I watched Dostana over the weekend. I loved the movie. It had it's hilarious moments and Abhishek did a really good job. Some of his expressions were just wayyy to funny. But I dont think I wld be comfortable watching this movie with family..especially my in-laws. Priyanka has a really fab body and she looks stunning. But I must admit that I watched the movie a second time only for John Abraham. He looks just yummmm..deeelish.
I love Abhi a lot too..but tell me, can you stop drooling after you see this??




Serve him up with some whipped cream and I can have him for breakfast, lunch and dinner..mmmmm....**wait a minute, I gotta wipe the drool off my keyboard**

Ummm, what else?? Today, did nothing much since Nick was at home - no school coz of the snow. We got quite a bit today. It tapered off by afternoon and then there were high school kids knocking on the door to see if anyone needed them to shovel their driveway.

Next weekend it's Daylight savings time. While I am glad that we will have longer days, I am not looking forward to having to argue with Nick to go to bed at 7 p.m. I am sure he will give me a hard time since it won't be dark. Oh well....

Goodnight and sweet dreams.

It's wayyyyy past midnight..2 a.m. to be precise. A lot of things going through my mind right now and I just can't sleep.

It's snowing lightly right now..yayyyyyyyy. School is closed tomorrow..boooooo. Why do schools close when there is snow?? I mean we live on the east coast..it's winter, there's bound to be snow..So what every time it snows, you shut down??? Crap..

What would you do if you knew that someone you trust a lot is lying to you and you can't do anything abt it? Or that someone who is not yr friend is trying to act as if they are yr BFF?

Conversation between V and N...

N: Daddy what does occupation mean?
V: It means like having a job..like daddy has to go to office..Mrs. G is yr teacher,
Ms. E (bus driver) takes you to school.
N: Oh okay....
After some thought..
N: So, what's mama's occupation?
V: Mama's occupation is to look after you.
N: But Mama just sleeps all day!!!!!

I can't believe he said that.

Oh, btw we have a new addition in our lil house....guess guess guess ;) Should I tell you now??? Ummmm naaaaaaaaah maybe later.... ;)

I just re-read what I typed and realized it's a completely random post(probably wont make sense to you).. That's what happens when I decided to blog at 2 a.m.

Today was N's first day of pre-school. I had been dreading this day since a long time. He seemed very excited about the whole "school bus and back-pack deal", but I still had my concerns. In these 4 yrs I have not once been away from him. I'm sure you guys will relate with me that even a trip to the bathroom always has yr lil' one accompanying you with his/her car/toy. Locking the door of the bathroom doesn't help either. They will keep banging it till you open up. It doesn't matter whether you are on the queen's throne or taking a shower. All they want is that you listen to their chatter. An occasional "hmmmm" "oh really" "wow" will suffice. So anyways, although he seemed excited, I thought maybe when the time came for him to get on the bus he would realize that mom cannot get on with him and that might lead to a meltdown. So, we are waiting at the door for the bus to show up and when it does, my son, who would follow me around the house as if attached to me by some invisible thread, just ran towards it and climbed onto it. No hugs, no "i love you mama" nothing!!! And here I was rehearsing in my head how I would hug and shower him with kisses before he gets on the bus. I was the one who burst into tears after the bus left. I realized I was holding it in for long. I don't even know why I cried. I'm happy that his first day was un-eventful and he enjoyed himself. Now I am looking forward to 2 hrs of bliss everyday :) For now I dont know what I'm going to do during that time but everyone tells me I'll figure it out and have a blast.

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LOL.. Got this in a forwared email.. Just thought of sharing... why the hell should only I read crap. :)

Christmas was quiet. But that's how Christmas has always been ever since we have been in the US. In spite of having a large decorated tree, making, or at least trying to make sweets, the whole excitement is not there. The smell of my aunt's vindaloo curry, yummy roast, midnight mass, new outfit, eating nevris... :)
Although this is Nick's third Christmas, this is the first year he actually understands the whole concept of Santa and gifts. Ever since we decorated the tree, he would pray to Santa before his bedtime for gifts..although his requests would change daily. lol. Finally he decided he wanted a camera. And guess what Santa got him?? That boy now believes in Santa Claus :)

Yeah yeah I'm alive. Just in case anybody was wondering. I have to thank Roopali for pestering...errr i mean reminding me to update my blog :)

