Backyard Picnic

The week that was..

I just realized that i dont have any entries for last week. Nothing major...just the same old same old...busy at work with Requirement sessions. Kids are good, happy at school, aji is busy at work. Last week was navaratri and we had 2 invites for haldi-kum kum from our friends. the first one was last saturday and I got Rhea to wear her ghaghra choli...the ghaghra is still alille too long so we didnt even wear the dupatta..it'd have been way too many things to worry about. I even put off wearing a sari just to have Rhea in traditional wear. She was very excited esp. since she wore jewellery (bangle and chain). here is a picture..



Fot the haldi kum kum at Bhavani's place, I went by myself after work since it was a week day and it would have been too much to go pick the kids and come back all the way...

Week of Sickies

This week has been just that. It started off with the kids being sick. Rhea was sick from last week and Aji took her to the Dr’s on Saturday since her cough sounded like she may have a chest infection and an ear infection. Her ears were clear (Thank God!) but her chest was infected and the Dr prescribed inhalers. Ha! Try getting a toddler to take inhalers. We’re supposed to do it every 4 hours. She hates the inhaler contraption and cries hysterically arms and legs flailing. So Aji and I have to hold her down …it is just a painful exercise. We have not been able to get her to take it every 4 hours. Its been more like twice a day – once in the morning and once at night and hence the wicked cough continues. I could feel the remnants of whatever Rhea had right from Saturday. I was popping Sudafed and Motrin like I was addicted to them. I had my client meetings starting this week and could not afford any day off. I barely made it through the last meetings on Wednesday feeling like crap. I took a few hours off on Wednesday and finally went to the Dr’s on Thursday. Took the day off on Thursday and am on antibiotics. I don’t think the antibiotics are doing all that much since I still have a constant sore throat. I’m trying to ignore but it is a pain in the well, throat that is becoming more than irritating. I will give the meds this weekend to do their job and if I dont see any progress I may have to visit my Dr. again. Aji started complaining of sore throat from yesterday night and I handed him the rest of the Sudafed box. He felt a little better today morning so hopefully he’s already on the mend. Sean still has a runny nose. He missed soccer practice yesterday because I just didnt have the energy for it. He was disappointed and I felt bad but when I told him that the coach wouldn't be there he stopped complaining.

Both kids are signed up for flu shots tomorrow but we’ll see if they get it..keeping fingers crossed. I signed up for my flu shots on Oct 13th so hopefully this winter will be a little tolerable in terms of dealing with the sickies.

Wish us Luck…