Our Valentines day was just another day. We did not do anything special or get each other gifts. Usually I get a card for S and he gets me flowers. This year we just wished each other and that was it. Sarath’s class had a little Valentines day party and the kids exchanged cards and…
Author: Sushma
House Hunting
When we were in Wisconsin, we owned a Condo. It had lots of space and all the rooms on one level, a two car garage and a huge basement. We were there for 6,5 years and naturally accumulated lots of stuff and after Sarath was born, our stuff started to multiply. When we moved to…
To find the balance between kids and work
I have always seen myself as a working mom. My mom was a working mom and she was amazing at balancing her time between work and home. So, after I graduated, I seriously started looking for jobs and unfortunately in my case no one was ready to sponsor a work visa even though I had…
2012 Recap
Like every year 2012 gave us it’s own challenges, happiness, tears, anxiety, confusion and everything. A lot happened this year and it feels like the year just flew by. From the time we moved to Seattle, our lives have gotten really busy. Seriously “Busy” is the name of this year. The one thing that 2012…
Boring life of an alligator…..
During dinner last night, Sarath said: “Amma, I am tired of being a boy…” Me: Do you want to be a girl? Sarath: No, I want to be an Alligator Me: … Ok. I will turn you into an alligator. So, where will you live after you become an alligator?? Sarath: With other alligators. So,…
Your world is my world and my world is your world
Sarath has a different theme each week in pre-school. They learn everything related to that theme, read books etc. So, last week their theme was “Reduce Reuse Recycle”. I was very impressed and happy that these kids were being taught the importance of the three R’s. it is amazing to see how much the kids…
Life – Updated
In the past seven months so much has happened in our lives that has made us feel happy, sad, tired, frustrated and many other things. Since our move to Seattle, WA in January, we have been just so busy. Trying to settle down in a new city with two kids (one less than an year…