Of Buses, Bees and (Gasp!)B*tches

Case of the Missing Bus

Jeddy: Mummy, where's bus?
I rummage through his big big basket of toy vehicles and finds his red double decker.
Me: Na, here's the bus.
Jeddy stares at the bus, and then stares back at me.
Jeddy: Where's bus?
Me (perplexed): Isn't this your bus?? What bus are you talking about? You have only one bus, don't you?
Jeddy: No, 'bus' lightyear!
Me (long pause)
Me: Riiiiight.......... I'm sorry......
Rummage through basket for the Buzz Lightyear car.

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Case of the Bee

Jeddy and I were having our breakfast at the dining table. As usual, he's playing with some cars while eating.

Jeddy drops a car under the table.
Me (eyes never leaving the newspapers): Jeddy, go pick up your car please.
Jeddy crawls under to pick up car.
Jeddy: Mummy, bee!
Me (springing off my chair and dragging Jeddy out in record time): Bee?!! Don't touch! It'll sting you!
After planting Jeddy 3 metres away, I went back to peep under the table. And my oh my, what a big 'bee' I saw. For some reason, there is a capital letter 'B' printed in bold and black on the underside of my Ikea table. Chehhhh.......
Me (feeling quite foolish): Err.... Jeddy, you're right. It's a 'B', yes. But don't worry, this 'B' won't sting you one.

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Case of the 'Vulgarity'

Jeddy was reading a book beside me while I lazed on the couch.

Jeddy (turning to me): Dirty b*tch!
Me (does a double take): What??!!! What did you just say?!!!
Jeddy (with gusto): Dirty b*tch!
Me (gasp!!!!): Jeddy! Where did you learn that from? And why are you calling me that?!!!!!
Jeddy points to a page in the book and repeats offensive term.
Me (understanding dawns upon me): Jeddy boy, you mean it's a dirty beach... Yes yes, this beach is really dirty with litter all over, isn't it? Ok Jeddy, repeat after mummy, it's a dirty beeeeeeach.
Jeddy: Dirty beeeeeeach....
Me: Yes yes, very good. Beeeeeeeeach. (wipes sweat off brow)

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Jeddy Loves Pasir Ris Park

Jeddy's always bugging me.

About going to the park.

"Build shandcashtles? Build shandcashtles, Mummy?"

And then once we get there, he steps on any sandcastle I try to build.

I think you meant destroy shandcashtles, Jeddy boy? *roll eyes*

Still, he gets lots of fun out of it. I especially love to bury all his toy cars in the sand, much to his frustration. Snicker.

Going there around 5 plus pm in the evening is the best. You get a bit of sun that's not overly scorching, and a lovely breeze. You can stare out into the sea while the kiddo pretends to be Bob the builder with his dump truck. :)

I always choose a spot that's above the high tide line, so we still get some shade from the coconut trees, but yet are close enough to hear the waves crash rhythmically onto the beach. Pure therapy, I tell'ya.

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It's off to the playground after wash-up and a can of ice cold drink from the vending machine.

Here's Jeddy rediscovering the see-saw scooter. And to think he was terrified of this just a few months back. Now I have to literally peel him off it, complete with thrashing legs.

But guess he was just having waaay too much fun...































































And so did I.

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So-Easy Lemon Butter Cake

And super yummy too!

Now I must emphasize that I am no baker and I have never ever baked a cake, save for brownie-ready-mixes. And those rock-hard cookies that I've baked have mostly ended up in the bin, after the first one went into the mouth. *bleah*

So whether you are better or worse when it comes to baking, and you so happen to crave for a lemon butter cake, then try this recipe! It's not too sweet and is really both fluffy and moist when fresh from the oven. Here goes.

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Ingredients:
185g unsalted butter
240g castor sugar
35g corn flour
2 tsp lemon juice
180g self raising flour, sifted
60ml full cream milk
1/2 tsp grated lemon rind
4 eggs
1 tsp lemon essence


Method:
1. Put all ingredients (I'm not sure if the sequence matters but I put in all the dry ingredients first, before adding the wet ones) into a mixing bowl, and beat at low speed for 1 min until well combined.

2. Then beat at medium high speed (I used number 3 on my mixer where the highest is 5) for 3 minutes.

3. Pour batter into a lined baking tin (I didn't line mine though) and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 40 mins or until cooked (toothpick comes out clean).

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That's it!

Well, my cake was a little too dark at the top for my liking, so I might adjust the baking time to about 30 mins the next time. Just watch the oven from 25 minutes on... cos different ovens do heat differently. .. I think... :P

Fresh and hot from the oven


















Eh, auntie, I think your cake is a little burnt on top.























Say ahhhh.....























Not bad not bad






















This cake keeps well in the fridge too. Just let it thaw a little before tucking in. :)

Have fun baking and do let me know how it turns out for you eh?

:)

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Oh My Aching Fingers...

Jeddy is into The Little Einsteins lately. It's all he ever watches. Try making him watch another cartoon and he will protest, "No [insert cartoon name] ! Watch Einsteins?" No amount of cajoling will work.

*narrow eyes*

I was then toying with the idea of getting some Little Einsteins toys for him. *pun unintended* But couldn't find anything decent. Erm, more like I couldn't find one that fits my budget. The rocket toy with two figurines costs a whopping $150 the last time I checked!

Well, in times like this, I do what I do best. Carve stamps! ;D

So there you have it. 10 hours of carving over 4 days. The entire cast of the Little Einsteins in rubber stamps!

I used a super tough material (PZ Kut) for these stamps so they could weather Jeddy boy's rough handling and my, were they super tough to carve as well! Glad my fingers and neck are still intact upon completion. Let's just say that Jeddy is not getting another set of rubber stamps for a while... :P






































































The things a mummy would do for her kids... *wistful sigh*

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Looooong Time No See

In case you were all wondering what happened to us, nothing! Just got a little lazy with the blogging, that's all. ;P

Not sure if it's the same for you parents out there. The number of photos taken of the kid seems to be inversely proportionate to his/her age. I looked back at Jeddy's photo album when he was a couple of months old and there were more than a hundred shots in the 2 month old folder. Fast forward to today, he had less than 5 shots of him last month.

Whoops!

Anyway, here's how Jeddy looks like now, at a little more than 2.5 years old. He still has those crazy hair that defies gravity though. ;)























Yes, yes, it's the fish farm again, I know! *blush* But it's a really good place to go to, especially with the choking heat these days. It's nice to hear running water and feel the cool wind when it blows over the ponds.... but here are the pictures of Jeddy in his school uniform.














































And what a difference a few months make! Jeddy is able to feed the fish much better now, and without any help from me. He would go from pond to pond, drop a little food, watch the fish gobble them up, and then add some more. This is unlike in the past where he would dump the whole box of food into one pond in a mere second. Lucky for the fishies in that pond!























Now let's see when is the next time I update this blog again...... ;D

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Oh wait! I also crocheted my first pair of baby shoes! These will go onto the feet of a little girl called En Xuan, Peifen's number 3. :)


















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