Could the school be more organised?

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 4/6/2013 6:40:43 PM

'N starts summer camp coming Monday. We had enrolled him about 2 weeks back in a nearby school. Let’s not take names (Unless you are really curious. In that case, send me an email and I shall talk). At that time I was told that since he opted for skating as one of the activities [...]'

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Mangoes and love!

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 3/28/2013 4:39:14 PM

'N loves loves loves mangoes!! He can eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And is usually ready to accept any offers of extra pieces. We were sitting at the dining table today and having a mango party as he calls it. I gave him my share of the mango seed/pit/stone/gitak. He counted the number [...]'

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The kid is growing up!!

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 3/24/2013 1:23:32 PM

'He had his first sleepover and wasn’t bothered a bit!! He did not miss me, his mum of 4.5 years *sob sob*. Honestly, I am happy, but a part of me is scared. The same day I chanced upon this video! Beautiful as it is, it will tug at any parents’ heart. I can see some of [...]'

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From N’s mouth

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 2/1/2013 3:28:41 PM

'In the train on the way to Bathinda where my sister stays currently, N looks at me and says”Are you excited about seeing your sister?” I say “Yes”. N gives me a raised eyebrow look and says “Okay, but when you see her don’t go all hyper and run to her saying yayyyyyyyyyy”. When did [...]'

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Moral compass

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 1/22/2013 5:21:17 PM

'What defines your sense of right and wrong? Who decides it for you? Family, friends, society, religion or you?  If other people tell you something is wrong, is it wrong? If you say something is right, is it right? They say, If we live in a society, we have to live by certain moral codes, [...]'

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The simple pleasures of life!

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 1/8/2013 8:49:06 PM

'I got up today while the husband and the kid were still sleeping. Looked around the apartment and saw suitcases, big black trash bags holding stuff other than trash and a few heaps of laundry piled up. We are packing for a move, across countries, yet again. It was quiet in the house. My tummy [...]'

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Day 30 – A limerick for Marathon Blogging

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 12/29/2012 11:30:58 AM

'Today is the last but one day of our month-long blogging marathon. All the activity, buzz, chatting and frenzy will end tomorrow. There will be a void like the one after the annual school function finishes – you sudden have nothing to do and miss all the practices, masti and gup shup. I guess I [...]'

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Day 26 – Daily list of Happiness!

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 12/25/2012 12:00:28 PM

'In Pursuit of More is a blog I follow. Shira is a lovely lady who cooks really yummy food and runs a non-profit called Not So Fast. She has a beautiful blog and I love the pictures and quotes she puts up. One of my favorites is “More compassion. More acceptance. More middle ground.”. This could apply to [...]'

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Day 24 – What’s with some parents and candy overload?

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 12/23/2012 12:00:14 PM

'Overheard at the airport, one lady to another, “My son always wants candy after school, after dinner. If I don’t give it to him, he makes such a big scene. I keep it ready with me at all times.” She went on to rant about how she just couldn’t get her child to get rid [...]'

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Day 22 – Things to do before I die – Theme post day

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 12/21/2012 11:10:52 AM

'This week’s theme post brief in the December 2012 Marathon Blogging event was – Let us lay our hearts open, and talk about our “Bucket List”, 10 things you want to do before you kick the bucket. It may be a plain and simple bucket list, or a contextual subset, 10 adventures you want to [...]'

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Day 21 – The saga of a hair cut

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 12/20/2012 12:00:42 PM

'I got a hair cut!! The last time I got one I had promised myself that I will grow my hair very long. Long as in, below the shoulders or even till the waist (aggressive I know!). But I wanted to go for a trim and a maybe a change before the holiday. So off [...]'

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Day 20 – Time for some revision

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 12/19/2012 11:24:05 AM

'I read this post on Parentous day before, and saw this workshop video again. I decided it was time to revise some body basics with N. I first talked to him about sexual abuse when he was 3. Maybe a little early. But I kept it simple and explained to him that the parts covered [...]'

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A day of remembrance

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 12/17/2012 12:30:07 PM

'Friends and fellow bloggers, I am one of the many bloggers, who is taking part in observing silence for the innocent victims who lost their lives in Friday’s shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Connecticut. It was a sad moment, one of the worst you could go through as a parent, as a human [...]'

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Day 17 – Doing the Tag!

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 12/16/2012 6:30:53 PM

'I am going to take the easy way today and do the tag that Uma started on her blog. Here is my version - 1) Do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong?  - I don’t want to, but yes I do… in some cases. And believe me I have [...]'

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Day 15 – Story time – Theme Post Day

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 12/14/2012 10:48:31 PM

'I ran. Fast. Out of breath. Lungs bursting. Legs hitting the earth. I thudded up the path, around the corner, right up the stairs and reached the door. I flung it open and prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…. I farted. The loudest fart ever! Aaah, that was such a relief. I looked back and phew, there was no one behind [...]'

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Day 13 – State of limbo

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 12/12/2012 9:40:25 PM

'S and I have been living in this constant state of limbo. This particular overseas assignment has been on unstable grounds since Day 1. I mean it was supposed to be a long-term thingy, say for a year or 2. That’s what we had in mind when we said yes to this offer. But things [...]'

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Day 12 – Shopaholic malfunction!

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 12/11/2012 9:55:24 PM

'I headed out of the house armed with a 10 point shopping list. I got back home with a pack of disposable razors and chewing gum. After about 5 hours of walking around, browsing and talking to myself. SERIOUSLY??? What had happened to the shopaholic in me? I was a good shopper, the perfect one, [...]'

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Day 10 – Of holiday cheers and thank you’s

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 12/9/2012 7:30:23 PM

'We do some Good night prayers as part of N’s bed time routine. So after the peeing, brushing, pjs and story(s) are done we start with this one Thank you God for the world so sweet, Thank you God for the food we eat. Thank you God for the birds that sing, Thank you God for [...]'

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Day 9 – Life, Death and Finances

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 12/8/2012 6:00:29 PM

'Saturday morning, 7:00 am – S shouting from the loo, “Sim earthquake!! Take N and go under the table”. A perplexed, still-not-fully-awake-me got off the bed to run walk, grab N and go under the dining table. N was excited to do the turtle-goes-into-the-shell-when-an-earthquake-happens routine he had learnt at school. The NZ mantra is Drop, Cover [...]'

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Day 8 – Theme for the week – Blast from the Past

Author : Simran      Blog : chipsnchutzpah      Date : 12/7/2012 11:21:58 AM

'As part of the Marathon Blogging December 2012, we decided to have one day each week, when we all have to write on a chosen theme. The 1st week’s theme is Blast from the Past! The brief was – Pick any photo from the past and write about the memory associated with it, it could [...]'

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