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Man at work

nobody@vox.com(benaudz) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:33:42 +0800

He is strong in his logical-mathematical intelligence. He took to puzzles much earlier than abby, partly because his motor skills developed faster. He keeps going, "Where'szit?", looks around and then goes, "Over there!" :)

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Abigail's Birthday Video!

nobody@vox.com(benaudz) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:03:32 +0800

Princess Abigail's Birthday Party!

This is a birthday gift from our friend, Jeremiah! :)

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Guts or plain silly?

nobody@vox.com(benaudz) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:15:02 +0800

In other countries, it may not surprise anyone to steal a cab. But in Singapore, it's not such a good idea after all...

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cna/20080723/tap-290-police-nab-robber-assaulted-taxi-231650b.html

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To my readers

nobody@vox.com(benaudz) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:30:16 +0800

Hi! Do sign up for a VOX account if you haven't done so because I'll be restricting my posts for my children's safety. Let me know when you've signed up and I'll include you as part of the big family! :) Thanks! :)

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Abigail's Bottle Tree

nobody@vox.com(benaudz) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:38:17 +0800

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If only my Show & Tells were like that...

nobody@vox.com(benaudz) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:25:49 +0800

The 'Middle Wife' by an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher

I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second grade classroom a few years back.

When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell. So I always have a few sessions with my students. It helps them get over shyness and usually, show-and-tell is pretty tame. Kids bring in pet turtles, model airplanes, pictures of fish they catch, stuff like that. And I never, ever place any boundaries or limitations on them. If they want to lug it in to school and talk about it, they're welcome.

Well, one day this little girl, Erica, a very bright, very outgoing kid, Takes her turn and waddles up to the front of the class with a pillow stuffed under her sweater.

She holds up a snapshot of an infant. 'This is Luke, my baby brother, and I'm going to tell you about his birthday'

'First, Mom and Dad made him as a symbol of their love, and then Dad put a seed in my Mom's stomach, and Luke grew in there. He ate for nine months through an umbrella cord.'

She's standing there with her hands on the pillow, and I'm trying not to laugh and wishing I had my camcorder with me. The kids are watching her in amazement.

'Then, about two Saturdays ago, my Mom starts saying and going, 'Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh!' Erica puts a hand behind her back and groans. 'She walked around the house for, like an hour, 'Oh, oh, oh!' (Now this kid is doing a hysterical duck walk and groaning.)

'My Dad called the middle wife. She delivers babies, but she doesn't have a sign on the car like the Domino's man. They got my Mom to lie down in bed like this.' (Then Erica lies down with her back against the wall.)

'And then, pop! My Mom had this bag of water she kept in there in case he got thirsty, and it just blew up and spilled all over the bed, like psshhheew!' (This kid has her legs spread with her little hands miming water flowing away. It was too much!)

'Then the middle wife starts saying 'push, push,' and 'breathe, breathe.

They started counting, but never even got past ten. Then, all of a sudden, out comes my brother. He was covered in yucky stuff that they all said it was from Mom's play-center, (placenta) so there must be a lot of toys inside there.'

Then Erica stood up, took a big theatrical bow and returned to her seat.

I'm sure I applauded the loudest. Ever since then, when it's

show-and-tell day, I bring my camcorder, just in case another 'Middle Wife' comes along.

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The Flowers My Kids Gave Me

nobody@vox.com(benaudz) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:48:13 +0800

Abby runs over. "Mummy! For you!" Then Shalom appears from behind the bush, "Pour Yew!" and hands me a flower too while their dad stands behind where they appear from, watching the whole scene. I feel so loved.

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Totally inspirational! :)

nobody@vox.com(benaudz) — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:02:55 +0800

Japansese Kids Got Talent

Totally sharp moves!

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