We went back to our favorite Children’s Hospital today to collect some medical records and to do our part for science! Our geneticist, whom we are quite fond of, is trying to get a government grant to establish Rett Syndrome testing in Singapore. We were hoping to find out that they got the grant before we left, but no word from the government. So this afternoon, Edda and I got some blood drawn to put into deep freeze. Here’s Edda pre-poke.
Somehow the gifts for Vince and Edda’s birthdays keep trickling in. And I know it’s not going to be over because when we get home, the grandparents are going to go wild as well! They are going to think that all birthdays last for months.
Look at this huge box from my Aunt Jane. See the lady behind the counter? My favorite postal worker at the Choa Chu Kang Post Office.
Inside was an unbelievable amount of toys; a dinosaur, baseball set, a singing doll, and also
Elmo. Actually, Aunt Jane did pretty well picking out toys for Edda. I have often walked into Toys R Us and walked up and down the isles and find absolutely nothing that I think Edda would like. The Elmo talks when you push it’s belly and the singing doll also has an on/off switch on it’s hand that we can help Edda push. Of course, Vince loves all the toys. Thanks Aunt Jane!
Ranjit, our speech therapist, also came bearing toys.
It is sooooo loud.
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Scientific name: Acalypha hispida
Common name: Chenille plant, Red Hot Cat’s Tail
Location: Singapore
I am so excited about so many things that I haven’t been sleeping well. But today I am so tired I think I will fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow. Good night!
This is what happens when you drop a whole roll of toilet paper into the bathtub.
This is what you do when you want to play with a whole roll of wet toilet paper.
Whack, whack, whack!
Happy birthday to my favorite fool! Happy birthday Donald!
We went to lunch in Chinatown at Annalakshmi, an Indian vegetarian restaurant. It’s a non-profit, staffed with volunteers who cook the food, serve the patrons and clean the dishes. And you can eat as much as you’d like from the buffet, but they warn you not to waste food. At the end of the meal, you decided how much to pay them! Their little saying is ““Eat as you want, Give as you Feel”
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Scientific name: Neomarica longifolia
Common name: Yellow Walking Iris, Apostle Plant
Location: Singapore