Hola...
Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle all the way...Yes, we are just one week away from Christmas. The air smells cakes and everything around us looks so festive.
This morning my S woke up singing these lines, perhaps Santa visited him in his dreams last night. He smilingly asked me if today was Christmas or not but I lovingly replied that its next week. The schools will remain closed for ten days for the Christmas and New Years and the children get a break to soak in the festive season.
Growing up our way of celebrating Christmas was different from the way my children are celebrating now. We knew Santa but he never brought any gifts to us. Now that I buy small little presents for my children I wish to revisit my childhood, not for any gifts but to experience that level of innocence. There were limited number of bakeries in my place but they used to work over time to meet up with the demands. Now i wish Santa answers my prayers. If i dream through my children's eyes, i wish to get a pair of wings. I want to fly and meet my parents. Days, months and years pass I wait to catch a glimpse of them perhaps a pair of wings will help to cover the distance shorter.
Magical dreams and wishes are a part of this festival. I pray that who ever is reading these lines, all their wishes are fulfilled. Please pray for me too. On this good note today i made sandwiches for his lunch box. I also added some chips too. His snack box had a fruit bar a few crackers and yoghurt.
Enjoy this festive season to the core. I pray may peace reign all over...
Monday, December 17, 2018
Friday, December 14, 2018
Tiffin Tales 72
Hola...
We all have managed to come this far of the week. I mean it's Friday and how many of us excited to let our hair down and just relax. I think relaxing is reserved for some affluent section of people and rest of us are or will be trudging along.
I was so excited yesterday about the weather and boy it started to rain after a couple of hours. It somewhat washed my excitement away. The rain poured all night and this morning its dark and cloudy.
Fridays are usually longer for us and we try prepare ourselves for the weekends. The children with their activity classes occupy lions share of our times over the weekends. We try to take turns so that all of us not exhausted together but for that we prepare our weekly plan of Fridays. Now that sounds like some serious plan but trust me a little bit of planning saves quite some time and extra energy. This weekend i have to organize my mad closet which is chock a block with mittens and scarves and socks which is missing its partner. Its one pile of a mayhem that needs my immediate attention and today i have to put in extra effort to keep me stable for the coming week.
This morning I made vegetable fried rice with a small gravy curry for lunch and dinner. My S was good enough to carry in his box. His snack box was different today with a small pack of chips and a small muffin. He was so excited today.
I hope you all enjoy your weekend and have ample time to take rest and energize yourselves. I will bug you all on Monday...Til then enjoy every moment of your lives...
We all have managed to come this far of the week. I mean it's Friday and how many of us excited to let our hair down and just relax. I think relaxing is reserved for some affluent section of people and rest of us are or will be trudging along.
I was so excited yesterday about the weather and boy it started to rain after a couple of hours. It somewhat washed my excitement away. The rain poured all night and this morning its dark and cloudy.
Fridays are usually longer for us and we try prepare ourselves for the weekends. The children with their activity classes occupy lions share of our times over the weekends. We try to take turns so that all of us not exhausted together but for that we prepare our weekly plan of Fridays. Now that sounds like some serious plan but trust me a little bit of planning saves quite some time and extra energy. This weekend i have to organize my mad closet which is chock a block with mittens and scarves and socks which is missing its partner. Its one pile of a mayhem that needs my immediate attention and today i have to put in extra effort to keep me stable for the coming week.
This morning I made vegetable fried rice with a small gravy curry for lunch and dinner. My S was good enough to carry in his box. His snack box was different today with a small pack of chips and a small muffin. He was so excited today.
I hope you all enjoy your weekend and have ample time to take rest and energize yourselves. I will bug you all on Monday...Til then enjoy every moment of your lives...
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Tiffin Tales 71
Hola..
How is your Thursday moving? It's a nice sunny day here and the temperatures are sweethearts today. It's a splendid day to go out for a quick walk or perhaps a little running. Well, if not all then why not some shopping though? I know, great minds think alike you see.
