Weekends are usually busier for me than the week days. I tend to cram in so many things that I feel very tired every Sunday night. But, this weekend was different. Saturday morning I woke up with stomach cramps. I did have a lot of things on my list as usual. But, after breakfast, I…
Author: Sushma
Random Thoughts
1. Sarath’s school started last week. it was a short week because of labor day. It went well. He loves his school. He always wanted to go to the school on a bus. But because we live right behind the school, he cannot take it. We have to drop him off or walk him to…
Off to Kindergarten
Dear Sarath, I cannot believe that you are starting kindergarten tomorrow. You are just so ready for it. You are as excited as you are scared. I can see that in your actions, words and your face sometimes 🙂 It is going to be okay. You’ll do just fine. Last year, when we took you…
Nursery rhymes, people grinders and selling apples
Sanjay was getting ready in the morning and was in a really good mood. He was singing all the rhymes that he knows. He is now trying to manipulate the songs with his own words and finds it very funny. He was singing “If you happy and you know it..” and he saw me and…
Sibilings
They laugh, they play, they fight, they cannot live without each other. The one thing they have in common – driving me crazy. This is the story of the two brothers in our household. They are so different yet they are similar. I always wanted to have two kids. So, when I was pregnant the…
Crystal Mountain
The 4th of July was on a Thursday this year, we thought we will take the Friday off and go to a nearby place. We started making plans as to where we can go and then S told me that we cannot go to any far away place as he is on call the entire…
The journey to Dream Land…..
Every day bed time is something that I love and hate for various reasons. When it is time to go to bed, somehow the kids just know that they can delay it as much as they want. Sarath just takes the longest possible time to brush his teeth and Sanjay wants to brush his teeth…
Little things in life…
That make me happy 🙂 – When I get a few moments to finish my tea in the morning before the kids wake up. – When S wakes up with me and we have 5 – 10 min to just chat while sipping tea or cooking. – When I see Sarath and Sanjay wake up…
Mother’s Day 2013
Mother’s day this year was as usual. We never celebrate much on mother’s day. S usually brings me flowers and may be a card. Mother’s day is extra special to me because Sanjay was born on Mother’s day weekend. So, now, mother’s day always makes me think of his birth 🙂 Sarath’s teacher had the…