Sarika

Day 1 Kiddo  >> "मम्मा तुला माहितेय स्पृहाच्या क्लास मध्ये ना आज पावभाजी दिली  Mumma>>Really? wow ! असेल काही त्यांची क्लास अक्टिव्हिटी तुम्ही नव्हती का sprout भेळ बनवली होती  Kiddoहा पण पावभाजी ? I could sense the sheer surprise from his voice. He was not convinced with my answer  Die hard fan of Pavbhaji can smell pavbhaji from any corner in his vicinity. Day 2 Kiddo >>अरे ममा तुला माहितेय का ..काल ना farewell Party होती ४th ची Thats why school ने पावभाजी दिलेली  Mumma>> Wow so next year तुम्हाला पण मिळणार तर पावभाजी स्कूल कडून   Looks like we had this conversation yesterday It’s already a year gone and today is his farewell party and Pav-bhaji time  A week back he gushed in and exclaimed  "Mumma finally day has arrived! No tiffin on Friday for long break .....पावभाजी देणार आम्हाला " Wait was over and he was beaming :) Today morning hour was smooth. Additional update was along w...

With 2020 , Digital declutter is on and here I found this. Its Thursday as well so it qualifies for Throwback ;) Rewind > "This boy just doesn't study" I was complaining to friend of mine. "He is an engineer's son so will study only in Prep leave ;)"He replied. "Let him grow up and take admission to Engineering course and then he will qualify for it" I am not ready to budge and somehow 15 days before exam starts we start our study. When it comes to English literature (I need to admit , I was shXX scared of this word Literature when I heard it first in Std 1st now till std 4th I have somehow digested it.) we do lessons first as it has lot many ques answers...long ..short.. RTC....meanings ..who said to whom etc etc.(If you don't understand these words consider yourself lucky and continue reading :) "Poems are simple.Just one Page and answers are also mostly one liners."Junior has valid point. So me (yes you read ...

Its been close to two years that I have been stay at home mommy. So main work now is to nag my poor child and get his studies done. I have been taking studies in the past not only of my son(I guess being a mom this comes as default responsibility) but also to my nephew few years back. So studying is not that bad at least when exams are not at corner or may be tomorrow. (My son could have altogether different opinion about it but I really don't care ;)) So one such relaxed afternoon post lunch we decide to study. All right, so pollution is the subject and we are reading his textbook. Am at one particular picture explaining him how people bathe their cattle in river , kids swim etc etc and water gets polluted. and there you go...म्हणतात ना कुणाचं काय आणि कुणाचं काय .  suddenly चिरंजीव says ..mumma ती buffalo बघ ना कस तोंड करतेय she is actually enjoying her bath. Highly disappointed me... considering me explaining him something very important as pollution and he i...

Sunday evenings usually meant one thing in our house—weekly vegetable shopping. While I was busy choosing vegetables, the father-son duo quietly took charge of buying snacks. They returned proudly with a bag full of colourful packets. Little did I know one of those packets was about to introduce me to a completely new snack! 😄 Scene One — Sunday Shopping Me>>What all things you have got? My husband>>Got everything which he wants.. Discussion ends there. Scene Two — Snack Time Evening snacks time.. I handed him his cup of milk . and there he goes.. >>"Mumma मला जवानी पॉप्स दे " My eyes almost popped out.. >>" काय देऊ तुला?" >>अगं अस काय करतेस तू ? काल आणलंय ना मी  Me on my way to kitchen wondering ( loud self talk )what जवानी पॉप्स   look like 😃 >> तुला माहिती नाही का ..शंतनू ला पण माहिती आहे मी त्याच्याच tiffin मध्ये खाल्लं  Curiosity completely took over I opened the new snack pack and...

He completed 9 years and 10 running now and as all of us wished  once he also wanted to grow up fast and started saying he is 10..(running is silent). That 2 digit age number makes him feel grown up :) Time is flying too fast and he is growing too fast I feel and somewhere wonder that innocence is vanishing but there I again get glimpse of it 8.30 pm dinner time is the only TV time Mumma has and no cartoon show is allowed that time.. He has understood that no tantrums would change mom's mind and watches whatever serial is on. Lying on sofa ..sometimes playing with cars...murmuring something ...sometimes complaining sometimes willingly he watches TV with me.Sometimes he is more into it than me I must say. commercial serial break is on and some promotion of other serial is going on. Simultaneously I am working on something and not actually bothering to look at T.V and there you go... चिरंजीव >>खरंच का ग मम्मा ! I looked up and see his eyes gleaming with excitem...