LOL Things have just been a little crazy/stressed around my place lately. N has been diagnosed with Asperger's. So, now he is on the wait list for occupational and behavioural therapy. Waitlist?? can you imagine? Anyways, I've realized that people are so quick in judging others. Whether they know you or not. While some of my friends have been really supportive while talking to me about Asperger's, other's have been real quick to call me a lousy mom who is not "strict" enough with her kid. Are these people for real? What do they want me to do if N does not prefer large crowds but does great with one on one interaction. Apparently, they think I shld just force him to socialize..let him just cry it out and deal with the situation on his own. He has texture issues? no problem. Just spank him straight and force him to eat. Simple as that. Weren't we spanked when we were kids?? And these are the same mom's who spoil their little brats. You are a mom, why is it so difficult to understand some other mom's problem. I don't want you sympathy. Put it up yours. A little understanding doesn't kill you know.

For all you folks, who read my blog probably think I'm this outspoken mean person. But those who truly know me, know that I hate confrontations and am never rude to anybody. So, the other day, this particular forum that I visit had a little ummm differences in opinion among some of the ladies. Being a moderator, I tried to end it in a nice objective way. But boy did that backfire!!! I should have know that put more than 5 nice polite women in a room and it turns into a total bitch fest. Anyways, to make things short, I got tired of being polite to these women who refused to listen and gave them a piece of my mind. Initially, i was upset that I had to be rude. then I felt soooo good. It feels good to lash out once in a while. Better than therapy and it's free!!! Try it, it works :) lol

Here's a picture of my goofy friends. We had a girl's night out sort of at Chilli's the other day. I had a really good time and laughed a lot. Something that I had not done a long time.





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edited to add
i just had to add this bit..when the doc told me abt N's diagnosis, I didn't really know how to react or what exactly it meant for N. So, while we were waiting in the doc's office, me all serious and sad, V looks at me and say's "now I can tease N for the rest of his life that he has "Ass-burgers syndrome"!!! that's why I love him. He know how to make me smile even in the most serious situation. While we were laughing like crazy over the "ass burger's" comment, the nurse probably thought we were strange parents or just in denial. LOL

If there exists a "Worst Blogger Award" I should probably get nominated for it.  I've neglected this baby for quite some time now.  Anyways...

Hey look what I found... yummmyyyyy  The potato chops and shrimp with bottle gourd are pretty authentic.  Now if only she lived close-by.  LOL

I have always heard of terrible two's.  And although lil' N had his share of tantrums, I never thought that it was that bad.  But these days, it's like as if a switch has suddenly flipped.  I swear sometimes I think he has multiple personalities.   One moment he is screaming "Nooooooo why you touch meeeeeeeeee" and the next minute he comes, put his arms around me and say "I love you mom".    His sense of independence has kicked in full force.  Whoever said that the two's were terrible, probably sent their toddlers to boot camp after two and hence they never experienced how horrible three's can be.  Smart move, I would say.

Now, after reading my above comments, you will think I am the one with a split personality disorder and Nick inherited it from me, but, I would like to have another baby.  Being the only kid, I've always wanted a large family.  I always imagined myself having at least 4 kids.  But that's not going to happen.  But I think it's very important for Nick to have siblings.  When he grows up, other than his parents he won't have any family.  I know I will regret it for the rest of my life if I don't have another baby.  I have baby fever.  Everywhere I look I see pregnant women.  It's like all these women conspired together and decided to have babies.  Does that happen you guys?  Like in a day you end up seeing at least 10 pregnant women? But I can't just get pregnant now can I? It needs work ;) And at night, both V and me end up checking mail, blog hopping or just aimless surfing. U know, kind of brain-dead activities. So, the other night, I got one of the forwarded jokes that keep circling around the web. It goes something like this..

What's Bruce Lee fav vegetable
Mu Lee

What's Bruce Lee's fav dish
Tha Lee

Who's Bruce Lee's fav person
Ma Lee

Ok the joke goes on and on. So, I was reading this out to V and he seemed visibly bored by it. So, he asks me "who sent this joke"? And before I could answer he goes "their name is upper "kamra Kha Lee" bwwahhhahahahaha. Isin't Vipin sooo chweet?