I woke up yesterday morning immediately jumping out of bed and leaping into the kids’ room. Kitreena greeted my “Good morning, Sunshine!” back with a puzzled look and a question: “Mom, why are you still wearing that old pyjamas? It has holes sudah on it. Is it because you like this pyjamas so much?” There she went again, answering her question on my behalf.
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“Of course,” I was going to answer her simply. But I went on saying, “Just because it’s old does not mean I have to get a new one. I love this pyjamas. I won’t grow out of it anymore anyway. I am done growing. By the way, I do like the holes. They make my armpits breathe easily when I sleep.”
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Kitreena chuckled. And just before she disappeared into the bathroom, she looked at me and said, “Mom, your face is still beautiful, you know.”
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I didn’t see the connection between my face and my old pyjamas. But I don’t think my daughter is going to get a new mom just because her old mom has holes in her heart.
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The skies were gray and it rained almost the whole day yesterday, but I knew my hole-y heart will have its sunshine for a lifetime.
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Questa è Enida 
Hey Enida,
Like your note so much! Yeah, just because the sky is grey that doesn’t mean the sun has stopped shinning. The truth is it’s there and always there…but it’s just been hidden for a moment. Cheers!
Frank
Wiz:
Toughest cookie? Hmmm…I guess this time around, I was just a tough cookie being dipped into the hottest Milo ever! Not only that I broke to dust, I melted to a colloid mixture! Hehe. I am probably just an enhancer to that hottest Milo now. But hey! I’m going to be around for a long time yet. Come rain, shine, hell or high water.
You always have those special sunshine in your heart Enida and also that sunshine you embrace everyday outside. The sun is still shining on you. You just have to look up, and you’ll find out that He’s been looking down at you.
Hang in there alright, you are the toughest cookie I know, both you and your sis.
Dee:
My mom too used to smother us with all these terms of endearment and we almost always felt embarrassed at school especially. But now, I find myself doing it to MY kids. I don’t care if they are embarrassed or if they actually feel loved. I am just doing it for me. Hehe. I simply love them and love mothering and smothering them.
Jeda:
Thank you so much for comin’ over, and caring to leave a comment. Yes, blessed I am with the sun and the moon in my life. I won’t stop counting the blessings, come rain or shine (or stormy nights for all that matter!)
Love,
Enida.
Salam Enida,
Apa khabar? just a humble old friend visiting ur blog.
U are blessed with two adorable permata hati. They will always be the sunshine for lifetime. InsyaAllah.
Take care. KIT
jeda
She should be so lucky to have you as her mom … and both of you adalah 'segalanya' for each other…walau apa pun terjadi.
My mom used to say to me… alahai anak mak – intan payung, delima, batu kawi (tak pasti batu apa tu – bahasa orang dulu)… he he he & I miss my sunshine 😦