Happiness is (day 1)

listening to Pharell Williams 'because I'm happy' and seeing the spoofs.. especially the Goa one!

waking up in a bed that has one farty husband.. two kids who occupy most of the bed... one extremely fat dog and one naughty pup!

eating healthy!

UKG over

It feels so funny to see your kids doing the same things that you did in school..
Today is the last day of school and Mowgli suddenly got a brainwave to make a card for his teacher. After some five minutes of 'what to draw' he sat to it. Drew a lamp and an icecream which was bigger than the lamp.
The BH looked on with an expression that said "he is just maskaofying the teacher"

Card done. all dressed.. jeans t shirt button shirt socks watch.. in his words "style man"

Just like that primary school done! Growing kids :-(

a sweet and sour year

The year that was!

1.Got into a new job and discovered DAILY 12 hr work days. The funny part is that I'm enjoying it!!!
2.The BH changed his job after 7+ years of being with the same company. Resigned from the new job 7 months later!
3.Faced the fear of losing Mowgli and Bambi
4. Found my dream house.. obsessed over it for months and then let it go
5.Found the "ideal" school for Mowgli and Bambi; made plans and dreams…but didnt get through.. limited seats and all
6.Lost 5 kgs.. bought a completely new wardrobe… gained back 5 kgs.. back to old clothes coz new ones no longer fit!!!

It was a totally sweet and sour year…

A year that challenged both of us professionally. The BH was not happy from day one .. a nagging gut feel that this was not the right job.. struggled with the feeling for months and then one fine day decided to move on…took a break for the first time and enjoyed one month fully… took the time to think what exactly does he want to do, came up with something that w eboth felt was right, but maybe its not the right time to start that…

As for me, I handled so many different roles in the new organization that there was never a dull moment. The downside to this was that there was no time for anything. My power yoga classes were stopped. No gym.. tried to run regularly, but even that fizzled out after a while… am trying to get back to the groove again.. but it is really frustrating. It’s just 8 kgs away from me and my old jeans  but those 8 kgs. They are like the Grand Canyon!!!!

The Bambi scare.. the whole ‘must be leukemia’ part and the two minutes when we lost Mowgli at a crowded park in Coorg; they are my worst nightmares. It hits me when I least expect it and I relive those moments gain. Frantically calling out for Mowgli in a park at dusk.. I don’t even remember the man who was helping Mowgli find us.. did we thank him? I don’t know… I remember shaking a scared Mowgli.. my hands were trembling for a long time. all I could think of was what if we had not found him? It still keeps me awake…

There were so many things that we met this year that felt so right.. like the house, the school.. but none of it materialized. Maybe this was the universe showing us what we really want and pushing us to get there somehow.

The new year seems very uncertain.. i dont know what is in store for us... all I know is that this will be a milestone year for us.. maybe a lot of firsts but definitely a year that we will not forget!

Dream House

I found it.. my dream house… Completely ecofriendly. Water and power completely off the grid. Greenery everywhere. Huge windows that let in the sun and breeze in all the rooms. Balconies galore. In a nice community. As always its much much much beyond our budget.. typical virgo behavior makes me calculate multiple excels, creating formulas , calculating deficit and the likes Yesterday I was wondering what is in that house that is making me obsess over it? Is it the features or more than that, is it the aspirational lifestyle? The green spaces for children to play, the deck that makes me think of evening meals outside... Of mowgli and bambi making friends and running in and out of homes. Of neighbors with a similar mindset. Morning and evening walks for Cocoa...Enjoying the breeze on the terrace.. the small courtyard inside.. the attic.. i dont know. i just know that that house has a grip on me and am obsessing over it!!!

Dumbness Personified

Stand in front of the house and repeatedly jab the unlock button on the car key and wonder why the front door is not opening automatically!!!

Takes a couple of tries before I realize what I'm doing.Sheepishly open the front door with the key and then notice two sets of neighbours staring at me!!!!

conversations

BH to me "oh.. You coloured your hair by yourself."
"Yup. How did you know?"
"Your ears are black!!!"
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"Mama, Mowgliku no frens in daycare. ellarum go home."
"So what. You go make new friends. When mama joined college, I had no friends at all. Then I went and made friends with different people. see, dada was my friend in college."
Mowgli takes some time to digest this nugget of wisdom. He looks at the BH with a confused look and then back at me "dada was your fren in college?"
"Ya"
"then why is he here now also?????" (Friends are supposed to go home, why is the dada still with us?)
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"Mamade chweetie baby aara?"
"Bambi" she gurgles
"Mamade cutie pie aara?"
"Bambi" a chubby dimpled cheek smiles
"Mamade naughty baby aara?"
"MOWGLI!" she laughs out!
This girl!!!
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You know when the girl is spending too much time with her brothers when she insists on standing and peeing! Just like the boys!

All prepared!

I am going down to play shuttle

Okay.. but why are you taking so many things?

With an exasperated look at me!

Mama. See. Shuttle to play.

When I am hungry ,I want to eat chips

When I am thirsty, I want to drink juice

When I win, I want to write it down!!!!

p.s. the hairband is because mowgli and his dada have decided to grow their hair long.