basavanna's vachana
After a hectic time with him in hyper-energetic-mode, this dancing to Basavanna’s vachana sort of ‘tamed’ him… ivanaarava, ivanaarava, ivanaaravanendu enisadirayyaa iva nammava, iva nammava, iva nammavanedenisayyaa
Scolding the dog
Its been barking a lot, so Abhinav is scolding it. We changed the term from ‘baiyodhu’ to ‘buddhi heLodhu’.
ordering appa to take rest
appa’s resistance is futile!
bubbles
Appa has to make them as he ends up coughing with soap water.
beating up children
(warning: a few expletives used) If I ever beat up Abhinav, he’ll know where I got the idea from when he visits this blog some day 😉
Lali at school – navaratri celebrations
Appa went later to pick them up and found her engrossed in some art work. He stood right next to her but she didn’t notice him at all for a long time! 🙂
to school with doll – for navaratri
This week navaratri celebrations. Every child has to get one doll as part of the class decoration. We asked Abhinav if he’d like to take his favorite teddy to school. He replied ‘no, don’t give my teddy to maam!’ So we had to settle for good ol Horsie… Tomorrow parents not allowed, only grandparents! With […]
Clouds hiding the moon
on an evening walk we found the moon was not visible – the mischievous clouds were the culprits ! Clouds hiding the moon
yaaru hitavaru
This is a nice song by Purandara Daasa: Aaru hitavaru ninage? This questions what is the real benefit for you? Appa and Amma are optimistic that Abhinav at his own time some day would understand and appreciate this song. Appa´s friend Upendra had explained this song to Appa, though Amma needed no explanation 🙂
matchstick design
Matchstick design Design – he found a box of matches and surprised us with this design on the floor! Don’t know how he got this idea, maybe they’d taught him at school… nevertheless on his own initiative he had put in effort to do something constructive.