HandPrint Christmas Tree 2015

For end of this year we made a Handprint christmas tree. 

It's consist of Daddy, me and Josh's hand pattern. Daddy help to cut it, Josh do the sticking part.

As a family may we grow together in Christ and be courage for the year ahead.

Merry Christmas 2015.

Josh and Varicella / Chicken pox

For the last week of school, Josh stayed at home.

On Thursday, After watch Dino movie, we went home and he quickly fall asleep.
On Friday, I bring him and mom to mall, but during our walk, he look tired all the time. At that moment, I guess he get bored while accompany my mom taking look around.
Back at home, he take a nap.
At night, when I hug him, I saw two red dot on his forehead, I still guess that because mosquito bite him, as he sleep on sofa in the morning.
On Saturday, there some red dot but not much. We still bring him to Piano lesson and also watch concert and he still be able to do it.
We have prepared for Sunday - Josh will get baptized.
But at night, when I check his body, two red dot turn into blister. Can't think any other than virus infection, and positive get a chickenpox - Varicella.

Now, some people will question where he got the virus infection?
For me and Daddy, it's could happen anytime, anywhere.
I forgot the Varicella vaccination, but I heard, it's hard to get in the last one year.

What to do?
During illness, Josh always loss his appetite, and that's really challenging us to keep the nutrition intake.
Eat warm porridge, Drink plenty of water, juice to prevent dehydration.
We have medicine in hand like paracetamol, re-hydration drink (Oralit), antacid (Polysilane), all in case for first aid if happen in middle of night.
Josh throw up, and easily get stomach upset. Need to feed him little bite, and as a support for the first time I gave him multivitamin syrup.
For the skin, we brought calamine lotion to sooth the skin. Then according to pho-pho, shall avoid some food like, shrimp, egg which could cause the itchiness more.

On Tuesday, the red dot stop appears. But his appetite worsen. Josh complain about his stomach, but then He could eat and act normally if I let him play the game. Therefore I still observe what actually happen.
On Wednesday, at night the first time I saw Josh feel very hurt at his stomach area.
On Thursday morning, we went to doctor and took a blood test.
His braveness proven, he's not crying at all, when nurse stick the needle into his arm, not only one but twice cause we need more blood.
Result he also got infection, no wonder his stomach get hurt.
Doctor gave recipe of antibiotic and medicine to help control the gas.

On Friday, everything back to normal, he could eat well, run, dancing, teasing us, talk a lot, laugh,
Our Josh is back.
We felt glad and relieve.

After all, his never stop talking as he have fasting for too long.

Thanks God for Josh.

Classic Playlist- Year End 2015 Concert Amadeus

I got two ticket from Peggy as early christmas present.

All the players are from Amadeus music school.

It's a great moment for Josh to watch children on the same age playing music. He would be encourage.

Josh love the music with lil bit show like Typewriter when the music played someone also do the typing.

Thanks to Peggy for remember us hehehe.

From the last year show, this year Amadeus open the early age class to introduce music for toddler like 2-3 years.. 

And if I'm not misheard, Amadeus also choosen to be collaborate with Austrian music school. These year they sent two teacher.

It's prove how serious they work on teaching the music. Go Amadeus!

Good Dinosour - Family Movie Time

Wow... like the movie so much...

When I knew the producer also made Up, Finding Nemo, definetly, I shall bring Josh to watch it.

It's a good moment also when Josh collect the dinosours figure produce by Tomica.

Thursday Night, we went to watch the movie.
What more interesting, I could see Josh became more emotional react to the movie.
He eyes teary when Arlo meet his Daddy on his dream. Josh also cry when Arlo have to say goodbye to Spot.

On the other side, when I asked him the story, he kinda difficult to re - tell it.
I need to help him by repeat the story then he continue it.
May be because Josh english language still limited and he still can't read the text fluently.

Anyway, gonna watch another movie and I will give him the trailer and synopsis, so he will have clue and easily relate when the movie show time.

