October Happenings....

 October happenings.................

someone dropped her tooth on 1 Oct... bottom right: a collection of all her milk teeth....

bought more food and treats for tinker...

3 Oct... brought tinker for pawdicure and then to consult the vet for her rash...

6 Oct... made breakfast for daddy and amanda... and bottom right, finally tried gong cha... :)

tinker's delicacy...

15 Oct... sitting for SCGS entrance exam.. registration was early morning at 7am... by the time the 3 papers were over, it was already 12 noon...

15 Oct... smiggle stationery from daddy... and halloween lunch....

16 Oct... stayover at marina bay sands... it was psle marking day, so no school from 17 oct to 20 oct.... yeah!

18 Oct... GEP (Gifted Education Programme) round 2 exams... amanda was really very sick on both days... in fact on day 1, she was so sick that she quickly finished the paper, asked for permission to drink water and she then laid her head on the desk and slept till time was up...

20 to 24 oct...

bought for her heelys... they don't come cheap.... S$168...

crabbies...

falling in love with pomegranates...

old town... daddy representing amanda's school to attend the moe parents' dialogue session with sim ann...

29 & 30 Oct...

brought her to orchard to get canele's macarons... yummy...

can you imagine she was drawing on her own toes while doing revision? don't know whether to laugh or scold... lol!! after a while, she wanted to play the ipad next... haiz...

SA2 Year End Exam starts from 28 October..............

A New Member In Our Family...

Today's the big day where we welcome Tinkerbelle into our family... We got up early in the morning, all so excited...  Arrived Marie's house at 11am and brought Tinker home.... Michelle, Tinker's saviour, arrived at our place shortly to see if everything is alright with Tinker....

bed, toys, blankets, food, treats, multi-vitamins and even royal jelly shampoo for tinker... oh yes, we also got her the tiny green toothbrush to chew....  :)

setting up her "room" aka space prior to her arrival... by the way, her fuzzyard reversible bed is really comfy... look at amanda lying on it... hahaha....

the big day... getting everything ready to fetch tinkerbelle.... we brought a thank you gift for marie and a similar large carrot for butter.... :)  they're foster sisters afterall...

farewell photos with tinker's foster mum and sister of 16 days.... at this point, i was still feeling very fearful... scared that i wasn't able to handle tinker.... things were moving really fast and before i knew it, tinker was with us at home...

getting her into the car and on the way home... i was driving really slowly... didn't want to frighten her...

arrival at tinker's new house...

walking into her new home...

and to her new space.... she was excited to see michelle a while later... can you see michelle's hand waving a treat to her?

amanda was on cloud 9.... in a state of daze... boy was i worried if this was the right timing to bring tinker home as her sa2 was just round the corner...

that ends day 1 of tinker in her new home.... good night and sweet dreams, tinkerbelle...



Doggie Training Session for Us...

Today, Marie will be teaching Amanda how to take care of Tinker e.g. bathe her, walk her, clean her ears, trim her nails etc...  

Amanda had GEP screening this morning and had to stay back in school the afternoon for her Public Speaking training... So right after her school at 4pm, I fetched her straight to Marie's place... She snacked and changed in the car...

cleaning tinker after shower....

walking tinker on leash...

The entire session lasted till 9pm and by the time we reached home for late dinner, it was almost 9.30pm.... Amanda was extremely happy but totally shag.

A Major Decision

My friend Marie told me that she has just fostered a Sheltie on 11 August... Her name is Tinkerbelle... Tinker is a very petite dog and she is a Blue Merle Shetland Sheepdog....  Now... those who know me will know that I've always been afraid of dogs.... However, Amanda simply adores dogs and has been begging me to get one for her....  Amanda had no school today... So we decided to just drop by Marie's house today to take a look at Tinker...

We've of course been pre-empted on Tinker's current state.... scrawny and totally hairless.... BUT, the moment we stepped into Marie's house, Tinker just came up to me and gave me a look which says "Oh, please take me home" kind of expression.... awww..... so sweet..... heart melts....  She also went up to Daddy and Amanda and gave them a sweet gentle look...  She had speaking eyes..... :)

So immediately I said YES to Marie....  but deep inside me, I was a little scared.... Not because of her state, but rather, how I was going to live with a dog in my house when I've not overcome my fear yet....

this was how tinkerbelle looked when i first decided to adopt her....  people may think i'm crazy to do so... but my heart just goes out to her... i guess it must be the affinity between us.... :))

extreme top right : tinker's foster mum....  and extreme top left : tinker has celebrity visitors...  top centre : tinker's foster sister, butter....

Marie was kind to say that she would take care of her for a while and also provide training to us (dog handling etc) till we were ready....