Parenting

Oh my, this house is being too quiet this afternoon. My youngest daughter has been taking an extra long nap. I am happy that it is very quiet, but at the same time, it is kind of weird. I am so used to the background noises, so I am starting to feel like I do not know what to do with myself. I guess that is why I'm taking this time to blog. I love blogging and wish I had more time working on my blog. My youngest daughter is down to one nap a day now, so I really don't have much time for myself. As always, my mind is running 100 miles an hour thinking about blogging ideas, product ideas and so on.... but I just don't have enough time to execute my thoughts. Why do we need to sleep? I wish I can stay up 24/7 and be able to do it all. I can only dream about it, right?

My oldest daughter is going back to school next week! She is getting excited about it and I am as well. I no longer have to plan activities for her. She is going to First grade, so she will be in school full day. I'll finally have some one on one time with my 18 months old toddler. Taking care of just one child is so much easier than dealing with two. And I'll have some alone time while my little one takes her daily nap. I can't wait. I was not able to do much with my freelance work this summer, so I am hoping that I can get a lot of work done. I need to start working on my online shops as well. Well, I better get some sleep soon. I do not want to feel like zombie tomorrow morning...... Have a good night everyone.

Yes, it's Monday and I'm so exhausted. My daughter's Fall ball practice has began on Saturday, so my husband and my oldest were busy. I was busy taking care of my little one at home chasing her around. On Sunday, we went over to friends' all afternoon and had a great time. My oldest wanted to plan a play date with more friends today, but I put a stop to it. I just needed a day to lounge around in the house and try to do laundry, cleaning and so on. I wish I can stay in bed all day...... but things need to get done around this house. I'll be out all day tomorrow with my daughters' activities once again, so I need to keep working hard today to finish up. I can't wait until my oldest starts school again, so that I can start doing some of my freelance work. I really need to keep up with my skills. Anyways, I just hope that I can survive through this week with more activities for my daughters. Wish me luck.

We took a trip out to the zoo today. It was fairly nice out and we really enjoyed it. My little one was pointing at the monkeys and smiling. Last year, she had no interest in looking at the animals, but now she really enjoys the zoo. Oh, and my oldest one and I were able to touch the sting rays as well. It was a great experience. We were trying to feed the sting rays with little tiny fish, but I guess they were too full... They did not want to eat. At least it was a great advantage to buy food for them because they came near us many times. My oldest got soaking wet, but she was very happy and proud to be able to touch the sting rays.

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I have been making arrangements for all kinds of activities for my kids this summer, such as art camp, library events, playdates and so on. But I just do not have anything scheduled for them today. I just wanted a day that I did not have to drive them anywhere. I need to stay home and take care some of my business, but my oldest one just keeps nagging me. She says, "I'm bored, nothing to do". I am so frustrated.... my 1 year old keeps crying because her big sister takes her toys away. Every time that happens, I need to stop whatever I am doing and take care of them. I need a break. I wish my family was living near by..... I never get a break from my kids. I love my kids, but I just need a time to myself every once awhile. I just hope that one day, I can purchase a house near my mom.... Wish me luck.

My oldest daughter had a playdate yesterday for 3 hours. We went to visit a boy from her kindergarden class. They were so cute playing together. I guess this boy is my daughter's first boy friend.... I know that my husband does not want to hear it, but my daughter keeps telling me that this boy is special. They played board games and swam. My daughter had a great time visiting him. When it was time to leave, she did not want to leave.... I had tough time getting her ready to go back home, but as soon as I said we are coming back again, she was okay with it. I can't believe that my little girl is growing up so fast.

My 16 months old has been spinning around like crazy. She eventually gets dizzy, but she gets up and wants to try to spin around over and over again. It just funny watching her do that  I wonder what she is thinking while she is spinning around. I wish she can talk. It is amazing to see many things that she learned to do in the past few months. I always say that it is hard taking care of her, but at the same time I am blessed to be able to watch her grow up. It is also nice that my husband works from home and be able to spend time with the girls when he is not busy with his work. I have to be more thankful of what I have and enjoy my life

I feel like a taxi driver and I've been so busy taking my oldest daughter to places. Ever since my daughter's summer vacation started, I have been non stop just driving her around. Library events, piano lessons, softball games, play-dates and etc. Not only that I have a 16 months old who likes to run. My little one does not want to be strapped in a stroller. Even in the library, I am chasing her like crazy. I can't wait for her to turn to a reasonable age. I usually take her to the lapsit story time, but of course she is not interested in books at all. It will be a busy summer and I still have a long months a head of me before school starts again. Being busy is a good thing, but I am not get anything done at all. I have so much freelance work to do and only have so little time... Wish me luck.

