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School Bag Tag

The day we got back from our vacation we claimed V’s school books and uniform, yes we are excited. V has a total of 10 books which I have yet to label and cover. Book cover used here is very different from the book cover we use back home. A mom friend advised me to cover a dummy book on my first try and do it slowly. I’m looking for ways to personalize book labels and bag tags, doing crafts is just not my thing, I can only do one if there’s an instruction (with illustrations please) right in front of me. That’s why I’m happy that I came across Jill’s blog – Controlling my Chaos, she’s a teacher with two lovely daughter, I absolutely love how she organize things and how she makes things pretty. Anyway, I got this  bag tag idea from Jill I don’t have any digital scrapbook software instead I used MS powerpoint, I have yet to find a wood and a Mod Podged mentioned on the post. Any tips you’d like to …

Vacation mode

1 more sleep and we’re on vacation! I’ve been busy making list of things we need to bring: travel documents, hotel reservations, medical papers, government records, and emergency numbers.  Clothes – done. Now what else? Stay safe everyone!

Yummy Chocolate Chip Cookies

A chocolate chip cookie promise

While shopping for our weekly grocery Vierte asked if he can buy some chocolate chip cookies. I said nope and promised him that we make some cookies together. C was teasing me that I still haven’t made the cakes that they both requested. See after making Mickey Mouse cake for Liam and watching Cake Boss every night V’s long cake request includes McQueen, Dog, Sesame Street, and Disney cake. For now he was happy to help me make Hershey’s Chocolate Chip Cookies which is also one of the first bake goodies I made some years ago. Also when my Lola Mommy turned 80 years old, we (Mama, Badet and I) baked a 5 dozens of these and everyone just loved them cookies! Lola even kept a tupperware full of cookies hidden in her closet. Oh how I miss her!   After showing Vierte how to scoop some cookie dough, roll on chocolate chips then transfer on baking sheet he decided to use the cupcake tray. Happily he sings “scoop, put cookie, sprinkle oh-yeah! See mama …

a busy DSS for V

Ohh summer is here which only mean the start of  Dubai Summer Surprises tempting us with huge SALE banners everywhere. Aside from the shopping there is a lot of activities for kids a great bonding time with Daddy’s as the lady of the house makes a mall tour (oh happy me). Vierte was excited to finally see Sportacus in person, a big boy that he is sat with the other kids waiting for the show to start and even manage to take a nap.  It was fun watching him talk to other kids and sing along to every song. Whenever he whines on finishing his share of veggies or fruits we call him Vierte Robbie Rotten which he just hates and grabs a spoonful of vegetables and  reply “No I’m Sportacus! You will lose Daddy.” Watched the show twice in 1 week. We didn’t know about the Spiderman show at Burjuman good thing Coy had to go there to have his watch checked. They prepared chairs for kids which was nice of them as it …

Family weekend fun and meeting Martha

As mentioned here we had a busy weekend. Two of our family friends celebrated an important milestone for their little ones, Liam my godson celebrated his 2nd birthday and Terd had a Christian dedication. Liam’s 1st Birthday Race Car Cake I just realized now that I’ve been making Liam’s birthday cake every year. For his first birthday I made a cars themed cake and for this year a Mickey Mouse themed cake. Liam love Mickey Mouse and you would find him quietly seated in front of the TV whenever the famous Disney character is on. This is just a simple cake using basic shapes. I used a circle cookie, flower and little bird cutters. I kept asking Vierte for approval if the cake looked nice and he would make a comments like “Ma put more here and here” and of course I obliged. When I told him I’m done he proudly declared “You did a good job Mama!” Chocolate Cupcakes with poured fondant. I made poured fondant by mixing water and left over fondant from the …

The moon is broken

Luckily, we had a good view of Mr. Moon last night. Excitedly we told Vierte to observe the moon till it disappear. As expected when we said it would disappear he replied with “Ma it’s not sunny. The moon will stay cause it’s sleeping time”   Checking Mr. Moon every 10-15 minutes and showing him photos taken he then notice that  indeed it was getting smaller. Last night’s lunar eclipse is said to be second longest in century. Vierte kept telling us that the moon is broken because the cow ate the moon.