15 Marbles

Ms.An and I are sick again.. another viral infection.I swear,we are bug-free for all of two weeks.She looked too tired when she woke up today and I didn’t have the heart to drop her to the daycare.I would just worry about her.On days like this,I hate the fact that I am working.But I work at a kid-friendly place and there are enough toys to keep her entertained.So,I decided to take her along..first time ever. At times like this,I can’t love my job,enough 🙂
Since we only had to drop Ms.A to school,we got to my work ahead of time and so had enough time to grab a takeaway coffee and some snacks for Ms.An.Then,it was time for work.Ms.An had a blast,trying out all the toys.This time,she walked out only once and I found her checking out the paintings and pretending to read flyers in the foyer.Other than that,she was good as gold 🙂 
But it ended up being a super-long day for her..I had a Dr’s appointment and she missed her nap..then school pick-up,her Dr’s appointment and finally picking up Ms.A from a play-date. By the time,we got to Ms.A’s friend’s place..she was exhausted and acting like a zombie.I quickly finished my cup of tea,apologized for my cheeky monkey and ran out the door.
The first thing Ms.An did when we came home was snuggle up on the couch with her milky bottle…that seemed to calm her down.Milky finished,a little telly time and she climbed into my lap,ready to sleep..early bedtime for her tonight.
As for me,my throat feels so raw.SD joked that may be he should wrap me in bubble-wrap..It was wndy outside,I was indoors,still I got the sniffles that turned into sneezes n sore throat… But the good news is its my day off tomorrow..and an even better news is its my day off even on Thursday 😛 So I am not complaining 🙂
More later,need to get some shut-eye …
Love,
T

Fathers day celebrations this year began 2 days early.There was a Father’s Day Breakfast for Dad’s at Ms.A’s school and she was excited to go there with her dad.And on the same day,Ms.An’s daycare was hosting an afternoon tea on the same day and it would be pointless for SD travel to work (1 hour each way-including a 40 min train ride)..so he attended two meetings from home and took the rest of the day off. 

This is at Ms.An’s daycare..The theme was sports and I had forgotten to get a T-shirt for MsAn,so she had to wear her sister’s T-shirt-it was big but she looked cute 😀
We had planned to have a picnic on Saturday,so as to have a separate celebration,but Ms.An was coughing and sneezing,SD & I had an argument,Ms.An kicked up a fuss about getting dressed and our plans were cancelled. 
On Sunday morning,Ms.A woke up super early- 6 am and started waking me up.She wanted to serve breakfast-in-bed to her dad.Finally I got out of bed at 7 am and we served Toast and coffee in bed,along with his presents. Ms.An declared..”Its not Papa Bday,its I birthday”. As always we had got ‘Thank-you’ gifts for the girls and that was the saving grace,because there was no way,Ms.An was handing over her presents till she got one back 😛

Lunch was at the Indian restaurant,celebrating Onam.As soon as we got in the car,after lunch,Ms.A asked SD..”So,Papa,what do you want to do for Father’s Day?Where do you want to go?” And before SD could answer,she added a rejoinder”And you are not allowed to say ‘home’ ” So we came home,and then SD and Ms.A went for a movie. Its their special thing..her special(alone) time with dad-if I ask to join in,they both get very territorial about it..besides,I prefer staying home with Ms.An.She gets bored/restless in a theatre,once her popcorn finishes and one of us has to walk outside with her..So,instead we stay home,play with the blocks,take a nap..Anyway,so SD & MsA went for a movie and the excitement on Ms.A’s face..OMG!It was priceless..:)
Ms.An was excited to eat a whole punnet of strawberries alone..without sharing :D. So that was our Father’s Day this year 🙂
How was your weekend?

Onam was on Sunday,which was also Father’s Day here in Australia and as Ms.A pointed out to us,its not fair that Papa has to share his day with a festival.While I can’t control the calendar,I can surely control the order of this here on my blog 🙂 So,here’s the Onam post.

This year,one of the local restaurants was serving the Onam Sadhya( the whole festive spread) so we decided to go there,with a friend’s family. Lots of food was consumed and a good time was had by all 😀 I leave you with pics 🙂

That was our lunch.. SD did make it a point of educating us about what each dish was..He was the only person from Kerala in our group,but I was too busy eating to remember the names 😀

And here’s one of my three in their festive wear 🙂 My Tomboy,Ms.An refuses to wear dresses.Did you notice her beloved Murfee in her hand ? When she is tired or sleepy,she looks for Murphee..when she happy,she looks for Murphee-he is her BFF at the moment 🙂
P.S. Walking is BORING so, Ms.A has to either skip or dance..:D