So now it hits me

How I miss Vancouver and the people who were so part of our lives there.
I saw her almost everyday last summer. Then I saw her almost every other day after summer. She's the fashionista of Richmond - who else could there be? And I hung onto every fashion tip she dropped. We did hot goss. Our kids enjoyed each other. Her husband realised he'd found a soul (read "geek") mate in mine. Everything was hunkydory. Then I asked the husband if we'd make it to the winter olympics 2010 and he'd said, "Er....maybe...not?". And we didn't. Now it hits me. You guys were a God-send. Bless you. Here's how I miss how she talks to me:-

"Gwen,

I have to tell you the funniest thing that happened this morning. I keep telling Kaitlyn that she has "holes" in her face that make her cute. They are her dimples. She says to me today, "Mommy, I get my holes from Daddy. You don't have holes, you just have lines", as she traces her fingers down the sides of my mouth. She asks, "Why do you have lines?" and I respond, "because you guys make me smile and laugh all day long".

LOL,

Anne"

Then

She was a chubby chubs.
Chinese restauranteurs called her "Lin Ngao" (lotus root).

He'd fit in the husband's sock.
Now he's a buffalo bundle.

He would melt any lady's heart.
He still does.

Oh, and by the way, the other's Morgan.
He's a-swinging and a-a-(did I already say it?)-available.
Call me and YOU too could be shortlisted.
My Man's waitlist is full, sorry.

Good Golly Gee!

My baby's growing up on me!
He broke his first tooth today.
Called the husband at Taka to break the exciting news over lunch and he freaked out thinking I meant that my Man had fallen on his face and cracked 'un.
No, I chatter on full-steam, it's Aarongator, his bottom teeth have broken out!
Am I speaking baby jargon these days?
Language that only I and my children can understand to the exclusion of all others?
Hm...worrying...
Oh but I have better things to concentrate on.
These days, am waiting for the pomegranate to crawl forwards.
As I'm typing this, he crawls backwards and gets majorly frustrated that he gets further away from his toys than when he started.
It's like watching an aeroplane trying to take off without it's engines on.
His first words are also very telling.
All vowels.
Aiieeeeeee.
Now everyone knows I scream like a banshee.
He has broken out in sweat and is complaining real loud now.
Almost all vowels too.
Aiyehhhh!
Shall go rescue the bundle off the floor now.

News in brief on the homefront 1

The Aarongator, now known as "teddy bear" by grandma, aka "ju-zai" by the other grandma, tests the water at the club with cousin, Bubba.
He also wears less clothes than everyone else coz he's not completely adjusted to the heat and humidity.

He wears not much and sleeps with appendages out cold. Funny bear.