Parents With Daughters

Lego Rock Band!!

nobody@vox.com(LEGO ROCKBAND) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:01:56 -0800

Are you looking for an interactive, fun and educational game for your kids this Christmas? If so, check out LEGO Rock Band out this Friday 26^th November http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzvibXuMnV0.

To preorder now please visit HMV - http://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleMultiSearch.do?searchUID=&pGroupID=0&adultFlag=false&primaryID=0&simpleSearchString=lego+rock+band&btnSubmitSearch.x=19&btnSubmitSearch.y=8

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Our own little 'Looking through the Playschool Windows' moment

nobody@vox.com(C&N&Gen) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:42:28 -0800

You remember... the square, arch or round? Then they go somewhere and show you something? Well, today, we watched the guys change the streetlight globes. (Gave them a spit and polish too). And yes, they change every globe regardless, and they just throw out the used ones.

"Are they going to go up in the air Daddy?"

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chaeil randomnous

nobody@vox.com(shy) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:45 -0800

we were sitting in the living room, doug and i, while chaeli was playing pinball on the wii with my aunt.

out of nowhere, we hear chaeli yell out, "ALRIGHT! ROCK 'N ROLL!"

rock. and. roll.

i have no idea where she got that from

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at the zoo, chaeli went up to the educational table, which are always manned by volunteers.

she stood there for a few seconds and then asked the lady, very loudly i might add, "DID YOU KILL ALL THESE BUTTERFLIES AND BUGS? JUST TO SHOW IT ON THIS TABLE???"

ack!

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for such little person, she clogs up the toilet the MOST in our household.

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Hotsugaroil

nobody@vox.com(Lakshmi) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:28:48 -0800

Angel4c

Dad and mom working on the computer. Kiddo playing pretend game, talking to herself:

"We are all magical angels. When we need energy to fight enemies, we have them. When we don't need to fight our enemies, we can remove the energy and put it in a cup. That is called the hotsugaroil. Because it looks like sugar in hot oil."

Can I have a cup of hotsugaroil please?

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randomness

nobody@vox.com(shy) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:51:56 -0800

the only problem with having my closet now clean and organized is that i find myself wanting to sit in it. for no particular reason. i want to just go in and plop myself in the middle of the floor. just to marvel at the beauty of how being clean and organized really revitalizes me. of course, there is still that half of a shelf and my cd collection that needs to be done. maybe i'll get some of it down tonight.

we went to cathy's little M's 5yr birthday party yesterday. it was fun! the kids had such a blast. cath had hired a clown. and when the invitation first mentioned about a clown, i was a bit concerned. i have an irrational fear of clowns. not a phobia, per se. but they have always given me the creeps. i was happy with this clown, though. she was whimsical and cute and really knew how to create good chemistry with the kids. and the children did love her! not only did they get a ballon twisted into something they loved, she put on a great magic show that starred a cute rabit in the end. the kids got to sit on a chair have hold the rabbit on their lap for about 30 seconds each. and then, after lunch, each of them got to have their face painted of their choice. chaeli was so crazy about the clown that she said, before going to bed, that she hopes she will meet the clown again someday.

i'm hungry. it's a weird kind of hunger. i feel like i can eat a lot today. which isn't good, really. because i know that if i allow myself to go nuts, i'll feel like complete crap at the end of the day. but, i have brought some healthy snacks so hopefully, i can stay good.

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Parenting

nobody@vox.com(Lakshmi) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:19:21 -0800

Parenting

"If you don't finish up your Dosai, no karate class for you".

"If you don't clean up the room, no more books for you".

"If you don't finish up your lunch in school, no more lunch for you"

"If you don't braid your hair, it will fall off".

"If you don't drink up your milk, you are going to end up with osteoporosis like kollu paati".

All of the above within a span of 20 minutes. I am well on my way to becoming a professional blackmailer. Anyone need my services? Charges nominal.

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Soon-to-be-six: "If you tell a lie, God will dance in your brain and you will get irritated"

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Neighbour: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Soon-to-be-six: A big girl.

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Soon-to-be-six: "I don't like boys. They are rash".
Mom ruminating: "I'd like to hear that in ten years. ummm..on second thoughts, I don't think so."

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Soon-to-be-six: They show Tom&Jerry and Mr. Bean on TV during AV period in school. I don't like it. I want to read my book.
Mom ruminating"YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS".

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halloween 2009

nobody@vox.com(shy) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:02:03 -0800

how often does halloween fall on a saturday night? not often enough!

it was so nice not to have to race home from work along with all the other parents doing the same thing, thereby making rush hour even crazier. and then, not having to rush dinner to leave time for trick-or-treating.

and then, it was just so very nice not having to try and rush the whole bedtime routine knowing that it's a school night.

what made the night even better was that we got to spend it with friends. di and rick hosted a little halloween party which ended up being just as fun for the adults as for the kids.

uncle hoa had fun, too!

the food we had was crazy. ada made short bread cookies in the shape of ghoulish fingers. they looked creepy but i will definitely agree that it tasted amazing. doug spent all afternoon making chocolate-chip pumpkin muffins from scratch - yum! and ada also baked a halloween-themed birthday cake for hoa, as his birthday falls on halloween.

i loved that chaeli got to go trick-or-treating with a friend this year. it was differnet - plus, all the guys had a great time taking the kids out. chaeli finally got to be bumblebee (transformers), brayden was a dragon and little maddy was eeyore.

transformers, dragons and a little eeyore

more then meets the eye

we turned our clocks back an hour which gave us that extra hour of sleep. heaven! however, i can officially say that i'm officially sick of all the halloween treats. not chaeli, though. that was HER kind of heaven.

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