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And something for him

2012-02-07T15:38:00.002-05:00

Ok - we all know girl clothing is just too cute to resist buying or making. But my big boy is not without mamamade clothing either. I made him 2 fleece hoodies last year. He helped by selecting the fabric combos and the shield applique. Everytime he puts one of these on it puts a smile on my face. Finally, something for my boy! There is another one in red and grey but I don't have a picture

Few from last year

2012-02-07T15:23:00.003-05:00

Last summer I was making Aanya a nice summery wardrobe. There are so many cute girl dress patterns that I have a hard time chosing which one to do. One such pattern is Summertime Dress. The designer is from a sewing forum I frequent and she is just as sweet as this dress is! I bought the pattern right as it came out and made the dress. It is adorable. I'm sad that it is too small for her now. I

Week 2: Overnight pads

2012-01-21T17:37:00.000-05:00

I wanted to try mamacloth for a while now. Since I've been making Aanya's cloth diapers, I had all the supplies handy I just needed to find a good pattern. This pattern I tried has many good features. It has 2 parts - soaker and winged outer. It's very quick dry because the soaker/insert is just folded for use and comes open in the washer. The maroon fabric is waterproof PUL material. You can't

Week 1: Little Grey Dress

2012-01-21T17:01:00.001-05:00

Completed 1/07 Little Grey Dress Pattern The dress is made of grey fleece from JoAnns. I hand stitched the cowl neck down so I wouldn't need to adjust it all the time. Head fits fine on Aanya. Sleeves are a little bit longer than I'd like but I only noticed it after finishing the dress. Oh well. Next year she can wear it as a tunic. Pleats look way better in person than the picture shows.

Some pictures

2012-01-08T22:30:00.005-05:00

I have been getting to know my DSLR little by little after owning it for 5 years. I bought it with the intention of taking awesome memorable pictures of the kids (well, only Mehul at the time). Since it performs well even with the kit lens and on auto, I never bothered to learn it. Now I've decided the time has come so I've taken it off auto. Some of the cute shots from earlier last year.

First post of the year!!

2012-01-01T19:22:00.001-05:00

Happy New Year everyone!! I have the dress finished! Will do a longer post later but I want to post the dress. Cute tag Thanks for all the nice comments. They mean a lot to me as I rebuild my blog :) Thanks for visiting. It will be an incentive to me to keep blogging.

2011 is coming to an end

2011-12-31T18:53:00.001-05:00

Few hours and we will be saying goodbye to 2011. It was a great year and here's to another great one!! Here is our holiday card this year! Happy New Year everyone!!

Green Fleece jacket

2011-12-30T22:41:00.003-05:00

I have been making Aanya's clothing slowly but surely. I love dressing her up in mama-made clothing. I even bought the clothing tags that say 'mama made' :D It makes me so happy to see her wearing handmade things. Slowly I've been working on improving my initially pathetic sewing skills. Yesterday I made her this fully lined fleece jacket.Every new item becomes my current favorite and this is no

It's almost 2012

2011-12-29T20:57:00.002-05:00

Before the end of the year I want to post at least once this year! EEK!! Where have I been? What have I been doing? Well, here is a quick recap. Mehul turned 7 Aanya turned 19 months old I turned 35!! I have been around here somewhere. Sewing a lot of clothes for Aanya. During the summer her wardrobe was probably 30% mama made <3 Aanya is cloth diapered and I made her a complete stash. I

2010-05-25T22:45:00.000-05:00

Aanya Announcement Aanya Tahiliani was born on 5/21/2010 at 9:33PM. She weighed 5 lb 12oz and 18.5 inches long at birth. Mom and baby had a long hard labor that ended in safe arrival of Aanya by c-section. Both are at home and resting now.

2010-05-01T11:07:00.001-05:00

Nursery updateGetting close now. Just 2 more weeks and we get to meet the little one. Meanwhile, I've been busy planning and making the nursery for quite a few weeks now. I love the way it all came together. Still waiting on the name letters that are custom order from Etsy seller. I just could not wait for them so I'll just share the pics without them :)The letters will go on the wall behind

2010-04-05T12:21:00.001-05:00

Nursery Work in progress picturesMy little one's retreat to be! It is a work in progress. I made the crib skirt and bumpers (still need to finish the bumpers sides). I am making the curtains now. Also, the bookcase will have a cushy seat over it to convert it into a window seat. I've ordered wooden letters to match the bedding from Etsy.com. Can't wait for them to arrive so I can hang them. Also

