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Downtime

School for K starts on Monday. I am probably just as excited as he is, yet at the same time, finds that time passes too fast for my liking.

So much was planned for him these 2 weeks prior to the start of school; nature walks, playdate with Seth, Japanese food for lunch, interesting home learning activities and more nature walks. But we only managed to achieve about half of the activities that I have initially planned and everything came to a standstill when he got the flu on Thursday :(

Now, I have a sniffy, phlegmy, whiny and grumpy little boy with me. Hope he recovers from his flu this weekend and I can have my happy and enthusiastic preschooler back.

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Friends

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Seth is the first friend that K has. The boys first met about one and a half years ago, in the void deck below my home. Seth was with Lay Keng, his mom, taking a walk about around the estate, while K and I were doing the exact same thing.

That was also the first time that the moms met one another and realised that our boys are of the same age, barely a month difference. And we found many more things in common with one another; we are staying in the same block, are stay-at-home-moms and Christians. Naturally, we clicked and the boys also warmed up to each other really quickly, considering they had a common affinity for observing ants at that point.

Ensuing our chance encounter with one another at the void deck, we met up frequently, sometimes twice a week for the boys to play together, while the moms would enjoy the fellowship with one another. 

Seth's personality is a compliment to K's. He is this sweet natured, unassuming little boy, while K is that sociable and chatty friend that will always be asking Seth questions. They shared lots of discoveries in their nature walks together, laughter and enjoyed plenty of squeals while they amuse one another in their play. Don't need to guess who will always be the one who will be clowning around amusing the other, and the one who will always insist that they exchange their toy cars when they meet. For sure there will be times when either one will end up crying over their little squabbles, but both will be quick to forget and will be back playing happily with one another once more.

As K moves on to a new environment with school, I am certain that he will be able to make many friends along the way. However I do hope that he doesn't forget about his dear friend Seth. And I will be sure that the boys will still get to meet during the school holidays.

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"A friend loveth at all times." – Proverbs 17:17

 

"A friend is one who strengthens you with prayers,

blesses you with love and encourages you with hope."

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School concerns

His first official visit to his school this morning. We were there to collect his uniform and settle some administrative matters in preparation for him to start school next Monday.

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The verdict? He loves the playground, asked me "Where are the other children?" Inside the school, he inquisitively looked around, really keen to visit his new classroom and asked, "Why cannot be in school today?" 

I am glad that he is so excited to go to school, although I have some concerns about his fussiness when it comes to his preference for specific types of food. I mentioned that he will have to eat his lunch in school and shared with him about the wide variety of food that the school will serve for lunch. 

 

Mum    :    There will be porridge, rice with vegetables and meat, noodles and lots of other things.

K          :    No pizza? No fishball noodles?

Mum   :    No, but there will be lots of other types of delicious food.

K         :    Must ask teacher to help me remove the stalk because I don't like stalk (he only eats the leaves when it comes to vegetables).

Before I could add a comment…

K        :    But teacher will say eat the whole thing. So I will put the vegetables in my mouth and remove the stalk.

 

It's heartening to hear that he has already made plans on how to manage things by himself if he doesn't get the help he expects…looks like he's on his way to becoming one independent preschooler.

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