15 Marbles

6 years back,I was heavily pregnant and frequenting the mom-to-be forums on various websites.On one such websites,I met another mom and she shared her blog with me. Until then I was writing pregnancy details in a diary and the idea of an online diary appealed to me.. little did I know that I was entering into a magical world of friendships,virtual hand-holding,mommy-wars,crafty inspirations,recipes and what not..

I have thoroughly enjoyed these 6 year.. there have been periods of anguish and I have moved urls so many times..LOL! and so many of you,loyally followed me around-Thank you,for not giving up on me..

Blogging,readers and bloggy-pals have shown me the light in my darkest days..I have shared pretty much everything here..That’s the way I am..I can’t go half way with anything..:) SD teases me that I have friends all over the world..and he isn’t wrong.. you all are my friends..you rejoice with me.. you shower my babies with love, you cheer for me.. you cheer me up with your kind words when I am down. Isn’t that what friends do?

I’ll love you and leave you with a huge Thank you…and a slice of Rainbow cake and links to older blog birthday posts.

 http://aadya-ananya.com/2007/02/28/my-very-first-post/

http://aadya-ananya.com/2010/02/28/happy-3rd-birthdaymy-sunshine/
http://aadya-ananya.com/2011/02/27/my-best-friend/

Its a rainy morning here in Melbourne.Rain brings out the crazies on the streets..impatient,honking drivers,just what you need to perk up a grey morning. Please don’t mind me..I have had less than 3 hours of sleep all night-Nanhi was up with a gassy tummy and was feeling hot and bothered. I brought her out to the couch,but it wasn’t comfortable for me.. she did sleep a little. After nights like those,I wish motherhood came with ‘sleep vouchers’…like,’Oh you’ve been up with the baby/toddler all night..right,you get to sleep in lieu and all your chores would be taken care of…But in real life..this mother,had to wake up,1.5 hour after the toddler fell asleep,wake up a grumpier 5 year old..Here,I must tell you that grumpy 5 year olds are feral! There was something that sounded remotely like a cross between whining and howling.. then,there were tears saying that I am tired,and size 6 is bigger than size 8..Gawd!I could go on and on! 

We have a new rule in the house,starting today- no iPad or TV on week-nights. They can watch TV on Friday and iPad OR TV on Saturday and Sunday,before lunch. It will be tough..because SD has introduced them to you-tube..and they are like addicts.I am being firm.. I am expecting tantrums..more from the toddler,because she doesn’t get the word’NO’ and I can’t explain to her why not.. Ms. Aadya is the easier one..I can reason things out with her. Wish me luck.. actually no.. wish me will-power to stay strong in the face of tears.

LOL!I told you this is going to be a random post… from a sleep-deprived mom.. So,if you are still reading..THANK you,for ‘listening’…

I hear the toddler stirring.. more later…

We had a super-busy weekend this time. The regulars here will remember that SD plays cricket on Saturdays and last Saturday was his last match of the season and so,I took the girls to watch him play.It was a hot day,I had a splitting headache,which got worse in the sun..a hour or so later,the girls had red cheeks..I got a 10 minute massage done that helped..Aadi was a ‘responsible’ big sister and entertained Nanhi.. 
We stopped by a friend’s place for some juice and then came home to basically crash in front of the air-con. 
Sunday was another hot day,we had a birthday party to go to.It was so hot,we came home and just spent most afternoon in front of the air-con and then went to the beach-that was nice..the girls had to be dragged out of the water,a good hour and a half later. Needless to say, they are both so tired today..bad decision,going out so late on a Sunday evening. I did something sneaky.. added a little coffee to Aadi’s milk- because she was tired and grumpy and refused to drink her milk.. just a little coffee powder and she felt all grown up and drank it.. I don’t know if that made her feel all perky suddenly!

As for Ms.Ananya,she has been resting mostly..she has been going G’nite on the couch every few minutes and staying there..now that’s a first..:) Anyway,between all this,we managed to fit in some crafting..I found a sock horse kit at The Reject Shop.$4 per kit and it came with a pair of socks,poly fill,instructions,buttons,threads,needles everything. 2 hours of crafting time..our horse,that looks like a Zebra is called FlutterShy from My Little Ponies. Aadi took her for share-time at school today and just as I was leaving,she asked me if I had remembered to pack a snack for Flutter!LOL 

I hope you had a good weekend 🙂