Chrissie Time

Merry Christmas, everyone !!

May peace be on earth and our heart, always.

Hope you have a wonderful one. We had.

This year we celebrate it with Winda and family in our home. Andrew cooked his special christmas meal for lunch, roast pork and lamb.

Then everybody get nice christmas presents.

At the end of the day we are all tired, but happy to share happiness and christmas together with our friends and love ones. :)

Happily to show you the photos here

Traditional Vs Electronic

............. 'XX' is wishing you a Merry X-mas and great New Year 2010... Have a great holiday........

it's another christmas wishes on my friend's status on facebook. This time not even went to my personal mailbox. As I am considering myself as her friend, so I should think that message is for me too.

What happened to the world?! The last few years the communication world has been taken over by electronic device. What happened with the written letters and cards?

As much as I enjoy the practicality of technology and paperless environment on birthdays and Christmas' time, this year I am missing the old days. Am talking about Christmas time in particular here.

I misses the day when I would be busy making Christmas cards, sent/handed them to my friends. Or would be busy buying lots of Christmas cards then sent them by post. The next day I would impatiently wanted to go home to see who has sent me a card and how many card I received that day. I remember the feeling to get a 'surprise' cards. I remember the excitement of decorating the house with all the cards we got in the house. Sometimes we left them standing on special table, some other times we stick them on the wall, other time we put them under the Christmas tree, or arrange them like a tree on the wall. From all the cards I received, I would give a lots of attention and care to a hand made card, made by me own friends who gave them to me. I felt it was very special. As special as all the handmade cards I made for them. At the end of the season I would count the total cards I received that year, and wrapped them neatly and safe them in a box (I still have them now).

As the year goes by, the quantity of cards I get is lesser and lesser. Starting with the birth of email, people started to send e-cards through email - which at least I can print ( I never did that, though). Then through sms (which at least it can be saved in the phone inbox for a few months - then their gone). Then through friendster, and now on facebook. It starting to lost the essence, doesn't feel special anymore.

In the last five years I sent at least 8 cards each year, and all I received was only two Christmas cards every year; one from my dearly husband, and the other one from my parents in law.

I sent 3 cards this year. Two days ago I found a christmas card in my mailbox. It was from my friend in Melbourne (whom should get the card from me too by now). It looked pretty and special with all the photos in it. It was a surprise and made my day. It brought me back to old memories and wish to find more cards everyday on my mailbox from someone I know.

Poor mr postman, he become an unwanted person who only deliver us junk mails and bills.

Carols

After having some cool christmas' in the last 2 years, this year we have a warm one!

It's a tradition here to get together in the park for Christmas Carols before Christmas day, most of the times with candle lights. This time we went to the one in our local area, by the sea. But this time without candles, which might be good as we took Evan along.

Evan looked excited with new experience. He ate, dance, laugh and running around until he got tired. We went home before the carols started. But we enjoyed the band and the kids show, and the fact that we had a little picnic together :)

Christmas Carol in Rockingham foreshore, 20 Dec 2009

New boy in the house

For the 2nd time, he has his hair cut. Finally. He looked so cute with long hair, especially where the hair at the back became nicely curled. But lots of people thought he is a girl and he started to get annoyed with the long fringe that got into his eyes. Besides, it's summer. His head got sweatty all the time.

So today we finally took him to the local men hair salon. He had to sit on daddy's lap and he cried and cried and cried. But at least he didn't struggle this time.

So here he is with his new hair. Again, we need a couple days to get used to his new look :)

peaceful time

It's 11pm. Kitchen is clean. lounge room is tidy, all toys are in place. the house is dim, only lights from christmas tree is twingling. Last cycle of the dishwasher just finished. The boys are sleeping. I'm full and content. It's quiet, no sounds.... the most peaceful time in the day.

Purple Dino Mania

It seems just like yesterday when i concerned that evan didn't pay attention to any tv shows. He was never able to sit down quietly watching tv even though kids shows is on almost all day. Whilst other mums might struggle to take away their children from tv, i was desperately want evan to watch tv so at least i can do my chores in peace.

But things change. in the last few weeks he starting to pay a little bit attention on tv. I'm not sure how it started, but now he definetely a Barney fan! He doesnt want to watch any other shows than Barney n friends. Not only that, he only likes 3 dvds out of 8 barney dvds i have. What a picky watcher!

He might still running around and play during the show, not always look at tv and sit down. but he's getting more alert on what he sees and hear. At least he can sit or stand still looking at tv screen more than 2 second :)
He seems only like certain songs and actions. His favorite is The Wheels On The Bus, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Marching Ants, and I Love You. He would copy what Barney and the kids do when they sing those songs.

What i love the most is everytime he hears 'I Love You' song at the end of each episode, he would stop whatever he's doing and run to hug and kiss me or his dad. So i usually get 6 (x2 - since the song has two verses) hugs and kisses a day, as that how many shows he watch each day. He kept asking me to play dvd again and again and again. :)

In the last couple days, first thing he do after get out of his room in the morning is running to tv and ask me to play Barney! Same episode will be played around 6 times a day. My head is full of Barney. His songs cought up in my head till i dream of them.

Now i dont know if i should be laugh or mad. :) i guess it' s not harm to play it over and over again. It may harm the CDs. It started to make broken pictures and i had to clean it. barney also teaches lots of good things and the songs a cheerful and singable. May be good for Evan, and make my life a liiiiiitle bit easier at home. we'll see how long he can stand Barney. I have enough though.... (*sigh*)