15 Marbles

Moments.Musings.Memories. ❤️Gathering little marbles from ordinary days and keeping them for our memory jar. ❤️

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  • New home,new name?

    We are changing apartments,next week. This present apartment was just a stop-gap,and thank God for that ,because this place is horrible.
    To say the least,we have had pest control come in every other week for the last 5 months. The water is so bad that we are actually happy when they turn off the water and that I must tell you they do very regularly.They leave us notes telling us that water supply will be turned off on Monday from 9 to 5 and they forget to turn it off and very promptly turn it off the next day or the day after. On other days, as soon as you turn on the tap, the first thing to hit the sink or tub is lots and lots of dirt..they have been telling us,that its the old pipes.. Thankfully,it settles after letting the water run for the first 5-10 minutes,but that means I need to scrub the tub a lot longer than I normally would and the water in the kitchen taps is clean…or atleast it looks clean.We haven’t risked drinking or using it for cooking-we have been buying gallons and gallons of water.
    I have been so sick and low,since we moved in here.
    Why did we move in here?Well,that’s a long story.. involving an incomplete lease and a lot of money.Yeah..Yeah.. I know..that’s why we are moving.
    So, we are more than happy to move this time. We’ll be getting the keys on Tuesday,which incidentally,is my birthday!The new apartment is really nice and spacious and even the apartment complex is really clean,and what I like best is the attached garage,kind of gives it a more house-like feel. Hopefully,the new home will bring us happier times and healthier living.

    And now about the new name-
    My Sunshine turns 1 year old february 27th.I mean,My Sunshine,the blog. And I love the name.Its like a part of me.But I am not so crazy about the url.
    menmysunshine??A friend pointed it out and now,whenever I look at it,it seems like men my sunshine..ewww!!So,I think its time to change the url.May be move to wordpress..or stay here on blogger- blogger is getting really slow and almost every single time that I post,atleast one feature is not working..Anywho,that I can decide later..but for now,I need to change the url.But I can’t decide which one.So,I created a poll..help me decide.
    Thanx in advance..hoping to hear from some of you..

  • Tag of 5

    I think I am officially the rudest person on Blogosphere!I have so many tags pending..and I am perpetually late in taking them up! But please dont stop tagging me! I love taking up these tags.
    ~nm and Timepass tagged me take up this tag.
    Here’s what the tag is all about-
    “Post 5 links to 5 of your previously written posts. The posts have to relate to the 5 key words given : family, friend, yourself, your love, anything you like. Tag 5 other friends to do this meme. Try to tag at least 2 new acquaintances (if not, your current blog buddies will do) so that you get to know them each a little bit better.”

    And here’s my take on it-
    Family-That would be Papa , Mamma ,Sis and Bhai

    Friends- Come to think,I haven’t really done any posts on friends,except this one. [Note to self-Write more about friends]

    Yourself-I think only one post qualifies for this- Quirks and me??

    Your love-ohh this one’s easy- how I met DH,4 years together and my loves and ofcourse pretty much every thing on this blog is about my biggest love,Aadya!

    Anything you like-it has to be this one.This was one of the first few posts I wrote after delivering Aadya.

    Now to tag-I think almost everyone has already done this tag..but i think a few of you havent..so I tag-
    Kodi’s mom,Mystic Margarita ,Poppins and ddmom
    My new friends,Shobana and Upsi.

    Now,all I need to do is dig out all the other pending tags and take them up..:)

  • Baby Food-2

    Aadya was bored of her baby food and wanted something more adult.So,my granny made this for her.
    Dalia(semolina porridge)
    2 tsp semolina
    1/2 tsp ghee or clarified butter
    1/2 tsp sugar
    1/2 cup milk
    a pinch of salt

    Put the ghee ans semolina in a pan and roast till golden brown.Add the milk and bring it to a boil.Add the sugar and salt and simmer for 2 minutes.
    [Since I am waiting till Aadya turns 1 to give her milk,I substituted the milk with water and a dash of milk for color and grandma’s satisfaction]

    Aadya slurped it down happily.