We’re visiting India and the kids are playing with my brother’s son, Thiralon (the 3yo protagonist). He’s a matter of fact guy who is unintentionally hilarious. The phone rings at home and Thiralon picks up the phone. It’s his grandpa calling. Grandpa: Hi Thiralon, how are you? Thiralon: I’m fine. Grandpa: What are you doing? Thiralon: Right now I’m talking to you on the phone. He’s a rambunctious kid who loves to smash things....
Last Sunday Sempi decided he wanted to setup a lemonade stand. Yoshi and Sempi went to store to pick up a bunch of lemons and spent the morning hand squeezing them. It was made with the finest ingredients (cane sugar and ice cold water). Yoshi said she can help make the signs and Sempi declared that he’s going to give free lemonades. He insisted that he won’t charge for his lemonade....
Nice hot day for driving to the gorge and visiting some of our favorite falls. First stop Bridal Veil falls. Bridal Veil falls: After an awesome hike we have a clear view of the bridal veil falls. Sempi takes in the view and announces, “Appa I’d like to pee now”. Of course, you do. —Zinger between me and Yoshi. Me: Do you think it is named Bridal Wails falls because it sounds like a wailing bride?...
We’re getting ready to visit the library to return the books. I’m walking around the house finding all the books and filling them up in bags. Me: Filling up three large bags full of books to return to the library indicates a reading problem. Especially since they were checked out only a week ago. Yoshi: These books are almost due, we checked them out two weeks ago. Me: Oh well, that makes all the difference then....
When Sempi was a little baby we had a hard time putting him to sleep. I would rock him for hours (yup, hours) trying to get him to sleep. During those days I would sing a Tamil song that my mom taught me in the hopes that it’ll calm him down and put him to sleep. Never worked. With Vian we are going through a similar experience (you’d think we’d learn by now) of rocking him to sleep....