15 Marbles

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  • Day-2 NaBloPoMo

    You know what I like most about daily posts? The fact that I can write about the mundane happenings of my day and not feel guilty about boring anyone. 

    Like now for instance,I am trying to type this post,babushka is in bed,singing to herself,SD is rocking Babychino to sleep…and I know we’ll have an hour or so of quiet time before she wakes up again!
    It’s getting cold here..today was one such day..and the rain Gods like to joke around with us,especially at school pickup and drop times.you get in the car and as soon as you reach school,it starts raining…drop the child come back to the car,it’s stopped raining! Same thing at pickup time..Gah! And I have the little one with me too…:( its at times like this that I wish even we had family around to help,like so Indian families..they have at least one set of grandparents staying with them for the first year of the child’s age…to help the parents. I feel if we had someone else at home, then I wouldn’t have to drag li’l Babychino out in the nasty weather:( and it makes me sad..and at times like the,SD tells me how proud he is of me,to manage everything so well:) and that cheers me up…a little…but the unfairness of it is not lost to me… I mean it’s not fair that a baby is dragged around for her sibling’s cause…oh well…there I go again…but I try my best to make up for this lack of sleep and warmth every morning,by cuddling her extra long,dropping eveerything that I am doing the moment she wakes up from her naps…etc… As they say there is nothing worse than mother’s guilt…you can fight it but never escape it,isn’t it?

  • NaBloPoMo-Day1

    Hello World:)
    This is my attempt to get back to regular blogging..with the thousand things that I want to do everyday…God help me..:)
    Yesterday morning,the girls woke up early and there was time for a little play before school.SD was getting ready for work and I was packing the lunches and I had to stop and look because it was extremely quiet.And when the house is quiet..its a good idea to check on the kids:)
    The sight that I saw was cute and funny..Let me show you…

    The girls were playing quietly..BUT Babychino was playing with Babushka’s toy kitchen(5+ toy!) and Babushka was happily playing with Babychino’s activity cube!!!!

    A brilliant start to the day,isn’t it?:)

  • SAARC BirthdaySwap March-1

    We are right at the end of April and I still haven’t posted about the gifts I made for the March Birthday girls.

    March was a really busy month for me..I started work and spent a few days during the week training and getting used to new pace of life.Then my dad was visiting and it was Ms.Aadya’s 5th birthday..and that girl has a mind of her own and it is full of ideas and she wants everything just right!!!Anyway,more about her birthday later..first let me show you somethings I made for my crafty friends in the Birthday Swap.Here you go:)
    This is the first project that I finished..

    The pattern is from Ravelry-here
    I love the way the colors are playing with each other.I reduced a few rows from the original pattern.

    The next project is what I fondly call the ‘Watermelon Coasters’


    Another pattern from Ravelery-here
    There was one more birthday in March and the project that I made for that birthday girl,needs a post of its own..simply because its a fusion of old and new crafts for me:)
    Watch this space for more …
    Sending you lots of crafty dust..

  • End of April!!

    Can you believe it we are already at the end of the fourth month of the new year?I miss blogging and hate the lack of time and motivation..and really while mental blogging helps me sort my thoughts,it’s your comments and feedbacks,reading your posts that makes me feel alive.so I am going to do the NaBlPoMo in may and comment on at least 2 blogs per day!
    And I now have a new iPad*koff-koff* so I can no longer use the excuse of multiple sign-ins!
    This year has been quite gadget-y for me:) first my iPhone then I bought a heart rate monitor to help me track calories burnt next in line was the Kindle and finally the iPad – oh well I am not complaining!lol!
    Today was my workday and for the first time since I started working at the toy library,I left home before Babychino woke up! When she woke up,she cuddled with SD and played with Babushka and then went on to camp in front of the bathroom.The door was shut and she sat outside then stood holding on to the door with one hand banging knocking with the other.:(
    When SD told me this,my heart broke….I had to ask myself was it really worth it…I hate putting her through this but a little voice in my head tells me it’s ok..I am really enjoying the work..today I had to work extra hours..but I still loved it..though I hope I don’t have to do the extra hours too often:)And this is why I cannot go to work full-time for the next3-4 years!
    Today was also the first time SD dressed up both the girls and took them for a birthday party! He even remembered to put on Babushka’s Beaded necklace*awww* broke my heart again- waving them off,when they stopped by my place of work for my approval:(
    But the best part of my day was snuggling with my babies- all of us piled up on the 2-seater couch:) Now that was Bliss…
    Speaking of Bliss,I must go and snuggle up with a sleeping Babychino:) need to make up for the time lost!!!
    But before I go, who wants to do the NaBloPoMo with me?Show of hands please:)
    More later,till then…Take Care ,My lovelies:)
    Xx
    SuburbanMumma