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Saw this nice quote:

"Before you start to judge me, step into my shoes and walk the life I am living and if you get as far as I am, just maybe you will see how strong I really am"

This is truly for  all those people who gossip, criticize, unappreciative, disrespectful, talk behind your back, or talk in front of you so you can hear, or to compare you to others, whatever their motive, whatever their age, whatever their sex, they exist every where in every family, society and work place.

Smell the roses!

Having daughters it makes me realize that girls are Dad’s darlings they share this special rapport and relationship with their dads when they are little and yet treat their moms as best friends. How they do it? Only they know. 

Thank God for life's small pleasures and emotions. 

Speak up but be nice!

This morning when dropping off the girls to daycare. We were chatting and I was humming in between our conversations. AL tells me:

"Excuse me Mumma, please do not sing, we dont sing in the car" and continues talking about some color of the front door for one of the houses she saw.

:-)

We've been taken at 2 years 9 months!

AG declared she likes her Dad better  - I knew this was coming :-)

AL affirmed she likes us both -"amma-nanna, nanna-amma" she says

Then after few days AG affirms - "amma I want to be like Nanna" and to that AL says "I want to be like amma"

I knew it!

I knew it!

I knew it! LOL

There is a reason pre-school begins at 2.9 ...magical number is it?

This and That ...

Its been a long fortnight. So many things happen in our household in any given 24 hours time frame that it keeps everyone on their toes never a dull moment. That's the kinda crazy bunch we are. So my parents left and we got into our own routine somewhat for the first week, well barely. We had brain washed the kids so much that they were comfortable and distracted enough at the airport as we bid my parents good bye. In fact AL liked some designer suitcases so much for next 2 days she would try to strike a deal that she would stop crying if I take her to the airport and get the lovely colorful suitcases. She is one smarty pants is all I can say. Between her and the other one who can love and get high with sugar I survive on loads of witty responses and get overloaded with cuteness, a perfect blend in fact

We luckily had friends visit us come stay with us weekend after the my parents left, 2 families with a kid each and both had baby boys about the same age +/- 6 months. It was so good to have them around. It snowed and we couldn't do much outdoors in fact our trip to downtown Boston was a disaster. I got infected with Laryngitis, AL got a bad cold and they all left Sunday it was so great to see them, we took Monday off and relaxed with kids and recovered from cold and sinus and sleep deprivation etc. But it was awesome to have them over.

So the week after we tried to get into routine again and AG got some cold and cough this time. I got my voice back finally after the crazy virus attacked my vocal chords. It wasnt that bad as it sounds actually but we all coped a round of cold and coughs and AG is getting through hers now. This weekend we just stayed home watched some TV and the usual.

Yesterday went to see a friend who had a baby boy. Last 4-5 of our friends who have had babies have had boys, its like market is flooded with boys lol makes my girls all the more precious ha ha. Anyway went to the maternity ward after almost 2 years 10 months to greet my friend and her tiny baby.Some memories came flooding back. Especially since I wasn't a late bloomer as a Mommy - the moment I got pregnant my motherly instincts kicked in, I didn't have to wait until after delivery etc or even until delivery for that matter like my DH. Adorable and just too cute cannot get over the experience of holding a newborn. I cannot get over such a big blessings our kids are to us parents and its awesome as we women get to experience it, we should feel blessed.

Spring is slowly setting in (apparently?) and the noise from the snow plough is distracting me. Au Revoir until next time.

Phew!

So the long weekend came and went as much fun as the first 2 days was when it was time for everyone to leave we were majorly sleep deprived and exhausted. The previous week was so busy at work and home that it kind of got crazy. Friday we got the kids Akshara Abhyasa done as it was Sarawathi Puja. I had this in mind for past 1 year and glad we did basic small puja and sort of completed planned ceremonies in simple and timely manner. This week has been a recovery week from merry making. Mom was down sick for 2 days, I have a sore throat, P got some allergies. Now there is some more snow expected this Sunday. So winter has been so full-on this time. There are million things to take care of, paper work, punch list with builder that consist of small fixes to be done around the house. Until we have next set of guests in 2 weeks from today lots and lots of things to do.

It’s almost the end of Feb – it feels very long at times since we moved in, considering there have been so many chores and things to do around the house and yet so short when I think that it’s time for parents to leave. It’s been a good rollercoaster, 9 months of their stay.  They have been a huge support past few months emotionally and physically, much more than I could ask for. If they couldn’t physically help me in anyway or disagreed with me they still stood by me and supported emotionally.   I feel blessed and lucky. I could go on and on ...

bring it on...

Accomplished quite a bit last two weekends.  The pile that is to go to the clothing bin is ready.  While P added additional racks in all our closets in the bedrooms and some lovely and exciting additions to the basement. I am now able to reorganize all the clothes etc. He did a great job by bringing flexible wire racks and an excellent good job fixing it with the drill, accurate measurements and such. Although major organization is needed in the basement I love the facilities ;) Plus I have had a very nice exercise routine since the New Year started at least I am proud of, hoping it continues…

Can’t believe few more weeks and parents will head back to India. I have been spoilt rotten. Did not enter the kitchen 95% of the time for almost the whole 9 months. I guess there were so many other things to take care of my mother nicely let me just focus on those things. That is how a mother daughter relationship is.  Investing love and time and not expecting anything in return and genuinely interested in your good – comes only from my parents and no one can match that. Not even close! I will miss them terribly, no idea how the girls will fare as they spend so much time with my Mom.  I am so scared thinking especially about AG who is stuck to her.  

So the snow storm Nemo came and went. As a new home buyer very glad we had this big storm and our home took the test of inclement weather conditions. Almost 3ft snow and remembered Canada when I was in Toronto briefly working there and there was one such storm in early March and I had to take 2 buses and subway to get to work and back while staying over a friends’ – Dear GOD! Is all I can say…The community guys did amazing job with the cleanup I must say over all Westford city clean up was impressive.  Sunday went to Waltham to grab some grocery and the inner roads were pretty bad. We somehow made it through back to the main road after we finished our tasks.

So its magha masam and as planned our homams and puja completed. No shor sharaba just us a quiet early morning session. The real shor sharaba arrives this long weekend when the gang comes back to visit us …sleepless nights and merry making kids and adults LOL Did I not mention that the new house is already hosting a lot of folks? We are 75% close to our set up target and remaining add-ons will be done at leisure …