To alleviate the rather melancholy mood of last morning I received umpteen surprises:
Aditi decided it was time for a change of view and perspective- she turns and then tries to roll back
Anush painted this all by herself- no tips/ adult presence
My boss actually offered me leave till Feb end when I asked if I could get an extension till Jan end instead of Jan beginning!
And the blogging world invited me onto the fantastic initiative that we all love- Saffron Tree
Soon enough there was not even a trace of the sick child of yesterday , instead we had a prancing monkey, chattering away and dancing about the house.
So I told her " Anush you seem fine - let us go to school."
"No Amma, I am not well enough " she said and promptly did this-
Starting very young I must say. To think I never ever bunked school !! I was really timid. Can't say the same about college though.
Talking of leave, I was amused by a friend who is planning a trip to Malaysia with his family. He is so petrified to ask for leave at his child's school that he is asking for a few days claiming some illness and then planning to extend the leave by a few more days
Couple of questions:
What kind of school is that ? Why intimidate?
What if the child blurts out the truth of the vacation once they are back- u can hardly coach a child to lie?
And we are taking of a child in kindergarten here btw.
And I leave you with this-
