Erin's Eye Procedure

Erin has been having a small growth at her eye lid, kind of like a skin tag or a pimple.  I was hoping that it would just fall off on its own. Unfortunately it didn't........ and it got a little bigger and it started to irritate her. Brought her to normal GP hoping the doctor can just prick at the thing. But the doctor said it was too close to the eye and he wrote a referral letter to the hospital instead.

    Sigh, so off we went to an eye specialist.

Getting her height measurement first

Eye specialist said it was simple procedure but again, due to its location, she suggested doing a light GA (general anesthesia) for her. Unless I was confident that Erin won't move during the procedure. Sigh.  At least a half day at hospital daycare just for a procedure that takes less than 15 minutes!  Plus a much heftier hospital bill. 

Told the doctor I needed some thing to talk to Erin.  Had a conversation with Erin and she finally agreed to do it with just local anesthesia. Well, she also negotiated for one day without school, ice cream and a helium balloon.  Hehe. 

During the Procedure 

I definitely cringed!  Especially when I saw the cotton wool with blood.  Erin was a such brave trooper throughout. 

Dr injected the area, then used a blade to cut off the growth, used forceps to ensure all removed then another equipment to cauterize it. 

All done ! 

Claimed her ice-cream reward.

2 scoops for her, 1 scoop for her jie jie. 

Well done, brave little Erin ! 

Bill came up to RM 1,600 for the procedure. Jeez.... for 10 minutes. My medical coverage is no longer as good as before.  Hopefully can claim this amount via insurance.  Fingers crossed. 

Marshmallow

Completed my latest crochet project !

Meet Marshmallow, the giant pink cat. Big and very huggable  :-)

Working From Home

Working from home has it benefits (no need to wake up early. Yay! no traffic jams. Yay!  wearing  comfy home clothes. Yay!)  BUT comes with it's share of distractions too. 

Took these photos while I was in a middle of a work call  ;-)   Erin came into the room I working in, saying she wanted to play dress up.  When I told her she needed to be quiet, she started playing the character of a silent spy.  Lol

The little silent spy.  Ya, totally blending in. 

Finished my call and asked her to smile for the camera :-) 

Gonna miss this work from home phase! 

Crochet Squares

I started a new crochet project during this MCO - granny squares. 

Supposed to be easy but I really struggled with it. Was super confused with the corners! Watched and rewatched multiple utube tutorials. Kept doing it wrong. Or got it right, and then got confused again at the next round. It was frustrating! Elyssa saw me struggling with it and she started to watch tutorials as well. 

After a day of struggling, we both finally got it!  

Try, Try, Try 

I love her persistence :-)

Finally! 

Once we get the hang of it, it's pretty easy. It's so nice to see our lil pile of colourful crochet squares getting higher. 

So therapeutic..

One thing I've always loved about crochet is being able to bring it anywhere. And crocheting squares is easier than amigurumi since there's no counting involved. 

On a random weeknight

Elyssa and I crocheting while watching tv. Erin hasn't picked this up yet, maybe one day.   

Long way to go since we need PLENTY of squares to make a blanket. But no big hurry and we'll just enjoy the process of getting it done. 

Second post for 2020

Read my old entries in this blog.... and I enjoyed it! Some parts I have totally forgotten, mostly I remember but I know I probably would have forgotten if I haven't written it down in the first place.

So with a bottle of Somersby cider next to me and the girls watching tv downstairs, just thought it will be a good time to write a post.

Hmmm.... what shall I write about?  It has been such a looong time. No point trying to fill in all the lost time, so I'll just start with the here and now.  Here and Now is really during unprecedented times. Covid has just wrecked havoc to all the "normals".  All new plans and standard routines just flew out the window this year. Turned completely upside down.

Despite all the negatives, I'm grateful for the positives as well.

Hubby and I still have our jobs.
Being able to spend more time at home together.
No more being treated like unpaid Grab drivers, ferrying the girls for their activities over the         weekend!  Particularly hate waiting in the hot sun for their gymnastics session that forever runs late. (but the times we purposely went late, it ended on time.  Aarrgh!)
Girls have gone closer with each other.  Yes, they still bicker like no tomorrow sometimes, but overall the sisterly bonding has been amazing.  Love, love to see them playing together.

Was looking in my phone for photos of the girls, and I realise I don't have that many these days. That's one of the reasons why it's good to update the blog regularly. There's the added incentive to take more photos!  Anyway found these 2 which are a good reflection of the MCO period anyway.

Elyssa eating my orange chiffon cake.  

Yup, I've been baking a lot! Cakes, scones, tarts, bread etc. So much so that Elyssa asked me to slow down cos she said she didn't know which item to eat first. Lol.  And definitely bad for the waistline.

Erin plucking taugeh tails

Joined the "grow taugeh at home" bandwagon.  Done it 3 times so far. For someone with totally un-green fingers, being able to grow something is totally satisfying! 

Yay..... completed my first post in a long time.  Feels good  :-)

Fake Mummy

Erin has her mattress at the foot of our bed but every so often (actually, more often than not) she ends up plonking herself in between hubby and I again. Told her for the new year - she needs to sleep on her own.

This little girl came up with her solution.

Presenting......... Fake Mummy! 

Fake Mummy 

She says she can cuddle up to fake mummy so she doesn't feel so alone on her mattress. 
Why no fake daddy?  Answer : not enough pillows.

LOL !!!! 

Japan Holiday - October 2018 (Day 3)

Woke up bright and early for Day 3.

Took a train to the First Destination of the day-

Arashiyama Bamboo Forest 

Selfie stick time! 

My take on the bamboo forest itself?  Ok la.... not that great. The "famous" part was just a pathway with tall bamboos on both sides.

Small Temple near the Bamboo Forest 

Walked around a bit and that was when I started to enjoy the place. Hiked up and up a random path and saw this.....

Just beautiful

Found some park benches to continue eating my takeaway breakfast

I always made sure I had some food and drinks with me at all times, so I could just sit down and relax whenever. 

Wondered around somemore and chanced about these beauties.... super love this place!

  

Next stop....

Sagano Romantic Train 

It was a very scenic train ride indeed 

Took a bus to Kikaku-Ji Temple after that.  

Thankfully the buses had romanised characters for upcoming stops 

Kinkaku-Ji Temple (Gold Temple) 

Grounds of the temple

Pretty packed 

Famous Rock Garden @ Ryoanji Temple 

The rock arrangement is supposed to have some deep meaning. There was a long platform for people to just sit down and look at it. To me.... looks like a pile of rocks.  haha!

I actually walked 20 minutes from Kinkaku-Ji temple to Ryoanji Temple! And got really lost trying to find my way back after that.  Bleah!  Only consolation is the longgggg way back to the hotel somehow involved me buying a lovely pair of shoes.  :-)

Kyoto Tower at night 

Some hits and misses for Day 3, but definitely still a good day!