I am so happy to say that our bed time battles with our 2 year old have ended. I am not sure when it will come back. For now, we are rejoicing the moments. Every parent (including me) record milestones for their kids. That usually involves their first smile, their first food, first time they…
Author: Sushma
So thankful for washable crayons
I am sure many moms know what I am talking about. A couple of days back, I was cooking and my son was doing something really busy. I did not bother for a while. Later, when I was just checking on him, this is what I saw.. I was so angry but couldn’t say anything….
My first Hi 5 Tag
Shree tagged me and now I am set to write my first Hi 5 tag. 5 pathetically horrible movies you have seen: I haven’t been watching any movies lately. Even during my India trip, I watched a couple of good Hindi and Telugu movies. So, very hard to come up with horrible movies. 5 accessories…
Are kids easier to manage as they get older??
That’s what I thought when my son was a baby. I always said to myself, once he gets to the age where he can understand things and talk properly, it will be easier to deal with him. But, slowly I started realizing that this is not true. Actually, on some level I guess I always…
I am back….
I am back to my online world. There are lots of things I want to write. So many events and adventures we went through. I do not even know where to start. Well, first things first… the wedding was great. We had lots of fun and no sleep (that’s expected when we get together with…
Away for a couple of weeks..
I have been really busy these past few days. In the past two weeks, I attended three house warming ceremonies. I have been shopping a little bit and still have some more to do. With my brother-in-law getting married in less than a week, I am going to get super busy in the next couple…
Don’t we deserve a cleaner environment??
Today, me and my mom went shopping. We took my son along. He was reluctant to drink milk at home after his afternoon nap. So, I took along a Danone chocolate milk. We went to a reputed store in Hyderabad. I have never been to that store before so, I wanted to try my luck…
Wedding Gift
My brother-in-law is getting married in 15 days. Me and my husband have been thinking about gift ideas from a long time. It is hard to decide. Since my brother-in-law lives in the US, we do not want to buy them anything really big that they cannot carry. After a lot of thought we decided…
Vada Pappu
This is one of the dishes made for Lord Rama on Sri Rama Navami. Ingredients: (These quantities are all approximations.) Moong Dal: 1/2 cup or even less Raw Mango: 1/4 cup Shredded Coconut: a little Green Chillies: 1 (adjust according to taste) Oil: 1/4th tsp Mustard seeds: 1/4th tsp Soak moong dal for a couple…
Panakam
This is usually made on Sri Rama Navami. Ingredients: Jaggery, Black pepper, water Mix jaggery with cold water. It takes time to dissolve. After the jaggery completely dissolves, filter the water. Then add some finely powdered black pepper. I prefer to grind the pepper myself instead of store bought pepper powder. This gives a very…