I will miss you 2011

Milestone year in many ways, it was wonderful year 2011... Everyone I care about the most , stayed out of the perimeters of the hospitals and major illnesses... this counts as one of the biggest and single most admirable achievements of this year after past several nerve breaking years... This year things beyond your control didn't control our lives and I am immensely thankful for that...

Along came the lighter attitude towards life and things picked up better and better ....

Putting my guards down and enjoying simplest things to the fullest is going to be my mantra for 2012.. never really believed in yearly resolutions but hoping to continue my quest to be emotionally and mentally wiser...and to dream bigger.. As Dalai Lama puts it, " The more we train our abilities, the stronger they become. The difference is that, unlike the body, when it comes to training the mind, there is no limit to how far we can go. "

Here's wishing everyone a fabulous memory making 2012 !!
Cheers !!!

Dear Santa

Just so you know Dear Santa, my husband and I have worked extra extra hard to keep your existence secret this year.... who would have thought that fooling even 4 year old kids will be so brain taxing...huh.....

Wasn't it suppose to be win/win for everyone involved ? Anything for well behaved kids for us parents under your watch for over a month...  Santa, how could we pass that off... but I can tell,  somewhere half way through December, boys got over the magic spell.. Classic case of exposure overload...... Now it almost became the burden on us parents to keep our kids from being " the secret spoilers " in school and elsewhere.... I must say, I was awed when I heard some moms proudly mentioning that supposedly even 9 yr olds still believe in Santa existence... ugh ...really ? all I can say is that I am amused and that's that.... On our house front, we thought how challenging it could be to keep 4 yr olds intrigued in something as rewarding as gifts ? so we made up things as the questions came coming.. and we seriously tried hard in good faith ...but no kidding,  now, I am seriously wondering who is fooling whom  ;) ....

Last year we tracked Santa on the Web with much more conviction than this year and I am certainly not sure about next year...I won't be shocked to see 5 yr old kids goggling Santa, figuring out the secret and fooling parents to make believe the magic... it can and will happen !!

So you Marketing Genius Santa, be happy that in our household, your secret is still somewhat intact this year.. Boys have there wishlist on the window pane.. and don't forget hubby and I have been very good and have also worked extra hard  ;) !!!