This is Punch's first word in Hindi..I wish it would have been Kya Hua..and also she would have first asked me..the lucky recipient of this question was her stuffed toy Doreman.Now she also says Ye Lo ( take this)

Sanskrit for "in its own place". I love the word. It fits us gypsies perfectly. So much happened the past 4 weeks and I have duly forgotten what I wanted to write in the chaos of the past 2 days trying to settle into our routine. Its tough when the house is like an igloo and the daily chores beckon. I remember this one incident which happened in Madras and I ll leave you with that. So we were coming back form Mahabalipuram and Hd wanted to get a cup of coffee and we stopped at the Cafe Coffee Da

is what he is upto these days.  He talks a LOT !! And he broadcasts everything. And he mimicks all of us. And he tells everyone that he has become naughty :P And he makes me feel like ..ummm ..what do I do with this guy ..grrrrr !! But he is a cutie ..grrrr !!! :-)Some snippets :We made a birthday card Aryan's dadi's birthday to surprise her when she comes and the guy calls dadi to tell .."Dadi maine aapke liye card banaya"Fine ..one surprise gone ..the next day we order a cake and before w

..is back.Every sentence these days has WHY or KYO ?Yesterday : "Mumma paani mein dalne se kapde gile kyo ho jate hai "Mumma scratching her head for an apt answerMeanwhile son pops out the answer himself :"Kyunki paani geela hota hai na !!!"P.S : The lazy Mumma will try to post more often !! And the Cutie Aryan wishes everyone Happy New Year !

-We are moving back to the US, after 4 years in Singapore. It feels like only yesterday that we sold off almost every single piece in our apartment in California. I had to sell my precious car -a VW Passat- for a total loss. I loved that car, it had purple lights . We had also sold other stuff like a beautiful trunk-style coffee table from Pier 1, my first black leather couch, hubby’s beloved grill, turkish carpet etc etc etc. It was then that I had decided, that if we were to move again

The brat had his annual day yesterday. In keeping with a new trend set by the school since the previous year, the annual day concert is held in an open air ground which is practically next door from home, and given that it is the thick end of December bitingly cold (for cold blooded creatures like me, am surely descended from the reptiles) and with the mossies in full biting mode, this is not an experience I enjoy. Spare the five minutes that the brat will be on stage, shaking his booty.The cost

Tejas- Why didn't you buy me lollipopMe- Why didn't you call me and tell meTejas- Why didn't you dial for me?DeadlockMe- Ok let me call up the shop and ask him to sendTejas- no you go and buySo we went to buy and after our purchaseTejas- मम्मा अब हम तुमको नहीं डांटेंगे(Mamma, now I will not scold you)Now I will tell you I love you!huh, as if I care

Tejas to Nani- Humko kuch do tum.. Gimme somethingNani- what do you want?Tejas- something. helpfully holds out a glass.Nani - juice?Tejas- noooooooMamma asks Nani on the phone- are you having tea? He means tea and he will not say because I am on the phone.Nani- yu want teaTejas- head noddingEvening...Mamma- Why did yu drink teaTejas- tumhara hi Mamma humko diya- your mother gave me tea!Why do I get a strange feeling that I am the one to be blamed?

The mamma and the brat are yawning in their seats. The brat is doing some Ben 10 sketching, his current favourite hobby apart from Beyblade matches which have him as undisputed champion. So brat, says mamma, let's to bed. Let us sleep in the udder room. Together. What about pappa, mamma asks gently, as the floor trembles delicately under Papa's snores. Let him sleep alone, comes the prompt disdainful reply. He's a beeg chile now. Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel

I asked Ads why he was carrying 2 hankerchiefs and he said "One is for my nose and one is for my tears". Ufff....too much! It sounds so tragic, doesn't it? The melodramatic fellow!Well, atleast no one can say I didn't allow my boy to express his feelings clearly. Nobody shall accuse me of curtailing his emotional growth or ignoring the emotional quotient in his personality.To set the record straight, he'd been going through a weepy phase and just felt the need to be prepared :)