MumsgatherMy very own mini, personalised, parenting resource. A cyber filing cabinet of parenting articles and links. I love sharing my children's favourite sites, online games, crafts and exchanging childcare stories and parenting issues faced with other parents.Mark all as read- September 16, 2008 Its coming towards the last quarter of the year. A very busy time. The girl has all sorts of activities.She is going to be one of the emcees in her kindy concert and its a tough act. There are 5 pages to memorise and she&8217;s got to speak in English, Malay and Chinese together with ...http://mumsgather.com/2008/09/16/mark-all-as-read/ It rained this year on Mooncake Festival- September 15, 2008 The kids had been waiting for this event all week. We had got their paper lanterns ready, the candles were there, ready to be lit. They even went to nap in the afternoon like good little children because they wanted to wake up fresh to play lanterns. And then&8230;&8230;&8230; it rained. We had wanted to take ...http://mumsgather.com/2008/09/15/it-rained-this-year-on-mooncake-festival/ Three pounds backwards, Five Pounds Forewards- September 11, 2008 steps on the scales gingerly AAAAAHHHHHHH AAAAHHHHHH WAAAAAHHHHH! Its a case of one step forward, two steps back. Remember I said I lost 3 pounds after the maid arrived because I could control my food better As it turned out, I controlled my food so well, that I started making nice teas etc for the kids and ate ...http://mumsgather.com/2008/09/11/three-pounds-backwards-five-pounds-foreward/ Question for Bakers- September 10, 2008 Hello Everyone. I would love to be able to bake my own cakes but I don&8217;t know where to start. Can all you experienced bakers out there tell me where to begin First, would be the equipment of course. Please keep your suggestions as economical as possible. Can you tell me what I need to start ...http://mumsgather.com/2008/09/10/question-for-bakers/ My friend is pulling his kid out of Chinese School- September 9, 2008 The other day I met a friend from long ago. I was happy to find out that his kid was attending the same Chinese school as the one my girl will be entering next year. His kid is attending Std 1 in that same Chinese school this year. However, much to my dismay I learned from ...http://mumsgather.com/2008/09/09/my-friend-is-pulling-his-kid-out-of-chinese-school/ The Meaning of Flowers: Marigold- September 8, 2008 Someone suggested that I planted some Marigolds in my little garden. So I did a little search on the internet on the Marigold flower. I found out that in pre-hispanic Mexico it is regarded as the flower of the dead and is still widely used in the Day of the Dead celebrations. In India it is regarded ...http://mumsgather.com/2008/09/08/the-meaning-of-flowers-marigold/ Maid Woes- September 3, 2008 No, I&8217;m not talking about my maid woes. She&8217;s fine so far. I&8217;m talking about my sister&8217;s maid woes. Second sister&8217;s maid&8217;s tenure of 2 years has ended. Not wanting to renew it, my sister went to apply for a new one about 2 months ago. She timed it so that the new maid would arrive ...http://mumsgather.com/2008/09/03/maid-woes/ When choosing a husband.- September 2, 2008 When choosing a husband, don&8217;t choose one who has a fantastic mom or one who has a mom who does everything for him. For example, my nephew who has just gone overseas to pursue his studies found that he now has to learn how to make instand noodles and he doesn&8217;t know how to use a ...http://mumsgather.com/2008/09/02/when-choosing-a-husband/ |