Last week (31st Dec 2012 to 6 January 2013) seemed like a beautifully long week - a week of sparkling new beginnings, a week of radical changes, a week of new chapters and newfound friends, and a week of settling into routines.
I am most thankful for the opportunity to see my little baby, Little Bee, step into a new threshold of her life - primary school. I am also exceedingly thankful for the fact that Big Bee had blossomed into a mature young lady, and is now a buddy to a primary one girl.
Here were some things I was truly thankful for, in the past week:
1) With the blessings of wet weather on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, we could spend lots of cosy family bonding time at home, chilling out, playing board games and having loads of fun conversations. I am also grateful that Big Bee recovered from her short bout of New Year fever in time for the first day of school.
2) Big Bee's very first time watching the countdown television shows with us, staying up way past midnight, giggling secretly, and wishing us Happy New Year as the clock struck 2013.
3) It was also gratifying to see her messaging her good friends on her recently purchased mobile phone - just like a little adult. It is wonderful to see that she has her own circle of close friends, her little tweenhood life, as we parents take a little step back to observe how she manipulates her little vessel in the big ocean of life.
4) Little Bee eased into primary 1 effortlessly, with her signature sunshine beams and chatterbox yaks! She made friends with her classmates without reserve, and started warming up to her teachers immediately. It was heartwarming yet bittersweet to see her going for recess with her buddy, having a little life of her own, trying to swim around in a big kids' school.
5) I made lots of newfound friends and met old friends who are parents of Little Bee's classmates. I am thankful that many of these parents are amicable, enthusiastic and very involved in their children's lives. They will definitely be a marvellous support group for me!
6) 3 days of going to school and home with Little Bee, spending languid hours in school until school ends, bonding so much with Little Bee, and being there with her at the start of a very fundamental chapter in her life. These days were beautiful and memorable, and will forever be etched indelibly in my heart.
7) The discovery of a lovely street filled with quaint cafes and charming restaurants - we have new places to explore and chill in!
8) A lovely alfresco dinner at home on Sunday, as we dined and watched Nature's magnificence wind down to the end of a glorious day.
Let's hope every week this year would be as wondrous as this first week of 2013! Happy New Year!
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