2009-12-12T16:43:00.000-05:00

Guest room prints Digi, I have missed you!!! I did these prints today for our Guest bedroom. The size is 16x12 and the frames they'll go in are 20x16. I print at Costco as the bigger prints are way cheaper than anywhere else. They'll be ready tomorrow. Can't wait! © Michelle Coleman, Medith Fenwick and Nancy Rowe Jaitz I also printed this years Christmas cards. I had started a baby

2009-12-07T16:53:00.000-05:00

Recap Ok you readers :-) I guess I should fess up what has been keeping me busy - My sisters family visited us in September. This visit had been postponed because of me going to India for a month for work in June. So before she visited, we completely re-did the guest bedroom. This kept us busy through out August. I am really quite happy with the way this room has been done. Exactly what I wanted

2009-12-05T23:02:00.000-05:00

Back!! I will be shocked if anyone still comes to check this blog. I will try to blog regularly again. I have some news that I can't share here yet but it is the news that is keeping me busy :-) Since the closet transformation, we've undertaken building my craft room (Finally!). Hopefully it will be in decent enough shape to take pictures of soon. I just finished re-doing all the images for

2009-07-30T13:51:00.004-05:00

Master closet - TransformedDH started working on this when I was in India. We had discussed doing something with the closet and I had done sketches and started a design in IKEA design builder to come up with ideas last year. Nothing concrete because we wanted to explore all the options. He did the research while I was gone and started building it. Prior to this, we just had a single rail running

2009-07-08T03:13:00.002-05:00

Thanks, all. For sure, DH and DS are missing me. DS is sick and it was heart breaking to hear his voice on the phone. I will be sooo glad to be back home. I am even looking forward to the flight - normally I hate it. LOL The only life-saver has been VOIP phone which we've used like anything too keep in touch. Without it I would have been depressed. Raychill - I remember that! We must be

2009-07-06T00:59:00.005-05:00

StitchingAn entire month without any posts. I thank you to visit after such long absences from blogging. So much is going on in my life that I don't feel like spilling all of that here -- except for crafting, ofcourse. I love making craft related posts. Quick update - I am in India currently on the tail end of my trip. It has been fine except missing DH and DS too much. This time I got the time

2009-05-30T13:35:00.003-05:00

Quick updateI will be going to India in a few days for work purposes. Life is quite hectic right now. I will be there for 5 weeks. Will be back in the middle of July. There is some vacation time in there but mostly it will be work work work. I also wanted to show the London Photobook that I've ordered. I made it using ArtsCow interface i.e. it was quickly put together on the site. Here is a peek!

2009-05-06T09:31:00.004-05:00

Wool, Sheep and Silk cocoons!Last Saturday, Jenni and I went to MD Wool and sheep Festival. It was my first time there but she has gone several times before. DH volunteered to drive me to her house. We woke bright and early, had chai and were at her house around 7:45AM. I fell in love with her yard and who could not love Henry? He is the cutest. This was my first time seeing him though it seems

2009-04-07T17:11:00.004-05:00

Cherry Blossoms in DC a.k.a. Spring has SprungClick to view slideshow

2009-03-29T10:33:00.003-05:00

Castles in the airFloss Toss on SMF Garden PrincessThe picture is not showing all the colors accurately. The orange looks red, eggplant looks black. Coming up with the colors took longer than last time for Garden Grows. This time the designers have already included some colors -- blues, greens, neutrals. It seemed like anything I was including in the blue family was clashing with the existing

2009-03-22T17:07:00.002-05:00

Socks Finished, Socks StartedSocks for GirishStitch = Decorative Rib Work with multiples of 4Row1: K1b *P3 K1bRow2: K1b *P1 K1 K1bQuick Scarf Stash Report - I love KnitPicks

2009-03-18T15:49:00.003-05:00

Posting from PhillyI'm here on training for 2 days. I forgot my laptop charger and have to share my co-worker's during the training. Thank goodness for him! So this will be very quick because now I'm back at the hotel - no charger. I miss DH and Mehul so much!! Can't wait to go back home. Sock#2 is coming along great. I should try to finish it in these 2 days because there's nothing else to do

2009-03-08T22:29:00.002-05:00

Sock #1 of first pairStarted March 2nd - Finished March 8th -It has been a very busy weekend. I had a major deployment starting Friday - March 6. Things went relatively well and we were out of the office at 11PM. Then on Saturday began the testing (UAT). That could have gone smoother but we survived. Done at 7PM. Today we had a family over for tea and chit chat. Between all the deployment worries

2009-03-02T18:32:00.003-05:00

Knitting finishI tried a Tam. Don't think M will wear it but I wanted to try it. It came out better than I had expected.Seed Stitch ScarfToday it snowed heavily. We got out and took pictures. I shoveled for a few minutes too. Took a few new pictures of M as it had been a while.

