Family Photos May 2011

Mother's Dictionary :)

 (coped from somewhere else, NOT my writing though i wished i'd written it!) Thanks @brian chew for sending this to me!

AIRPLANE: What Mom impersonates to get a 1-yr.-old to eat strained beets.
APPLE: Nutricious lunchtime dessert which children will trade for cupcakes.

BABY:
1. Dad, when he gets a cold.
2. Mom's youngest child, even if he's 42.

BATHROOM: a room used by the entire family, believed by all except Mom to be self-cleaning.

BECAUSE: Mom's reason for having kids do things which can't be explained logically.

BED and BREAKFAST: Two things the kids will never make for themselves.

CAR POOL: Complicated system of transportation where Mom always winds up going the furthest with the biggest bunch of kids who have had the most sugar.

COUCH POTATO: What Mom finds under the sofa cushions after the kids eat dinner.

DATE: Infrequent outings with Dad where Mom can enjoy worrying about the kids in a different setting.

DRINKING GLASS: Any carton or bottle left open in the fridge.

DUMBWAITER: One who asks if the kids would care to order dessert.

DUST RAGS: See "DAD'S UNDERWEAR."

EAR: A place where kids store dirt.

EAT: What kids do between meals, but not at them.

ENERGY: Element of vitality kids always have an oversupply of until asked to do something.

EYE: The highly susceptible optic nerve which, according to Mom, can be "put out" by anything from a suction-arrow to a carelessly handled butter knife.

FAMILY PLANNING: The art of spacing your children the proper distance apart to keep you on the edge of financial disaster.

FEEDBACK: The inevitable result when your baby doesn't appreciate the strained carrots.

FOOD: The response Mom usually gives in answer to the question "What's for dinner tonight?" See "SARCASM"

FULL NAME: What you call your child when you're mad at him.

GENIUSES: Amazingly, all of Mom's kids.

GRANDPARENTS: The people who think your children are wonderful even though they're sure you're not raising them right.

HAMPER: A wicker container with a lid, usually surrounded By, but not containing, dirty clothing.

HANDI-WIPES: Pants, shirt-sleeves, drapes, etc.

HEARSAY: What toddlers do when anyone mutters a dirty word.

HINDSIGHT: What Mom experiences from changing too many diapers.

ICE: Cubes of frozen water which would be found in small plastic tray if kids or husbands ever filled the things instead of putting them back in the freezer empty.

IMPREGNABLE: A woman whose memory of labor is still vivid.

INDEPENDENT: How we want our children to be as long as they do everything we say.

JEANS: Which, according to kids, are appropriate for just about any occasion, including church and funerals.

JUNK: Dad's stuff.

KISS: Mom medicine.

LEMONADE STAND: Complicated business venture where Mom buys powdered mix, sugar, lemons, and paper cups, and sets up a table, chairs, pitchers and ice for kids who sit there for three to six minutes and net a profit of 15 cents.

MAYBE: No.

OCEAN: What the bathroom floor looks like after bath night for kids, assorted pets, two or three full-sized towels and several dozen toy boats, cars and animals.

OPEN: The position of children's mouths when they eat in front of company.

OVERSTUFFED RECLINER: Mom's nickname for Dad.

OW: The first word spoken by children with older siblings.

PUDDLE: a small body of water that draws other small bodies wearing dry shoes into it.

SHOW OFF: a child who is more talented than yours.

STERILIZE: what you do to your first baby's pacifier by boiling it and to your last baby's pacifier by blowing on it.

TOP BUNK: where you should never put a child wearing Superman pajamas.

TWO MINUTE WARNING: when the baby's face turns red and she begins to make those familiar grunting noises.

VERBAL: able to whine in words

WHODUNIT: none of the kids that live in your house...

FB Status updates May 2011

Kae Cherie And darling hubby version: "Errr do you have some mother's day cards for maman (my mum in law), meme (grandma in law), and er, for you?" :))) 29 May

Kae Cherie This is love, that I try very hard to keep my mother's day gift a secret till D Day! Seven year old's version, "Do you like blue colour, mummy, and silver?" Four year old's version, "I can't tell u what I did in school today, it's for mother's day, we did red hearts etc...." Toddler's version, when I got her handmade gift from her nursery helper, "MINE!!!! 28 May

Kae Cherie A poppy in my garden!! Summer is coming :)! 26 May

Kae Cherie ‎1.2kg cherries pitted with sugar added, to be made into jam tomorrow daytime if my kids behave or night time if not :p! 25 May

Kae Cherie has strong suspicions of a (tiny) terrorist who sabotaged her cooking by loosening the pepper shaker top... 25 May

