i had an appointment at 8am, so i cooked our breakfast early. kitt also had to play basketball. kaela was up early to join the morning rush.
after kitt dropped me off the imaging laboratory, our paths diverted. kaela and i went to the library to pick up the book i reserved for. kitt went to westmead to play.
it was fun-fun day from then on.
there is centenary square a few meters from the library where a fountain was installed quite recently as a proactive measure to give a facelift to the area. oftentimes, i would point to kaela the gushing water and promised her that as soon as she started walking i would take her to the fountain and she could play with the water. it was a lucky day yesterday as the temperature was hot. soaking became an immediate option. and of course, it's a beautiful day to fulfill that promise!
splish splash, as she taps her hands on the trickling water
she was scared as the water suddenly splashed out around her and she was the only one left at the center. she was terrified to go past the fountain. poor li'l one! the drama didn't last long as the water receded to a centimeter tall and the happy baby was back.
still within the same square are trees which are home to flocks of pigeons. someone was kind enough to give kaela grains of rice to feed them.
"buuh", as kaela points to the birds.
we went to church street next. a portion of the road was closed for a flea market. there was a man playing acoustic guitar for passers-by and for people generous enough with their time to stop by and have coffee.
we were joined by kitt for lunch at ribs and rumps for ribeye steak and fish and chips.
with fish and chips, eating outside with a kiddo became so much easier
we parted again and left kaela with kitt while i went to my doctor's appointment. thank God, everything was pretty much alright.
kitt prepared our dinner - roasted pork with eggplant sautéd in onions and fish sauce. ahh! this is a once-in-a-blue-moon kind of day. vegetables are still very much part of our weekly menu.
but my cholesterol is now at 5.6!
it was valentine's day, the next day. as usual, no one's greeting "happy valentine's". it's not a big cause for celebration in our household. but before mid-day i was teasingly annoying kitt that it's valentine's and he should greet me (di nakatiis!).
we all took a nap after lunch and i quickly sneaked out of bed to read some magazines i borrowed from the library. kitt was also up and asked for the web designer mags i brought for him. itching to go out, i took all my reading materials and went to a coffee shop.
i remembered that kitt's leather belt got spoilt in a rush while in the philippines. it was nice to buy him a new one (did i mention that we don't celebrate v-day?). i also stopped at reject shop to buy a storage bin for kaela's toys.
i came home feeling refreshed and fully-charged after my moment in the mall. kaela was up when i arrived. i was in the mood to do arts and crafts with her despite telling myself that it's weekend and i should not attempt an hour to homeschool. buuuutttt it's valentine's! i brought out all the art materials i bought kaela in january. i could see she was very attentive on what we would do next. she followed all my instructions. we smattered colours here and there. we did hand painting. it must be her highlight of the day.
seems like i bought the time to silence her!
and yes! we made tatay a painting for valentines.
proud of her art works!
we finished the day with a trip to the church. i thank God that today i heard at least half of the homily (well, at times... most of the time rather, we had to go out of the church as kaela couldn't be still in the pram).
where did my weekend go? haha! to my family, of course!
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