Last year, Sarath’s AP Biology class went on a field trip to the California Academy of Sciences. We had been there a couple of times before and it is a fun place. The entire high school AP Biology class which is about 300 students went on the field trip. They arranged 6 buses. There were…
Occamy Projects
What are Occamy Projects? That is a name I’ve come up with for some of the projects that my kids bring home from school. My kids have a pull towards any project that involves Photoshop, video editing, video making, arts and crafts etc. They will work on these projects for eternity and forget that other…
Kane and Abel
I first read this book when I was a teenager. I was an avid reader and I picked up this book on my father’s suggestion. The two things I remembered about this book: It was initially very slow and that later, I couldn’t put the book down. I did not remember the story or anything…
Thanksgiving Break 2019
In 2019, during the Thanksgiving break, we decided to go to Evansville, Indiana to visit my brother in law and family. They had a baby girl that March and we had been waiting to see her. We planned to fly through Las Vegas and visit a couple of national parks on the way. We left…
Winter Break 2024
Winter break is usually a time for get-togethers and some trips. In 2023, we had people come over to our place as we celebrated my in-laws’ 50th wedding anniversary. In 2024, we had some plans, but none of them panned out. So, we had a staycation this holiday season. On the last day of school,…
Weekend Fun
When the kids were in elementary school, we spent a lot of weekends going out to the Pacific Science center in Seattle or generally to other places. We did something or the other every weekend. They did not have any classes to attend on the weekend, no home works to worry about and in general…
Birthday Post
This week we celebrated Sarath’s 17th birthday. As hard as it is to believe that he is 17, I am very happy to see the young man he is growing into. He is compassionate, kind and smart. The transformation he has made from middle school to now has been amazing. He is emotionally mature now…
My Personal Mantra
Recently, I was asked by someone what my personal mantra was – what helps me to keep going through rough phases of life. This is a really difficult one. When we are going through rough times, it is really difficult to focus on the bright side of things. Even though we hope that everything will…
Weekend Snippets
This past weekend, I had to drive Sarath to his lab like every weekend. It is a 45 min drive one way. There is public transport available, but it takes 1.5 hrs to get there. So, to save him time, we usually drive him there and back. On good days, it takes us 1.5 hours…
Conversations
Last weekend I applied a hair dye on my hair. The one I usually use was not available and I bought another one to try. I just did not like it at all. While I was waiting for it to dry, I was doing some stuff around the kitchen and was talking to Sarath. I…