2009-02-20T21:18:00.003-05:00

Sewing and JeweleryI have been sewing lately. The jewelery pics are from December and Jan pretty much.PJ BottomsTruck PillowCloseup of satin stitchingKeyring Earrings - I made the top 3.And theseLoved these beads at the Gem show. Finally made a necklace I'm happy with!Same style as above - made with sunstone beads from a necklace my sister gave me to redo.Made all of these except the left-most.

2009-02-01T17:39:00.003-05:00

Chucky The HamsterDH's boss got her kids a hamster. The hamster gave babies the day after. The boss-lady brought the babies to work. DH got Chucky (formerly known as Gluestick) home :)Working out in his exercise ballSitting in his food tray and eating Drinking water from the bottleChucky is pretty down to earth guy. He eats, sleeps and poops. Quality pet time. In crafy news, I finished this scarf

2009-01-20T17:35:00.002-05:00

Feeling good today..Thanks for the wishes. I am feeling much better and even had some lunch today (noodles). Throat is hurting much less and I haven't had to take Advil today. I stayed home today because I hadn't been on antibiotics for 24 hrs as of this morning. I'm looking forward to work though as I'm sick of staying home. Ugh. I got to watch the Inauguration of President Obama today. Wow,

2009-01-19T21:36:00.002-05:00

Strep..I thought it only affected kidsLet me start by saying I have excellent immunity. I rarely get sick, and when I do it is just cold or cough. When I was in the doctor's office today, I realized it is my first sick visit in America..EVER! I started getting sore throat on friday night. It was bitter cold and we were working late. My friend S and I offered to pick up dinner for everyone from

2009-01-06T12:51:00.003-05:00

Proof of stitchingI'm so in love with this project. This here is Thistle Stop by Crossed Wing. The fabric is from Silkweaver, it was part of a grab bag (the only grab bag I ever did). I don't have the name for it, sorry. It is sparkly and has clouds. Love it. So far, I've finished the bird and the part of the feeder below the bird and backstitched the bird. I've made some progress on the upper

2008-12-31T10:00:00.001-05:00

2008 MemeI've seen this one making rounds - Let's do it.1. Where did you begin 2008?At home. In company of DH and DS2. What was your status by Valentines Day?I got flowers from DH and card from DS (teachers helped, I'm sure).3. Were you in school anytime this year?Just to leave and pickup DS from his daycare.4. Did you have to go to the hospital?Took DH to the emergency room when he hurt his eye.

2008-12-30T10:00:00.005-05:00

101 Things ~ 2009 Version 101 Things in 3 Years ~ 2009 Version The items in blue are new, others are left over from existing list. I have left a few spaces because I always find new things and then there is no room. This time the Hobbies take up half the list LOL! Many new things to learn and share in the coming years. I am looking forward to 2009! window['frozRowHTable']=""window['rowHTables'

2008-12-29T15:14:00.005-05:00

101 Things in 1001 Days Review Sorry to disappear for more than a month! I haven't had blogging mojo at all. I've been spending my time knitting, reading, cross-stitching and making new jewelery. I have loads of pictures to share, but first, I have to share my old 101 things list and how I did, and then present the new list 101 things list for 2009-2011. 101 Things 2006-2008 % Complete - 66 %

2008-11-23T10:38:00.003-05:00

London Day 2 Read about Day 0 and Day 1. We wanted to watch the Change of Guards ceremony at Buckingham palace. It takes place at 11 AM on alternate days. When we asked the reception at hotel, there was a confusion on which days and we ended up going to the Buckingham Palace twice. Anyhow, the change of guards was a bust, at least for me because I could not see *anything*. The crowd was thick

2008-11-17T09:50:00.003-05:00

Turning 32 and Henna answersSorry for ignoring the Henna questions! I read them and made a mental note to answer and then forgot. Oops. It was applied by professionals, not by me or any family though in a pinch I've done it myself before. Usually in Delhi markets, you'll find a bunch of youngish guys (18-25 yr olds) sitting along sidewalks, with Henna cones and some albums of their work to flip

