It really flew by!!!
Kids off from school on June 21. Kids & Mom in Toronto - Pramod dropped them off & we drove them back here. Then Mom left for Poona on July 13th, Pramod & the kids left on July 22nd. I flew to Miami for JSM in the last week of August. Oral presentation at JSM. Did not like Miami in general - although a fresh fruit market on Sunday was great! Returned on Aug 3rd & left for Pune on Aug 4th. Direct flight was awesome! Plane landed at 3:45 - hit the runway & at 4:30 am I was home! Poona was all that it was meant to be for me - meeting family & friends, good food, walking around the city - shopping away. Only in moderation this time!
Was thrilled that all my health numbers had improved. Did Panchkarma - the massages initially hurt - was black and blue in some places but then in general the benefits were good - great looking hair - skin glowing and relaxed! Of course you never get to do all that you wanted to do, eat all that you wanted to eat, meet everyone that you wanted to meet. The comfort lies in knowing that you will be back again - God-willing!
Met interesting people, did interesting things...
My notes on life.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Half of summer 2011
A very busy summer so far... School ended June 21st. Play dates and birthday parties ensued. Kids had a blast in Toronto with my sister Sunita. Its fantastic that they can shore up lovely memories of their time together! They visited museums, parks, libraries, cinemas, science center, besides hanging out with cousins.
Pramod & I went to PSU for a reunion - it was a fabulous time to see our friends after years - just connect right away & have major catchup time. Part of growing older with the cohort of friends who literally were uprooted from all over India a couple decades ago and just happened to land in the same school - went through similar struggles and triumphs! Met Ganesh & Anju who traveled from Bangalore with their lovely daughters Aaina & Ishira; SP & Sukhdeep with their handsome sons Karan & Manu from York PA; Shefali & Nikhil with their sweet kids Anusha & Viraj from Virginia; Girish & Bhawna with their cute kids Mohit & the enticing Naina (everybody wanted a picture with this cutie! Umesh who flew down California. And last but not the least the warmest hosts Jayashree & Nagesh Sonti with J's Mom!!
We chatted late into the night & the next day Girish, Ganu & us drove in tandem all the way to Buffalo, NY. Then we drove on to Toronto. This was major catch-up trip - chatted with my high school friend Rabia Khan who recently moved to Toronto!
Watched Harry Porter final movie in 3D in NYC the day before its official release.
Mom left for Poona (sad sad for me...) - she was my huge support here! Of course my Dad was happy - you could hear it in his voice for days before she arrived!
Work pressures are tremendous - have done my best to keep the anxiety of the uncertainty at bay but sometimes it surfaces - to be quickly clamped down with the trust that I have in God & in His plans for me & my family.
Rest of the family is off to India tomorrow!
Knitting coming along OK - need to address all the wips! Finished a triangular shawlette (turned out to be too small) for Mummy, a hat for Pritish as he heads off to school in the fall & finally presented Kent with the scarf we made for him!!
Treated myself to some lovely yarn at LYS for my b'day last month - to make things for Pritish, Roanna, Pramod & Bev.
Veg garden & hanging baskets doing great so far - lets hope things don't awry with all our crazy travel schedules!
Pramod & I went to PSU for a reunion - it was a fabulous time to see our friends after years - just connect right away & have major catchup time. Part of growing older with the cohort of friends who literally were uprooted from all over India a couple decades ago and just happened to land in the same school - went through similar struggles and triumphs! Met Ganesh & Anju who traveled from Bangalore with their lovely daughters Aaina & Ishira; SP & Sukhdeep with their handsome sons Karan & Manu from York PA; Shefali & Nikhil with their sweet kids Anusha & Viraj from Virginia; Girish & Bhawna with their cute kids Mohit & the enticing Naina (everybody wanted a picture with this cutie! Umesh who flew down California. And last but not the least the warmest hosts Jayashree & Nagesh Sonti with J's Mom!!
We chatted late into the night & the next day Girish, Ganu & us drove in tandem all the way to Buffalo, NY. Then we drove on to Toronto. This was major catch-up trip - chatted with my high school friend Rabia Khan who recently moved to Toronto!
Watched Harry Porter final movie in 3D in NYC the day before its official release.
Mom left for Poona (sad sad for me...) - she was my huge support here! Of course my Dad was happy - you could hear it in his voice for days before she arrived!
Work pressures are tremendous - have done my best to keep the anxiety of the uncertainty at bay but sometimes it surfaces - to be quickly clamped down with the trust that I have in God & in His plans for me & my family.
Rest of the family is off to India tomorrow!
Knitting coming along OK - need to address all the wips! Finished a triangular shawlette (turned out to be too small) for Mummy, a hat for Pritish as he heads off to school in the fall & finally presented Kent with the scarf we made for him!!