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Another weekend of my oldest daughter's soft game today. We have been busy for the past weekends. Sometimes we have a softball game, birthday party to go to and piano group lessons all in one Saturday. My husband is an assistant coach, so it makes it more fun for my daughter. But my husband gets so worn out. It is a coaches pitch softball, so when the head coach is not there, my husband has to pitch. He said that pitching is hard. My husband will be pitching today. I wish I can go to the game, but with 16 months toddler running around, I really can't enjoy the game. I try that at the last few games and it was a disaster. My little one won't sit in a stroller, she likes to run away from me and it was constant running around. I can't wait for her to turn to a reasonable age. I hope that my oldest one is going to have a fun and great game today!

My daughter has been taking piano lessons for the last two years. She started when she was 4 years old and she has been doing a great job playing piano. My daughter really really enjoys playing piano. She loves her teacher, lessons and loves to practice everyday. She never wants to miss her lesson. She is following Suzuki method and she is almost done with her book 1. I am very proud of her. She has attended a several recitals as well. She always tells me she a little nervous performing in front of many people, but she always does well. I am looking forward to seeing her playing some classical music soon.

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It's summer time! I'm getting ready to drive my 2 kids around for their summer activities. I am sure that many moms out there are ready to become a taxi-driver for their kids like myself. Since I spend most of my day in a car, I am always conscious about the safety of my car and driving with caution. Especially driving to a new place with your kids can be stressful. I usually use my in-car navigation system to get to places, but lately I noticed that sometimes I end up stuck in a traffic jam and taking more time to get to my destination. Then I realized that in-car-navigation needs an update.

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I have been very tired and worn out lately. I have been chasing my youngest one non-stop. She just does not stop running around. I've tried taking her to a local library to attend the lap-sit reading program for her, but she has no interest in books. She is so different from my oldest. At 15 months old, my oldest one would sit on my lap and listen to the stories that I read for her. I think I lost a lot of weight as well for chasing my little one around. My little one usually goes to bed around 7:30p.m. and I have plenty of time to do stuff for myself, but I am so tired and do not want to do anything..... I need a break! Am I just getting old?

My oldest daughter has been playing softball since past March and tonight was her second game. It is very fun to watch 5 & 6 year old kids playing softball. They are so cute. My daughter did well tonight and I am very proud of her. It is so amazing the fact that she is handling half-day kindergarten, piano lessons and softball. She is asking to do more activities, but I told her that for now, we are sticking with piano and softball.

I had so many things planned this past weekend and nothing went well as I planned. It seems to me that something always interferes with my plans. Among with other problems, my husband's car got broken into this past weekend. Well, it is kind of my husband's fault for not locking his car. Only 1 item was missing, but it was not valuable. We called the police and the police officer basically told my husband that he suspects that this theft was done by a neighborhood teenager. I guess this is very common in our area.... I hope that whoever entered my husband's car knows that this is a felony offense and if they get cuaght, they will end up in jail. I hope that this will not happen to us again.

My youngest one finally went down to take her afternoon nap. Ever since she turned 1 year old, it is getting difficult to make her take a nap. I miss the days that she used to take 2 naps a day. My life with a 1 year old is tough, but at least I have a 5 year old daughter helping me out every once in a while. My two girls are 5 years a part, but they play so well together. My oldest is so gentle and takes a good care of her baby sister when it comes to playing. Oh and I have been going through some crazy schedule as well. My oldest one plays piano and softball now, so my husband and I have been driving her around to get to her piano lessons and her piano practices. I don't know how we are going to do it, but this summer she wants to take some art lessons & swimming lessons as well. It will be a one crazy summer for us. I hope that I can keep up with my daughter's schedule.

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When my oldest daughter start going to school, I thought that I was done with kids' TV shows, but NO I was wrong. My youngest daughter is just over 1 year old and starting to have some interest in Kids' TV shows! Once again I am doomed. I will be hearing the purple dinosaur, cute little red monster and so on..... Right now I hear cookie monster and big bird! Ahhhhh, I can't wait for my little one to start going to school! I have at least 2 more years until she start going to pre-school. Oh well, I just have to think positive and try to enjoy spending one on one time with my little one.