Conversations with lil' T

My 5 yr old nephew is always a great source of joy and fun for us.

We went out to dinner on friday nite with him and his parents. As soon as he meets us his usual request is about when he can have a sleepover at our house. It is so fascinating at that age right? Staying over at someone else's house. I remember how much we used to beg our parents to let us stay overnight at some friend or relative's house :-) Somehow my mom never believed in letting us out of her sight :-P

So I am all the more enthu about having lil'T over and having a fun time with him. So coming back to friday night here is what happened:

It started off on the usual path......

"how are you lil' T?"

"gooood,Can I go home with you?"
"No, not today"
"why?
"Cos we are going to a movie after dinner"
"You are alwaaaays going to a movie"
[OK...]
"Can I have a sleepover?"
"No
"why?"
"bcos we have other plans tomorrow"
"I will neeeevar have a sleepover at ur house"
"No lil T, you can come over next wknd sometime"
"No but that is tooo late....I want to come now" "take me to the movie with you"
"No lil T, it is a scary movie"
"I promise I won't be scared, pleaassseeeee"

This vein of conversation had us in a fix for a few mins there! I was even considering ditching the movie, when his mom jumped in to save the situation by suggesting lil T quit sulking and take a nap. Usually this results in more sulking and a bawling session which promotes sleep!

Strangely enough lil T lied down for a few mins and emerged a changed person after 20 mins! When asked if he was feeling better, he said "my body changed when I was sulking and now it is feeling better!!"

Wonder where kids pick up this stuff?

Lose a button......?

Yeyay! after more than an year of mulling and indecision, I have at last accquired a sewing machine! 

Someone had posted a sale flyer at this local desi groups. I went over and checked it out. Turned out to be a simple and nice model. The lady who was selling it was such a sweetheart! When she found out that I had not used a sewing machine ever before she gave me a Sewing 101 lesson :-D We even tried out a buttonhole!!!!!!!!! I am sooo thrilled :-D

She didnt have a manual to go with it, but K took care of that and promptly found one online. K is my hero!

Hopefully now all those little alterations I wanted to do will happen.

The Other Life

After more than 2 years of hiatus I have decided to start blogging again. I want to keep this a simple and fun blog to share daily events, anecdotes, thoughts, movie reviews and maybe even some recipes! basically whatever strikes my fancy at the time. 

Hope you have fun catching up!