Dancing Queen's Package

Our DD is very excited!  Her little package from her English friend, Megan has arrived!   

   I admire these two girls for writing and sending out letters to each other...  In this day of techie gadgets, social networking,  and computer stuff, they managed to do it the "old but charming way!"   

  There are big ships and small ships.  But the best ship of all is friendship.  Author Unknown

Mother's Day 2013

 

Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs...

since the payment is pure love. 

Mildred B. Vermont

DD's 11th!

Time flies really fast....  Soon, this little lady will be a grown up lady... Happy 11th Birthday, our dear Dancing Queen!  



 

 





 



A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart.  Author Unknown

My Finals in ASL

I studied American Sign Language, and finally finished and passed the course.  I am passionate about helping the deaf and mute in communities, and hope to be a blessing to these people someday.  :)

 

Here we are goofing around in our pics.  :)

 

 

 

 

Our DD's Reunion with Kinder Friends

Dancing Queen and her former preschool classmates and teacher!  From little ones, to pretty ones!  



 

In the sweetness of friendship

let there be laughter,

for in the dew of little things

the heart finds its morning

and is refreshed. 

Kahlil Gibran

 

Couples Night-Out

Our DS's section night-out for couples at the home of a co-parent and friend.  :) What a great way to unwind and bond with new friends...  

  Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them.  Francesco Guicciardini

DD's Gr. 4 RAD Exam

Dancing Queen just finished with this year level's RAD of Royal Academy of Dance Examinations.  Just like in the past years, we hope she'd get a high grade for promotion  :)  Will keep you posted next time...  Here she is with her classmates/partners  :)  



 

They who love dancing too much

seem to have more brains in their feet

than in their head. 

Terence

 

DD's Pictorial

Pictorial day for the STEPS 19th Dance Workshop and Concert at the CCP  :)  This one, though, is an informal shot of Dancing Queen from our camera!  

 

The truest expression of a people is in its dance and music.

Agnes de Mille

 

Jazz Time

Our Dancing Queen joined a new dance class starting today.  She will need this dance form when she applies for a dance scholarship someday --- Jazz!

 

 



 

When the music changes, so does the dance.

African proverb

 

 

DH's Birthday

It's DH's many happy returns of the day!

 

May God's blessings abound to you
In every little way
May you taste and see His goodness
Every time you kneel to pray
May your day be brightened more
With your Father's loving touch
And may you sense He's with you now
And loves you very much.

M.S. Lowndes



 

Easter Quail Egg Hunt 2013

Our yearly Easter Egg Hunt around the rooms upstairs is in full swing, even Milkshake is excited to go on hunting for what's in store for her!  :)

   

 

For I remember it is Easter morn,
And life and love and peace are all new born. 
Alice Freeman Palmer



The Study Room

We finally finished renovating the spare room in the first floor, and converted it into a study room.  It turned out nicely, and it will also be used for tutorials for children who need help in the neighborhood.  Will keep you posted on this new baby soon.  :)

 

  We are all geniuses and the world needs our contribution! Author Unknown  

Dancing Queen's New Smile

Finally!  After a total of 3 years, our Dancing Queen's orthodontic appliance can be put to rest  :)  We came from a scheduled check-up with her Ortho two weeks ago, and she gave us the green light to remove DD's mouthpiece.  Her jaw has moved to the right place, and her teeth have moved to its desired position too. 

 

I can still clearly remember, when DD first had to wear a FACEMASK -- to correct what is called a Class III Malocclusion -- something that we were not all aware of then.  Thanks to our practitioner, her highly skilled and trained eye spotted DD's jaw which grew "abnormally" at the very start. 

 

It was a hard thing for our DD to endure discomfort, and at times, pain, in wearing her mouth appliance, but years of perseverance, and patience in wearing her Facemask paid off.

 

And soon after the Facemask wearing came her RETAINERS, which she wore everyday, day in and day out -- taken off only during meal times, but had to be worn again, especially when sleeping.

 

It is quite an adventure for us to have undergone this, as we were also brought to the fact that we even had to HOMESCHOOL our DD to sort of "fast track" everything with regards to her jaw bone.

 

The results are favorable, and we thank God for helping us all in our journey.

 

To read all about our DD's Class III Malocclusia adventure, please click all labels marked as "Facemask".  We would be glad to be friends with you and lend some encouragement if you are experiencing what we have undergone.  :)

 

 Patience and perseverance have a magical effect

before which difficulties disappear

and obstacles vanish. 

John Quincy Adams

 

DS's First Ever Soiree

What an exciting day this was!  Our DS and his all-male classmates are had their first ever soiree with another all-girls' exclusive school somewhere near our home city. 

All parents are excited, and we are glad that another co-parent has opened her home to host this fun event in the lives of our dear 1st Yr. highschoolers.

 

 

While our boys went partying together, some parents, including yours truly (with the Hubs), gathered and met for dinner and coffee nearby.  It was equally fun exchanging notes and thoughts about our young men, and how this soiree will turn out to be. (It was a huge success, by the way.) :)

 

 

 On with the dance! let joy be unconfined;
No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet
To chase the glowing hours with flying feet.
George Gordon Byron, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage