We all fall down..

The little one is in the rapid volcabulary increase phase.

Her baby talk is almost falling off and she is now responding in sentences, very expressive sentences.

She says "Damaal Vizhundutten" or Damaal fell down.. the Damaal is a Tamizh word for the sound of the crash (like boom , bang etc.)

Today she was reciting nursery rhymes with her grandma..

Grandma opens the page with Humpty Dumpty and she goes

Humpty Dumpty sat on a Waaaa
Humpty Dumpty had a Damaaaaal

That is the new Tamlish version of the rhyme for you!

Who knows, she might become a famous Tamlish rap star, write lyrics for Tamizh movie songs and I wouldn't have to worry about her college tuition in the late 2010's!

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Their first quake

It was just after 8:00 in the evening. Jr. and the little one were playing in the living room. We were getting ready to wrap things up and call it a night when the earth shook.

We promptly ran outside. Waited for a few minutes and then came back in.

The best part was, Jr. knew all about earthquakes and what to do. They had just finished an earthquake drill in their school earlier that day!

Now apparently there is another big one headed our way, or so they say..

Jr. and the little one are practising the

"duck under the table manouvere"

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When your pumpkin shrivels...

Just carve yourself a new one..

My workplace had a pumpkin carving contest. They gave us all a free pumpkin to carve. We also had the Halloween bash at Balaji's. Thought I could kill two birds with one stone and carved a nice one on sunday. By tuesday, the thing shrivelled and became so unrecognizable that it wouldn't be worth bringing anywhere near the display.

So I did one, last minute. Did not win, but got complimented by almost everyone. Made the kids very very happy when I got it home tonight.

Here it is..

Had to black out the spider on the surface so I wouldn't carve it out by mistake.

If only I could keep them from shrivelling so fast!

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