27.04.2013

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 4/26/2013 10:00:00 PM

'Dear Ashu,Today I feel like I am writing to a young girl and I should watch what I write. To be honest, I never wrote any of your earlier birthday letters thinking that you would read them one day. It was just something I was feeling and wanted to put them in writing so that I can revisit them whenever I want. So far I have never showed you any of them and may be this year, I would! Not that theres any escaping from you since you would go to any lengths to read! That would be the wo(...)'

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Spring is in the air!

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 3/7/2013 5:43:00 PM

'I dont know if its because we did nt go to India or the US during the December holidays (like we usually end up doing!) but this winter has been tooooooo long! Hours and hours of skiing, ice skating, driving, drinking gallons of tea, pot luck lunches and dinner parties,.... How can anyone bear all these after a point? Not to mention the heavy jackets and boots one has to wear even to step outside for a minute! And for a Hausfrau like me who has to step out a dozen times a day, its h(...)'

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Reason No. 3331 why sisters are the best thing in the whole wide world.

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 3/3/2013 2:27:00 PM

'In spite of being in India attending THE family wedding and being in the midst of all, she calls you during the wedding reception so that you can hear TM Krishna singing "Jayathi jayathi bharatha matha" knowing how much it means to you! Sigh! Thanks, Sis! You are the best! ps."Jayathi Jayathi" was followed by "Sri Valli Devasenapathe" and "Aananda natam aaduvaar". I hung up in the middle of "Himagiri thanaye..." because I got all teary eyed! Best international call ever ma(...)'

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Bunking School - Check.

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 3/1/2013 2:08:00 PM

'Antu bunked school today. Fake coughed and said she has a very bad cold. Which is partly true. And since the preschool she goes to takes the kids walk in the woods on Fridays, I thought its a good idea for her not to be outdoors for a long time and said ok. Which was a huge surprise for her! But her master stroke was early in the morning when she wished me "happy birthday" and gave me a card she has scribbled on! And its not even my birthday! "But your birthday is in March and today(...)'

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Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 1/22/2013 12:50:00 PM

'I cant believe I have nt written anything since the new year began! And its not like there was nt anything to tell. I could have written about my Sis and Bil visiting us during the christmas break (no it was nt a surprise this time! :), about the ski trip to Klosters which was out of the world, about the Spa trip we all went to which was even more awesome and when the good times ended with a bang when my dear husband fell down while skiing and tore a ligament or two in his right kne(...)'

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Christmas Cheer!

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 12/24/2012 5:43:00 PM

'Antu: I want to make a card for Santa!Ashu: Yay! come on, lets do it. Do you want me to write the letter for you?Antu: Ok. You write. "Dear Santa, Give me a nice gift. Love, Antu".Ashu: What? That's so rude! At least say "please"!Antu: I don't want to say please.Ashu: Then Santa wont give you a gift.Antu: Ok. Then write "Please give me a nice gift"!Ashu: *rolls eyes* What about "I hope you give me a nice gift?"Antu: Ok.Ashu: And "I hope you like our cookies!"Antu: Ok.Ashu: And "I ho(...)'

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Schulsilvester.

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 12/21/2012 7:31:00 AM

'When I got an email last week about Schulsilvester from Ashus teacher, I did the same thing I have been doing the last 5 months. Which is to translate the document from German to English! Needless to say, Google Translate has become my best friend these days! What I found out was very confusing. Sentences like "making as much noise as possible", "5 am and not earlier to school", ... make absolutely no sense at all when one is living in the Swiss! Panicking I called another mom to fi(...)'

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All about our US Trip, School dance, Snow and a Spa Weekend!

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 11/28/2012 8:39:00 PM

'When I said there is loads to tell in my previous post, I was nt kidding. Oct 5th to Oct 19th - The girls and I were in the US! It was a sudden trip and if you know me well, yes it was a surprise for my sister! I did tell BIL because for one his parents were visiting them and it was only proper to ask him and two, I wanted to make sure they are in town when we landed! Of course my sister had to work from home that day and when BIL walked into the house and we trailed behind him(...)'

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Sleepless over Sleepovers.

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 11/26/2012 9:26:00 PM

'I am alive! Last Saturday was such a big milestone for me that I decided to end my long hiatus and blog about it. Though Ashu has been asking for sleepovers with friends for a long time now, I did nothing to encourage the thought. One of my friends daughter (who is also Ashus friend) has come and stayed the night with us a couple of times but thats that. We have never sent Ashu to anyones house. And then last week Ashus BFF G's mom asked me if I can send Ashu to their house for a sl(...)'

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Ashu does it again. And again!

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 9/24/2012 11:40:00 AM

'The other day, our conversation turned to the subject of adoption and I was telling Ashu how I had always wanted to adopt a baby but it never happened. And she had many questions about babies without a parent and asked how it happens and why it happens, etc...I explained it to Ashu and was asking Ashu if she wished she had a brother and Antu quickly replied, "I dont want a brother. I want a sister." "A little sister?", I asked her. Yes, she replied! :) "May be I should adopt a baby (...)'

