A rhyme for Arav's fifth birthday

Girls love dolls, boys love cars


Town&Country is a minivan, Camry is a mid-size car



Letters are no more just a design

I can read all road-side signs



I know water turns to ice

Youtube is my favorite website



English, Hindi, Spanish, Mandarin

Dora, Diego, Hanuman, Kailan



Bubble-face, kicks, splashes in the pool

Cheetos, choco-chip cookies make me drool



What? why? when? how?

Kind of making sense now



Dude, this is my special year

My FIFTH birthday is here!!!

Summer Vacations and a new schedule

More than half of the  much dreaded summer vacation has gone by and here I am not a pound lighter!! I was really dreading this long hiatus of my five year old from school thinking of how much I would have to endure with him being home all the time. But whew, thanks to a close network of friends, we have managed smoothly so far with planned playdates and weekend activities.
I have even stepped into a new routine of gymming every day while my son is out on playdates. Unfortunately the fat which sits round and comfortable on my body refuses to melt away and so far there have been no "positive" results. All my mom's love shed on me through different delicacies during my trip to India last summer has shown booming results and the "congratulations" (why do people assume a stork's visit every time you pile on..okay I do the same so fair game!!) and "you look so different" remarks just follow me everywhere. To make matter worse, a close friend posted our pictures from a decade gone by on Facebook. Ah, that set the wheels in motion afresh.

And so my sordid saga reels on......