Don't pity me

Because I'm a late-30's woman alone on a Friday night in my pj's by 9pm, sitting on my couch with wine & bon-bons (thanks to John & Tash for those...dangerous stuff!)

I cannot remember the last time the house was this clean, the weather was this still (gorgeous not too cold outside) and I was this calm.

The quiet is deafening - I can hear the blood rush behind my ears, the clock, the cars outside, & Mr. Sparky's nails on the wood floor.

Of course I miss my boys, and of course I have work to do - but this is kind of nice, so I'm just going to enjoy it!

Old friends visit!

John Gonano & his wife Tash visited us  - what a wonderful time! I haven't seen him in 12 years & it was just wonderful to meet again. Photo of Aunt Danielle with Uncle John & Aunt Tash.

They run a grassfed beef farm & whitewater outfitter in West Virginia:

Grassfedbeefwv.com

River & Trail Outfitters http://www.rivertrail.com/index.php 

Let's not make it 12 more years until we meet again. 

:)

Bye-Bye Tsering (sniff)

We said goodbye to our beloved Nanny Tsering earlier this week. Rohan will be going off to school after we return from India - he'll be 3, and he's really ready for school.

It's hard to say goodbye to someone who has loved your children every day, all day, for over 2 years. (And let me not go too deeply into it, but as a person, Tsering is a calm, sweet, loving woman who is efficient with households as well, so she not only kept us picked up and in order physically, but mentally & emotionally too).

Tears were shed; it was a bittersweet moment. She will still care for our sharecare partner, "Baby Desmond" who's now 1 year old; so we hope to see her again on occasion for babysitting.

In related news, we're going through the public school search process - saw our "Neighborhood school" (which we have only a slim chance of getting a seat at); so that, plus we're on the eve-eve now of Yogesh's 40th year - it should be an interesting year of transitions for us. :)

Wholly Cow! Rascals enjoy a pre-dinner treat

Our boys were treated to some of Clover Stornetta's finest this
evening at the local Noe Valley Whole Foods.

They enjoyed the chocolate milk so much, all that was left by the time
we got to the checkout was their chocolate milk mustaches. :)

Another great Halloween on Fair Oaks Street!

Happy ghoulish night from Batman, Robin, little friend the bumblebee Desmond and all the ghosts on a perfect night in San Francisco!

Diwali Party!

We had fun today with the SF Desi Baby group, who put on a lovely
Diwali Party today, complete with food, sweets, dancers, readings &
music.

The boys were enthralled with the traditional Indian Odissi classical
dancing & the tabla player - Rohan was dancing along while Deven
characteristically hung back.

Rainbow in Northern Arizona

Beautiful!

Rainbow in Northern Arizona

Beautiful!

Rainbow in Northern Arizona

Beautiful!

Fun Shopping with Auntie

Auntie = me
It was all I had to contain these rascals (purposely in the cart to contain the mayhem).
A whole basket of fun with Deven, Rohan, & cousin Ante!