Apr 302011
 

Where did last week go? Oops, you know what? I think I spent most of it listening. And talking. To my teens. Very little got done around here.

Steev was on his spring break and we were skyping practically every day for 2-3 hours at a stretch. It’s our routine to talk every day even if it’s only briefly during the semester when he’s really busy with homework.

He and I can chat all day. Seriously. From the time he was 10 or 11, we’ve always had these extended chit-chats. Okay, so maybe I’m biased because he’s my son but we always have something interesting to talk about – from everyday stuff and people to color print techniques to all things geeky.

The same thing with my girls. There’s no shortage of stories and giggles from college and school either. When I pick them up every day, they would tell me about their day at school and I’ll update them about my day. Believe me, there’s no shortage of stories, discussions, questions, issues and jokes.

When you have 3 teens, one pair of ears isn’t enough. More like 2 more pairs of extra ears !! But listening isn’t just listening. It’s listening and advising, and chiming in with my stories, my experiences, my humor, my take on things. Listening and teaching, and learning. Interestingly, learning works both ways – our kids learn from us and we learn from them too.

So yeah, my kids are teens now but I’m still listening. Can’t say I’ve perfected the art yet :lol: . All I know is that I’m never too busy to listen, and I never tire of talking with them.

Mar 102011
 

So Steev was just talking to me about signing up for some online business degree classes and working part-time in the summer. Summer school has always been in his plans. We’ve talked about it at length and it’s something he really wants to do.

Yeah Mom, he goes, gotta get through this and get out there and starting making some serious money! You know what, it doesn’t surprise me at all, this wanting to get out there to the real world sooner. Steev’s my 19 year old going on 30 and I think that’s really cute :grin: .

Mar 062011
 

While we were in Disneyland just before Christmas last year, we noticed that Steev was always lagging behind. Well, obviously since he was the camera man, he probably saw lots of photo-worthy views that he wanted to capture.

But then we also noticed he was constantly on his iPhone too and we were wondering who he was texting. Turned out he was busy looking for proflowers coupon code free shipping to send a Christmas present to his roommate’s family who have been taking such good care of him. How sweet!

I wonder what he got them in the end – flowers or a gift basket. I forgot to ask :lol: .

 

I’ve been asked many times how I manage to get my teens to come to the gym with me at the unearthly hour of 7:30 in the morning. Apparently  it’s common for teens to sleep till noon time. One mother even told me her teens wake up at 5 pm in the evening :shock: !!

I’m one of the very few parents who brings her teens to the gym on public holidays and days when college classes start late. Over the years, I’ve been bringing one teen after another as soon as they were old enough, sometimes 2 of them at once, sometimes all 3.

To be honest, it’s not so hard to get them to come along. My teens have been trained from young to be in bed by 10:00pm on school nights and they’re up at 6:00am. Yes, even now!

On the weekends, if they’re not up by 9-ish, I will wake them up and they know they have to be at the Delta faucets brushing their teeth within the half hour. They’re used to it.

As for getting them excited about working out, I didn’t have to do much. Guess I’m just lucky they enjoy working out as much as I do :grin: .

Let the festivities begin

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Feb 272011
 

And we’re off! Yup, we kicked off Skye’s month-long birthday celebrations with dinner at Friday’s on Friday night. Hard to believe my baby will be turning 15. I teased her about announcing her birthday to the Friday’s staff so they would gather round our table and sing for her, and she gave me the evil eye!

So we had a quiet dinner instead but sorry, I don’t have any photos to show for it. We had a minor technicality with the camera :sad: . Later, after a brief Conference call to Steev in Cali, we all cuddled up and watched two movies in a row.

First we watched “The Tourist”, clearly not a movie for impatient people, everyone seems to be in slow mo. Then we watched “How to train your dragon” which was quite cute except for the fact that Toothless looked more like a cat fish than a dragon.

How’s your weekend going?

Feb 212011
 

When Steev and I went apartment-hunting, my biggest concern was what kind of roommate he would end up with. But I am so glad things worked out the way they did because he and Roomie are the perfect match.

Just within a short time of Steev moving in to their 2-room apartment, the two have become fast friends sharing the cooking sometimes, going out for the occasional burger, watching movies, playing computer games, talking about girls and joking about everything under the sun.

Recently on Valentine’s Day, he and Roomie even got together and played a prank on a mutual friend by presenting the poor unsuspecting guy with a gift of a male enhancement product from an imaginary “secret admirer”! OMG, what will these 2 guys get up to next?

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