My shopping list as of today is nothing fancy. My list is kinda boring at least to me. I have to get from snacks to tissue rolls to floor cleaner and what not. Ironically all these cannot be grabbed at one store. So i will have to hop from one store to another. I might change my plan though. The weather looks so enticing that i might forget my list and settle down with a nice warm sundae or a tantalizing moist piece of cake though. Guilty right?
So many plans, you see. For starters i think i will have to clean this hugely messed up play area of my house. The play area looks no better than a junkyard. The wheels of the cars and trains are missing. The aircraft is missing its wings while the fire truck doesn't know its ladders. The alphabet board is missing all its alphabets while the numbers are all unsettled. I cannot give a better picture than this.
Okay, I think i should start with my cleaning then. If I am left with some energy then i will cook some nice risotto or some cauliflower rice or i will have to settle with some some leftovers. This morning I made 'roti' with vegetable curry for lunch box and his snack box was fruits and yoghurt.
Friends, catch you later and hope you all enjoy a nice warm day...
How is your Thursday moving? It's a nice sunny day here and the temperatures are sweethearts today. It's a splendid day to go out for a quick walk or perhaps a little running. Well, if not all then why not some shopping though? I know, great minds think alike you see.
My shopping list as of today is nothing fancy. My list is kinda boring at least to me. I have to get from snacks to tissue rolls to floor cleaner and what not. Ironically all these cannot be grabbed at one store. So i will have to hop from one store to another. I might change my plan though. The weather looks so enticing that i might forget my list and settle down with a nice warm sundae or a tantalizing moist piece of cake though. Guilty right?
So many plans, you see. For starters i think i will have to clean this hugely messed up play area of my house. The play area looks no better than a junkyard. The wheels of the cars and trains are missing. The aircraft is missing its wings while the fire truck doesn't know its ladders. The alphabet board is missing all its alphabets while the numbers are all unsettled. I cannot give a better picture than this.
Okay, I think i should start with my cleaning then. If I am left with some energy then i will cook some nice risotto or some cauliflower rice or i will have to settle with some some leftovers. This morning I made 'roti' with vegetable curry for lunch box and his snack box was fruits and yoghurt.
Friends, catch you later and hope you all enjoy a nice warm day...
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Tiffin Tales 70
Hola...
Happy Wednesday.. Hope the midweek is going smooth as honey for you all and if not, hang in there good days are coming soon.
We are slowly but swiftly marching towards Christmas. The season of joy, love, merriment, sharing and caring. The Christmas carols are playing all across the stores and public places. The bakeries are overworking to bake those scrumptious cookies and cakes and the sounds of jingles just adds the sweetest music to the ears. On a cold winter day the sounds of the carols and jingles peps up any gloomy day. It seems cheerfulness is all around.
These days I have been teaching my kids especially my elder one the art of compassion. We should be compassionate not only towards our fellow beings but also towards any living beings. Like animals. These wonderful creatures add so much to our existence and in turn we can always offer them love and compassion. They cannot speak but can express. They truly understand the language of love and especially when it comes from children.
The season of Christmas also teaches us to share and be compassionate. We are not blessed with everything in this universe but we all can give back a little back to the universe. I feel sharing and caring are very influential in human lives. We need to be more responsive towards our surroundings and people. Let us spread a little bit of cheer in someone else's lives. I hope i can impart a small amount in my children too.
This morning my S wanted some 'puri' with some potato curry for lunch. Well, i was not in a mood but did not want to dishearten it. His snack box had pears, a few grapes and yoghurt.
Take care and more for tomorrow. Enjoy!
Happy Wednesday.. Hope the midweek is going smooth as honey for you all and if not, hang in there good days are coming soon.
We are slowly but swiftly marching towards Christmas. The season of joy, love, merriment, sharing and caring. The Christmas carols are playing all across the stores and public places. The bakeries are overworking to bake those scrumptious cookies and cakes and the sounds of jingles just adds the sweetest music to the ears. On a cold winter day the sounds of the carols and jingles peps up any gloomy day. It seems cheerfulness is all around.