Kae Cherie Then again, weekend explains my buzz today, definitely joining Tan Soo Inn Graceworks' face to face movement :) www.graceworks.com.sg 23 May

Kae Cherie is tired from the weekend :)!! Music fellowship, potluck party, cherry picking and cooking (sorbet and roast guineafowl with cherries and kriek beer), church (but a good and refreshing service it was!), hubby's goddaughter's birthday lunch today till late, ooooffff, looking forward to monday :)!!! 22 May

Kae Cherie is making cherry sorbet at this late hour because she is still buzzing from the lovely fellowship with fellow musicians :) 21 May

Kae Cherie agrees with four year old's observation, "Mummy, if the adults don't want us to use rude words, they shouldn't use it themselves!" 20 May

Kae Cherie is searching her house for the mystery clubhole where single socks go to hide or hang out, leaving their partners behind... 19 May

Kae Cherie Said seven year old to four year old,"Please let's watch this dvd instead, huh, it's now or never..." Answered four year old, "ok, never!" 17 May

Kae Cherie The beginnings of a great diplomatic career: Said four-year old to my exhortation to taste her meal, "It's very goooooddd, but it's disgusting." :p 11 May

Kae Cherie FULL NAME: What you call your child when you're mad at him. (See my new note for the rest, hilarious :)!!) Mother's Dictionary (coped from somewhere else, NOT my writing though i wished i'd written it!) 10 May (Note)

Kae Cherie Story of my life (which according to Rachel Maury should improve when younger child turns three oh gosh another year to go, help): all I want for christmas (or birthdays or mothers' day or whatever) is a good night's SLEEP, yawwnnnn :).... 9 May

Kae Cherie  What-NOT-to-say version 406: "Stop shaking!" to a fidgetty three year old, who replied, "I'm not shaking, it's my bum shaking!" 7 May

Toddler jargon translations May 2011

Toot-toot: Car, bus, train, all-inclusive
Na-na: Banana
Ap-ple: Apple, orange, banana, pear, anything that resembles fruit
Nose: Nose, but also sunglasses, glasses, things you put on your nose
Bay-bay: Baby, with a french accent, age 0 to 3 inclusive, also any dolls
NO!: No
YES!: Yes
MINE!: Hers, I mean, Mine
Pwee-tty: Pretty (girly girls i seem to have)
Peas!: Please
ah you: Thank you
Goot!: Good
Baa-boon: Balloon, really, it's not a personal comment, i am thankful we live in a mostly francophone area for this reason
Boob: Book, ditto above
Milt: Milk
Ya-toot: Yogurt in French
Yaaaa, as in "Papa-Yaaa", "Mama-Yaaa" etc.: we finally worked out it means "Here", as in Papa here, Mama here etc.
Kor kor: Big brother
Jie jie: Big sister
More! or Encore!: More
No more: No more
Wabbit: Rabbit, where did she get this elmer fudd accent?
Bear: Bear, lion, tiger, goat, similar looking (size?) animals
Woof-woof: Dog
Meow: Cat
Ooo ooo: Monkey
Moooooo: Cow, ok I have to start teaching the real names instead of the sounds they make
Eeeep: Sheep, working on the above
or-sey: Horse-y, ditto
Burt: Bird, really, nobody is named Burt around here
Bedt: Bread
dring-dring: Drink
eet-eet: Eat
all-done: All done, finish, from her baby sign language
Up!: Look up, or lift me up, or help me get up :)
ook ook: Look
OH, owh: Uh-uh, as in I'm in trouble or my siblings are in trouble
boh-boh: boo-boo in french
AW!: Ouch!, usually followed by the above
Toy!: Toy
doh-doh: sleep in french
O-K: Ok
Ah-corrr: french version of above
um, um, um, um: Come, come, come, come... very insistent toddler she is
Wear?: Where?
Ka-ka: Caca in french, i.e. poo-poo or anything that seems dirty to her
Pee-pee: Pee in english and french, means she wants her diaper changed
'Ats dat?: What's dat, I mean, that; can also be shortened to "dat?" Used a lot when we're reading as she's learning words and signs
grunt grunt: Pig, yep have to work on the names now
shoo shoo: shoes
ook ook: Can also mean book, at least today it did
'ug 'ug: Hug Hug :)
Yeeaahh...: The cool version of Yes
too...yooo...: To the tune of "Happy birthday to...you...", means happy birthday, or cake, or candles, or presents, she's catching on to this

My favourite: Yay yove you...: I Love you :), me too darling baby

Baby sign languages: most of the above, plus dance, kiss, I'll add more later gotta go she's doing "OH owh..."

Family Photos April 2011