Time goes on

Thanks hiphopgmom, one of the coolest paatis in the blogsphere, for this award. She is also the first blogger I met up with. It means a lot when she says " Artnavy whose muthu stories were entertainingly brilliant."

Mister Muthu is going to be published in a children's magazine, hopefully by year end. Therefore, you will no longer find it on the blog.

And I have run out of bloggers who have not received this award. So I leave you with a tag from long ago- my first tag and that too from hhgmom.

Time for an Anush round up.

All diyas handpainted by Anushka

She is very independent and wants to do everything "myself"/ " I 'll do"/ " Pl don't help!!"

She loves to sing Hindi songs ( including Eena meena deeka) and in English Doe a Dear is the current favourite

She enjoys school and continues to love outings. She enjoys craft, puzzles, running about, cycling and all the things kids her age usually like. She has begun to like the sea once again

She refuses chips and asks for cucumber/ carrots instead. She loves macaroons and kadalaimittai ( chikki) and lychee juice

The paavadai fetish seems to be under control

Play dough beetle/ lady bird by Anushka

She remains endearingly manipulative - knows when she has been naughty and promptly apologises with a heart melting smile. She says thank you spontaneously when she needs to.

She likes to "massage" and be "massaged" - stretches out her legs and applies loads of cream

Anush seems to love counting and came up with this when I was explaining the weekend concept: Oneday, Twoday, Threesday, Fiveday !! (Wednesday was spared)

We also had fun playing Dumb charades though we have begun only with simple actions and words and not movie names yet.

Today Anush is 3yrs and 2months. God bless you Chinnu chikki!( current favourite term of endearment ).