Feeling Desperate

Feeling very jittery.. and I don't know exactly why.. 
A never ending release, a big trip planned soon ,  my good friends all gone from the company ,  PMP , recurring health issues ,  Guilt , exhaustion , desperation .... Frustration.
Just one of those days when I need a hug. :) 

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And we have our first burn

Sigh.. Diwali can get so unpredictable. One min Lil p was jumping with joy, holding a sparkler and the next moment she is screaming in pain.. She burnt her forefinger (slightly) trying to hold the sparkler at the wrong end once it got over. Double sigh. Couple of things I'm thankful for
1. That it was not a serious burn. She was howling in pain and guess it scared her more than anything.... But she slept well.
2. There was water handy and some quick thinking parents applied toothpaste!! surprise surprise it cooled the area and the blister was minimized.
3. Its her right hand that got singed and she is a lefty.

We applied Burnol in the night and she was alright. But be safe people... Do keep water handy and ur eyes open. Kids forget all that u have told them about safety in the excitement..

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Diwali 2011 - in pictures

The rangoli stamp put by Lil p using a plastic mould.

The rangoli in front of my house

With diyas during laxmi puja

and noise free crackers.. celebrations in our apartment complex.

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Diwali is here ...

The lamps are lit..

the earthen urlis are filled with floating candles and flowers  

and the house smells of sweet incense.. and a happy glow

 

How are you welcoming Diwali this year?? 

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Traditional day at school

As part of her Diwali celebrations Lil p had a traditional day at school on Friday. She went dressed in her cotton zari border Langa that I had bought for her for Dussehra.  I had also bought traditional (artificial) jewelery for her to wear. I'm too scared to put gold on her and I'm not that rich either ;)

The pic is from our trip to my in-laws place for the Dussehra. .. More pics of that trip in a new post soon.

You guys must be aware that I had my first round of training for PMP over the weekend.. This was the first time after 9 years that I was attending a 9AM - 7PM class. But i must appreciate the trainer. He was amazing and kept the class very charged up and I thoroughly enjoyed it. There are 2 more days of training  - 29th & 30th and I'm already looking forward to it.This also meant that hubby was taking care of Lil P  on his own from morning till evening. Dad n daughter had a great time. They went to Monkey maze, solved puzzles together.. Lil p loved their play area and the ball pool , monkey wall and something she called the half slide.
Later that evening he also took her to the planetarium. Lil p had been asking to see the moon and see the "earth" from up in the sky.. I'm told, father n daughter enjoyed the day a lot.. On Sunday they went with another family friend of ours to Bangalore Fort .. that was also quite adventurous.. but Lil p hurt her finger a little and there was a deep scratch.. (superficial of course).
She was all fine till she saw me.. happily eating junk food through the day. as soon as she saw me.. she cried buckets saying "mama, my hand is broken" and me n hubby couldn't stop laughing.Love you my little drama queen.

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Diwali craft ideas for the kids

Consolidating a  few of my favorite Diwali crafts from the web

Diwali Lanterns

A Diya wall hanging made from a paper plate from the kiddyhouse

Diya Mobile from the activity village

Diwali rocket from activity village again

Pooja Thali From the art-platter

 

Door Toran

 Diwali Food Craft from the Little Food Junction

Cracker Lanterns ( Traditional kandils )

 

Diwali Lamps (Diya)

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First trip on a aeroplane

Its been long since I actually sat down to write what I planned to write for that day.. each day its a mad rush to capture the happenings. I forgot to blog about Lil P's first flight. You might remember our Kerala Trip last month..On our way back we took the flight to Bangalore.
For records :
Date - Sept 1st, 2011
Flight - From Trivendrum To Bangalore
IndigoAir - 5.40 Pm

I don't know who was more excited, Me or Lil P !! I was boarding a flight after 5 years.. and I was more excited that it was her first time.


She loved the fact that she got a window seat and that the seats had a seat belt.. We gave her a lollipop to lick so that the air pressure would not affect her. She glanced at the air hostess and then completely ignored her.. I was hoping she would be excited abt meeting one up close and personal after dressing as one in her school. She seemed fascinated ( or scared?? ) at the huge size of a aircraft.

Once we were up in the air, She loved the clouds and then again got bored and started fiddling with my mobile, playing games.

Before we knew it, snacks arrived and with it her gift. She choose a Barbie voice record and play mike from their online catalog . I was at my happiest best and indulged her. Infact I wanted to buy a toy pillow shaped liked the indigo airline.. but hubby refused to cater to fancies of a 30 year old kid!

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The kandil at the door

We don't have a bulb holder to put our kandil (lamp) outside the door.. and the options in the balcony are also limited. So we made this kandil craft to welcome our guests..

I had a couple of Foam sheets that I had got from the US. The cardstock and tissue paper roll was over and so we decided to make do with what was available at home. Once we stuck the plain foam sheets we felt that it looked too plain, so I gave a rubber stamp to P  and she stamped a pattern on it .. Then blotches of glitter glue gave it some shine ..Finally the leftover crepe ribbons from her bday party was added .

Welcome to my home Guys!  :)

and in other news, My blog now has 600+ posts .. and I start my PMP classes from tomorrow (22,23,29 & 30th) Wish me luck :) and pray I don't fall asleep in the class. So not used to attending lectures from 9 - 6!!!

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Diwali crafts from the artsy-craftsy home

Thanks to Avanti who asked me for suggestions on making a few Diwali crafts with her son, I decided to ask the in house expert ( Lil P :D) if she would be interested in making a few cards for her grandparents. The lil imp had many ideas abt the what she wanted, the embellishments and who she wanted to give what..

Here's what we made today.  We had Glitter Glue, construction paper , starry stickers , and foam sheets.

The first card we made were glitter fireworks.. made by Lil p

She helped me with this card.. why do I like her version more??

I so so love her tiny fingers..

Then she drew this awesome diya on her own. 

Then I cut the diyas using foam (animal) stickers and lil P stuck them on cardstock

Where are your entries for the artsy-craftsy-oct??

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Featured on women's web

Thank you Aparna :) .. the interview was so much fun..

 

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The new lamp

I always wanted to have a lamp for my Ganesha corner. My hubby however is not too fond of them and so it remained on my wish list for long. Moving to this house, I changed the decor from fuchsia- green to a sober Black - cream - gold - brown look. I checked out Lifestyle, Home town and @home for a simple lamp that fit this theme.. Every lamp that I liked costed above 5000 rs. Then my sis took me to a small shop off commercial street [ Next to Mac D ]  we found this lamp. Its a simple wooden lamp with carving and a beige top. What do you think?

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Diwali Decor

Ahh the festive fever is in air. Diwali does that to you rt? I found this gorgeous Moroccan tea light holder at Commercial Street , Bangalore yesterday..

 Needless to say, I fell in love

 It comes in a set  like this... A cast iron stand, and 2 tealight holders.

 The lighted lamps are shining on my dining table right now..

 Aren't they beautiful? The come in various colors, Blue, red, yellow, pink, purple and green.

 I chose the pink & the yellow.. Nice contrast rt?

There is a whole bazaar for Moroccan lights now.. From tea light holders to large mosaic lamps, you can find them all. I paid a measly 700 Rs for the set above.. Hehe. Go on feel jealous. What has been your Diwali find this year?  I have a lot more goodies to share.. but that's for another day.

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