Conversation, and Life Lately

In the past few weeks we have been slightly disrupted from our normal routine of life.

It started with Tim getting sick with viral attack. As he was recovering, Shanna fell sick with stomach upsets & fever. After both Shanna and Tim recovered, Shanna's babysitter fell sick and was hospitalized for a week. In the midst of all this, Tim and I were busy getting house cleaning done and baby stuff washing out of the way... oh, by the way, our washing machine 'fell sick' too, thankfully it was repairable by the technician (I truly felt handicapped without it). With the lack of rest (due also to midnight wakings to the loo, besides checking on the sick kid), coupled with the weather changes, it became my turn to get sick with cough this week.

I think, for the month of November, I ended up staying home more than going to the office. Our home internet usage skyrocketed :P

Despite the sick bug, we are all in good cheer and grateful for all that we have :) For our happy little family, for understanding boss at work, for Christmas that is coming with the reminder of how much God loves us. Shanna especially is ever cheerful and talkative, the blessedness of being a 2 year old! Teaching her about God is so fun and interesting.

This is one conversation we had when we were out in the car one rainy evening.

Shanna: "Mummy, the cow is out in the rain!"
Mummy: "Yes, poor cow. Is it all wet?"
Shanna: " Yes."
Mummy (trying to make an educational point): "Shanna, Daddy & Mummy have a home to stay in, so we don't have to stay out in the rain and get wet like the poor cow. Who gave us our home?"
Shanna: "Jesus."
Mummy: "Yes, Jesus gave us our home, our food, clothes..."
Shanna: "Books, toys, bed...."
Mummy: "You are right. Jesus takes care of us."
Shanna: "Jesus did not take care of the cow."
Mummy (after being tongue tied for a minute): " Jesus takes care of the cow too. See, the cow has a lot of grass to eat, and the cow is alright in the rain. Jesus knows the cow will be alright."
Shanna (solemnly repeats) : "Jesus knows..."

Shanna had been learning through reading some books that she should 'look right, look left, then look right again, and then raise her hand and cross the road when there are no cars'. Without fail, she raises her hand each time she crosses a road, it's quite an amusing sight :)

Since we are on the subject of cows, one morning Shanna saw a calf beside the road.

Shanna: " Mummy, there is a calf beside the road."
Mummy: "Yeah. Uh oh, what is it doing beside the road?"
Shanna: "The calf didn't raise it's foot?"
Mummy: "Oh, you are right. Should the calf raise it's foot?"
Shanna: "Yes? Naughty calf."

Conclusion, there is relatively quite a large number of cows in Penang.


~ Audrey