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The Hills are Alive.

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 9/16/2012 9:19:00 PM

'Last week was a long weekend here and we decided on Friday and drove to Salzburg on Saturday. A friends family joined us for the first two days. Salzburg is beautiful! We have been to Vienna before but Salzburg is so different and so charming! We reached late afternoon and walked around the old town visiting the cathedrals. The salzburg cathedral is very impressive and it has the bronze font where Mozart was baptized, which I made Ashu touch! (thottu kumbtufy if you want to know! :)(...)'

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Antu starts Preschool again!

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 8/27/2012 4:04:00 PM

'Antu started her new pre school and today was her first day without me. She missed the cut off by 2 months for Kindergarten this year so she has to go to pre school again. Now that we know we will be going the local school route for her too, we have changed her preschool to a bilingual one. Last week was induction and she went for a couple of hours each day but I stayed with her too. Today madam got ready and I left her in her class and could nt even stay for a few minutes because I(...)'

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Just Married, Please Excuse by Yashodhara Lal.

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 8/26/2012 9:33:00 PM

'The very talented and funny Yashodhara Lal whose blog I have been following for a long time is out with her first book as well. I think I have to dedicate a whole book shelf for bloggers turned writers and label it "Books written by people I know!" ("I think I know" does nt sound so good!) Congrats Y and wishing you all things wonderful!Y has a contest going on too. Details below.If you're one of those people who know that married life can have its hilarious moments, please pay atte(...)'

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You Never Know When You'll Get Lucky by Priya Narendra.

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 8/23/2012 8:04:00 PM

'When I said its raining books this season in my last post, I was nt kidding. Blogger Priya Narendra is out with her first book "You never know when you'll get lucky". And there is a fun contest to participate. Take a picture with Priyas book and send it to ureadshop@gmail.com and lucky winners will get books worth Rs.2000. Click the banner for more details. Hurry up and win!Congrats Priya and keep rocking!'

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Have You Seen This? by Arthi Anand Navaneeth.

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 8/23/2012 1:04:00 PM

'Its raining books this season from loads of fellow bloggers and one special book is written by none other than Art Navy from our very own IndianMommies corner! :) We are so proud of you, Art! Cant wait to lay my hands on this pretty book.Have You Seen This?Text : Arthi Anand NavaneethPictures : Roomani KulkarniIt's a very mixed-up world where flowers talk, doors run and trees fly! The goofy text of this mad little bilingual spins on wacky illustrations that whirl(...)'

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2. Klasse

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 8/20/2012 10:46:00 AM

'Ashu started 2nd Grade today. On any day, I would be crying and getting senti over it. But this is a big change in so many levels.  We switched her from the international school (IS) she has been going to for the past 4 1/2 years to the local school (LS). Even though IS was a 15 km/20 minutes drive and now LS is a mere 250 metres/5 mins walk from home, the huge change which was giving me sleepless nights (just a figure of speech. I slept like a log!) was the language. From a co(...)'

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French Riviera.

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 8/10/2012 8:39:00 PM

'We were off to South of France last week and had a fantastic time in the coast. Seven days of bliss. We stayed in a beautiful apartment in Nice with swimming pools and the girls had fun. It was very hot during the day so we did the beaches only after 5 pm. While it is completely a pebble beach in Nice, its sandy in Antibes and Cannes. Mind boggling really since they are so close to each other and yet the beaches were so different!Monaco was so pretty. A funny thing happened. I was e(...)'

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The One in which Ashu has Existential Crisis.

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 7/24/2012 9:18:00 PM

'A couple of days ago after a bedtime story, I casually asked Ashu if she wants to talk about something.Yes, Amma. I have a question.Go ahead.Why are we here?*taken aback* What?Why are people on Earth, Amma? For what? Why is nt Earth without any living things like the other planets?Thats it people. I am retiring as a parent. I did nt sign up for this. I told her that its an excellent, excellent question and it has many answers and gave her different possible answers and also add(...)'

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Ashu & Antu get a summer make over!

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 7/22/2012 9:58:00 PM

'Remember this old post when Ashu had her first hair cut? Well, after three and a half years, history repeats itself!Here is Antu! We did nt have the heart to chop it all off like we did for Ashu when she was 4 though! This truly broke my heart. But what to do?'

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27.06.2012

Author : B o o      Blog : Boo's Baby Talk!      Date : 6/26/2012 10:00:00 PM

'Dear Antu,I seem to go through completely opposite emotions when it comes to you and your sister's birthdays. In your case, ever since your 3rd birthday you have been asking when will your 4th birthday come and if you can have your party at "Planeta Magic!" So by the time you got your wish, it feels like a long time has passed and Im left wondering why you are still tiny and why you have nt left for college yet! :) And Im sure when that day comes, you will walk away without a backwa(...)'

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