15 Marbles

Being sick has its advantages. I woke up wheezing , early yesterday morning. SP woke up with me, got my nebuliser sorted, etc. Unfortunately, it was too late for me to call for a backup at work and considering I work for only a couple of hours on a Tuesday morning, I decided to go in to work. But, SP decided to work from home, dropped me at work, the girls at school n daycare , then came back to pick me up, after I finished work and took me to the doctors. Love him for just days like these, when he understands what I need without me having to say it out loud.

As we were leaving the pharmacy, I asked quietly, ‘what about lunch? ‘   And so, I got my much awaited lunch date!We’ve been trying to have a kid free date for the longest time… But it had to happen like this! When I was feeling crappy, had the worst headache in history and the shakes from the nebuliser.. Lol! But! I got my lunch date. It was nice to just talk, not rush through a meal like it was a marathon, not go to the toilet in the middle of a meal !!! The girls have to go check out the toilets in a restaurant .. No matter where we go ! LOL! And they always have to go in the middle of eating…puts me off eating, then.

Anyway, the lunch date ended way too soon, because the headache got worse and SP got a work call..but those few stolen moments will keep us going until the next one 😊 

I leave you with a selfie with my best beloved, taken a few days back, coincidentally I had a headache that day too( winters, sinus- enough said!)

  
More later, 

Love

T

 I love looking at my girls, when they are being nice to each other. I love it how they look out for each other, when we are out. I love it how their eyes seek each other out, no matter how crowded the place might be.
We were invited for a party at a play-center,last weekend and the girls played so nicely with each other. They spent a lot of time in the big kids play area. SP took MsAn to the little kids play area for a while and MsA sat down with a frown on her face, waiting for her to finish playing there, so they could play together. They both found it hard to understand why we were the only ones sticking to the rule of ” No kids over 5 years”, when there were other older kids playing rough in that area. SP and I told them why and sent them off to the big kids play area again.
But as the party started to wind down and the center was getting quieter, Ms.An went in the soft play area again and she needed help, climbing up on the giant teddy bear and getting into the spinning chair and MsA put her hand up and said, ” Sit back, Mumma..I can help her,” and she did and that’s when I took this picture of them. All afternoon, I kept trying to take a good photo of them together, but had no luck. This one is blurry, it captures all that made me happy that afternoon- them, playing together.
On our way back, they were so tired, but we could hear them talking and reminiscing over the events of the afternoon. And MsA said to MsAn,”You are my best friend” and MsAn replied,” And you are my best friend”..totally melted my heart.

It also reminded me of the time just after MsAn was born. I think she must have been a week old. We left a sleeping MsAn at home with my aunt and just ducked into the shops to pick up some baby essentials, coz Ms.An had decided to come earlier than planned and obviously, the weekend that we were supposed to go shopping, I spent giving birth to her 😀  Anyway, I digress..So, we ran into an acquaintance of SP’s at the shops and they were talking to MsA, asking her about her kinder(Gosh!! I can’t believe it..its almost time for MsAn to start kinder!) and if she had any friends there, etc. And MsA, all of 4 years old, had replied very clearly, ” No, I don’t have any friends there yet, but it doesn’t matter, because I have a sister now and she is my best friend.” Oh my God, I still remember the tears prickling at my eyes and a lump forming in my throat..4 years later and I still have the same reaction, when I think of that day and when I watch them with each other. And of course, there are moments, when the bickering doesn’t stop and all I want to do is just tear my hair off and scream like a mad banshee..actually, I do scream, but it doesn’t seem to bother them.  Anyway.. this post is about happy moments and I will leave it at that 🙂

More later,
Love,
Trish

I am talking about the blog 😊 yes, I know I have fallen behind. I am sick again- just having a relapse of the chest n throat infection .. Only worse than last time. Back on antibiotics and OMG! I am so exhausted. 

Add mouth sores to that and everything tastes like sandpaper or soap water! This post has been sitting in the drafts for the last 2 days, I figured I should post it tonight. 

More later,

Love,

T

I think I have found a solution to dinner-time dramas! We are moving to Mexico 😃😃 No, I am just joking !! But going by the happy dinner time tonight, we might as well. 

It was Taco Tuesday and there was absolute silence at the table . I didn’t even have to force them to take seconds. 

Here’s our leftovers:

  
And MsA has already called the shots on them! 

I leave you with my Guacamole recipe, one that I picked up from this awesome Mexican place near Plano, TX. The waitress made the Guac at our table and since then, I have made mine like that. 

Ingredients: 

1ripe Avocado

1/2 small tomato(chopped)

1/2 Spanish onion( fine chopped)

1/2 lime 

1-2Green chilli – fine chopped 

Coriander 1-2 tsp fine chopped 

Salt to taste

Method: Scoope the flesh out of the avocado, in a bowl. Add all the ingredients and mash well with two forks or in a mortar and pestle. Enjoy! 

Sometimes I throw in some fresh corn too, just to mix things up 😊 

 

This is from the other night, when we had Nachos And Movie Night. 

I know I have fallen behind with daily posts, but I will make up 😃

More later! 

Love, 

Trish!