2008-11-16T10:43:00.003-05:00

London Day One (contd..)Read Day Zero here. We went to visit the London Eye as everyone had said it is not to be missed. Got there and found long queue to get the passes and then to enter the ride. Turned out, if we bought the combined ticket for this and Madame Tussad's Wax Museum, we'd skip the line for buying passes. We had Tussads on our list anyways so we bought the combined pass and went

2008-11-16T09:01:00.004-05:00

LondonDay ZeroWe started our journey on October 10, 2008. Flight landed in London at 3PM on the 11th. We checked into the hotel and got a room that smelled of something. We felt the smell throughout the hotel but it was especially worse in this room. After 30 minutes we couldn't get used to the smell, and came down to the reception hall and found someone to talk about this. They changed our room

2008-11-12T16:12:00.006-05:00

I'm backJust a quick post to say I'm back, if you haven't read it on The Wagon. We reached on Sunday, and I started work on Tuesday. Mehul has some serious Jet-lag. He woke up at 2:30AM on Monday night and 3:15 last night. He is having a bit of trouble adjusting to the school as well. They started transitioning him to the next class today. I hope he adjusts well as he always has a bit of trouble

2008-10-17T23:25:00.002-05:00

Posting from IndiaLondon was fabulous. Pictures coming soon. We reached Delhi on the 16th. Yesterday, I got henna done for Karwa chouth fast. After washing off, the color isn't as dark as I usually get because I had to remove it earlier. Here are the pictures while it was drying.

2008-10-10T17:41:00.002-05:00

We're off in about 20 minutesI just wanted to quickly post before leaving. I'll miss you all!! See you when I get back!

2008-10-07T19:11:00.002-05:00

Time to pack!Sorry for staying absent for all this time. We're leaving for vacation in 3 days (Friday). There is a stop-over in London for 5 nights and then we'll reach Delhi on the 16th night. 17th is Karwachowth so I get to keep a fast the first day I'm there. Bummer.On the bright side, Mehul turned FOUR!! His birthday was past Saturday. We usually celebrate at the daycare and have a separate

2008-09-17T13:03:00.004-05:00

Thanks!Thanks to Erin, Christine & Sue. Sue, I don't have your email address so I couldn't email you back personally, but thank you. I have been thinking a lot and have come to the conclusion of limiting my exposure to these two. I was already doing that but now that I've talked to DH and written this here and talked to you, it is kind of final. I still go out in the neighborhood but far less now

2008-09-10T15:57:00.003-05:00

On the topic of friendsIt is sad but I have forgotten what true friendship is like. It used to be so easy for me to make friends but now it seems like a long lost dream which would never ever happen. In high school years, I wasn't the most popular one or anything, but I had a lot of friends both in school and outside. I carried those friendships as long as I could. Being 7000 miles apart from

2008-09-07T19:38:00.003-05:00

RedecoratingThere's redecorating going on at home as well as at the blog. I was tired of the pink blog. Red is my current favorite so I decided on this theme. There are good and bad points about this template. The good first -1. Check out the sidebar. It is AJAX enabled. Cool!2. I made all the images. Supercool!Bad-1. This uses the classic blogger hence no easy adding of page elements. Meh. It's

2008-08-31T17:44:00.003-05:00

Back in the grooveSo he's back and our life is normal and sane again. I am sewing a handbag today and soon we'll be painting the powder room. There shall be pictures soon..

2008-08-28T15:35:00.004-05:00

Is it over yet?The week. It has been long and draining. Both due to him being away and work being double intensive. Mehul is being very good for the most part. He's at his best behavior with fewer meltdowns than I can remember since he turned 3. I have to ponder what is different now and why it is happening later. I am doing two projects at the same time, I'm the developer for Project #1 and it

2008-08-25T20:48:00.003-05:00

On my own for a weekDH is away on training for an entire week. This is the first time he's gone away EVER! I am handling it ok so far. Mehul is missing him greatly and keeps hoping daddy will show up at home or come down the stairs or his car will be in the garage...which it is because he didn't take it. I keep explaining to him that he'll be back in 6 days. We did goodbyes at the airport when we

2008-08-21T22:04:00.003-05:00

My Olympic StartThe center design and the borders done so far are all from My Aunt's Attic. I had downloaded a bunch of designs from them and decided to make up a sampler for it. I graphed an approximate design outline just to get an idea of the size and then started it while watching the opening ceremony. I cut the fabric to 25"x25" with design area of 18"x18". About midway through the center

2008-08-15T20:52:00.003-05:00

Rakhi, Independence Day and TeejFirst off, today is Indian Independence Day - so Happy Independence Day to any Indians out there. Tomorrow is Rakhi. It is the festival of celebrating the bond between brothers and sisters. I have talked about it before so I won't go into details. I just wanted to show a picture of the Rakhis that have arrived for DH and Mehul! So, tomorrow morning before breakfast

2008-08-01T17:21:00.002-05:00

Pictures!Thanks for your comments. Here are the promised pictures.ShortsApronFuzzy picture of me wearing the ApronPants. Taken at a weird angle.

