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Child, Parenting November 7th, 2008Due to the nature of Allan’s job, he is like a SAHD. He is unavailable only during weekends and on occasional weekday nights. So you can imagine that the ‘work’ I need to do as a SAHM, isn’t that bad eh? *wink*
Its only when he signs up for courses or seminars, do I get a chance to be a ‘true‘ SAHM, completely on my own without any help. And so it shall be for 3 days, today till sunday. He had to leave the house at 8am and be home almost 12mn. Super long seminar eh? *wink* Its the Millionaire Mind Intensive Program. Well, I guess to be a Millionaire, there are too many tips to share…*laugh*
Its funny how the kids are MORE MANAGEABLE when their Papa is not around, maybe because there is only ONE person they could turn too, less confusion. *laugh*
So since my man is not around, I decided to do a post specially for him *wink*:~
I won’t consider myself to be a high-tech or digital person. You can say I’m practical or you can call me old-fashion.
I never feel safe with my stuff in the PC. ‘cos my PC did collapsed several times before, due to virus and spam and what-have-you. The end result? I had to re-format my whole PC, like giving it a heart-transplant and with that I lost everything I used to store in it.
Allan and I are very much the same kind of species. We love to look at our kids photos as and when we like, without the need to switch on the electrical power. I consider myself a lazy person. Though I would want to download all the photos from my sister’s digital camera, my handphone, Allan’s handphone, my BIL’s digital camera, slowly sort them out according to years and eventually get them printed…. too much work… so I’ve been procrastinating.
Allan knows me too well. So he just did it.
He bought folders with transparent slots in them. He went to get quality photo papers. Downloaded all my boys photos from all sources. Sort them out according to the year it was taken. Did some simple editing to the photos. Combined 4 shots into one page and started printing on the A4 photo papers.
And this was the result.
And he is still printing till this day, as and when we take new shots of our boys….
Up to date, there are 4 folders. First folder consists of photos taken in 2003 – 2005, total 168 photos for 3 years. How come so little? ‘cos we were so busy with out retail business, no chance to take more photos.
Second folder is for year 2006, total 164. The third folder is purely for last year, total 268 photos! It seems like its increasing by the year. *laugh*
And for this YEAR, it went waaaaay over! One folder is completely FILLED with 320 photos and there are still so many that are not printed out yet! So Allan decides to print everything first, count the exact number of slots needed (after 31st December) before he purchases the 2nd folder just for 2008! *Eyes Rolled*
Just in case some of you may wonder why I didn’t choose to get those photo-shops to develop them for us — it cost 50cents per photo and with our quantity, 168 + 164 + 268 + 320 = 756 x 50cents, it would have cost us $378.00!!!!
We did all these for less than $150, including the price of the ink! Isn’t that great savings? Allan didn’t think it was hardwork anyway… *wink*




November 8th, 2008 at 12:06 am
wah … so sweet to have a post dedicated to the great man in the house! :)
that’s quite some work and he is so sweet to do it without any complaints. does he read your blog? I think he does, hor? :)
ya man! he is a SAHD while you are a SAHM, having 2 adults around make logistics more easy when rainy periods. hehehe..*envy*
I do not have colour printer at home and so I store all the photos in the pc. I am also wondering if I should start printing them out … but the cost, as what you mention, KILLS !!
November 8th, 2008 at 1:00 am
That’s so sweet~
November 8th, 2008 at 1:16 am
Awww!That’s so sweet of you!But in the other hand, a woman like you deserves nothing less than a man like that right? ;)
xoxo
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November 8th, 2008 at 1:58 am
that is so sweet of him and he is very organised. lucky u :)
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November 8th, 2008 at 3:19 am
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xoxo
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November 8th, 2008 at 8:51 am
I’ve been negligent ever since I went digital. I’m going to have a full year to print out as soon as I’m laid off for the winter. Ugh. So much to go through. Lucky girl to have a husband on the ball.
November 8th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
How cool that your husband helped you on this huge project! You lucky girl!
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November 8th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
wow salute u Alan..my hubby would not agree with me doing all that though he loves photography during school days..bosting to me about his adventures taking pics of scenary, pretty models & winning photo competition but after he got married n have family…..the wife is the enthusiastic one taking pics & doing all the compilation & takiong part in contest though she not PRO like him…weird hoh? sometime i so geram with him. But lucky he paksa rela obligeto have our studio family photos taken. Phew!
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November 8th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
nice idea and have a great weekend
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November 8th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
very organized indeed. i like to have all my photos organized in age and year time too!
hope you are coping again and being a supermom for 3 days! good luck :)
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November 8th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
that’s so wonderful of him :-) hmmm, can get him to “inspire” my hubby to do the same ah? hehehe
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November 10th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
He is such a sweet man… He is like a worm in your tummy. Hehehe…
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November 10th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
so lucky of you to have Alan to do this..I have so many back-log to print of my 3 kids..photos taken since december last year have yet to be printed out…must really move my butts or it just kept on accumulating…
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