Below picture taken with friend.

Car hit by Car

Hey, It's Already December.

I love the whether, and one moment to remember Jesus come.

But we start December with a bit uncomfortable situation.

Yes, I drive since Jost start the school on September.

Someone car hit the mine on the car park, and it's worse.

It's was saturday, time to accompany Josh for his piano lesson.

While in the middle of lesson, someone appears and told us one of the car get hit and that's mine.

Fortunately the driver didn't escape, she want to be responsible for the car.

Fortunately we also have an insurance.

But it's will took almost one month for fixed the car, sigh.......

What make me sad, it's holiday time now, I will need the car more than school day. 

For me, I start to think why I feel burden by the accident.

I used to say to calvin, If one day we didn't have a car, It's ok to took public transport even in Indonesia, it's not convinience.

When it's happen, why is so hard?.... 

Of course I'm upset, I have drive carefully, park carefully, yet, the car get hit.

But as long as it's can be fixed, it's shall calm me.

Then I realized, I'm upset because my comfort zone being taken.

I get used to the car now, just one step to the front door, I can get everywhere now.

Fuih....

Ok, let's move on ^^.

Harvesting - Grow your own food

One of my dream when I grow old is to live in the rural area, having a small yard, planting my own vegetable, and everyday eat from there.

I just start to know how to grow the vegetable.

It's not always easy cause many challenges, especially with the plant disease, the weather, etc.

I also didn't want to used any chemical on my vegetable.

Here Some of my harvesting.

It's taste sweet. Even compare to the one that I usually brought from the store.

Yes, I need to learn how to grow it better.

Look at the appearance, sometime the plant didn't grow fully.

Fighting, don't give up. :)

Lettuce

Eggplant is cheap, you pay 0.5USD for 5 of it. But to have it in front of your eyes, the taste is differs. :) 

Caisim

Batu - Malang 15 to 18 June 2015

Late post continuing.

Travel from Surabaya to Batu cost us IDR 430.000 (4 persons in 1 Car) and it's took around 2.5-3 hours.

In Batu Malang, we stayed at Hotel Kusuma Agrowisata.

We choose this Hotel because:

- The Hotel provide Triple room (3 adults) with breakfast

- Taxi from Hotel to Jatim Park 2, in one price IDR 30.000.

- If we like to walk, Jatim Park 1 and Museum Angkut can be access though feet.

- We got to see a beautiful view of Arjuno Mountain.

- As we stayed 2 nights, we got agrowisata facility (at that time), we could pick the apple...

As it's already 4pm, we decided to stayed at Hotel.

Enjoy the mountain scenery, Josh played with in swimming pool, so cold and fresh....

Having a dinner in restaurant and looking at night city lamp.

Day 3

After breakfast, we went to Jatim Park 2.

Enjoy the picture.

At night, we travel around Batu area and have dinner in one of recommended restaurant (forgot the name *sigh*).

It's real.

 

Quiz Board

 

Wait for Safari Ride

mom and daughter

Meet my old friend hahaha

Welcome to Museum Area.

Day 4
Early morning, we used the coupon for picking apple on the tree. Walk around and breath the fresh air.

morning walk

The view from breakfast area

Love his laugh

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Jambu - Guava

Move to Apple field.

where the big one

Be careful

flower area

walk back to Hotel

Play with Water

Check out hotel and have a visit to SAAT Malang.
First time for mom for visiting my late brother study place.

the fish pond where you release your stress ^^

Josh u want to swim here?

Our tour guide

Ckckck, even the plant amaze him hahaha

Meet with friend and the twin :).

Dinner with the twin :)

Love the food here.

Daddy vs Children.

Day 5
Wake up late and ready for flight back to Jakarta.

At Hotel Rooftof

Big boy Josh

Bye Malang, See you again.

I fall in love with Malang City. Weather, Food, Friend. Yes, it's a city which remind me of my beloved brother.