Premier Week

Now that the nights are cooler and it is darker so early it is time to curl up on the couch and enjoy all the favorite shows.Wow since I can hardly stay awake late anymore I have recorded the two hour premier of Hero's. I am now several hours behind and will need to play catch up on my shows. Tonight however is the hot sexy Lipstick Jungle. I cannot wait. I found the themes song and added to my blog. If you want to listen to that hit the play button after you pause the ipod. Hope you can figure it out. I will have to see if I can add to ipod.Tomorrow is Grey's Anatomy and Survivor. The only show hubby watches with me. Also this week on DVD is Sex in the City .... I am not usually a movie gal but this is one movie that is on my Christmas list. Phewww !!! That is a lot of couch time. That is why I am been working out so much. Now if I can stay away from the munchies the workouts will be beneficial. SO what is the difference between watching TV on the couch and sleeping ? We are in one place for both. Well I read somewhere that you actually burn more calories sleeping than you do when watching TV. It makes sense if you are eating and watching TV. Food for thought....

Hope you will have a fun night.

Mommy to the rescue

This morning like always I put Pravan on the bus and headed back inside with Priyasha. I planned on making myself a nice cup of tea and a sunny side up egg. I never do that. I always jump right into my day. I thought it would be different today. I thought I would relax. I have been so sore from working out everyday since last Wednesday. The only break I have taken was Sunday. This morning I was supposed to do the step class but last night I was in pain all night. The muscles hurt. I can barely stay awake past 10pm anymore.

As I was frying my egg the cell phone rang and I was expecting Candice to call as I was watching Raya today. Well it was another mom Maya who informed me that the bus was not at school as it broke down. i went into panic mode. It is the second time it broke down in two weeks. I was not happy. Luckily I had showered but Priyasha's hair looked like a tornado went through it. I grabbed her with no shoes and hopped into the car wearing hot pink slacks and apple green socks. I like bright colors okay ! My hair was in a bun and my teeth was not brushed. This is the new description or part of it for being mom. Well I could have been in jammies with no bra on like I was yesterday holding up the traffic on the round about. There was a substitute bus driver so he failed to stop at my house. Pravan has buddies on the bus and like to ride on it. I would have taken him to school but he insisted we stop the bus. I parked on the side of the road so he would stop. Along with stopping him I stopped the entire neighborhood traffic. I know all those people late for work were cussing me out. I did wear a jacket to cover up but I was in my slippers with tornado hair. The bus driver appeared confused and kind of argued with me about where my stop was. I just wanted to get back in the car so I said " I am in my slippers " He let me go but insisted I get int he car and drive ahead of him. I was not sure that was what he wanted so I stood there like an idiot and all the cars were lined up. Boy I wish I could have taken a picture. that would have really pissed them off. Silly me.

Anyway I drove around the neighborhood looking for the broken bus and then I followed the new bus that was headed over to get all the kids. It was now 9:30 am and Pravan has been on the bus since 8:15am. He and the others were late for school. He got a pass when we checked in at the office.I took him to class and came home. The mornings are very stressful and I will plan on driving him in for the rest of the week. I called the district and voiced my concerns over the safety of the kids. The school bus needs to be checked and we as parents need of my mind. That is something I do not have once he leaves my protection and steps into the real world. I need to accept that but do we as parents ever stop worrying ?

Fall is here

I am a few days late with this post. The last day of summer came and went and with it came the first day of fall. I was browsing another photo challenge site and saw the challenge to take the last minute summer activities outside. Although I am not playing in the challenge i took some pics of the kids with sidewalk chalk. This was not an original idea. I saw a layout in a scrapbooking magazine and decided to steal the concept. We came up with our own design and the kids loved being outside. It was quiet hot when we were playing and they did not like the bright sun very much. It is still in the 80's here in Reno. I have to admit that I had so much fun writing with sidewalk chalk. All the neighbors that drove by stared at me like I was crazy. There was a point when both the kids stepped inside the house and I was out there bu myself playing. It is good to feel like a kid every once in a while. if only I can reverse time I would have enjoyed it more when I was really a kid instead of wishing to be a grown up. I challenge you if you are still reading to go and be a big kid and be silly with your kids. Get a good laugh going and feel good and happy. It has been a very warm September and it is hard to think fall and want to smell Cinnamon and apple spice yet. I am however all set for Halloween. The kids already picked out their costumes and all I need is to get some candy for the trick or treaters. This should be a good fall. I am not complaining about the high temps. I like it hot. It does cool down at night though. Today I dressed the kids in their warm fleece jammies. Have a good night.

