This week seems to have followed the theme on mothers. We received news that my maternal grandmother passed away a few hours ago. Her health had really degenerated the last few months. In a way this is the end of her misery. She was such an active lady and it must have been so tough for her to not even be able to carry a conversation over the phone ( Read more... )

There's so much to catch up on. Everyone asks, "so have you taken your mom around the city and shown her places?" I respond with "not yet." Reality is that she is not that interested. After 20 years abroad and traveling about, the travel-sightseeing bug has completely gone out of her. She said, when N is back, he can go on a city tour by car and ( Read more... )

Mothers are so loving, caring, bring so much comfort and at the same time they can take over your life and drive you mad. Whatever happened to the dialogue you heard all through high school years and other times, "you can do as you wish when you have a place of your own. But as long as you are under our roof you follow these rules?" And albeit at ( Read more... )