Winner Deal

Little miss Haana this week stayed home one day from school since she had not been feeling well. Towards the evening she was feeling somewhat better. But also feeling like getting take-out from her favorite thai place. I already had plans of what to do for dinner that evening, so I said no. She devised a devious plan. We will let Dulce decide! 2 treats were placed 1 feet apart on the rug. If he eats the right treat first, we do takeout. If he eats the left treat first, we eat at home. He ate the right treat. I protested I didn't see if he actually ate the treat or just grabbed it but ate the left one first. 

Round 2 then. Same treats. This time left treat means take out. Right treat means eat at home. Dulce ate they right one first. I won, but we will have best of 3.

Round 3. Same treats. Left treat - eat at home. Right treat - take out. He ate the right treat first, and then gobbled the left one,  while little miss Haana was yelling Yay!! I gudgingly proceeded to place the to go order. But meanwhile Dulce doggy was smacking his lips in this winner deal for him!!

Bath Time

Today as we were finishing dinner, Bobby boy said something he has never said in his 5, almost 6 years in this planet. He said, "Mumma, I want to take a bath". I even stalled him, cause little miss Haana and I were talking. But he repeatedly again - I want to take a bath Mumma! 

Anyone who knows Bobby boy would have had the same reaction as what I had -

"How is that possible? The real Bobby has never said those words. Where is the real Bobby and what have you done to him?!"

Valentimes Day

Valentines day was around the corner. Bobby boy's kindergarten class was going to have a valentines gift exchange party on Friday. There are 18 kids in the class. 

I ordered little colorful pens, and over the course of the week, Bobby, Papa and I worked on drawing and coloring tigers, pirate ships, lions, robots, elephants and many more for 18 cards for Bobby boy's class. We then stuck a pen and a candy inside each card. We made a special card for his teacher with a princess in a ball gown. I was so excited for valentines day!

On the other hand with little miss Haana, valentine's day snuck up. Also, now being a teenager no mass cards' exchange was on the cards, thank god! She took some good chocolate for her friends from home. But when I picked her after school on valentine's day, 2 little pink tote bags came along and sat in the seat with her. I asked her who they were. So, one was from her bestie Cora. She had written the most sweetest letter to little miss Haana about their friendship and their quirks,  and the times they have shared together! Cora had also filled the tote bag with little miss Haana's favorite candy Reese. 

The other tote bag was from a boy!!!Is it Hamilton, I asked? And she said yes! We both giggled!! First valentine's day card from a boy! It was very giggle-worthy! Hamilton had gotten many candies and small toys and small legos to fill the tote bag, along with a self made card and envelope. It was super cute! I aww-ed, and demanded to see the letter. Little miss Haana read it to me and we giggled some more! 

This was a momentous valentine's day for all of us!

Dhikchik

No words for this... 

other than dhik-chik

Pay It Forward

Bobby's and his neighborhood "Bro" Ryan have been playing together all weekend. All day today they were in and out of our house. Riding their bikes or scooter in the garage lane and then coming back inside to grab a snack (multiple batches of air fryer French fries!) and then running back outside. Ryan's mom says he prefers eating at our house better than his own! And in fact for weekend lunch, he's becoming a regular at the dining table. 

I remember growing up, I had a seemingly lifelong friend Anusha Mani. We used to hang out together in the weekday evenings and weekends. During summer break her grandmother used to be around and much of my summer breaks used to be spent at her place. Her grandma used to cook, and specially keep things for me. Food at her place was very different from mine cause their family was originally from a different part of India (tamilnadu) and so, their meals looked and tasted nothing like ours'. I remember fondly her place and her grandma! So when Ryan eats with us, it feels like nice :)! Is this what paying it forward means?

Nothing Is Still There

Little miss Haana and I were cuddling together, chilling for a few minutes after dinner yesterday. I had put mascara on my eyelashes that morning. 

A couple months back little miss Haana and I had gone to one of her favorite stores nearby that has cosmetics. We bought a mascara for each of us. But after I tried it, I didn't think it worked great. So I got another one for myself, that I liked much better. Little miss Haana still liked the one she got from her favorite store. Mostly because it was from her favorite store, I think!

She asked me which mascara I used. I told her it was the one I bought later. 

She said mine has a more voluminous effect. But hers' lasts longer and doesn't clump up. Even at the end of a long day and even if she's rubbed her eyes during the day, it just doesn't smudge at all. 

I should've not said anything at all after that. But then I said, "You know what else stays on forever? What gives a not- even-there effect and stays on for the longest without clumping or smudging?". "What?". "Nothing! Nothing stays on n on, and doesn't even wash off! No smudging. And its completely waterproof! See it's still there, even after washing! After the whole day and washing n rubbing. Nothing is there!". We laughed and laughed, and then she said "You're such a meanie mumma!". When all I said was the truth!

Bro Gang

Bobby boy now has some friends in the neighborhood. A couple houses down one way is Ryan, and a couple houses down the other way is Zuhair. They call each other Bro. So they are the Bro gang. 

Zuhair is in Bobby's school too (but not in the same class). Today coming back from school Bobby boy told me he and Zuhair met at recess and decided they will play at his house after school. I nodded, but then I protested, "I was not consulted when this program was being made". So Bobby boy smoothly reminded me, I was not actually invited (since I'm not in the Bro gang)! Because I'm not a boy! (Eye roll)