2008-07-29T21:28:00.004-05:00

Completely taken!I'm completely in love with my sewing machine. It was silly to even think I wouldn't know how to operate it. Though there were (are) frustrating moments. First thing I did after opening the package was watch the instructional DVD that came with it. Then, I tried to wind a bobbin. I missed a step and the thread wrapped on the underside of the notch thing that bobbin stands on.

2008-07-14T08:43:00.006-05:00

How does your garden growUpto part6 of the mystery sampler by Papillon Creations.Also stitched these 2 from Trail Creek Farm - Get them hereI am planning to make these into ornaments (my first ones). My sewing machine is on it's way. I may have found a new hobby! But first, I need to learn how to operate it and fix DH's hems (which is the motivation to buy the machine in the first place).

2008-06-28T13:00:00.002-05:00

Peacock UpdateI posted it over at the Peacock StitchAlong Blog. Thanks to Taneya for directing me to it. It's coming along.

2008-06-19T13:55:00.004-05:00

StressedSomething I have neglected to mention here is that we've had a landscaper plant some Cypress trees in the backyard. They are planted in such a way to provide a privacy screen from the back and side neighbor. The back neighbor contributed with us and got the same thing done for his backyard as well. So essentially, we have 2 rows of trees alternating in the back where our backyards meet,

2008-06-12T08:30:00.004-05:00

Did something about the Hydrangea-induced-guiltI moved them. Originally when I had planted them in the front (North), I thought they'd only get morning sunshine and afternoon shade. Wrong. I noticed over the last weekend (I was home for about 4 days - read on) that they were getting pretty strong afternoon sun. Anyone who has planted Hydrangeas knows that most varieties don't do well in afternoon

2008-06-07T08:57:00.004-05:00

HydrangeasI loved hydrangeas the first time I saw them in a picture. I think the first time I saw them in person was at the National Zoo. This spring, I planted a few in my front garden and 2 in the east side bed. The side Hydrangeas are pink, front are blue. They might change their color as they figure out the pH of the soil, but for now I have 2 different colors. LOVE them! They drink a lot of

2008-06-03T15:55:00.003-05:00

Roses!I'm about to leave from work in 5 minutes so this will be very short. Few of my roses are blooming! I'm in love :) Few are not yet blooming and I will be very patient with them. The red one is my most favorite ever. No, the pink one. The yellow! I love them all. I was stupid and didn't label them as I planted them. I know many are Hybrid Tea roses and one is 'Peace' Hybrid Tea. That's all I

2008-05-20T19:49:00.003-05:00

Some Jewelery I madeI've been making little pieces here and there since December last year (I think). I visited a gem show and decided to give this hobby a try. I really like the gemstones. The variety in colors, textures, sizes is amazing. Every single time, I get a different result. And getting instant results is a plus! There are a few I haven't photographed, and a few that are not finished

2008-05-05T10:29:00.002-05:00

Pictures from around the gardenSorry my blog is always so photo intensive. I took some pics of the walk way that has been built recently. DH and I put the sod (grass that comes in form of rolls) in between the steps. Thanks to a lot of rain over the last few weeks, it seems to have been established. I had seen a picture in 'Walks Walls and Patios' book and it just spoke to me. I wanted to do

2008-04-30T17:27:00.004-05:00

Peacock Tapestry UpdateAs of 4/28/2008 Peacock is being stitched in Eterna Silk. I'm soon going to run out of one of the greens for the tail. I'm waiting to see how many others I'll run out of before placing the order. Meanwhile, here is a picture -

2008-04-29T08:51:00.004-05:00

Some layoutsI'm only doing CT layouts for now. I quit my other 2 CTs and am only on Microferk Designs now. I don't remain on the computer long enough to really get into digi-scrapping these days. I still have to finish 2 of Mehul's scrapbooks this year - First and Third year. Now that there are great options on photobooks available, I should think of finishing at least these two. Shutterfly now

2008-04-22T19:04:00.002-05:00

Part 3 completedFree design by Papillon CreationsI'm putting this down for a while and going to start stitching on Peacock Tapestry again. I anticipate getting back to this when part 5 has been released.

