smile...

and the world smiles with you.

express signs of vulnerability / weakness...
n watch the world...
react

my girl!

has my gene... huh!
i am SO frikkin proud of her!

crossing...

my fingers
n my toes...

deva
devaa
devaaa

pls
pls
pls...!

let it happen
let it happen
let it happen

I'll slice a lime
throw in a dime
I'll even give up a WHOLE hour of FB time
pls make my wish come true... this one time

EEE

Just like her...

she my hero
growing up
Some 15 years older than I
she was so pretty...

hailing form the sheltered lill town of Ooty
at 18 she chose to fly the coop
to pursue a career... as flight attendant for AI
of course... my conservative Maharashtrian grand ma... threw a hissy fit

long hair... long nails to match
beautiful smelling perfumes
classy clothes
she talked thru closed teeth
n jet'd all over the world...

every visit home from Bombay, her base, she came bearing gifts from around the world
chocolates...
scented pencils n erasers...
fancy cheeses...
lovely kleenex tissue boxes...
pretty dresses...

she married for love
an equally lovely human
he was a tall n handsome Punjabi from the Navy
was Aide De Camp for the then President of India... Sanjiva Reddy
of course... my conservative Maharashtrian grand ma... threw a hissy fit

she went on to have 2 kids
one boy... oh! so cute
one girl.. oh! so cuddly
of course... my conservative Maharashtrian grand ma was... oh! so thrilled

she quit her job of 2 decades
to play dutiful wife to the diplomat her husband became for India
they moved to Sri Lanka
wined and dined with Presidents of the world

On returning she went on to become entrepreneur
head n run many successful businesses

5 years back...
she visited me here in the US
her son was starting Under Graduate studies at a University here in the US
amidst all that excitement...she helped me potty train Rehwa
m&m's being the reward... for a successful pee/poo job done

today her kid... Ragi graduated engineering school...

i am so proud...
i am so proud

of you Niru Masi
beautiful... strong... successful

i wanted to be... JUST LIKE YOU :)

Ryan One Liners

Ryan snuck into bed with me... and the bright and chirpy early riser bird....was all QUIET!
Me: How come you are so quiet Ryna?
Ryan: Okhayy... Maaammmeee...
*EEE*
.............................

coupla days back Rynu brot home a little pumpkin plant in a plastic cup.. that he planted n germinated in school.

Today the plant was sitting plonk center of the dining table.
Me: Why is your plant on the table Rynu?
Ryan: Coz I want to keep an eye on it.
*rofl*
..............................

yesterday...
heading out to a pot luck dinner at a pal's place...
Ryan: Mommy... whoz going to be there?
Me: *name the bunch of boys and girls who will be there....*
Ryan: Yaay! I am going to hang out with the boys!

s p a c e

how much is enough?

s p a c e... to grow
s p a c e... to feel
s p a c e... to miss
s p a c e... to nurture

do we take for granted... the people in our lives
is too much of a good thing... bad

Ryan One Liners

Ryan is a HUGE Thomas the tank engine fan. kid has a collection of engines from the series... n numerous Thomas paraphernalia. you get the picture...rite!

Today...
while returning home from school... i turn into my driveway...
we see the neighbor walking down the street with his son...

Ryan goes...
'Now whoz that puffing down the tracks'

the man... was smoking a cigarette. ;)
..............................................

while taking the curvy ramp to get on to I95 north rynu yells...
'Difficult bends.... difficult bends... difficult bends....'

lol!

Fab 4

That the name... I gave the team of 4 sweet girls... whoz dance recital is here...
Grr song
*Rave in purple... 2nd from right*

This year...the girls were SO much better coordinated than previous years... n I am so proud of them :)

so what...
if i got stressed out ... getting to the show on time?
if i forgot to bring mineral makeup n used some other bekaar stuff that ended up making the girls look Gothic?
that i got upset at some routine insensitivity?

the day was all about my girl... and THAT is what is important :)

n-joy!

Ryan One Liners

Took the brat along... to a salon visit.

Was in the dreaded chair... getting my eyebrows landscaped.
Inadvertent tears arrive... at the sharp stinging pain of the thread rippin thru fine hairs on tender skin...

Ryan is as always running about...like hez jet powered. He stops long enough to curiously check out the scene.

The lady: Look kid... your Mom is crying.
Ryan: *nonchalantly* Everyone cries at sometime or other.
Me: *lolol*

Absolutely love his 'shake-it-off-attitude'