A Call for HELP!

Okay... the good news.... I'm coming home! I'll be home on May 16th! HOORAY!!!! The bad news.... my brother-in-law is getting married May 22nd and I have nothing to wear! I know "there's tons of shopping in Singapore Alyson, why don't you just find something there?" The answer- All maternity clothes are either really expensive, or really ugly and made of polyester.
So I'm asking for all your help. The colors of the wedding are HOT PINK and Dark Navy Blue. Probably not my first choices, but I do love pink. So please please please in your shopping over the next month keep your eyes out for CUTE HOT PINK maternity dresses or tops. I'm really not showing a ton right now but I should be popping anytime and will definately have a tummy showing at least a little by the wedding. I appreciate all your help and can't wait to come home and see you all!

Happy Birthday Gracie!

I can't believe she's 2! We have a fun day planned so more details will come, but I wanted to dedicate this to our Sweet Princess.

WE LOVE YOU!

(I tried really hard to get a cute picture of Grace all dressed up on Sunday, but she refuses to pose and smile for me. So thise sunglass one will have to do for now.)

The Science Center

These are pictures from our Visit to the Singapore Science Center way back in January. I finally got around to scrapping them. The Science Center really is a lot of fun. We've been there twice now. It is a great cheap activity especially on rainy day.

Thanks to GG Digital Designs for the Paper and Template. It's a great Digi Scrap Website and it's owned by my friend so check it out!

Prisoner!

This is what I saw when I got Grace up from her nap the other day. I just thought she looked so cute with her legs sticking out like a prisoner stuck behind bars.

P.S. She has been doing much better in her bed at night! 4 nights in a row without any problems now! I do have to threaten to take away the bear if she gets out, and last night she lost him, but she hasn't been waking up in the middle of the night crying. She still takes some naps in her crib just because some days she is too distracted by all the toys and wants to play. But she's improving!

Apples

Grace loves Apples. It's become one of her favorite snacks here. The other day she didn't want me to cut her apple up and this is what I found. Her apple was on the floor and when she wanted some more she'd bend over and take a bite, then go play some more. I thought it was hilarious.

Little India

Grace and I went with our friend Tania to Little India this week. We walked around and then met some ladies from the ward for lunch at Jaggi's North Indian Cuisine. The food was surprisingly delicious. Ben hasn't taken me to an Indian restaurant because he doesn't like curries and hasn't tasted any Indian food that he's liked. The stuff I ate was great though it did look a bit like vomit.

This is one of the many Indian Temples in Singapore.

I will say that I did not love Little India and wouldn't be sad if I never went back. One hour of walking around was enough for me. It was fun to see all the beautiful Saris for sale and some of the intricate Gold Jewelry, but it was stinky and there were dead cockroaches and nobody wears deoderant. Even Grace was plugging her nose. It's probably the dirtiest place in Singapore I've seen. The highlight? We saw the Elders! Tania gave them money for lunch and they were so grateful. We love the Elders serving in our area!

Food

Grocery Shopping has been quite the experience here. They have very selected items depending on where you shop, and a lot of things are very pricey. I have been able to find just about everything I've wanted and have learned just to pay for the luxuries of food I'm used to. I do have to say that since Singapore doesn't produce hardly any food, most of the prices are pretty reasonable. And the Produce here is fabulous! So delicious.

I've listed the price in US$ since it's easier to compare than in Singapre $.

Milk is sold in 2 liter cartons. Do the conversion to gallons and you're paying about $6.55 for a gallon of milk. And it doesn't even taste as good as US milk. A lot of people here buy boxed milk that's radiated so it has a long shelf life and is a ton cheaper. Many people like it but I think it's disgusting!

This carton of OJ was $5.74
The Strawberries $6.10

Frosted Mini Wheats $5.49- but a box of Cheerios is $7.18

The bread was $2.15 but it's about half the size of a loaf in the US. They do have a Banana Walnut Loaf that is SOOO GOOD as toast! I will definately miss that.

The eggs were $1.50 for 10. They don't sell them in dozens here, and they are all brown, unless you want to pay $4.95 for white ones. (Brown taste the same if not better) Also all the eggs have been radiated so they just sit on the shelf until you buy them. I thought that was a bit strange at first.

Jello is $2.15 a box

Meat is quite expensive. 1 pound of chicken would cost $7.29. They sell all meat here in 100gm portions. 1lb=450gms

The other bad part for me is that I go to the grocery store 3-4 times a week since it's just downstairs. So I'm probably buying more than I would if I went just once a week. But that's how the Asians do it. They buy in small portions and shop a few times a week if not everyday.