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Right now…
… the phase is where sis n bro look forward to being with each other.
There was a phase just a couple of months ago when Ammu would wait for Adi to go back to his house… she wanted the peace and the people around just for herself. And Adi would just as eagerly want to go to his house. He didnt want to eat, sleep or stay anywhere else! He would just cry out loud if he had to… even eating outside was a no-no for him. His home it should be! 
Now, they want to play all the time. Though they both choose different games, they somehow convince each other and manage to play together. Peace for us… as long as all is well. Of course there are the fighting bouts every once in a while. Especially when we think that they’re doing fine and just step outside their view. In that split second, we hear shouts n wails and have to rush back!! 
The cute thing is that they both like to derive fun by sometimes annoying the other. Adi goes tickling her when she still wants to cozy a bit more in the bed, or by touching her stuff. He’s quite brave, in that, he will take her stuff even though he knows he’ll get bashed up if his didi notices him meddling with her stuff. Sometimes he does that just to annoy her. Ammu is no less.. she has her own ways of annoying him and enjoying every bit of it.
Just a couple of days ago, he wanted to play ‘Pataki’. I dunno what it is.. maybe just pretend play with crackers . Its Diwali round the corner right 
So whenever he said sur-sur-batti she promptly said kar-kar-batti which annoyed him no end. He also began wailing. But she was having her fun and wouldnt give up. For us spectators, it was quite an amusement.
The flip side of them being together is that they are not interested in studies most of the time. They promptly finish their homework, if any, and get down to play. That is the only thing they so eagerly look forward to. But then, its a package!! So we just grin and bear and try to think of ways to motivate them to study. Only time will tell how things turn out. Till then, enjoying the amusing brother-sister episodes 
P.S: Sur-sur-batti is a crackler/type of firework.
August round up…
August has been quite eventful, especially the latter half…
A trip to Mysore during the 2nd weekend… celebrated Raksha Bandhan and Independence day. While we were there the kids had a good time at the nearby park. Though the play area is not maintained, the kids love playing with whatever still exists
Rakhsha bandhan..
Going for the slide...
Raring to go..
Then, the next weekend … it was an impromptu trip to the Golden temple at Sripuram near Vellore. Honestly speaking I had not heard of this temple before. After the PT meeting that Saturday , we all got together and left just after 1 PM. The trip was a good one.. the drive was comfortable coz of the relatively less or non existent traffic on the highway when compared to the B’lore Mysore one.
After the toll gate before Vellore, we took a right… a route through a village to reach Sripuram. The rural scene was comforting and we could feel the freshness in the air. Felt so very nice We decided to go to the temple later..so we just passed by it and went on to Vellore. After finding an accommodation in Vellore, we freshened up and returned to the temple, just in time to get entry. No entry after 8 PM. After security checks, strictly no mobiles or cameras are allowed, we had to walk quite a bit in order to reach near the Sanctum Sanctorum. The deity is Sri Lakhsmi Narayani.
The entire temple is covered in layers of gold and is a sight to behold, especially when it is lit up… thats one reason why we chose to visit the temple after dusk. Later, read up on the net and realized that we had walked along a star shaped pathway to reach the Sanctum Sanctorum.
The next day, we decided to have it relaxed and cancelled the plan to visit the Vellore fort. Also, Adi had been suffering from fever since the previous evening and we didn’t want to strain him out. We again proceeded towards the temple. There, outside the temple, we went around looking at the stuff being sold … bought some girly things and then headed back. Once again on the road through the villages… couple of times we stopped to click some pics of the serene surroundings
The drive back was also good and we reached home by evening… in time to prepare for the week ahead
The last weekend of August was a hectic one… busy preparing for Adi’s bday and the festival. Celebrated Gauri pooja and Adi’s 4th bday on Wednesday, the 31st of August and Ganesh Chaturthi on Thursday, the 1st of Sep.
Here are some snapshots..
Gauri pooja at sis1's place..
Cutting the cake...
Yummm!
Ooh..aaah..
Ganesh pooja
Hope you enjoyed looking the pics
Brotherly love :)
In the school van, while going to school…
Ammu: Thata will go to Mysore tomorrow .. he’ll bring a new dress for my birthday
Adi: No. Thata should not go. I’ll become big and buy a new dress for your birthday. I’ll buy a saree for you
Ammu tried explaining to him that only 5 days are left and he wont become big by then. No matter what she said, he stuck to his point!! 
Somehow y’day, his generosity was extended to others too He made thata call up his favourite uncle and told him that he’ll buy a new dress for him. The same promise was made to thata, his baba n mamma as well
To his baba mamma he said ‘I’ll buy a green car. I’ll take you to BDA complex and buy a new dress for you and a saree for mamma!!’
