2009, January 31, Saturday
I started my very sleepy day off, by attending a Parents Support Group Meeting in the morning. I brought the boys for lunch out at the Kopitiam at Sun Plaza. Following that ,we went to the playground for some stress relief. The timing was great, as one of Ivan's classmates was there too. So at least Ivan had company, instead of always playing by himself at the playground all the time.
We came home and Immanuel left to go over to a friend's place for some games. This left Ivan and me to entertain ourselves. I thought that I wanted to catch up on some sleep, so I allowed Ivan on the laptop while I tried very, very hard to get some rest.
I had promised the boys that I would cook their favourite fried rice today. So, I got to preparing the ingredients and did a whole lot of laundry at the same time. Ivan had been so bored the whole day, that's when it occurred to me that I could involve Ivan in the cooking process. I recalled how much he enjoyed cookery lessons in his precious school.
It had been awhile, and he tried to walk away, but I am proud to say that in the end it was a SUCCESS! I got him to beat the eggs and name the ingredients as I placed them in. Ivan normally had a habit of enjoying what he cooked. Likewise, he sat down and eat what he helped me to prepare.
The fried rice, had frozen vegetables in it (Ivan hates vegetable in his food and he knows all the colours they come in) but yet he eat them without fussing or complaining. I wanted him to know that I appreciated his action and effort, so I promised him that I would reward him with computer time, should he finish the whole serving. He did and was rewarded. I was so happy with the achievement. I gave myself a pat on the back, he..he..he..
We came home and Immanuel left to go over to a friend's place for some games. This left Ivan and me to entertain ourselves. I thought that I wanted to catch up on some sleep, so I allowed Ivan on the laptop while I tried very, very hard to get some rest.
I had promised the boys that I would cook their favourite fried rice today. So, I got to preparing the ingredients and did a whole lot of laundry at the same time. Ivan had been so bored the whole day, that's when it occurred to me that I could involve Ivan in the cooking process. I recalled how much he enjoyed cookery lessons in his precious school.
It had been awhile, and he tried to walk away, but I am proud to say that in the end it was a SUCCESS! I got him to beat the eggs and name the ingredients as I placed them in. Ivan normally had a habit of enjoying what he cooked. Likewise, he sat down and eat what he helped me to prepare.
The fried rice, had frozen vegetables in it (Ivan hates vegetable in his food and he knows all the colours they come in) but yet he eat them without fussing or complaining. I wanted him to know that I appreciated his action and effort, so I promised him that I would reward him with computer time, should he finish the whole serving. He did and was rewarded. I was so happy with the achievement. I gave myself a pat on the back, he..he..he..
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