That make me happy 🙂 – When I get a few moments to finish my tea in the morning before the kids wake up. – When S wakes up with me and we have 5 – 10 min to just chat while sipping tea or cooking. – When I see Sarath and Sanjay wake up…
Mother’s Day 2013
Mother’s day this year was as usual. We never celebrate much on mother’s day. S usually brings me flowers and may be a card. Mother’s day is extra special to me because Sanjay was born on Mother’s day weekend. So, now, mother’s day always makes me think of his birth 🙂 Sarath’s teacher had the…
Quick Update
Weeks are just flying by and I just feel lost in between work, kids, house hold chores and trying to get enough sleep. I have stopped thinking about movies or reading which are luxuries for us now. I have no idea what I do all day but at the end, I barely have time to…
Valentines Day
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…
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,…