the quieter I get. My blog is a testament to that. For the last year and a half, I have been caught in a whirlwind of emotions over various matters but you couldn't tell that by looking at my blog. My last post was 9 months ago. Sheesh!! Anyway. Can't do anything about it. The words just don't flow.
In the meanwhile, life has been happening. M and S have been growing up at a breakneck speed. S is going into 10th grade (gasp!) and M has long grown out of toddlerhood and is quite a young lady these days. A tomboy too. Loves to wear dresses but loves to monkey around too.95% of her waking time is spent jumping around, literally. Legos keep her occupied for hours and reading is one of her passions. I like it that her interests are so varied. Pink and purple compete with red and blue in attracting her interest. Dolls find a space right next to Lego and dinosaur sets. I like the contradiction that she is. A second-born, with the confidence of a first-born. A quick temper with a kind heart. A sense of justice with a teeny hint of selfishness. I love all of it.
And S? She keeps showing us what a special young woman she is. She has started volunteering at her music school - working as a "Practice partner" for young kids. Volleyball, orchestra, track, babysitting - she has a lot of balls in the air but she still hasn't dropped the most important of them all - academics. Got straight A's in all subjects except one - and in that she got an A minus which, I keep telling her, is good. She thinks otherwise. Can you tell I am VERY proud of her?
J and I are both back in school, doing MBAs (different universities). There's a lot on our plate but, strangely, this is the happiest we have been. Stressed but happy. I'll take that over stressed and unhappy any day.
In the meanwhile, life has been happening. M and S have been growing up at a breakneck speed. S is going into 10th grade (gasp!) and M has long grown out of toddlerhood and is quite a young lady these days. A tomboy too. Loves to wear dresses but loves to monkey around too.95% of her waking time is spent jumping around, literally. Legos keep her occupied for hours and reading is one of her passions. I like it that her interests are so varied. Pink and purple compete with red and blue in attracting her interest. Dolls find a space right next to Lego and dinosaur sets. I like the contradiction that she is. A second-born, with the confidence of a first-born. A quick temper with a kind heart. A sense of justice with a teeny hint of selfishness. I love all of it.
And S? She keeps showing us what a special young woman she is. She has started volunteering at her music school - working as a "Practice partner" for young kids. Volleyball, orchestra, track, babysitting - she has a lot of balls in the air but she still hasn't dropped the most important of them all - academics. Got straight A's in all subjects except one - and in that she got an A minus which, I keep telling her, is good. She thinks otherwise. Can you tell I am VERY proud of her?
J and I are both back in school, doing MBAs (different universities). There's a lot on our plate but, strangely, this is the happiest we have been. Stressed but happy. I'll take that over stressed and unhappy any day.
You four are inspirational, is what you are.
ReplyDeleteI second the Sue:) You guys rock!
ReplyDeleteSue, I am terribly sorry for the delay in replying. Thank you for the praise but get your inspiration-meter checked :D
ReplyDeleteDipali, thanks for agreeing with The Sue :D You should get yours checked too - maybe you will get a group rate for fixing it :D :D
You're just being Cee-lly :P
ReplyDeleteSue, your comment reminded me of this:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz7nJErmsbE
I LOVE this song!