Fractions

I was sitting with L to teach fractions in Math. G comes along to learn all what L has to learn and she often keeps telling her own answers and opinions.

There came a part in book where L needed to figure out the fractions from the pictures provided, where mostly shapes are divided into different equal parts and when I came to the page where a circle was divided into 4 equal parts and a quarter of it was shaded,

I asked L "What is this?"

Pat came G's reply:" Domino's Pizza"

Round Bones

Mama(when she sees G's bones sticking out while she poses in front of the mirror without her clothes on): G you need to drink milk, as you bones are visible to everyone.

G(investigates her bones): Mama you have a round bone

Mama(starts laughing): Where do I have it G?

G: All of us have it, Papa, Mama, L and me. It is here, she points to her tummy.This is the round bone. All of us have it.

Little bit of steam

Allergies are what haunts me daily morning when I dread to get out of bed. The endless sneezing and the using of many hankies which I often misplace all throughout my house, which off late has become a nuisance. Specially, when my nose drips and GRRrrrr!, there is not one handy. AWWWWWRrrrrrrr. Now I have found a nice remedy thanx to some friend's advice. A little bit of steaming in the morning is of big relief to me these days. It has done wonders.

Chocos Mania

G has lately got the Chocos Mania. It started with one her school friends bringing Chocos as her snack, regularly to class, so much that, she started generously giving G without herself eating. G would have her pockets filled with it when she comes home. She gives 2 for L, 2 for Mama and 2 for Papa. The rest of it, she would her munched on, all the way back from school in her bus. Anways now we have bought Chocos for her seeing that she would else keep getting them from her friends all the time. But she has got so used to keeping her pockets filled with it, that even now she empties the chocos from her snack-box into her pocket. She come homes from school with remains of chocos all smudged over her face and hands, goes the same with her pockets too.

Sensibility

We had a Birthday party last Sunday. L and G had dressed up and were in full excitement. G was wearing her favorite dress, which consists of anything in the world that has a Duppatta attached to it. And when the time came to take the gift before we left for the party, for which usually a fight occurs as to who should hand over the gift to the Birthday Girl, G tells us seriously
"Mama, you can hand over the gift to L because my Duppatta may fall off, if I happen to hand "M" (the Birthday girl), the gift.

Rainbows and Birds

Today I saw my second rainbow after a slight shower of rain in the sun.The new house where I have shifted is very calm and serene with lots of greenery and trees.Its a place where they have really preserved the nature. The birds are of many varieties here. Parrots and Kingfishers are plenty. The Weaver Birds nests are beautiful. There are around 12 nests on one particular tree. Few days back I saw a wood pecker happily pecking at a tree while I was bringing back G from school.
Rainbows are so beautiful and it reminds of Words from the Bible which I like to share.

Genesis 9:12-16
12 And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."

The Fall of Teeth

Happy to let all know that L's milk teeth have starting falling. She got her first tooth when she was one and so the delay in the fall of her teeth now.
Have to mention that she has inherited her Mama' s blood. The tooth hardly shakes and the new tooth appears. Due to this I was blessed with an Irregular set of Dentition which started projecting out by the time I was 14. And so I had teeth appearing from all places, behind, in front of, sideways etc except from the correct gap of a tooth. I had no other go but wear Braces by the time I finished 10th. It was awful, as I had to wear it for 2 yrs thanx to the technology then. But then My fear of every visit to the dentist still remains. The injections, the extractions,the stitches, the wires, the rubberbands, the brushes etc were the baggage of goodies that came along with this decision. The tightening of the wires where the most painful as I always had a feeling that all my teeth would break in no time. I used to have nightmares of my teeth breaking too. But becoz of that decision I have a better smile now which was often praised by my dentist even then.
The dread is not over yet as I have to take care of 2 more dentition sets other than mine. I had to convince L that she shudn't have to wear braces like me and so I took her to the dentist, as soon as I saw that her milk tooth wasn't shaking well and the new one has already come out. As this was her first visit she wasn't certain what to feel. The doc put a gel, took an injection and extracted her first tooth. It was so long , as it had come along with the root and the doc herself was surprised to see so. L was in silent tears that day. the doc put a cotton in that gap to prevent the excess blood from spurting out but L wanted it out in no time. We took her shopping after that. It didn't pain mush for her later.
I asked the Doc about the probability about the next new tooth, with the old one hardly shaking, and she said it can happen the same way. Not less than a week , accordingly, to our fear and unwillful prediction, the second new tooth erupted. This time L was really reluctant, but I had to tell her about my experiences, that this could prevent Braces in future and she agreed. She was already in tears this time and was refusing to sit in peace while the injection was being taken but then it was done. This time the tooth wasn't that long and it came out fast.
We came home relieved for the time being, but the dread of the next tooth appearing is still remains. In the mean time, G has hallucinations of her tooth shaking.

