- July
- 23
My children are having a fabulous summer so far-—with two doting grandparents who have taken over the reins at home.
Granny (Patti) is a former art teacher, and spends countless hours creating and teaching Origami designs to the kids-—they are now expert makers of star box, parrot, elf, ladybug and numerous other designs.
The kids have also taken to eating proper South Indian fare for lunch—complete with rice, rasam, kuttu, poriyal etc. Besides keeping the kids well-fed, my mother-in-law also has been treating us to many yummy “tiffin” items—some of which I take to my office for lunch!
Today is one such day:-)
Sadly, our feasting days will soon be over—my in-laws are leaving for India in two weeks, and I am dreading the cereal shelf and the cafeteria lunch:-(
Posted by Swapna Venugopal on Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 at 12:57 pm | 
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- July
- 13
I have long lamented my youngest son’s limited palate. After months of rejecting anything that wasn’t pureed or cracker crisp, he’s now taken to wolfing down salami and chicken nuggets. It’s not something that makes me particularly happy. After all salami is full of nitrites and chicken nuggets are just processed chicken.
I have to take heart in one of his great passions, though — water. He loves to sip water all day, either from his sippy cup or his bottle at night. If he runs out, he politely says, “I’d like a drink of water, please.” If I ask him to try some apple or orange juice, he refuses, “I don’t want to try that,” he says. As much as I’d like him to become more versatile, I’ll have to give him points for clarity and good manners, don’t you think!
I think the love of water comes from my husband. I’ve heard him wax eloquent about the quality of water in his native Lake Tahoe. And he swears by the water we draw from our well In Orange county, and drinks it in copious quantities. Maybe I have something to learn. Maybe should follow their lead.
Posted by Hema Easley on Monday, July 13th, 2009 at 4:37 pm |
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