The little things that count

As Hubs has pointed out, I am such a paranoid and OC Mom. But as protective as I am with our daughter, I am at least at peace that she is taken cared of well at daycare (there actually are times I’m the one pressured, like making sure there’s at least two kinds of vegetables on the menu!).

Today was such a rainy and windy day but I wasn’t that worried (well, aside from the difficulty and unsafeness of maneuvering the baby stroller on one hand whilst holding an umbrella on the other hand whilst battling the strong wind and hard rain) because Yui had a rain cover over her stroller and her daycare bag was waterproof. The bag was obviously waterproof yet we were really touched how Yui’s teachers made the effort of putting the daycare journal (where both parents and teachers write Yui’s activities at home and at daycare) inside a plastic bag so that it won’t get wet.

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Little things like that somehow comforts me that they can be trusted with big things.

Sakura amazake

I promised in our previous post that I’d post more sakura-inspired products soon.
The subsequent post came sooner that expected.

Sakura Amazake!
Amazake comes either with low or non-alcohol. This type has zero alcohol content. We didn’t give the baby a sip yet though even though we’ve read the non-alcohol type can be baby food. Yui can have this treat when she’s a bit older. And oh what a treat it is!! I have liked amazake ever since I’ve tasted it. But this one surely is love.

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Haagen Daz Sakura

It is that time of the year again when everything that’s sold is sakura-inspired. But we certainly are not complaining! And that we sure are happy to indulge.
We got addicted to the sakura yogurt last year, which I haven’t found yet on the stores’ shelves this year.

Found this one.

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What’s inside? Heaven.

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It’s a heaven though that needs to be taken with a litre of water. Will try to post more sakura-inspired products soon.

Daycare Market Day

When I went to pick Yui up at daycare, I was delighted yet baffled to see this taped on the wall right near the entrance to Yui’s classroom.

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Then I got wind of the news – today was Market Day, in which the older classes “sold” goods that they helped prepare. And so the younger ones “shopped” around with bags that they helped design with stickers (look how tiny some stickers are! Very good practice for the little hands) and sketches.

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Inside their bags, they also have a wallet but sans play coins for safety purposes.

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So what did our daughter buy?
Negi/spring onion! She must have been fascinated with how long it was. Quite good artwork too. It does look like the real one.

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When she actually got “reunited” with her bag of goodies after I took it off the wall, she exclaimed an exuberant “Ahhh!” when she took out the negi from her shopping bag.

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She also “bought” a donut! She probably was curious as we haven’t given her a donut yet and have no plans to give her one in the near future.

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And, Yui’s most “expensive purchase” – a wrist watch!

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Fun day! Too bad Mom and Dad weren’t allowed to shop!