All about my Children, little bit about me and Moses

Although Moses has been trying hard to always be there when I do grocery shopping, there are still times when I have to go alone with all the kids. I thought I would not be able to do it, but then it turned out to be a lot of fun, and I actually enjoy it. Of course I can only get what I really need that day since there's no where to put them. :)




Here is how my little girl looks when I take her out in her stroller. She always smiles. She's a happy baby, and just by looking at her, I have to smile, too.



This picture was taken after we got back from an emergency room after Michael hurt himself while watching TV. I really did not know what happened because I was in a different room changing Savanna's diaper. But from Michael's story, he claimed he pushed the TV, then he pooped and TV fell and hurt his finger, we concluded, he touched somewhere on the TV, got electric shocked and it scared the "S_ _ T" out of him. he he.. excuse my language, but I think that's what really happened because I really had to clean him before we ran to the hospital. It was a really crazy day. I was so scared that he would lose his little finger, I wouldn't stop crying on the way to hospital. He took it pretty good. He did not cry that bad. I am glad that the doctor was able to put his finger back together. In case you wonder what happened to the TV. Well, we had to kiss it goodbye. We lost our $ 1200 plasma TV not including over $ 6000 medical bill that we later received. Thanks to our insurance, we only had to pay $35.



This picture was taken before we went out to Mac Donald wishing to win a Million Dollars monopoly game. No, we did not win anything. Anyway, it is never easy to be able to sit those two boys together for pictures. They can't sit still, this one was the best and the only good one out of over 40 shoots I took and I am not lying or exaggerating.



Michael always loves and is very gentle when playing with his little sister. He's very protective over his sister. Not so much with his little brother, though, I think with Morie they are more competitive with each other.



I just took this picture because I thought she is cute there!!! 5 months old.



Another cute picture, 3 months old!!



My baby again, 4 months old!!



Daddy and the boys!!!



Me, Michael and Savanna!!



Savanna, 6 months old!!



I like this picture even though it really annoyed me when I took it because every time I tried to take their pictures, at the same time Michael had to take mine, too. He's a silly boy. My silly boy!!!

For The Love of Cooking

At first I did it because I didn't have other choice. It would be really costly to buy cooked food each time. But now I do it because I really enjoy it. I like to go browsing Internet for recipes and experiment them. Moses used to laugh at me, but now he agrees that i am a better cook.

Viva Facebook!!!

I blame it on Facebook for the reason I don't blog as much. I can't deny it though that I love facebooking. It is fun to meet so many friends that I thought I would never get in touch again. It is good to know how they are doing and just to wish each other the best!!
I am most excited to meet my high school friends. There were so many memories left when we graduated. I remember the last day of High school, I wore my high-school uniform to sleep till the next day and I was so sad that I had to take it off. Too bad I don't have any picture with me cause I left all the memories back home. So I am happy that Facebook brought all the memories back.

I love this quote: "The only Unsinkable Ship is Friendship." and I believe it is true. I value friendship.
With all the kids that I have :), I also found it hard to stay in touch with all my friends before I joined facebook. So Facebook is the answer!! Here you go friends... Here is how I am doing!!! how about you??? Love facebook!!!

December 29 2009

Holly Molly, it is the end of 2009.
I can't believe that the last time I blogged was over a year ago. Ok, so if I was pregnant then, now my baby is already 10 months. She was born February 16 2009. Her name is Savanna Putri Kabo, just like what I wanted to be.



At first Moses was arguing because Savanna means Dry Land and for him it is just not right to name his baby after a dry land. My defense was that Sahara means desert, too, but Angelina Jolie and Bratt Pitt still named their baby after that. Also, I could not come up with other cute names that start with "S" beside Sari. he he.. Then you may ask, why did it have to start with "S". The answer was because all the boys names in our family start with M, so should it be with all the girls, too to start with "S." I know... Moses was shaking his head, too. So, anyway...

Giving birth to Savanna was so easy. It was fast and painless. (well, I was not sure if it would be as painless without the Epidurals. :))

Savanna has been a blessing to our family. She has made our family grow stronger. We are forever grateful for her being. Morie was the only one who was having a hard time with the new addition but we managed to convince him that we love him the same. He had not turned one yet when Savanna was born, so we continued calling him "baby Morie" just so he understood that he was still our baby, too.



