Nov
28
2009

ParenThots Family Day

Alrite peeps, by now it’s all over and done. Phew! The initial rain in the morning did not deter us. By nine, it’s all sunny again and we are ready to welcome the visitors :)

We were one of the first to arrive on location (7.45am). The first thing I saw was the Crafty Crafted sign there and at once I knew that is the place allocated for me. Without wasting time, we began ‘decorating‘ our booth.

The ladybugs and Christmas tree ornaments waiting to be ‘adopted’.

Ethan’s art work being put on display.

Our booth…

My ‘assistant’ helping me with the blog subscription forms.

Me in my booth. My mom’s next to me the whole time. Love you lots, Mummy..

Guess who came to visit? Terry and Yan Yan!

Darling’s friend came to lend their support too.. :)

But most importantly, the ‘backbone’ of everything.. Kimmy, Julie and little Jonathan :)

Thank you Kimmy (and Julie) for making this possible for me.

I had backache at the end of the event as I was bending all the time guiding the kids in origami. There were moments when I lost my voice too and that was the time they chose to interview me! Talk about right timing!

There was once I was feeling extremely tired but I felt someone ‘supporting’ me to keep on going.. It was like as if there was this ‘invisible force‘ to help me go on :P Only laters I found out that that ‘someone’ is Claire {after she sms-ed me telling me that she was there for me morally throughout, all the way from Ipoh!}. Lol Claire.. You broke my hopes~lah! I thought there was some ‘knight in shining armour’ helping me out!

Jokes aside, what have I achieved from this event? I saw parents who never thought that folding origami could be so simple. I saw kids who smiled as they discovered they have folded a piece of paper into something nice. I saw how simple craft can cheer up just about anyone… With that, I think my mission’s accomplished.

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MeRy November 28, 2009 at 8:48 pm

Well done……Very gd activity for kids.

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Lemonjude November 29, 2009 at 12:52 am

Happy to met you in person at the booth…Thanks for the lovely gifts for the kids. It is just so attractive to them, till they cannot hear what I say when ask to look at the camera..I'm sure you spend lot of effort in making, cutting and gluing them 1 by 1.You did a good job…

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iriene November 29, 2009 at 2:36 am

Congrats on job well done, two thumbs up for you! It is a success and mission accomplished, so must celebrate, toast to more events and success to come, Cheers :)

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MeRy November 29, 2009 at 4:48 am

Well done……Very gd activity for kids.

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smallkucing November 29, 2009 at 5:25 am

:)

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Kelvin November 29, 2009 at 6:23 am

Wat a lovely day:)

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Linda November 29, 2009 at 7:13 am

BRAVO! it's such a fantastic event.. you must be tired… take a good rest…. :)

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Mummy Gwen November 29, 2009 at 8:51 am

Congrats!! Great to hear that the event ran smoothly and you definitely did a good job.So wanted to go but Gwen was down with food poisoning.

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Kristie November 29, 2009 at 10:12 am

Congrats!!!! Looks like so much fun :) I am sure Ethan had loads of fun 'showing off' his hard work :)

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suituapui November 29, 2009 at 4:18 pm

Wish I could be there too! So sweet of claire to sms you her support… Congrats and wishing you every success in your endeavour.

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wenn November 29, 2009 at 10:04 pm

wow..congrats on yr acomplished mission..

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reanaclaire November 30, 2009 at 8:01 am

MY! MY! I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, GIRL! Interview done? so when can i see you on tv? sori la.. couldnt be with u…. anyway, i think u do much better without me there to "kacau" u.. i might end up messing up or teaching the wrong steps to the kids.. hahahaa..

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Mommy Ling November 30, 2009 at 5:15 pm

Merryn, congrats to you!! I believed it was a sucessful one.Sob..sob**that i missed it as my husband need to go site visit due to urgent matters, therefore we missed this event.Thumb up for you and lil Ethan.

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LittleLamb November 30, 2009 at 6:25 pm

I m so happy for u that this event went so well….Praise God. Hope u managed to get a lot of new readers too n try out ur crafts…Have a rest. u put in much effort.

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lvynana November 30, 2009 at 6:58 pm

it's huge…congrats

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Irene November 30, 2009 at 7:57 pm

glad tiz went on smoothly and it was a blast yeah! too bad i wasnt there to kepo, hehehe…

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Y.S December 1, 2009 at 4:51 am

VERY IMPRESSIVE!you are indeed a super mum, that's a great job.

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Brigitte Rozario December 1, 2009 at 4:21 pm

You had such a great team. I love that it became a whole family outing for you too. So, it was not just all work but also a Family Day outing for your family. Tks for participating!

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Ayie December 3, 2009 at 3:21 pm

All done!

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I am a mother to two boys; Ethan and Ayden and a wife to Darling William. I'm a stay at home mum who blogs to break the monotony of life and to avoid feeling jaded. Would love to get to know all the Super Mommies and Daddies and Babies or Singles out there with the hope that we can learn more from each other. Most of all, I am a happy person, and I hope YOU are too.