How is this title gonna be leh?

These days, I try to squeeze my time out to spend it with kids in a more quality way. And I surprised even myself that it gives me so much immeasurable pleasure that I have almost forgotten, from being a mother. I really need to make full use of their kiddo age before they reach teenage years and stop me in entering their lives and meddling in their affairs.

We went for a half jog half walk at TTDI park on Sunday. I am beginning to love that place. DD, MM and I ran in front while Kor just crawls slowly with papa at the back of us. I guess with a large open air space like that, the noise they made didn't have the echoes from the walls and gives me less headache. I can bear with that, surely. In fact, I was smiling all over just by watching them running around without any danger and the green leaves soothing the eyes, making it such a wholesome experience.

When we made the big circle around the park, the boys went to play badminton while mm went to the playground herself. Playing is an over rated word, they were more like, picking shuttlecocks, swinging the racquets hitting the air most times.

Seeing their happiness, I did something today for the first time for them. I allowed them to go down to our own little playground to play badminton while I finish off putting the rice in the cooker to cook, reminding kor to REALLY MUST MAKE SURE he takes care of his little brother and sister. I was so worried but I knew I have to let go bit by bit and let them handle some stress and responsibility like this.

3.5 seconds later, I was hurrying down after them and saw them still in 1 piece. Then I played badminton along with them, like a coach serving the shuttles for them to hit on non stop. It was good fun, I enjoyed myself too, but those bloody hungry moskits are spoiling our fun. When dd announced that he's thirsty, we went home, after about 15 mins of practice.

Apart from that, I read to them more now, even though it was like a story a day. Still good as a start, eh? I made a vow I gonna take them more often to the library, now as it is, it's once every 2-3 weeks, I wanna make it to once a week for the rest of the holidays. We lost so much time on cultivating this reading habit and I am so guilty that kor is suffering from its consequences, faring badly in his compositions, whether in chinese, english or malay. Gotta love the process of reading myself!

Another project I wanna embark with them is the journey to save money and managing money. I certainly don't want them to be like ME! Gosh! The activities are just endless and it's eating into my time!