As narrated by Ammu, thata and his baba
@Home !!
To relax!!
Some knick knacks
For Entertainment
For the soul..
Potted plants...
Some of the things that make up home For this week’s theme ‘Home’ at Thursday Challenge.
All pics of Sis2′s home where we stayed during Ammu’s summer vacation and had the most relaxed n fun times !!
Ammu Adi milaap :)
Adi had been to Kolkata with his parents… to meet his grandparents. 1st of July to 17th of July.
On 16th evening…
Ammu: Why did they have to go for so many days?
Me: What happened? They’ll come tomorrow…
Ammu: I want thambi. Now only! almost in tears…
On 17th evening…
Ammu: Mamma, I love thambi… I am not fighting with him
Adi: Bomma, I love didi
Scene -Lots of jhappis… n muuaaaaaahhs
On 18th evening…
Adi: i want one more phone… pointing to Ammu’s toy phones
Ammu: I wont give
Adi: Bomma…. i want two… i want two… wailing loudly
Then the works… beating, pinching, scratching…. me yelling at both all the while trying to concentrate on the chicken curry preparation!
So… the peace lasted one whole day!!!! After a longish break 
Week 1- Recap
Adi's first week at school!!!
Day 1: Mamma and baba took you to school. You knew that they’ll wait for you till your class gets over. You stayed in class, happily eating your chockies, unaffected by all the hullabaloo around you!!
Day 2: You were excited to go to school with didi! But you started crying the minute she left you near your class and went to hers. Didi didnt expect this. Back at home, she asked a confused me, why you couldn’t go to another school. And at bed time, confessed that she also cried coz you were crying. Poor baby.. what responsibility on her thin and fragile shoulders! 
Day 3: Baba got into the van to tell something to the driver uncle. And you started crying the moment you saw him getting down … you had been thinking that he’ll go with you 
Didi had taken a chocolate for you, as a precautionary measure. You quietened as soon as she gave it to you But then, you again made a ‘sad smiley sob’ face when she left you near your class! Didi felt sad but didnt cry
Day 4: Baba had learnt his lesson… he didnt get into the van. Didi escorted you to the class and when you both reached your class, you were’nt letting her go to hers. Didi felt sad for you but didnt cry. Your teacher told her not to escort you henceforth… she seemed relieved!!
Day 5: Didi made sure we tell the van uncle to escort you to your class. i didnt get the exact details but as per latest reports… you didnt cry today!! You just made a sad smiley face and told didi to go to her class! Yay!!! But you did susu in your pants… 
You insist that you told your teacher too. Maybe you need to be more vocal darling You didnt know what to say to mamma. But thata says you were playing and susu came!.. urgent Thata picks you from school… so he knows.
In the meantime, you’ve also been trying to convince mamma that ‘didi should sit with me only in my class’ and ‘I’m little big now… i’ll go n sit with didi… i’ll go with didi’s teacher!!!’. And also ‘I’ll go to bomma’s* class’… now, i seriously dunno what you’re thinking 
*For those who dont know… Bomma is me
All updates.. as told to me by didi, baba, thata and mamma!
Tiny tidbits…
Meal times are long drawn and a struggle… mostly. And Ammu insists that i feed her! I dont force her to eat by herself thinking that this phase will soon be over and i need to this just a few more days maybe. Its like the mommy-baby time… cuddles, coaxing, temper, blackmail… all in a cocktail
But this post isnt exactly about mealtimes…
Yesterday… while sitting down for dinner, i kept a separate plate for her and told her to eat by herself… which she refused to do, as always.
Me: How come you eat by yourself in the school but not here?
Ammu: Because mamma is not there in the school! *how dumb of me not to know that * What.. teacher is a mamma?
Me: Teacher is like a mamma… she can also be a mamma. But yes… she cant make everyone eat.
Ammu: Haan… R ma’am has a son *after a pause* But… I also have a son
Me *looking questioningly at her* 
Ammu *matter of factly*: Adi is my son na… !!!
Howzzat!!! …. Bowled over
Attttack!!!
is their cute game when both of them are in good spirits
Ammu pounces on Adi calling out ‘atttack!’
Adi responds ‘ami please bolbo na… ‘ [i wont say 'please']
Atttackkkk!!!!
Ammu: ‘ami tumake chaadbo na…’ [i wont let you go]
Wont let u go !!!
Adi: ‘didi pleasssssssse amake chaad..’ [didi pleassssse let me go]
Helllllllppppppppppp!!
Ammu: ‘ aage haami de..’ [give me a kiss first !]
Ummmmuahh
Adi plants kisses on his didi’s face and finds his freedom…
P.S: Dialogue is theirs..in Bengali; translation is mine… please bear!
