for dinner, brought max downstairs to have dinner. (did i mention previously that my mil has decided not to cook for 3 months?) after dinner, we went to big bookshop to buy some stuff that i need for my class.

at the bookshop, max saw some toys. he started pestering me to buy toys. 'i want toys' 'i no need go home' 'mummy, mummy'. i refused to give in. needless to say, he started crying and throwing tantrums. and you know how loud he can be. so as i carry him home, he was crying all the way. people were wondering as if i beat him like that. in fact, i was very patient, talking to him. gor yee and my sister can remember, it's similar to marcus' when he was younger at the shopping centre. It's just that max is not as hard/stubborn as marcus and max didn't struggle as strongly as marcus.

while he was crying, there was so many times, i feel like giving in. but i tell myself,i had to insist so that he knows that not everytime he will get what he wants. so as i pass by the playground, decided to bring him to the playground instead while hubby brings marcus and mabel's dinner up first.

so we spent 45 mins at the playground, playing and i think he soon forgot. but as soon as i suggest to go home, he said 'no'. i was like, not again... so quickly think of something. 'we go home, bathe, we play with bubbles?' 'no.' 'we go home bathe, (pointing to papa), papa bathe for you?' (thinks....)'yes.' bingo.

so when we reached home, papa has to fulfil the promise. mabel was already sleeping, in fact, i understood that she slept from 7pm. poor thing, so tired from school activities. so we let her sleep all the way till the next morning.

as for marcus, just before going to sleep, i remembered that he has swimming lessons today. so hurriedly packed his swimming stuff. then it's off to bed. i don't know what time max sleep. i know i knocked out too once i hit the bed. poor thing, so tired from work.

i brought home a pile of marking to do, but i brought it back to work, untouched. so extra again.