"Mumma तुझी ही pant(read salwar here) जरा different आहे ना ". He said "Yeh" I replied but that surely put smile on my face.. जुना joke  आठवला म्हणतात ना तस! 4 -5 वर्षांपूर्वी घडलेला.. Why some people have stories associated with everything? Don't know...not their fault राशीचा गुण असेल  In this case not one but two stories were attached.. That shiny jet black velvet salwar she was wearing. So much I had liked it.Surely I will buy this. I was discussing it with another female colleague of mine at cafeteria.She also managed to spot that girl with velvet salwar and wondering what is so special about it. Another colleague overheard our conversation and then subject diverted to why females look at other females for clothes ,jewellery ,lipstick shades and what not and how male species is so simple and straight forward and how then won't mind ten other men wearing same colour.. brand shirt in the same room.Subject got diverted then but it was hover...

Time that I have spent in kitchen in last 15 months is probably more than that I have spent there in entire life.Its that urge to try out something new more than actual love for cooking I guess.New in this case is strictly restricted to new for me which could be as simple as basic cake.The real new which leads to invention innovation I have no plans to reach there and happy to leave it for my favourite chefs who have given so much glamour to cooking.I mean the way they present jeera tadka dal makes it look so special.Their fancy utensils spatulas background kitchen and kitchen appliances including microwave freeze or simple mixer grinder its treat to watch.In the end the way which they present dish and taste a spoonful you decide ...you will try it once. This list of "should try it once" probably overgrown in my case is one reason I could think of my time in kitchen and off course simplicity.Cooking these days have really become simple isn't it.From ज्वारीची भाक...

Some 5 years back.. We were looking for a new home. Built up area, carpet area ,flower bed, no of floors building age, loan availability, flat condition those were the things constantly discussed at home. Husband had registered on some site and there you go... All the property agents had got his number.Weekend used to be time when he used to get maximum agent calls and then in the evening we used to set out to explore the available properties and stroll.You be at some location and then agent won't be there.Then some phone calls ...waiting ..giving directions... Three and half year old am all ears....watching dad very closely.The way he talks ,the way he answers phone calls ,queries to be asked everything little one had picked up so well. It was a new game for him. Agent Agent Mumma माझा phoneवाजतोय का? Yes beta  Ohh agent चा phone असेल  Okमी  Aryan बोलतोय  Ha yes 2 beech ke...(read 2 BHK)  Ok मी येतो बघायला ...

Mumma……एक good news आहे  …माहितेय काय  . मी ना sports day मध्ये  select झाला ….Lemon spoon competition मध्ये .. आता  sports day ला मला फक्त  clap करायला नको … Ohh wow that a really great news… माहितेय खरा तर मी second येत होता पण end moment ला ना  dwij baba ने track change केला आणि तो  out झाला आणि मग मी  select झाला मी slow होता थोडा पण बरोबर track बघून चालत होता ना 😊 My little one was all pumped up. Last day of unit test and we have our sports day..wow thats something new exams and sports on same day….☢ My mind in flashback where we had elaborate close to one week sports celebration where every one would participate in games which they want in the preliminary selection rounds and then on final day of sports week finalist would perform.That entire week there would be no studies.just be out on ground and play ,cheer your friends and have fun.So even if u don’t win there was neve...

Few days back got one forwarded message on whats-app about #Tech-Kid and it really triggered lot many thoughts regarding technology, kids, as a parent role that we play in introducing technology to our kids.  Gave title to this write up and thought is it really appropriate ? I mean do kids of this Alpha generation really have this option of to be or not to be?By default or by birth they are Tech-kids growing up with ipads and smart phones in hands and completing pending homework posted on whatzpp apps..They are smart, fast and super curious.They relate to things and can express themselves so well ..know exactly what they want. With world coming closer and loads of information available at fingertips hope as a parent we can help them understand difference between information and knowledge. Curious young minds are open and ready to explore every possibility they see. May be we have to be more open and less protective. Cupboards are full of cars,board games expensive gifts...

"Wow!We have master chef competition this month!" I tried to bring as much enthusiasm as possible in my voice.. "जाऊदे गा mumma ...teacher नाहीतरी मला prize देतच नाही .."---- "अरे सोना असा नाही you should participate..teacher सगळ्यांना कसे  prize देणार ना।  prize तर  दोनच and you all are 40 in class...participation is also important you will have fun..we will prepare something nice and then if everyone is making something and you sitting idle you will get bored na.."--- This much gyan was enough..he quickly agreed or may be by age of 8 he has already understood at times its better to agree than argue.. He said yes and got busy with his play but there I rolled up my sleeves.By now even i have understood this master chef competition is more for parents than kids to showcase their talent and creativity.(we are having this competition since kindergarten..so almost done with 3 rounds..when they expect kids (or pare...