Saturday, March 3, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
Sylvia Scout Lawson
Welcome home Scout. You were born in India!
March 2, 2012 around 4pm.
Weight 6lb, or 2.72kg
Height ?
Footprints not taken
You were not cleaned (who knows what is in that water)
All of the Indian nurses were giddy at the sight of you.
March 2, 2012 around 4pm.
Weight 6lb, or 2.72kg
Height ?
Footprints not taken
You were not cleaned (who knows what is in that water)
All of the Indian nurses were giddy at the sight of you.
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| I think you're going to be a runner like your parents... |
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| I mean LOOK at those SPINDLE LEGS and LONG FEET |
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| Whether you run or not....we are so excited you are with us now. |
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| We love you too! |
Monday, October 31, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
In a TukTuk
Look closely in the rear-view mirrors and you will see that we actually do live here in India.
I could write a book on August alone. I should know to keep more frequent short posts... School orientation trip to Neemrana. Men blowing fire, women dancing, but it was really the murky GREEN pool that left this trip unforgettable.
Now we live in India, on a gated and very comfortable campus. When we break out of the bubble India is a wondrous explosion of the senses.
Delhi Belly - A term commonly used to describe the typical bowel adjustment to India. A term we use to describe the human in my belly making me incredibly nauseated. Explained best by the fact that I am NOT a napper!
Sea Shipment arrived - I can't believe it wasn't lost at sea let alone lost in the mass that is India. Amazingly, every single travel-sized toothpaste and spoon arrived unscathed and then professionally unpacked at our doorstep.
Rang in my 30th birthday with a ride upon an Elephant during a long weekend trip to Jaipur. Toured City Palace where the royal family still resides. Purchased some infamous Blue pottery. Dinner at the spinning OM tower and the Rooftop Peacock.
Apple School - Lucy loves to go to this sweet little school at the American Embassy. Her teachers are all Indian but her classmates are from around the world, literally.
Dobi...Ayah - This is a song Lucy sings. A Dobi refers to the gentleman who does our laundry...and an Ayah is the woman who cooks yummy food and watches Lucy after Apple school. I feel the need to express my heavy burden of mixed feelings about hiring this work out. Mostly I miss how human it feels to provide for myself/family through the daily routines of cooking and cleaning. But, I have to remind myself that it is part of life here. There are no laundry-mats and we are providing two people with very good jobs.
I could write a book on August alone. I should know to keep more frequent short posts... School orientation trip to Neemrana. Men blowing fire, women dancing, but it was really the murky GREEN pool that left this trip unforgettable.
Now we live in India, on a gated and very comfortable campus. When we break out of the bubble India is a wondrous explosion of the senses.
Delhi Belly - A term commonly used to describe the typical bowel adjustment to India. A term we use to describe the human in my belly making me incredibly nauseated. Explained best by the fact that I am NOT a napper!
Sea Shipment arrived - I can't believe it wasn't lost at sea let alone lost in the mass that is India. Amazingly, every single travel-sized toothpaste and spoon arrived unscathed and then professionally unpacked at our doorstep.
Rang in my 30th birthday with a ride upon an Elephant during a long weekend trip to Jaipur. Toured City Palace where the royal family still resides. Purchased some infamous Blue pottery. Dinner at the spinning OM tower and the Rooftop Peacock.
Apple School - Lucy loves to go to this sweet little school at the American Embassy. Her teachers are all Indian but her classmates are from around the world, literally.
Dobi...Ayah - This is a song Lucy sings. A Dobi refers to the gentleman who does our laundry...and an Ayah is the woman who cooks yummy food and watches Lucy after Apple school. I feel the need to express my heavy burden of mixed feelings about hiring this work out. Mostly I miss how human it feels to provide for myself/family through the daily routines of cooking and cleaning. But, I have to remind myself that it is part of life here. There are no laundry-mats and we are providing two people with very good jobs.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
4 weeks till departure!
(She says Namaste to our SEA-shipment)
Things were going too smoothly.
The renters who I was Oh-so-confident about...bailed.
Luckily, others love our house almost as much as we do and we found an even better family with NO pets to pee on our floors.
My car is sold! Ted's will be put on the market soon.
Our SEA-shipment is floating its way to India and will arrive sometime late Sept/Oct. It contains mattresses, dishes/pots/pans, bikes, camping/hiking gear, books, etc.
Soon we will prepare our AIR-shipment, which should arrive in Aug and contain linens, coffee, and clothes.
For now we paint the house, hang gutters, haul big rocks and garden. But we also go to Rock concerts, attend weddings, go to Toots for "green" ice cream, play tennis ball golf and visit with friends and family as much as possible.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Daydreaming
We spend most of our time daydreaming about our impending trip. We may even be consumed by it. So it comes as no surprise that we are feeling ahead of the game. We are proud to have tackled what seems to, at this point, be the most stressful departing detail...renting our lovely new home. We secured a lovely family to rent our house for the next two years and we are confident they will be wonderful here. We also sold the scooter which felt like a symbol of our coming of age. That scooter was so much fun, if only I could strap a carseat safely on the back.
More to come. I mean, we still have cars to sell and an entire house full of things that need to be divided into piles for storage vs getting shipped. I will try not to bore you with all the gory details. I know I am still early in this process, this blog will get more interesting as time moves forward.
More to come. I mean, we still have cars to sell and an entire house full of things that need to be divided into piles for storage vs getting shipped. I will try not to bore you with all the gory details. I know I am still early in this process, this blog will get more interesting as time moves forward.
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