mad craft girl

During the snowstorm we had over L.'s school fall break, she didn't waste any time. I keep finding, around the house, more and more of the pictures and crafts she worked on during that time.

(Roaring Dragon)

(dragon tail and arms and feet)

(a tight-lipped pumpkin, of course)

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And last, but not least, here are the pages of L's manuscript about poobas. You might remember that "pooba" are this family's silly word. Sometimes the kids are poobas, sometimes we go to a "pooba playground," and sometimes we think we might have spotted a pooba, although we can't be sure.

L. thinks she knows what they look like, though. Here are the pages she stapled together to create her "Pooba Picture Book":

note that Pooba children are born with wings that eventually fall off with age...

And what do Poobas do, you ask? Well, I got her to interpret some of the images for me: they like to think about how they don't like mushrooms, they get angry, they wonder what they would look like with legs and feet, they are surprised that they are upside down. They have busy lives.

special guest appearance

(again. because i just can't resist)

things I don't like to hear first thing in the morning (or ever, actually)

"Mommy, look! There's poo!"

if you are 2 or 3...

..you might love this video. (it includes a tutorial)

dedicated to: Olivia L.

The Adventures (slash Madness) in store for 2010-2011

Daddy will graduate this coming June (woohoo!) and we have been job hunting for the last few months. Earlier this week he accepted an offer for an "Fellowship in International Medicine" which would split his first year out of residency between New York and Chennai, India. He will work regular shifts in the ED in NY and do a bit of the same in India, but mostly train Indian Resident physicians. Emergency is a brand new field in India, so he would be helping to train some of the very first Emergency physicians in the country, which is extremely fun.

We hope to spend the summer in NY next year, then go over to India for a solid 6 months. We will return to the US in April to work the rest of the shifts he will need to complete his year. It involves a little bouncing around, but we have housing set up in NY already, so we will only need to live out of suitcases for a few months of the year.

Now, I know the first question on everyone's mind is: will one of us become a Bollywood star? We can only hope.

You are probably also concerned that the family blog will disintegrate into snapshots of exotic animals and spice markets during the months abroad and the blog author will fail to keep the purity of the blog as we know it, focusing only on the three little protagonists of this site.

Will we get to see a photo of all three of the kids in native dress? you wonder.
Will they tell me about all the strange foods and animal parts that are considered edible in India?
Will 7 yr-old L. write a book about her experiences with a full treatment of the socio-political climate of Tamil Nadu in historical context in the introduction?

Perhaps more importantly, Will the author of the blog keep her sense of humor intact and carry on the public mockery of her offspring in the way in which we have all become accustomed?

I can only hope that we here at RandB will be able to live up to our readers' high expectations.

(admit it, we've all been dying to see Aishwarya on this blog)

extra dorky

I especially like the way the sweater hoods were tucked into the hats...

Ha-ha-halloweeeeen

(that's the happy-creepy way of saying that)

A. dressed up as Tigger this year and L. was a pink unicorn pegasus (of course).

BR insisted on being a truck for Halloween. I think the highlight of the whole evening was watching him waddle around and try to make his way up and down stairs in his costume.

Oh wait, no: the highlight was watching him try to figure out how to get the candy from one hand into the treat pail held by the other hand.

tricky...

L wants to put this near the mousetrap... think it will work?

it's been snowing and snowing (and snowing)

I heard it's the biggest October snowstorm in 12 years for this area. I don't know exactly how much we got, but it was over a foot.

There was too much for this poor tree to hold up, anyway.

Molly KC, look who arrived from sunny Nicaragua just in time for all the fun!

I think it took us over an hour to dig out Brynn's car, but at least she finally found her snowboots and didn't have to keep wearing flip-flops...

Kindergarten Halloween Party

We went to L's class to join in their Halloween celebration. A. and BR. were a little confused about what to do...

there is no audio for this video. (you're welcome.)

He says, She says

BR has had a lot of practice lying lately. He's not so good at it, though.

Him: "Mommy! The snow shovel bited me!!"

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A. was pretty excited when I told her we would be babysitting Baby Cash tomorrow:

"Can we milk him!?"

Trick or treaters...

I'm not so good with seasonal decorations. Luckily, L. is on the ball. There's a fire-breathing dragon, a bat, a monster and a snake. Be very afraid...

note to self

don't post about how you are all over being sick or you may tempt the flu gods.

we are currently in week 3 of on and off and on again illnesses. ugh.

Riceball...

...proudly showing off his beloved basketball shirt.

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me: "Come back, BR!"

him: "I am come back-ing!"

fall visit

Grammie and Papa came to visit a couple of weeks ago. I have been slow to post photos because we have been sick, sick, sick. (Bo-ring.)

Not boring is all the stuff the kids did with P&G. Pumpkin farm visit, trip to Chuck E. Cheese, hike at Red Rocks, visit to the Nature & Science Museum, and more.

getting lost in the corn maze...(seriously, it took us about 20 min. to find our way out!)

a Papa pyramid:

While P & G held down the fort, Mom & Dad flew to Boston to attend an annual Emergency Med. conference and to network with folks about jobs. We've narrowed the search down to three continents: Asia, Europe and North America, in order of preference. We'll keep you posted.

(all photos taken by Grammie. thanks for sharing!)

L says

"Why does 'w' start with 'd'?"

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I was getting frustrated while trying to make an origami bird for L. the other day...

"Mommy. You're talking to a piece of paper."

yesterday

it got down in the low 20's.

the trees were a bit traumatized. by the end of the day, this is what the backyard looked like:

le petit docteur

they never stop talking

yes, there have been fewer photos than text posts on RandB lately. That's because they NEVER STOP TALKING.

BR: "I know! Let's play hide and seek!"
Me: "Sure. Let's eat dinner first."
BR: "I know! Let's play hide and seek!"
Me: "Yes, just eat your dinner."
BR: "I know! Let's play hide and seek!"
Me: "Okay BR, just eat, please."
BR: "Mommy, I know! Let's play hide and seek!"
Me: "Stop talking and eat."
BR: "I know, Mommy, I know! Let's play hide and seek!"
Me: "Listen, buddy. Put the food in your mouth and chew."
BR, whispering: "I have a secret...Let's play hide and seek!"