FROZEN NO MORE

Just like my kids' favorite word and movie, my blog has been in "FROZEN" state for a year now.
I never thought I would get the chance to post again...
So I was about to LET IT GO... but found to my chagrin, that I just had to TRY one more time.

And if I needed any proof that GOD is on my side - then this is it!

I am finally in -- my spot has been waiting for me this whole time, and I was just afraid that I would
use the wrong log in details.

Thank you for my vitamins, I am sure they played a great role in my remembrance of details...
You know how it is - as we mature, we do need some bit of help to keep everything in tip-top
shape, most especially the mental portions...

This is such fun - I am more than ready to pound on my keys, and get started again...

So many things have happened -- my niche may have been in a stagnant state, but the kids' lives have been so dynamic :) Looking forward to sharing...

that is an exultant, happy me!

On Spelling Names

I used to teach, and tutor, but teaching my kid to learn how to write and read is a bit perplexing. At times I worry that I am not doing enough. But the laid back mommy part of me always tells me, relax, things will work out fine.

Since pre-school started, I was able to be with her classmates' parents and though I have not become an active mom in discussions, I was able to learn from the meetings that some of the kids in their class already attended nursery and was able to read and write the alphabet, and words already.

As a mom, I must admit that this gave birth to some feelings of anxiety and frustration - were we (my husband and I), wrong in not pushing our baby to attend nursery after her playschool days? Are we in fact, shortchanging her because we believe that play would be beneficial to her?

Good thing though that I was never one to wallow in self pity and doubt forever - I did what I could to create a makeshift board at home. I remembered that aunt mommy gave the kids some non toxic chalk and I felt it was time to make good use of them.

I converted our plastic, IKEA multipurpose drawers into makeshift black board  and proceeded to fill it up with the alphabet and basic 1 - 10 numbers. My goal is to help familiarize my kid with the letters, so that she will not find it hard to work with letters in class.

Three weeks later - I feel so happy because our efforts were not in vain. Now she can  identify the letters as well as sing them, and she's getting better at writing all the time.

I am looking forward to teaching her to discover words, and sentences and paragraphs! Words and books have always been my special escape  - and I know it can be hers too.