Pristine’s school will be holding a concert on Wednesday and we’re pretty excited to go and see. Her class will have a sort of play and some singing and supposedly, their parts are kept secret from the parents so we will be in for a big surpirse. Yeah, right! Asking a bubbly 5 year old [...]
Apr
6
2009
6
2009
Mar
14
2009
14
2009
Do you like Vanilla Donuts?
Pristine is a huge fan of Krispy Kreme and her fondness of the sweet stuff is inevitable whenever we go to a gasoline station to fill up. Here in Dubai, some gasoline stations (mostly the ones we frequent to) have a Krispy Kreme shop so almost always, she’ll notice and say, “Can you buy me [...]
Mar
3
2009
3
2009
Black dots: when less is more
I went to Pristine’s school to talk to her teacher regarding school performance, attitude and overall behavior and progress. No, I wasn’t called specifically because of any naughtiness, her teacher just call parents on a regular basis so busy moms and dads will have an idea how their precious children are doing in school.
Ms. K [...]
Jan
31
2009
31
2009
Extra-loving, on request
I don’t know what’s happening lately. There are no changes with our routine or with the amount of time I spend with her but she is asking for some extra-loving like, “Mom, can you be there downstairs when I get off the bus?” or “Mom, can you pick me up in school instead? Most of [...]
Jan
19
2009
19
2009
Thank you God for protecting her
Something happened last Friday that still sends shivers down my spine just by merely thinking about it or looking at Pristine. We were out and she nearly got hit by a car because of my negligence. I could never ever forgive myself if something bad had happened to her. I was such a careless mom.
We [...]
Jan
15
2009
15
2009
First bubble bath
Today is Thursday when I go home at 2:30 pm from work. I look forward to Thursdays to bond with my daughter. Pristine’s home when I entered the door but she was busy playing with her friend, who is left to my mother’s care. Today something tells me she’s more interested in spending time with [...]
Jan
4
2009
4
2009
Back to school
Pristine is back to school after a two-week winter vacation. She’s excited to go back and see her teacher and classmates. She’s been really looking forward to this day but me? It means that my longer than usual bedtime days are over. It’s back to waking up at 5 am to prepare her lunch box [...]
Dec
23
2008
23
2008
Happy 5th birthday Pristine!
Dear Pristine,
Happy birthday, my love. You’ve turned 5 and five is such a big number right? That’s like, what, all fingers in your right hand! Way to go!
Pristine at 3
I’m writing like you’ll be able to read this and soon, hopefully, you can. I am so lucky to be your mom. You made parenting a [...]
Nov
1
2008
1
2008
the one who put her to nap owes me an explanation
I am so sleepy right now. Yesterday was my day off and while sometimes we spend the whole day outside, in the beach or somewhere interesting, most of the time, we always go home in the afternoon to take a nap.
I am a big kid. I can’t survive Fridays or other days without work for [...]
Oct
30
2008
30
2008
headbutted
Pristine came home with a very big swelling in her left eye like Sylvester Stallone in Rocky. Her teacher informed me that the kids were playing in the gym and one of her classmates ran like a wild horse head first into her eyes.
The swelling has slightly subsided and she doesn’t complain of any pain [...]