2008-04-21T09:57:00.002-05:00

Back at workAfter an almost weeklong vacation (minus monday), I'm now back at work. The weather could not have been more gorgeous last week. It was in 70s although one day it did hit 80s. I did a lot of yardwork. Laid down the sod by the steps we've recently had someone build, planted the shrubs, and tidied up the yard. I've planted roses, pink hydrangeas, Clemantis, Jasmine, Butterfly bush, and

2008-04-16T15:55:00.005-05:00

How does your garden grow - Part 1I planted the roses yesterday. The original plan was to put them on the east side of the house but later I thought they might be better in the back, which gets sun the whole day, so that's where they've gone. I am still deciding on where to plant the climbing rose. For the east side, I have gotten some more flowering perennials - spinea, and another one with blue

2008-04-13T18:45:00.003-05:00

Angel of LoveIt's finished at last. Copyright - MLIFabric - Days Gone By Jazlyn by SilkweaverStarted - December 2003, Finished - April 2008

2008-04-10T13:34:00.003-05:00

Charlie's Angels are back...That's a nick-name we have for our little group at work - me and 2 other girls. One of the girls had visa issues last year and had to go back to school full-time to keep her visa status. Now she's back here as part time. Meanwhile the other girl went on maternity. She's back this week as well! The party is on!! I'm off all next week! Not going anywhere just taking a

2008-03-25T15:30:00.000-05:00

No surprise..What Be Your Nerd Type? Your Result: Artistic Nerd Whether it's painting, sewing, drawing, arts and crafts; or just splashing paint onto a canvas and calling it art; you mostly fit this description. Lots of people envy the artists, but be humble and keep working on it. There is a shortage of true artists today who actually contribute anything to society.Science/Math Nerd Social Nerd

2008-03-18T14:01:00.006-05:00

HoliHoli - The Festival of Colors is right around the corner. It is a festival for the kids, and those who are kids at heart. As a kid, I used to love to play Holi. Oh, the dry and wet colors, the water balloons, and the pichkaris (Water guns). The fun never ends. We used to get up on the roof in the morning and start generating a *good* supply of water balloons (gubbara). Sometimes we'd put

2008-02-14T19:02:00.004-05:00

Ice Storm Pics..What happens when there is freezing rain for a day? The wet driveway isn't just wet. It has a layer of ice.I managed to not slip anywhere!I have this statue outside that I always take pics of in various weathers.Ice covered branches are so cool. And just because I like this picture..

2008-02-11T11:23:00.001-05:00

Mehul's Room MakeoverWe started on this room over the MLK weekend (not President's Day. I'm an idiot who can't keep them straight) ~ approx. a month ago! It has taken us so long to put the finishing touches on this. But I LOVE the way it looks. This is the first time I have a) used Orange b) used pen and paper to draw a plan. Usually I just have things planned in my head :) First up, the Focal

2008-02-09T18:54:00.000-05:00

Another ScrapCherish LoveI don't know this puffy eyed person in the picture below. That's not me. LOL! Glad I'm not working like I was then anymore!Credits:Everything is by Miki Ferkul. I have used her Ancient Celt and Penchant kits. Both available at Scrapbook Elements.DreamingCredits:Miki's Winter Weather Warning kitMichelle Coleman Graphic BrushesNRJ Bits of History Brushes

2008-02-05T11:15:00.000-05:00

Scrapping again!I have a great backlog of pictures since last fall. Here we go with the first layout done this year!Credits:Miki Ferkul's Ancient Ways Imbolc ~ Available at Scrapbook ElementsNancy's ATC cards at Scrapartist

2008-02-02T20:30:00.000-05:00

2 DaysMy fastest knitting finish yet! I knit a hat for Mehul in 2 days. Started it during morning commute on Thursday and finished Friday night while returning from IKEA (carpooling with DH is a great thing!). I was home on friday so I got more time for knitting than usual, but still I'm thrilled.That's the good bit, the slightly off bit is that it's too big for Mehul so DH is wearing it! I had

2008-01-02T10:23:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year - 2008We had a nice New Year eve. Had a casual dinner with friends. I had 'Rum in Coke' for a beverage. I'm starting to like it now! 2007 Goals ReviewIt's the beginning of 2008, hence a time for Yearly Goal review. Let's see what Goals I had made-ProfessionalGet on a FileNet Project - Done. I have been working on that project for the last 9 months!PersonalFinishing a 5K. - Done in

