Monday, December 25, 2006
brace yourself..this is gonna be one long post. haven't had the time to post anything in awhile with the numerous things that have been going on, the cards that have had to be written (and yes, i know i still owe some of u..heh), the hosting, and yeah...the list goes on. and i won't be blogging for the week to come coz the family's going up to Camerons tmr till the 30th for our annual family getaway :) i sooo am looking forward to it...nice cool weather, scones and tea, time to sleep, read, spend time with God and family...and slow down basically :) so many thoughts have been running thru my head and i don't have the time to put them all done but i'll try putting the more important/significant ones :)
hmmm let's start with what i've enjoyed most this christmas -- having my cg over for dinner on christmas eve! :) i didn't know how it'd turn out and who'd turn up coz the guest list kept changing *looks at nat...* hahaha. but it turned out great! just enough food for my hungry boys and a ton of memories that will put a smile on my face for a long long time to come (think job changing the christmas cd to immortal classics on the piano, think raw banana, think santa's workshop...oh and so many more!). had a ton of fun preparing dinner with toille and nat and tho the washing up was a killer, i'd do it all over again coz it was so so much fun and it was well worth the effort :) was hilarious how toille formed a weird kinda bond with those potatoes and watching nat scrape her cucumber empty...but alas, we managed to whip up a salad, have freshly grilled rosemary and thyme chicken, black pepper beef and mash potatoes, chocolate fondue with marshmellows n fruit, and tiramisu! oh, and thanks kel for the fondue set! we used it last nite and my kids loved it! :) i think above all else, i really enjoyed spending almost all of christmas eve with my cg and seeing different sides of each of them. and it made me realize all over again how much i love these kids. they're each so special! they never fail to crack me up, they never fail to surprise me, and they never fail to remind me why i love being their cg leader. 
nat, i love ur gentle and teachable spirit, ur willingness to serve others, and how much fun u are! and how i can talk to u abt shopping when the boys just look so duh most of the time, and how ur so honest too!
cindy, i love how u stick on with things no matter how hard it gets and being so real and honest with us. you're really precious dear.
tammy, i love how u so actively bring frens to church and ur ready smile. thanks for opening up slowly but surely.
shunz, i love ur sense of humour, ur willingness to serve and learn, and how ur just so so so sweet. (and how u'd say smt lame to that. i just know it!)ian, i love how your sense of humour too! haha it always catches us off guard. thanks for giving us a second chance.
job, i love how u crack me up, how u write me the weirdest cards/smses, how ur such a sweet brother, and how u play the piano.andy, i love how you're so present when you're with us. come back come back!!tai tai, i love how u too crack me up and how u show sides of vulnerability at times. i think that's special about u.and last but not least, toille, i love how ur great to talk to on msn, how u almost always make me laugh, how ur the perfect gentleman (and the rest of the boys are catching on slowly but surely!!), how you're so incredibly sweet, how ur so willing to serve, and how ur in my cg :) (blushing yet? heh)
ohhh...and meet our new cg member - my cabbage patch baby! haha i sooo need to put up my two and a half man pics once i get my hands on them. heh but yeah...was teaching my boys how to hold a baby. was hilarious lah. oh come back soon tai and andy! we miss u guys!! ok...not gonna write about the other stuff coz i'm kinda lazy. haha i just wanted to appreciate my cg and tell them i love them! :)
