Monthly Archives: June 2011
The countdown..
.. has begun 
Ammu, this morning while waking up.. ‘Mamma..today is the last day of June. Only 5 more days left !!’
Friday Flowers!
The weekend is here already!
The past week, Adi was down with throat infection and missed school on 2 days. He’s better with medication. But seems like its now Ammu’s turn 
… coughing a bit and been feverish yesterday night. Its not very bad… but i hope it does not get aggravated. Some medication and rest during the weekend should see her through I hope!! God! I hope she wont have to go through antibiotics…
The happy thing is .. we have a meet coming up tomorrow.. the team mates from the old team. The first team which I worked with in the organization, the team in which I was for the longest time, which gave me a rich experience and some of the most memorable moments and friendships!! Most of them are working in different organizations now.. and we are meeting after a really long time. Thanks to the initiative of the guy who was our PM then 
These dainty darlings we gave sis on her b’day They look like roses.. dont they? The stalks are so slender.. couple of flowers fell off even with a slight touch.. left us wondering if we made a good choice. They survived though .. and sis was delighted to receive them
I had seen them for the first time and the florist said they are from Ooty!! Googled some and found that they are called Lisianthus
That’s it for now!
Hope you all have a nice weekend
A bench…
… in the mountains
My entry for today’s theme ‘Wooden’ at Thursday Challenge. The pic was taken by sis when she visited Ooty
A lovely place to sit and feast your eyes on the beauty around…
A place to quietly enjoy music or a book while sipping tea …
Friday Flowers!
I try not to put pics of flowers for WW. It makes me go crazy deciding what to choose for Friday!! I’m now sure if you get what I’m trying to say. But then I thought what the heck… overdose of flowers!!? bring them on I do have an unlimited appetite for flowers 
Me .. off to Mysore for a cousins wedding… with the kids and BIL1. The rest are not able to make it Hoping the kids will be sweet and the weekend will be fun in spite of the hectic schedule
You all have a sooper weekend Cya!
Row.. row.. row your boat :)
For this week’s theme ‘Liquid’ at Thursday Challenge.
The pic was clicked by a friend on our trip to Kodaikanal. Brings back many memories
The title also brings back many memories … of when Ammu first started telling her rhymes
Motherhood!!
A tag after quite a long time… and an interesting one too
When Momofrs passed on this one to me, I wondered what to write! Much has already been written by the others and I have been nodding my head in agreement at most things. Coz motherhood does make you go through all of that… at least in bits here n there. And so I wondered what else did I learn?
The thoughts then began flowing … Not sure if its about learning per se, but mostly its about the kind of person I’ve become … about how I’ve evolved personally since I became a mother.
- Before and during pregnancy, my health was in a bad state. Medications for the arthritis had led to a host of other problems and had left my system in a pathetic condition. And I had given up on a cure. My doc did the best she could to find the root cause and help in whatever way she could. She took great care and though I didnt improve much, I had a relatively safe n normal delivery!! However, with low temperatures the stiffness of joints would be back and would not allow me to even hold my lil one at times. It was hopelessness of a huge magnitude that I felt at that time. The feeling is undescribable!! It was a kind of turning point for me. Made me realize that I need to take good care of myself if I had to take care of her!! .. and all the others around me.
- Loss of health had made me a terrible person. I was highly irritable and had kind of lost my bearings. I had given up on myself and was literally down in the dumps. With her arrival, cheer returned to my life. And slowly but surely, with the support of my dear ones, I turned around. I realized that I have it in me to create the life that I desire and from then on there has been no looking back. ‘Dont worry.. she is a fighter’ a doctor had told me once when I was worried about her health. And she has inspired me to be a fighter and not give up easily.
- Ammu has cystal clear memory. I have always been amazed when she narrates incidents… places things n people in context. And when I think back, I realize we all have memories of incidents, people, places that made the most impact on us… either in a positive or a negative way. Also, I realized that memories are special. And we need not do crazy stuff to create them. Just everyday moments of togetherness… a ritual.. an activity can be so memorable. Just the other day, Ammu made a new friend. When he asked her about me… she said ‘My mamma makes drawings, does art n craft and goes to office’!! Could I ask for more?
- Kids see something nice and they are delighted!! They have the ability to be surprised at lil things.. at silly games… even when there is not much novelty in those. They can make mistakes and laugh out loud!! There is a sense of awe every time we get them stuff that they are crazy about… like books n pencils for Ammu!! They’ve always been special for her And I wonder whether we appreciate things the same way as they do? I have always adored nature .. the plants, flowers, the sky the animals… But now it is more with a sense of awe which has been rekindled by the presence of lil ones. Awe at the beauty in lil things.. in their precious smiles. Awe at the process of creation… much like the tiny one created out of myself which continues to inspire awe in me even now!!
- One day when I was shouting at Ammu for something she had done/not done..no idea what it was.. she just said ‘what you are telling mamma? I cant understand anything’!! I get annoyed and most of the times my response has been to yell. Yell out do’s and dont’s… instructions. Or just yell out my helplessness. Hoping that the other person will get my point. It has taken so many years and a lil one to let me know that yelling never serves the purpose. It was a revelation of sorts for me !! I have now sobered down quite a bit. And tell things slowly when I have to get across my message to her With others.. I know its an uphill task.. but at least I make an effort to be aware of my emotions and my intentions.
Well! these are the 5 for the tag. And then there are a lots of other things.. most important being that I truly realized what ‘kids learn what we do and not what we tell’ means Am trying really hard to undo the damage.. but I wonder! Only time will tell… keeping my fingers crossed!!
As for tagging 5 people, most mommy bloggers that I know of have already been tagged. If you’re a mommy blogger and have not been tagged yet , please take this up I’ll surely visit and read your version if you will leave me a link
Friday Flowers :)
Have always admired the pink cassia! Lovely to look at… esp when the tree is laden with these beauties They’re also called as Pink Showers!!
There are a number of these trees in the campus where our office is located. On Tuesday, while I was on my way… some of the branches from one of them had been felled and the workers were in the process of clearing it up. I noticed the pink lovelies on some of the branches. And spontaneously, I went over, plucked some and took them with me!!
Here they are … in paper cups, adorning my work desk Arent they cheerful? Pics taken using the mobile phone by teammate
Have a great chilled out weekend folks!!