2007-12-22T14:33:00.001-05:00

2007-12-21T12:27:00.000-05:00

Yet another hobbyBeading! As in beaded jewelery making. Last weekend I went to the Gem and Jewelery Show and bought a bunch of gems, beads, pearls etc. Now, what should I do with those..lets see..Ofcourse, lets make jewelery! I have actually made 2 pairs of earrings so far. I'm loving this! I am very motivated when results are instant. So ofcourse everything else takes a back seat for now. I did

2007-12-10T12:29:00.000-05:00

Bee was not to be...I don't think I've mentioned it here, but I've been trying to watch the Bee movie. Since my birthday (Nov. 17th), I've been trying to watch it. So, I went out with some girl friends on the 16th for a girls night out and watched a *different* movie, because we thought this movie was better to be seen with kids. On the actual day, we had the potluck so that day was out. Since

2007-12-02T16:12:00.000-05:00

Just busyI've been busy busy busy for many reasons. I had a work deadline which is now done. We are getting our basement built. The contractors started last weekend. We've been gathering ideas for the kitchen/bar area we wish to make there. Been to Lowe's, Home Depot, Ikea, etc. I loved one of the kitchens in Ikea and that's what we'll go with. We ordered the appliances from Sears on Black Friday

2007-11-19T15:54:00.001-05:00

Life in Software..Whole day to find a problem.15 minutes to solve it.Such is my life..Thanks for your comments, they mean a lot to me :)

2007-11-18T12:56:00.000-05:00

Diwali Pictures rescued from the cameraThanks for your comment, Fiona :) It helped me put a perspective on the purpose of this blog. That is partly why I started it in the first place, so I have a place to share my side of the world's view with others. Here are some of the pictures I promised. Sorry I have none in the sari I wore on Diwali. I just have to make it a habit to wear traditional

2007-11-13T10:10:00.000-05:00

Diwali (last post on this topic - promise)This post is long so better sit down for this one :)Ok. So the day started with rain. Not entirely unexpected as there was 60% chance of precipitation. I hadn't decided as of Thursday night where I wanted to make the Rangoli. This actually made the decision easy :) It is usually made at the entrance of the house so my options were either outside the front

2007-11-08T22:08:00.000-05:00

Happy Deepawali

2007-11-06T13:50:00.000-05:00

Diwali PreparationsYes!! Diwali is Friday - Nov. 9th. It is a Hindu Festival but the entire country celebrates it, and Indians abroad celebrate it as well. You can read more about Diwali and it's origins here. So my entire family is getting together in Delhi. My little sister is coming home from college in Alwar, my brother already came back from Chennai last weekend. My big sister lives in Delhi

2007-11-05T16:36:00.000-05:00

You make me smileAww Jenni gave me this - And I give it to these fabulous blogs who manage to brighten my day. SeneMelissaErinChristineSusanJenniKarinand a few DigiscrappersBuddhiniMichelle ColemanI would add Gina Miller here but her blog is no more :( Bad guys got to her and she shut it down.

2007-11-04T11:59:00.000-05:00

HomeOffice Makeover PhotosBeforeAfterI think I'm in love with the wallpaper. I love the look and putting it up wasn't too bad either. Current plan is to do it in Mehul's room, Dining room and possibly, Powder Room. It depends on finding the right paper. If nothing inspires me then we're going with paint.

2007-11-02T22:51:00.000-05:00

TGIFDH took me out to lunch today. That's the benefit of working within 10 minutes of each other. We went to Olive Garden. That's a bit of a drive, but it was a slow day at work. I must have gone there after about 2 years! I used to work in the complex where this restaurant is located and would go there often for lunch, but ever since leaving that company, I haven't been back for some reason. It

2007-10-30T09:51:00.000-05:00

Yes, it is Croup. The pediatrician said we were already doing what she was going to suggest - give him steam, keep the humidifier going to help with the symptoms. We gave a treatment or two of Xopenex via nebulizer to help open up his airways. It's mainly used for lungs but does help with the throat in a pinch. He had immediate relief from the treatment. Thankfully, we already had some Xopenex at

2007-10-28T09:51:00.000-05:00

Croup? and KarwaChowthMehul had a low grade fever and trouble breathing last night. His voice became horse and his cough sounded very strange. My instant thought was croup. After some reading this morning, it's almost confirmed. We will take him to the doctor tomorrow as our pediatricians office is closed today. Sadly, there isn't much we can do about it other than try to fix the symptoms. We