This year has been going well for us. It was Moses's wish that I did not work so started October 21 2009, I have been indefinitely a staying at home Mom. (I am copying Tiger Woods statement of leaving golf indefinitely he he). Staying home with the kids is interesting. :) It took me a while to really enjoy it. However the kids were able to get me to believe that they worth every minute I have, which is so true. :) I love my children!!!!!

Christmas Treat

Kris called me at my work last night. She was so excited telling me that I had to come to her house to get Christmas treat that she and Kam prepared for us. I finish working at 9 pm so I asked if i had to be there that night, she said it would not taste good if i waited too long. So I told her, I would drive tommorow to her office and get the treat from her.

This morning was so cold outside. I did not want to wake up, but I remembered I had to go meet Kris. With half awake and half asleep, I changed the kids' diapers, dressed them warm, got myself ready and then drove to Joseph Smith Building, the office where Kris works at. I saw her waiting outside the building freezing with no coat on. I told my self that whatever she had for me better be good since we both have sacrificed this much.

It was nice to see her, it had been a while since last time I saw her. She handed me a plate of different kind of treats, and said they were all homemade. They looked so yummy. I could not wait to get home to taste some, neither could Michael. We both enjoyed every bite of it on the way home. Thanks Aunty Kris and Kam...

Christmas Party

Last Saturday night we went to my work Christmas Party. It was a party that most people at work were looking forward to attending. I bought a cute dress from Motherhood a week prior. My friend Chelsea did my hair and make up. I had Jennifer ready to watch the kids. To be honest with you, I was expecting to win an award, any award, so I wanted to look as nice as possible.

The party was held at Sheraton Hotel. Moses and I arrived one hour late. I was just excited to see everyone, they all looked great. Eventhough the food was not as good as we expected, i was still having so much fun being there.

One by one they announced winners of the awards. My heart beat faster, hoping they would call my name. The last award finally was announced, and it was not for me. Pretending I was ok, Moses and I left the party after saying goodbye to everyone.

I almost cried, I was very disappointed. I could not understand why I was not one of them. I have done so much for the company. I have been doing what i was expected to do and more.

I could not stop talking about it all the way to pick up the kids. Everytime Moses tried to change the subject, I would go back to my whinning about why? why it was not me.

Moses then told me that as someone who was pregnant twice in two years, and still got the managerial position, I should understand that they did see my work and appriciated it.

That's when I smiled. I did not see that coming, but I knew he was right.

I am just grateful for my family. We are here for each other.

Black Friday

Moses and I woke up early this morning. He knew i would want to go for what they call the best sale of the year. However i woke up not feeling well, and decided to wait.

I remember last year was the same, i was pregnant and not feeling so well, but i made everyone get ready and leave the house at 4 in the morning. And it was so crowded at Kohls, a store where we went to. I could not breath, cashier lines were so long. I got so dizzy then dropped all my stuff on the floor. Yeah I almost fainted. So we hid the stuff i picked where no one could notice and left the store without taking anything out.

I ended up going back to the store later that day, luckily everything was still in the same place where we hid them. However, I told myself that i would never put myself in that kind of embarrasment again.

Today, i left the house around 11 am. There was not much sale. I made sure i had eaten something before leaving the house. Moses made sure i had gatorade in the car just in case.

However, there was nothing extraordinary. There were not so many people out. The economy must have gone so bad. I myself did not have much money to spend. I got just what i had on my list, and a cute purse i could not say "no" to.

In case you wonder how my thanksgiving was yesterday, I have to admit, it was so much fun.
When we got there, I was surprised to meet two snakes in an aquarium. I thought they were not real, they told me they were not, either, but soon i realized they were joking.

Michael and Morie had the chance to touch them, I would not. Nathan tried to convince me that it would be fine, but I still would not. On the other hands, Jen's kids, Makay and Kailani were playing with them.

Jennifer is 19 weeks pregnant, in case you did not know. She does not know yet what the sex of the baby, but she wants a boy. She asked me what a good indonesian name for a boy. So if you have any idea, please let her know.

Dinner was amazing, everything was so good. I forgot to take pictures of the food because i was enjoying my dinner too much. Sister Kadarusman prepared almost everything on the table. She also made wedang ronde for dessert. I almost forgot how good that wedang ronde tastes.

We had fun spending our thanksgiving with them. They are wonderful people.