Adoption: Our Journey

Ever since we adopted our kids, I’ve had a lot of people ask me about adoption: people who wanted to adopt, or who knew people who wanted to adopt; or, occasionally, people who had adopted.
When we were thinking of adopting, I went out of my way to find people who had adopted. And I, the [...]

Puzzled

When we were in Binsar last month, I carried a large, 20-piece, floor puzzle which was invaluable in keeping the kids entertained on those cold, dark evenings. Of course, they couldn’t actually do the puzzle – not even close. The first couple of times even I had to work quite hard at doing it. (And [...]

Adoption Update: Almost Parents, Legally

We’re almost there, we’re almost parents, legally. Apparently the birth certificates are in the post, on their way to us. Finally!
Why should it be so important to get that little piece of paper naming us the parents of the twins? Well, the practical reasons are self-evident: schools want them for granting your child admission, passport [...]

Bubbles And Balloons

On Wednesday last week, the kids were invited to a birthday party. S&S’s daughter, Jathi, was turning one. It was a grand affair at a nearby club.
The kids have quite got the concept of birthday parties now. If I bake a cake – a not infrequent occurrence nowadays – or if I light a candle [...]

Binsar

Of all our trips with the kids so far, I’d have to say that this was the most successful – and so also the most enjoyable, for everyone.
The long train journey – three nights interrupted by a day-long stopover in Delhi – went off without a hitch. The car journey up through the hills was [...]