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Appointment with Pain

Posted on April 18, 2011 by admin

Pass this sign in Central on the way to Melbourne Plaza… Wonder what’s up? In every mum’s life I believe will come a time when your back hurts from toting about your growing child. Even if you have a relatively … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged chiropractor, forceps, long long time, medical diagnostics, medicine, melbourne plaza, microchip, nerve problem, nerves, odds and ends, party favors, push ups, quot, ray place, rockstar, staircase, taekwondo, ups, wigs, x ray, x rays | 4 Comments

Notes on Learning to Read – How To Help Your Child by ESF Kindergarten (Part 2)

Posted on April 12, 2011 by admin

List of stuff you can do to help your child learn to read: 1) Lots of pre-reading experiences. Listening to stories repeatedly, rhymes, songs. 2) Point out text in the environment. Exit signs, billboards. 3) Cover the rest of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstarisms, School For Rockstar, Talking To Rockstar | Tagged alter ego, billboards, child time, comprehension, education, encyclopedias, esf, exit signs, gestation periods, hamster, hamsters, last word, learning to read, nouns, personal experiences, play games, reading experiences, reading materials, rockstar, Rockstarisms, room 8, stapler, story books, verbs | 10 Comments

Hong Kong Zoological And Botanical Gardens School Trip

Posted on April 8, 2011 by admin

It’s here. Fuh-inally. D-Day of Rockstar’s long awaited school field trip to the Hong Kong Zoological And Botanical Gardens. Buahaha. <supposed to pass for evil world domination laughter> Fountain Where The Kids Gather At Start of Trip Aka Giant Fountain … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged baby, border collies, cashmere, caucasian couple, collies, d day, desk diary, eah, evil world, hong kong zoological and botanical gardens, hoodie, impulse purchase, j brand jeans, kids and parents, leather tote, moccasins, rockstar, school field trip, security blanket, tom ford, world domination | 4 Comments

His Will Be Done

Posted on April 5, 2011 by admin

Far as I know, no one’s trying to kill us. Hopefully no one wants to. No one wants to think about it, selecting executors of a trust, guardians – replacement parents – so their rockstar will be alright in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Rockstar Thoughts | Tagged chess, chess tables, dogs, executors, fountains, guardians, hadn, hong kong, illness insurance, incapacity, insurance, money, mutts, old lady, parents, pup, puppies, rockstar, rockstar thoughts, terminal illness, will, working dog | Leave a comment

ESF “Japan Earthquake Relief” Charity Day

Posted on March 26, 2011 by admin

Having already mentioned Rockstar and I getting ready for Japan Earthquake Relief Charity Day at school, I didn’t initially expect to blog about it again. Except walking thru the Kindergarten 1 floor on D Day, surrounded by all that red-and-white, … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged birthright, cardboard box, charity, cheque, d day, donations, earthquake relief, esf, hissy fit, japan, japan earthquake, kindergarten, little kids, manhole cover, rising sun, rockstar, socks, stairs, stripes, suns, vigor, white kids | 1 Comment

West Wing Rockstarisms #111 & 112

Posted on March 25, 2011 by admin

(Oh come on, I’m a crazy West Wing fan, baby Rockstar has been known to look up from his toys in the play corner and chirp “AA!” when Press Secretary CJ Gregg in the background tv noise quips “nobody say … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged aa, amy gardner, cj, god west, grownups, job, jobs, joshua, lt, lyman, press secretary, rockstar, Rockstarisms, sam seaborn, seatbelt laws, toys, tv noise, west wing, ziegler | 2 Comments

Rockstarism #110: Gluttony

Posted on March 25, 2011 by admin

(The Rockstar toasting something else) Rockstar: Mum. What’s that? Me: <reading label> Chocolate multigrain toaster tart. Want some? Rockstar: Yeah. (after I hand him my last 2 bites) Rockstar: …Are you done? Can I finish it? Me: Yeah, I’ll get … Continue reading →

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“Something Happened In Japan”

Posted on March 22, 2011 by admin

“Something Happened In Japan,” Rockstar gravely greeted school staff on his way in to class last week. He got a response along the lines of Yes And You’re About To Learn How We Can Do All Do Our Part… And … Continue reading →

Posted in aileensml | Tagged aesop, aesop s fables, ang pow, cnbc, devastation, disaster relief fund, disruptions, earthquake disaster, esf, essential services, hardships, japan, japan earthquake, lai, lessons, naoto kan, national colors, nuclear power facilities, rockstar, school staff, thr, topics of conversation, world vision hong kong | 1 Comment

CSI HK Island – The Green Pool In The Apartment

Posted on March 17, 2011 by admin

(Oh come on, muppets can do Humpty Dumpty newsreports, I can’t investigate murky pools of paint-water in the living room?) Rockstars get breakfast in bed for good behavior The Other Day:- <weird CSI sound at beginning of episode> “Mum. Look.” … Continue reading →

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Rockstar Does SPCA’s Bloggers Against Animal Cruelty

Posted on March 6, 2011 by admin

Hope it says “Bloggers Against Animal Cruelty” because all I can read is “Blogger”… Even as we try to coral everyone over and separate Rockstar from the pole It were in a galaxy far, far away… (But near a nice … Continue reading →

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