Photo Challenge # 17 Your morning

Okay here is what happens in my mornings. I am cranky but I get up as my kids are up and need to be taken care of. Hubby gets dressed and my poor kids have to deal with a super cranky mom. They are always in a hurry and can never seem to finish one thing before they are stepping in the direction of doing something else. Well I am usually yelling and saying " Your bowl will grow legs and walk o the sink right ?" Then Pravan will take his cereal bowl to the sink. In his hurry he will spill as he has a maid " me " to clean up after him. Along comes his sister and sits down beside him to be a part of this mess.

As mad as I was I had to snap some shots to capture what most people tel me are precious moments that I will miss when they are older. I doubt it but the who am I to question the older guys that have already experienced the joys of motherhood. I am sure they are right and I have the pictures to remember the moments I once dreaded and will in the future cherish.

This is the one I choose for the challenge. The look of fear is priceless. He said " Why won't it stop dripping ? "

"Here brother I will help you". She followed him to the sink with her bowl but put hers on the floor after he spilled.

I am taking a break. I am hungry from working so hard.

" I can't get it to stop falling."

Pravan is a great kid but haste makes waste and he is always in a hurry which promotes clumsiness and accidents. I really was not mad but I wish the morning were not so crazy and I was not so grumpy. I always seem to be reminding the kids of what needs to be done and there is a clock ticking before he gets the bus. That is why mom yells. It is to keep Pravan from running late.

Well ladies I hope you like these pictures. Let me know what you think.

Thanks for looking.

Ccccchhhhaannnnngessssss!

Do you feel the crisper days. The days are shorter and the nights seem longer but never long enough for me. It is easier to get the kids into bed on time. Fall is in the air for sure. Today is actually the last day of summer. Oh my goodness. I will have to take a few pictures of the kids just playing outside. Before I we know it will be cold and we have to stay indoors.

Lately I have not been taking too many pictures. What is wrong with me ? Over the weekend Pravan tried out with the cub scouts and he did very well. He loves it and I am going to sign him up. That should be a lot of fun. I have taken some pictures of him with my palm but have not figured how to transfer them to the pc. I will do that this week. I also have the best picture for photo challenge this week and I need to upload that tonight.It will be real late as tonight is the premier for Heroes. I have a ton of projects to work on so I can justify couch potatoe time. I also have a spin class earlier tonight. Busy busy ! The challenge was to document what happens in your morning. Well that's all for now. I hear the school bus outside so I got to run.

Take care

Blah ! Blah ! Blah !

So life for me has changed once again. Now I find myself breaking the rules. Yeah I like to think of it as breaking the rules. Not lying , just not volunteering all the facts. The club house where I live has a gym and offer free classes. I have not been able to go as much as I want since there is no time or classes that fit my schedule. Well now Pravan takes a kid fitness class on Tuesday afternoons. I have to watch Priyasha during this 45 min class. All the other moms do not have younger ones so they work out or they leave the younger ones at the kids corner. That is another free service if your kid is potty trained and 3yrs old. Priyasha meets just one criteria but they offered to watch her. So I just withheld her age. Don't ask, Don't tell right ! However I feel guilty but I am not lying. I am liking this new discovery. It has been two days now and I have been working out. I did a step aerobics class and looked like a dork. I am pretty co-ordinated but just could not get some steps right or keep up. Who cares ? I am willing to look like a clown if I can burn calories and get rid of the joey pooch I am carry around. On the kids side Pravan is growing up and is now showing signs of shyness around nudity. Priyasha is still little and sometimes is in her panties walking around and Pravan is all giggly and points to her panties. Well this is not new to him but his behaviour is new. Well this morning he was cold so he was on the floor all curled up in a ball in the sun just like a cat. It was funny. Well later on we were having a talk about girls panties. I told him that his sister is still a baby and it is nothing to laugh about if her panties are showing. I also told him that girls need to learn how to sit like a lady and that is what Priyasha has to remember. So I told him not to look at girls panties in his class. I also said " If you do that you will get into trouble and go to the Principal's office because it is not nice " All of a sudden he was curled up in a ball on the floor. I asked him if he was cold. He said " No , I am just crying " I was confused. He sat up and said " I don't want you to be mad but I will tell the truth " I could not help but smile and say " What ? " He then continued as tears rolled down his cheek and said " I did that one time in school but I do not remember who the girl is. Will I go to the Principal's office now ? " I gave him a hug and said " It is okay but do not let it happen again " If ten years from now my words are as powerful as they are today I will have the best teenagers ever. Sadly I know that will change so I will very firmly hold onto the power I have now. Wow my six year old is already looking at girls panties. I am in trouble. My only consolation is that it is innocent now. I admire Pravan for always telling the truth. Every so often he will choose to fib but I know when he does it and give him a chance to tell the truth. I think he has learnt this and hopefully will keep telling the truth. I am not so sure I am ready to deal with these new issues and need the next volume to motherhood. I better place an order soon. ( Research and read more.) This afternoon he has a follow up with the allergist. I am still researching my camera and the lenses. I am also still doing the photography challenge and this week it is documenting the crazy morning rush. So keep checking back and hopefully I will post some pic soon. Have a great day !