These days I have been teaching my kids especially my elder one the art of compassion. We should be compassionate not only towards our fellow beings but also towards any living beings. Like animals. These wonderful creatures add so much to our existence and in turn we can always offer them love and compassion. They cannot speak but can express. They truly understand the language of love and especially when it comes from children.
The season of Christmas also teaches us to share and be compassionate. We are not blessed with everything in this universe but we all can give back a little back to the universe. I feel sharing and caring are very influential in human lives. We need to be more responsive towards our surroundings and people. Let us spread a little bit of cheer in someone else's lives. I hope i can impart a small amount in my children too.
This morning my S wanted some 'puri' with some potato curry for lunch. Well, i was not in a mood but did not want to dishearten it. His snack box had pears, a few grapes and yoghurt.
Take care and more for tomorrow. Enjoy!
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Tiffin Tales 69
Hola...
How are you all doing? The last few days have been a bit tough for me, health wise. But the best part was my daughter's birthday. It helped me in way to feel more energized and bounce back.
We always complain about our lives and our surroundings. But when the granted for things in life are challenged we realize their weight and importance. When our bodies are up and running we tend to somewhat ignore it or assume it to be a punch bag. These days our life styles are frenetic too which sometimes takes a huge toll.
The last few days when every muscle in my body was wriggling in pain, I started to count my blessings for each healthy day. I was on soups because my body could not keep the solids. This winter is proving to be a bit harsh for all of us.
Birthdays are always special especially when it your chid's birthday. Even though I wasn't in best of my health, yet I tried in my best possible way to make her day special. The little one cannot say thank you but her smile was enough to make me feel better. Cake, balloons, some frills and decorations, my daughter cut her cake. I couldn't sing but clapped for her though.
I am still a bit weak but my S cannot go without lunch box. Slowly i woke up in the morning to make him some warm pasta in tomato sauce and some grated cheese. His snack box had grapes, some berries and a small piece of sweet.
Friends take care of your health and savor every moment of life. It never comes back. Enjoy your day!
How are you all doing? The last few days have been a bit tough for me, health wise. But the best part was my daughter's birthday. It helped me in way to feel more energized and bounce back.
We always complain about our lives and our surroundings. But when the granted for things in life are challenged we realize their weight and importance. When our bodies are up and running we tend to somewhat ignore it or assume it to be a punch bag. These days our life styles are frenetic too which sometimes takes a huge toll.
The last few days when every muscle in my body was wriggling in pain, I started to count my blessings for each healthy day. I was on soups because my body could not keep the solids. This winter is proving to be a bit harsh for all of us.
Birthdays are always special especially when it your chid's birthday. Even though I wasn't in best of my health, yet I tried in my best possible way to make her day special. The little one cannot say thank you but her smile was enough to make me feel better. Cake, balloons, some frills and decorations, my daughter cut her cake. I couldn't sing but clapped for her though.
I am still a bit weak but my S cannot go without lunch box. Slowly i woke up in the morning to make him some warm pasta in tomato sauce and some grated cheese. His snack box had grapes, some berries and a small piece of sweet.
Friends take care of your health and savor every moment of life. It never comes back. Enjoy your day!
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Tiffin Tales 68
Hola...
Thursday is here are we are on a new day with a new vision to look around us. The winds are less severe today but its pretty cold.
Last night we had a long chat with our S and we gave some life's lessons on discipline and mannerisms. We tried to explain him how important it is to behave and learn to listen. Listening is very important but with the kids being restless these days listening is not a very cool thing. If i specifically talk about my children they are simply wonderful but a tad slow in listening. They are obedient but somehow listening is slow.
