Birthday Photos

I don’t know where the photos of the cakes are… but here are photos of the twins all dressed up for the Sunday evening party, and on Monday (birthday) morning, exploring their new tricycle, still in their nightclothes.
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…And The Twins Turn Two. Twice.

I take it back. I said it would be chaos, but I take it back. Unconditionally and unabashedly. The Sunday night drinks and dinner party was an unqualified success. We had nine families on the guest list. One was out of town (sorely missed) another was down with viral (sad, but inevitable in this weather; [...]

Twins’ Birthday Party – The Countdown Begins

After giving the matter some serious consideration over this past long weekend, I’ve come to the conclusion that:

Organizing a birthday party for twins is not easy.
Organizing a birthday party for any two-year-old is not easy, especially if you want to do it at home (even if you are ordering in all the food)
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We got the new car, now all we need are the car seats

Oh, yeah, I forgot – we got the new car. That was last Friday. Yes, it’s the Honda Civic and yes, it’s a damn sexy car, it’s misty violet, and we love it.
How could I forget? Easy – the twins. They make me forget lots of stuff, including that I should occasionally comb my hair [...]

Small Acts of Parental Love… And Torture

There are lots of things a parent does in everyday life, which bear testimony to their love for their children. A few examples: dealing with poop and puke and everything inbetween; showing patience in the face of tantrums, illness, general unreasonableness, and everything inbetween; acting chauffeur, butler, cook, and many things inbetween… and more!
But I [...]

Drawing Conclusions

Yesterday when it was time to go to the park, it was raining, so I decided to give the kids crayons instead. Previous crayons sessions have not been very successful: the twins know how to scribble, but prefer to stock and trade the crayons, and tear the sketch book.
First, I was impressed to see that [...]

Birthday Coming Up

Ten months ago, when we’d had the kids for less than a month, it seemed like it would take until eternity for their second birthday, their first with us, to roll around. (In case you haven’t been following this blog, let me explain that we adopted the twins when they were 13 months old last [...]

The Toilet Training Saga – Penultimate Chapter

Phew!
I was quite dreading toilet training the twins way back in June when I hadn’t started but thought I should. I hadn’t a clue how to go about it and even more worrisome was the fact that every new article I read about it warned of timeframes stretching from 3 months to a year and [...]

Indecision

Gradually, the urge to resume working life has been growing in me. I want to be part of the great, bustling, economic machinery out there… but… I also don’t want to give up the relatively relaxed, stress-free, home-centric life that I have right now. I’ve only just started exercising, and I’ve only just resumed playing [...]

A Day in the Life of a Stay-At-Home Mom

Life as a Stay-at-home Mom is so completely relaxing, don’t you think? Here’s how a typical day in my life goes:
7.45 – Just back from tennis on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays; on other days and rainy days, just woken up
8.00 – breakfast for the twins, pack something for Amit
8.30 – tidy up, toilet calls
9.00 – [...]