Photo Challenge #16 animals

These pictures are for the photo challenge blog. Some are from the San Diego Zoo and some are from the Sacramento Zoo. The kitty is from my backyard. I hope someday to go to the zoo by myself with my new D300 that I will get soon and spend the day taking some better shots. I have an African Theme in my living room so I would like some good shots to frame. We did go on a Safari at the Kruger National Park and also to another one. I have pictures hanging up from those trips. I however used a film camera then so now I will have do make do with pictures from the zoo until I can get to Africa again. Hope you enjoy these pictures. I had so many more but had to pick just a few. Thanks for stopping by. Sacramento Zoo San Diego My cat has no front claws but she still has her hunting instincts. This was a present she brought for me. We were impressed. San Diego Zoo Sacramento Zoo below

Bad Girls ! Bad Girls !

Hope this post is not offensive. That is not the intention. Please leave me your feedback. Thanks for stopping by. Raya spent the day here. Priyasha loves this and enjoys her company. I tried to take the girls to the pool today but it was closed. They were highly disappointed but had to deal with it. Raya handle it better. Priyasha cried the whole two miles home. I let the girls play in the sprinklers since they already had their swim suits and sun block on. After a while they were cold and wanted to play inside. I left the girls alone for about five minutes. I finished up some laundry and picked up. They were quiet and they were happily playing. When I checked in on them this is what I saw. Hope this does not offend anyone. My first reaction was shock and I verbally expressed it and it was loud. That scared the girls and they naturally cried. You can see the shocked look on their faces when I yelled " what are you doing " I am not sure if they were showing each other how it was done but they were even cleaning their dolls. I just could not resist and had to snap their mischief behaviour. This is something I just had to laugh about and the girls felt better once I relaxed. I felt awful for my over reaction. They could have peed or pooped and then wiped but they were just playing and I the mean ogre had ruined their happy little world. I hugged them both and let them play mommy to the dolls instead of what they were doing. Kids do some funny things. WHAT !!!!! That was their response when I called out to them to figure out where they were playing. What did we do ???? Oh no ! your mommy is mad .... water works begin ....... All is well that ends well ......

Happy Birthday to Tara

Tara is a dear friend of mine that lives in Truckee. We really do not see other very much but she is my emergency contact and someone that I can really depend on. I would do anything for her. Her husband and my husband went to school together and have been friends for a long time. Tara has three beautiful children and my kids look forward to playing with them. It was a pleasure to have Tara come and visit me on her birthday.She is a pizza girl and eats it at least three times a week. She even served pizza at her wedding so it was fitting to order her some pizza. I also got her a cake and presents.It was a mini party. I was glad so glad that she chose to spend her special day with us even though it was only two hours. Tara hope you had a great birthday.

Reno Balloon Races ...Poodle amongst the bull dogs

This is from September 06, 2008 .This was an exhilarating experience and although I felt like a poodle amongst the bull dogs I worked with the camera I have and I am happy with some of my shots. There were so many Nikon DSLR cameras around me. These serious shooters set up their tripods and got some serious shots. I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I could hardly contain my excitement of being there, down on the field with so many balloons all around me. I was so close I could touch it. I really could. Here are some of the shots I got at the Reno Balloon Races. It is an awesome display of color. For me this year has been the best experience. I met a woman there who owns my dream camera. I talked with her and we exchanged numbers. We decided to meet the next day without the kids. My husband thought I was crazy not only to get up at 3am but to go and meet someone I knew for five minutes. Well I consider myself a good judge of character and everything was fine. Jasmine's husband shared the same thoughts as mine did. We had a wonderful time together. I still wait patiently to purchase the camera I desire. Jasmine thank you so much for a great experience and for teaching me some tips and tricks and showing me your prized possession. I will wait patiently while I research the type of lens I should invest in and I will get the camera my heart desires. Thankfully I have a supportive husband and he wants me to get the one I want but it time. Hard to wait but wait is what I will do.

Take care !