.

And finally finishing the LO i started out early this week......love love the dark chocolate cardstock with Studio Calico's mist - Mister Huey's calico white, and it so happens the acrylic paint i used on the cardboard to matt the photo was left over from Kay's session of painting his paper plate lion's face.

I'm always looking forward to my weekends with Kay, it's back to the usual of just the 2 of us.....the way i love it......

Enjoy your weekends doing stuff with people you love!

It's all in a smile....

He never fails to reassure me with his smile. His smile for the past days has meant so much to me despite knowing that he doesn't feel well, torturing pain in his throat, and gradually spreading to his left ear, and today his right ear, can't sleep properly, and totally not much energy with all that medication.....

Kay's been sick almost every few months once, and this was since he was little. I can never be prepared, and this time I can say it's the worst episode ever.....he always has viral infection of some sort, but this time round it totally wreaked him with the highest fever record of 40.1 degrees, and a constant on high fever for 2 nights, slightly red blood shot eyes, and to the extend of him losing his voice on the 2nd day, a badly inflammed throat, and leading to pain in his ears.....Had the most cocktail mix of medication this time round with his 1st ever anti-biotics ear drops for the pain......but with all these, he is still smiling for me.....

Yes he fusses more then ever, but it's understandable. As a mommy, like any others, I wish i was the one having to go through what he's been through the past 3 days.....I'm thankful that this morning he took a good turn ....he is only short of this afternoon taking a blood test if he's high fever still persists.....

His smiles ever since this Monday....Day 1 at night.....



Day 2 night time.....

This morning a much much wider smile.....although a much swollen eyes from all that crying as he didn't want to take any medication....especially fearful of the ear drops....

I know today it's so much better for him, and for me and Jayce, knowing that he is on his road to recovery although still not much speaking......I take comfort knowing that he is able to take his milk without spoon feeding, able to play a little more and longer. This is all that matters to me.

Scrapbooking keeps me awake these few nights, and not to mention Jayce who did the night duty with me too...and I'm really thankful for him cause he is already very tired from working. I miss scrapbooking, and dust is already collecting on my desk, and the mess from the last layout i did was still awaiting for me to clear. Packed a little, touched a little, and came out with this latest LO......Kay's instax mini photos.....a pleasure to scrap them...

Title: His Instax Moments

Thanks to all my friends and their warm wishes, and had been my constant companion when Kay was really sick, it means so much to all that care and concern.....HUGS!!!

Till then, I'm taking the balance of this week slow to recover of 3 whole days of not sleeping much, rushing all over the place......

Let the RAK owner be.....

LYDIA......congratulations to you and send me your mailing address to : tanyinwen@gmail.com so that I can send this RAK on its way to you real soon.....


As much as i would love to be scrapping every other day like before, it matters most to the state I'm in before i scrap. These days have been "too tired", "too lack of scrap mojo" to start anything on my list of scrap projects despite having loads of photos waiting for me. My work zaps the energy out of me so much that I rarely have any left by the time Kay is in bed....is this also because I'm older now.....arrrggghhhhh. Hopefully this state I'm in now won't stay too long. I really miss scrapbooking.

Before I go, this is what I've pieced together since last week, just that haven't much time to show it....

Title: Bubbles

Using Sassfrass Foldies....I love how easy they are to use

Be back soon....& have a great week ahead!!

Hello July

It's been the fastest time ever for me to just have June fly past me just like this and barely recovering from the June month, we're now thrown right into July. I can just see myself getting busier at work, and having to constantly remind myself that I have a 4 year old which is fiercely growing up right infront of my eyes that i don't wish to miss anything about him.

4 year olds have a new story to tell, definitely in my case. I have seen so much changes in just the last couple of months prior to Kay turning 4 in May, and now I find this parenthood thingy needs alot of patience from our side then before, trying to get to know this lil guy, and I guess it's not easy on his part too, trying to fit in. We get thrown all sort of unexpected attitude which comes our way, and only to find that sometimes we have the slightess clue what Kay is actually thinking and reasons being why he would behave in a certain way. I ask that i would be a better mom than i am now, and the strength to get through his tantrums, and odd behaviour, and how I find myself repeating every single day and asking when he will ever understand. Looks like it's not going to be happening anytime soon, and I can only give my best at this mommyhood journey of mine.

Moving on to the scrappy side of me, the last 2 weeks of June has zapped the energy out of me literally, and other then the almost completed Getaway Album at Sentosa, I'm no where near my list of scrappy to-do projects, and stacks of photos awaiting for me to scrap them. It's been like 2 months since i last scrap a LO, and how I miss it....so here's a sneek at what's almost completed on my desk......

Love how Sassfrass foldies are so easy & simple to use,

and the depth that it creates....

& I have this RAK to give away......wished I had the time to create more RAK out of my ever growing rate of scrap supplies.....drop a comment, and I'll make a pick by end of this week....

I'm determined to have a great week ahead.....and hopefully same to you out there..