The dentist (or either parent) has apparently told her that she must brush her teeth after dinner, but she's upgraded that to DURING:


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I called them on Magic Jack, and we came on to Gtalk video....which, alas, had no audio at all. But meanwhile, D was organizing to donate some stuff to the Kidney Foundation, and this seemed to include a Kid, if not the Ney....


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Obviously, I haven't got too many images of GD to share, since I came back...but I just got a lovely one of her, with her special-sized trolley, at the store (I'd say this was Trader Joe's)....


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When KTB does something naughty (oh, yes, she often does something knowing perfectly well that it is not acceptable!), she is not smacked, but told, "Time out!"....which means, she must go to a corner and stand there with her face to the wall.


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If it is on, I must turn it off.

If it is off, I must turn it on.

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It's one of the most delightful stages of childhood....literally stepping into one's parent's shoes. One may do it later in life, figuratively, but right now, it really does mean stepping in....and finding it a tough balancing act!


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Prisha made my birding outing even more joyous than usual.

On the flower-strewn path, she was both a delicate flower and a confidently striding national bird....


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I am up against another instance where I have to examine afresh something that I have taken for granted, and not thought much about at all ( Read more... )

Balloons are a child's delight, and it is a delight to buy them for a child, too. I got two for KTB, and here is KTB herself, on her date of birth, with her Nana, and the balloons:


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Reading...is such an amazing thing, when you think about it. Just imagine a series of marks giving one information, passing on ideas, firing one's inspiration, evoking strong emotions, tickling one's sense of humour, arousing one's imagination, eliciting memories...reading may give the same information to every reader, but the pictures it evokes in ( Read more... )