Chan Legacy

Daddy woke up early today and decided to be a “papa-razzi” for the morning.

So here’s our ritual in the morning.

6am, I will be awaken by our helper, Ann.  I will turn on Class 95 morning express and do my make up.  Ann would make me my favorite cup of coffee.

630am, try to get Donald out of bed, usually will have to keep calling till 645-650am before he will come out and lie down on the sofa. While trying to wake him up, our dearest Toria and Lizzie and Bella will all wake up, no whining from them usually, they will just proceed to the table and ask for their preferred breakfast, then busy themselves munching away. I will nurse Bella if I have time.  As for Donald, we will have to keep badgering him on what breakfast he wants.  Sometimes he takes a long while to decide.

7am, try to get Donald out of the door, once again, have to call and call.  Watch not worn, wallet not in the pocket.  Takes ages to get the shoes on.  Usually I will just get into the lift, and he will frantically try to put on his shoes in the lift.  Normally he will manage to wear 1 side inside the lift, and still trying to put on the other side when we reach ground level.

Morning walk, we will usually be practicing spelling if it is spelling day.  Otherwise we will talk about anything.  Recently I started to pray with him while walking to school.  Pray for his day, pray for the family especially Daddy when he is fasting.

Normally I will carry his school bag.  But he had been told by his form teacher that HE should be carrying his own bag.  So he will ask for his bag when we are nearing the school.  Last time he will only carry his bag outside the school gate, now, quite a distance before we reach the school, he will ask for his bag.  To me, seems that he wants to be “seen” carrying his own bag.  So i gave him a  headsup on character.  Character is to be doing the same whether someone is watching him or he is alone, giving him examples of carrying bags, and throwing litter into bins.

At the gate, I will remind him whether i am meeting him at the meeting point or the canteen, depending whether he is staying back for enrichment or not.  I will wish him “Have a good day!”.  He will sometimes say “I Love you!”.  He will then wave at me, walk backwards, or walk forward and turning around ever so often to wave goodbye to me.  I will also stay at the gate and wave at him till I lose sight of him.  And then I will walk home to prepare Toria and Lizzie for school.

Once home, I will have my breakfast, tie Toria’s hair, pin Lizzie’s hair.  And when the snippet of “Trivia man” comes on on the morning show, it is our signal to leave for school!  When the 2nd “trivia man” comes on again, it will mean that we are LATE! LOL! 

After dropping them off at school, then I will turn back home and wait for Daddy to get ready and then send him to work.

So there! My morning!