back from india

hi hi, back from india survived a holiday there yay!
Usually I fall sick.
Last trip, it was perfect - so much so I almost thought things were going to change but nope - this trip fell sick from the minute the plane reached indian skiess and only feeling better now that I'm back. so - back to normal then!
But I must say, Akshaya enjoyed her trip very much!
She loves nature - we need a backyard here, just for her sake.
she was so excited there, exploring the houses - her grandmother's house and her own place in alavakottai.
The cows, the goats, the crows, the woodpeckers, the squirrels = all a joy to her.
She did get scared of a dog though.
And she's speaking such lovely words! she can make herself very clear now.
Take out.
Get up.
Wake up.
Pick up.
clean up.
Show, dog, gone, up!
kottai
Singapore!
Iyya thitta
Adi Vaanga
Govinda
Thripathi

Overall - it was a good trip. We did the thothil kattrathu at Kannathal Kovil - she was a darling during the thotil ride around the temple. A good half hour walk that was. She just lay quietly in her thotil, resplendent in pink.
then we donated her hair at the Azhagar kovil - she was good for most of it, cried at the end
now she proudly proclaims she gave her hair to god and that she cried only a little - like this - Aack! she calls herself mottai. very sweet!
The Thirupathi dharisanam was fabulous. Real lucky. Sakthi uncle retrieved this booking he had made three years in advance and which so happened to coincide with out trip there and he had so happened to get 5 tickets which covered them, us and my grandmother - that was a fun trip! the children sang to Akshaya up the hill =- such melodious mazhalai words.
very happy lah!
and now, sigh, back to back to work. :-(