MilkyBar

G loves chocolates and I bet she dreams of licking big chocolates in her dreams. She gets fixed on to the TV, when the Ads on chocolates come up. One fine she day she asks me,
G :" Mama can u ask a cow to give me Milky bar?"
I tell her I will, and I buy one and give her the next day and she's very happy.

Book Review

Lately I have been reading a lot of Books and so my absence. I came across this wonderful Book by Khaled Hosseini " A Thousand Splendid Suns". Its one of the best books I have come across. I read it around 2 weeks back, yet the characters of that book "Mariam" and "Laila" still remain alive in my thoughts. The book talks of the Extraordinary exploits of 2 Ordinary women. I absolutely loved his language of writing. Don't miss reading this book.
Another book I liked was "Uncle Tom's Cabin" By Harriet Stowe ,but not as much as the first one. Her language is too indepth for a novice like me. :)

Sunset Trip

This time during our holidays at Kerala we went for a Cruise on a Small Ship named Saagararani in Cochin(Queen of the Arabian Sea)....It was refreshing change from the car/train/flight trips. Kids too found it exciting. I found it so ignorant of us for not taking this Sunset trip earlier, being Keralites from the moment we were born.

The trip is for 2 and half hours. Its on the sea, where u'll get to see the skyline of Cochin from different angles. There is a guide on board too who gives u a neat explanation of the various ports and ships in sight. Gaffoorka also gives a short review on the history and significance of Cochin Sea. Meanwhile we also get glimpses of few Islands + famous places in 1 shot. We were really impressed to see Wellingdon Island, Vypeen, Vallarpaadam, Fort Cochin and even Cherai Beach from a distance. You also get to see all types ships on port . The trip starts at 5:30 in the evening. It was beautiful to see the Sunset too. The difference being that it took place not on the sea but we saw it setting into the sky, a little above the endless line, where the sky meets the Sea. A little further into the sea and we felt being rocked in its huge cradle. There were moments I would feel breathless looking at the vastness of the Sea, the feeling of nothingness, just to be compared to it, the beauty of the Lords' creation and so on. I do get carried away in thoughts.

Although we had grabbed something to eat before boarding the Cruise ship, they provided us Tea and refreshments. There is also entertainment aboard. A dance troupe kept performing a few Hit numbers. A guy with a good voice also sang a few good songs with orchestra too. The guests too were given a chance to perform anything. Few kids on board were very enthusiastic and dancing along with the songs and dance. G went off to sleep,just as we were returning as we had a hectic day in the morning. It was dark when we reached on shore. The night lights in Cochin were a pretty sight too.
So next time u r in Cochin do go in for The Sunset Cruise.

Happy New Year 2009

May I begin this year
With a Simple Prayer.
May Our good Lord,
Bless all of u,
Who toil and labour,
Who work hard ,
To make ends meet.
May your prayers,
Be answered and,
Life be made fruitful.
May our Good Lord,
Be a Pillar of Cloud,
To lead u by day,
And Pillar of Fire,
To light ur nights.(Exodus 13:21,22)
May Our Lord,
Preserve you from evil,
And Preserve your soul,
Even while ur going out,
And your coming in,
From this time forth,
And even forever more.(Psalm 121:7,8)
Even when u sit
In Darkness,
The Lord will be
A light to u.(Micah 7:8)
Let not your heart be troubled.



Wishing u all a Happy and Prosperous New Year 2009.