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Today, I did the proper parenting thingy and helped our gal study. That’s right, STUDY. It’s not always all play and no work.

And here’s where my problem is. Our kids are very smart and have never really asked for help with school work. And honestly, I haven’t looked at anything remotely academic in 15 years. *gulp*

So when our gal asked for guidance with her Biology homework, the first thing I did was signal the hubby to pour me some wine. And then try to remember the difference between polysaccharides and monosaccharides.. The good thing about modern world parenting is, there is always Google to help out. Whatever we didn’t know, we Googled it. *wipes sweat off my head*

Is it just me or has school work become really tough for kids today?
 

The irony of spending Chinese New Year in a place that actually truly celebrates Chinese New Year is that it’s dead quiet everywhere. That’s because it’s the time of the year where everyone is catching up with family and friends and all shops and establishments are closed.

No one will be doing anything except chill at some relative or friend’s house and eat and eat and eat all day long. And play a few card games, play with the pets and bake some cinnamon rolls.

The only thing I’m enjoying about Chinese New Year is having my family close by. The kids have no where to go, coz all their friends have their own visiting to do. Which means we get to spend heaps of time with them. Heh heh heh..

I’m a little sore that my friends in Johannesburg are having a wild time checking out the festivities of Chinese New Year in Chinatown and the Chinese temples. Apparently they had lion and dragon dances, chinese cultural dances and wushu performances. I missed all that. Hmpf!

The consolation is I got to eat all the crabs I wanted, and I’m a happy gal. =)
 

On the first day of Chinese New Year, my ever so supportive family let me sleep in after a long night of battle with the bloody hackers. My site was so badly infested with phishing sites that I felt like a criminal just staring at the hundreds of malicious files I had to clean out in one night. I was exhausted after the long fight. My eyes hurt and my brains felt fried.

As soon as I arrived at my in-laws, our gal asked me, “Are you hungry? Want a cinnamon roll?”

Our darling gal had spent the morning baking cinnamon rolls all by herself. I wanted to weep. They were still warm and super super yummy.

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I’ve only taught her to make it once. And she’s been making these cinnamon rolls again and again by herself. The genius. And each time, she would refer to my step by step tutorial here.

If you’ve wondered what the motivation is for my religious step by step documentation of the wonderful food we eat at home, here’s your answer. It’s for our children. It’s like I am always there to cook and bake with them, step by step. =)

Me: My site is dead! How did you get the recipe this morning?
Gal: I’ve memorised it!

… Later..

Me: What are you going to bake tomorrow?
Gal: That depends on when your cooking site is up. I’ll decide then.

*smile*

Pressure pressure! A few more hours spent on rebuilding my cooking site and it’s back up now. =)