2007-10-26T23:15:00.000-05:00

Blog MusingsIt's all her fault :) She asked me to look over her new blog before the debut. I had been contemplating a blog re-do for my best friend Sene but just didn't hadn't sat down to do it. Well, after looking over Erin's Awesome Blog, I started searching for a new template for Sene. Have you looked recently? OMG! There are so many cool new templates for Blogger available now that weren't

2007-10-18T21:58:00.000-05:00

Pictures!Let's get right to it.You've already seen my first scarf ever. My second scarf. Look how messy my edges are. They are improving now :)Pattern:Knit 4 rowsK3 *(K2tog Yo K) repeat from * K3Mom made this one. It's plain garter stitch.Same pattern as the one above. Only wider.The picture in the background is a Paint-by-Number done by my sister!I like this one the most. This is in Mehul's

2007-10-16T11:07:00.000-05:00

Anyone need a scarf?Parents are gone. We had a 4 day weekend (no holiday, just vacation time). I have been knitting. A lot. DH is very bored and missing *my* parents more than I am. Does anyone else think there is something wrong with that? Besides me.So, in order to distract myself from the emptiness of the house after my parents left on Friday, I started a scarf for Mehul. And this morning, I

2007-10-11T13:41:00.000-05:00

Nooo!!!!Their flight is tomorrow and not Monday!! That's 3 days early than we were thinking. Their travel agent changed the dates and never informed them back! I know they were trying to change the dates BEFORE they ever came here but were told that it can't be done. Arghhh! We only came to know when DH called today to confirm and to set meal choices for them :(

2007-10-10T10:21:00.000-05:00

Thanks for the wishes! The party went well. We had to move indoors as it was just too hot out. But other than that, everything went as planned. Everyone loved the food, the kids enjoyed a lot, the adults enjoyed too. Mehul's playroom was the main playground for the kids and by the evening it looked like a tornado had gone through! LOL In the evening as the guests started leaving, the neighbor's

2007-10-05T18:49:00.001-05:00

A Day LateHappy Birthday to my Big Boy! He is 3 as of yesterday! And he got a big boy bicycle. I have started layouts for his first year album. Here is what I have so far..Credits: Papers from Michelle Coleman, Alpha from Gina Miller, Brushes & Stars from Michelle Coleman, Staple from Jenn Patrick Credits: Papers, Elements from Michelle Coleman, Alpha and Swirl from Miki FerkulAnd a recent

2007-10-01T14:48:00.000-05:00

Amazing how days are flying..Another weekend gone! Now we just have Mummy papa for 2 more weekends here. This weekend was entirely too busy. Friday was dinner at a friend's place. Visited another friend on Saturday and brunch at yet another friend's on Sunday. I finalized the details of the party this weekend. And gave a test run to a new Jeera Chicken recipe. It's easy, quick and yum (from those

2007-09-25T13:48:00.000-05:00

Planning a partyFor the little one. He's turning 3 in less than 10 days! Actually, there will be a smaller party at the daycare on the day of, and a bigger party at home where close friends and neighbors are invited the following weekend.I made the invitation card for the party last night. That's pretty much the progress as of now. Oh, and we got the bouncy for the kids from a friend. *Now* I'm

2007-09-16T19:13:00.000-05:00

Ah, the fun has endedI was on vacation for the last week. Went to Niagara Falls and New York City with mummy papa. The whole trip was so much fun, but it was lightning fast, specially in NY City. We had a flat tire 30 minutes away from our hotel while arriving that threatened to spoil the vacation, but we hadn't planned on driving in the city anyway. We took the local train couple of blocks from

2007-08-31T08:30:00.000-05:00

My favorite photoRecently, I've taken loads of photos but this one is by far my favorite. This will (hopefully) go as a 20x16 poster in M's room! This was taken at the beach last weekend. I just LOVE the sand on his nose. Mr. MSorry I'm not finding too much time for blogging. Work is busy as usual, and we're out/doing something almost daily at home. This weekend we're going to hit some museums in

2007-08-26T18:28:00.000-05:00

Busy BusySince mummy papa have arrived here, we've been very busy. I don't get as much putter-time as before. We went to the beach on friday and returned yesterday. Visited the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum today. And we've been to Luray Caverns. It has only been 8 days LOL! So much to see, so little time. I'll post some pics later.