We took some good time to explain things and we tried to keep things really simple. It's the age when their tender minds wants to process a lot of things but cannot do that. At the end of our deep conversation my S played with his dad and we ended the day with an ice cream. I do not know how much he will remember but as parents we want to leave no stone unturned in giving them a good upbringing. Time almost flies if not runs and kids grow faster i guess hence we have to keep up with the pace.
This morning looked a bit smoother but i do not have too high expectations though. This morning we saw some sunshine which in itself helps to heal and rejuvenate. I had some boiled chickpeas so for lunch box I made chick pea rice with small salad. For snack box it was apples, a few grapes and yoghurt.
Enjoy your Thursday guys. Catch you all on Friday. Till then enjoy and rock on.
Thursday is here are we are on a new day with a new vision to look around us. The winds are less severe today but its pretty cold.
Last night we had a long chat with our S and we gave some life's lessons on discipline and mannerisms. We tried to explain him how important it is to behave and learn to listen. Listening is very important but with the kids being restless these days listening is not a very cool thing. If i specifically talk about my children they are simply wonderful but a tad slow in listening. They are obedient but somehow listening is slow.
We took some good time to explain things and we tried to keep things really simple. It's the age when their tender minds wants to process a lot of things but cannot do that. At the end of our deep conversation my S played with his dad and we ended the day with an ice cream. I do not know how much he will remember but as parents we want to leave no stone unturned in giving them a good upbringing. Time almost flies if not runs and kids grow faster i guess hence we have to keep up with the pace.
This morning looked a bit smoother but i do not have too high expectations though. This morning we saw some sunshine which in itself helps to heal and rejuvenate. I had some boiled chickpeas so for lunch box I made chick pea rice with small salad. For snack box it was apples, a few grapes and yoghurt.
Enjoy your Thursday guys. Catch you all on Friday. Till then enjoy and rock on.
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Tiffin Tales 67
Hola...
It's windy Wednesday here and the winds are really strong here. There were slight snow flakes as well and in all its a cold day.
The kids have been sneezing since morning and i am anticipating more sneezing and tissues all over the house in the weekends. How predictable. The winters always challenge children's immunities and each year they grow stronger. The route to strong immunity is pretty rough though. Endless nights of blocked nose, congestion and further down to ear infections as well.
Okay, I am not scaring people who haven't been through but talking from my experiences it takes a while before the kids develop their immunities to combat these. Wonderful life cycle I guess.
As i said the children are sneezing I needed to be around them more. I had some writing work which had to be put on hold and such other works which are paused at this moment. I made a big bowl of tomato carrot soup even though husband would have wanted clear chicken soup. But i couldn't manage to go to get some chicken hence made the tomato carrot. It was equally comforting though.
Let's hope the sneezing doesn't get stretched too far or for too many days. I am so looking forward to this coming weekend. I also hope for all my friends who are reading these have a nice and comforting times. Todays lunch was 'Puri' with vegetable curry.
Hope to catch you all tomorrow.
It's windy Wednesday here and the winds are really strong here. There were slight snow flakes as well and in all its a cold day.
The kids have been sneezing since morning and i am anticipating more sneezing and tissues all over the house in the weekends. How predictable. The winters always challenge children's immunities and each year they grow stronger. The route to strong immunity is pretty rough though. Endless nights of blocked nose, congestion and further down to ear infections as well.
Okay, I am not scaring people who haven't been through but talking from my experiences it takes a while before the kids develop their immunities to combat these. Wonderful life cycle I guess.
As i said the children are sneezing I needed to be around them more. I had some writing work which had to be put on hold and such other works which are paused at this moment. I made a big bowl of tomato carrot soup even though husband would have wanted clear chicken soup. But i couldn't manage to go to get some chicken hence made the tomato carrot. It was equally comforting though.
Let's hope the sneezing doesn't get stretched too far or for too many days. I am so looking forward to this coming weekend. I also hope for all my friends who are reading these have a nice and comforting times. Todays lunch was 'Puri' with vegetable curry.
Hope to catch you all tomorrow.
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