You drive me crazy

Are my children naughty?  Yes they are :), they can turn my living room into a wrecked ship, they can cause a massive flood in my kitchen. They can turn the whole bedroom upside down. They dont do this in my presence though :D 

And sometime, I can go nuts when I bring them out - to a shopping complex, a book store or a restaurant.

I do try to be a cool mother - not to lose my cool - not to raise my voice,  not to threaten them with my eyes and mouth gestures :).

At a restaurant,for example, my eldest says," ummi I want this" - not yet I am able to look at her, the 2nd one tries to grab for my attention "ummi, can I have this, this and this - please,please ". Not sure which one she is referring to, then 3rd one leaves his chair and now on the way to every where. My eyes are on him - my first and second continue asking- my second become  impatient and she tugs at my hand or my dress, me at the same time, is trying to stand up, to chase after my boy . Aarrghhhhhhhhhh - can you all be patient - boleh sabar tak - yes ummi order semua - SEMUA ..heheh

At their current age, it is hard to have a decent dinner uninterrupted - a satisfied (and peaceful) window shopping trip (sometimes we just go to the nearby mall for  2 hours to survey on something and they tag along or a trip to hypermarket to buy household groceries and they beg to come along) 

I say,"behave well, promised?". They say, "OK". But last last KO gak heheh -

I have lost Erdina in Tesco before - twice - different days - to the extend that the tesco management had to make announcement on the loud speaker," a little CHINESE girl, wearing orange shirt and blue jean bla bla" - then, she was less than 2 years old- if only she talked, people would know that she was not a chinese at all:)

I have lost Marsya also (go on,-tell me that I am the worst mother :( ;))- but trust me, my eyes are on them, all the time, it is just that when I blink my eyes for a slightly longer SECOND, they are gone (yes yes this is only an excuse). There were many of us - her cousins and all. So maybe it was too crowded. She was 2 years old and the whole Jusco's security staff had been put on guard. Somebody found her and we collected her at JJ information counter- she was having a sweet time- holding a balloon at one hand and looking happy and radiant chit-chating with the JJ personnel - sedangkan jantung I da melayang.   

It is hard to enjoy watching a movie (even if it is their movie, I am supposed to enjoy it as well right?)  I was just about to sit back and relax  when one of the girls said - "Ummi I need to pee". Kejap lagi, lagi sorang pulak. 

Mr hub says that they are just good for fast food, the park  and cinema in and cinema out. If we go jalan jalan, we cannot go round and round for hours as they will definitely throw a tantrum or  start complaining being sleepy or tired or hungry (walaupun baru ja tadi makan)

Any trip to the malls is good for a maximum of 3 hours inclusive of  travelling time. Anymore than that they become restless and cranky. Or they become very hyper - running here and there. I dont think I want to bring them for raya (amboi da cakap pasal raya heheh) shopping this year except when buying shoes. Last year was a headache :)

I used to drag Dina to everywhere - tak sampai hati nak tinggal - kerja saturday pun bawak dia. Then Acha comes along - still manageable but not easy. Then comes Q - 1 is easy, 2 is hard to control, 3 is matikudai :)

Yet, they are my universe. My whole world is centred on them - and only them.The reason for my existence. 

Maybe when they are slighly older, it would be easier to go anyway or everywhere. But in the next few years, maybe they prefer to go outing with their friends instead of us :(.

Time flies fast :(.

Till then - have a great weekend :)

PS: How about dear dear semua - pernah tercicir anak tak heheh?