We were getting into the van after the ortho appt on Tues.
Me: Dentists are very expensive. One of you, when you are grow up, need to become a dentist.
Ashu: I am not so not becoming one. I want to be a librarian.
Avasha: Why do you want us to become a dentist?
Ashu: So that “they” can [...]
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Happy Valentine’s Day
The Valentine aisle in the Dollar store was EMPTY. In fact they had Easter stuff out already. I wandered over to the wedding aisle and saw these cute white boxes. 12 in a pack and for a dollar,thought not cheap but would work. Ashwina found the foam stickers and we were set. $28 later, I [...]
Rules of Life.
In honor of Martin Luther King, Avasha brought home interesting homework.
Do the ideas below show that you are a good person. Circle Yes or NO
Your eyes are blue.
Your hair is curly.
You have money in your pocket
You work hard.
You are honest
You are skinny.
You live in a big house.
My child got everything right except one.. And her reasoning [...]
*Day 4/Halloween Parade
Has it only been 4 days since NK left? It feels like so much longer. Today was extremely busy day, with Halloween parties in the school, followed by a parade and then trick n treating at a nearby mall place. It was fun but tiring. The kids all came home and slept by 7.45p/m.
FIL update, [...]
Diwali 09
Diwali to NK means mithai and fireworks. Diwali to me means my mom’s murruku, kueh tart, getting ang pao from relatives. Buying new clothes, mum will sew new curtains, new cushion covers. Day of diwali, we wear our new suits and wait for our friends to come. My mum will cook chole bhature and samosas [...]
Call of the Wild
Sur wrote about her awesome friends who do things that people with kids arent suppose to do.I was actually writing about how we as a family always are outdoors. I hate going to amusement parks. I hate paying through my nose for tickets and then waste time, waiting in lines. A friend called me and told [...]
End of the weekend
Sometimes, I look foward to the coming week.Not this week. I am dreading it. My calendar is horribly full this week, from the girls’s doc’s appt to my dentist app to gymnastics class to photography class.Neil’s birthday is this Sat, cupcakes for his class for Friday. I just want to go to back to bed and [...]
Bokeh*
Me: Samar sit down and let me strap you in the car seat.
Samar:No No
Me: Do you want the police to catch mama?
Neil: yes, you can go to jail.
Me:What!
Neil” Yes, then we can be our own boss and do whatever we want.
Avasha: but Neil only mummy knows the password to the computer
Neil: Sit down and let [...]
A Mish-Mash/Tights Take II/My Brilliant Child/Delurk Day
Because I was so depressed last night, Ashwina and I went shopping. She did a focus group with PBS kids and earned a $50 Amazon gift card. My genius brilliant smart wonderful child ordered
Jewelry Class in a Box and whipped up a bracelet. 30 mins later she realised that she needed crimps. Off we went to Joanns [...]
United Colors of Asaanland
Sunday we went to a park and did a one mile walk/ride. Ashwina rollerbladed. Samar on his tricycle, the other two on their scooters. It was really fun. It took us 55 mins to do the 1 mile walk. The kids were exhausted by the end of the walk. I am waiting for Samar to get [...]