Treated myself to some lovely yarn at LYS for my b'day last month - to make things for Pritish, Roanna, Pramod & Bev.
Veg garden & hanging baskets doing great so far - lets hope things don't awry with all our crazy travel schedules!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Rohun's current purpose in life!
Last month when Rohun visited NYC for "take your kids to work day" he quipped loudly as we passed a group of business-clad men & women -- "these people with sticks on fire in their mouths - are they smoking"! He walked around in amazement looking like a country bumpkin seeing the big city for the 1st time. :-)
These days his sole purpose is to compete with his sister - 5 yrs older than him! Last night he was up till 10 am reading several kiddie books to equal her 1 book of 248 pages! His total was barely 145 pages! He would not let me finish my late dinner but was dragging me to find him books to read all the time talking non-stop about how he has to read for the "family" so that Rutha does not win! And would I want that to happen? - he asked! Finally Dad had to declare that the contest would have 2 prizes - 1 for the most books read & 1 for the highest number of pages read!! His teacher was very surprised when I told her about his competitive attitude at home - he does not display it at all in school!
Today he was talking about how if he tries to blow a balloon it could choke him and could cause him to die so when he goes to heaven the babies there will be able to read his name in the Bible. I think he had the Book of Life all confused with the Bible!
These days his sole purpose is to compete with his sister - 5 yrs older than him! Last night he was up till 10 am reading several kiddie books to equal her 1 book of 248 pages! His total was barely 145 pages! He would not let me finish my late dinner but was dragging me to find him books to read all the time talking non-stop about how he has to read for the "family" so that Rutha does not win! And would I want that to happen? - he asked! Finally Dad had to declare that the contest would have 2 prizes - 1 for the most books read & 1 for the highest number of pages read!! His teacher was very surprised when I told her about his competitive attitude at home - he does not display it at all in school!
Today he was talking about how if he tries to blow a balloon it could choke him and could cause him to die so when he goes to heaven the babies there will be able to read his name in the Bible. I think he had the Book of Life all confused with the Bible!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Update on the finds!
Found my daughter's glasses - in my knitting bag!
Found my lost earring - was right by my bed - there were 3 pairs of eyes looking for it on at least 6 separate occassions!
Weight loss has temporarily stalled! Hope it jump starts again - but I am not too anxious. Rome was not built in a day & my fat banks will not come down or scientifically speaking experience oxidation in 2 weeks!! But I am keeping to the minimum 3 days of exercise per week for the last 2 weeks. It is so tempting to give in to the urge of skipping.
Read this today...
One of the greatest responsibilities a parent has is helping shape their children’s character. What we say and do, how we live our lives, models character to our children. But sitting down with our children and having conversations with them about their character is even more important.
Our children need to know that the person they become is more important than what they do. We spend so many years preparing our children for their future careers when we should be preparing their character. Why? Because they won’t take their career into heaven, but they will take their character.
So long...
Found my lost earring - was right by my bed - there were 3 pairs of eyes looking for it on at least 6 separate occassions!
Weight loss has temporarily stalled! Hope it jump starts again - but I am not too anxious. Rome was not built in a day & my fat banks will not come down or scientifically speaking experience oxidation in 2 weeks!! But I am keeping to the minimum 3 days of exercise per week for the last 2 weeks. It is so tempting to give in to the urge of skipping.
Read this today...
One of the greatest responsibilities a parent has is helping shape their children’s character. What we say and do, how we live our lives, models character to our children. But sitting down with our children and having conversations with them about their character is even more important.
Our children need to know that the person they become is more important than what they do. We spend so many years preparing our children for their future careers when we should be preparing their character. Why? Because they won’t take their career into heaven, but they will take their character.
So long...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Aarrgh!
Daughter has lost/misplaced 2 pairs of glasses in the last few weeks. She borrowed a DVD from the library on April 23rd & realized this past Sunday that she forgot to return it - so at $1/day the meter was racing!
Then somebody walked off with $25 that I left in a folded paper (make-shift) envelope (somebody sent me this money they owed) along with a certificate from the women's room on my office floor. They left the certificate with my name on it. I've left a note there so hopefuly somebody will realize it was a mistake & return it to me!
I lost an earring at home.
My mom misplaced a pair this Sunday.
What is going on??? Is there a season for losing?
Then somebody walked off with $25 that I left in a folded paper (make-shift) envelope (somebody sent me this money they owed) along with a certificate from the women's room on my office floor. They left the certificate with my name on it. I've left a note there so hopefuly somebody will realize it was a mistake & return it to me!
I lost an earring at home.
My mom misplaced a pair this Sunday.
What is going on??? Is there a season for losing?
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