Will do anything for Scented Highlighters

Well its been way too long since I stopped writing but its not that I had forgotten about my blog. On contrary there has been no week that I have not thought about staring it again or capturing the cute, often funny details about my two growing-up-too-quickly munchkins but as the kids are growing up – so is the amount of my involvement in their daily activities. I have no idea what so ever if I will ever get time to write something again. But then there are times just like today when I feel almost an irresistible need to capture the precious moments of their childhood in words so they become wonderful lasting memories for my kids to learn about themselves if I am not there to tell them each and every detail of their sweet childhood. I think that is one gift I should give to my kids – the gift of memories, memories which will make them laugh, sometimes cry and most of them remind them how much they were loved and how crazy in love their mother was with them. I hope that someday when they are growing up and we are not talking the “same language” anymore and they think I don’t understand (which I believe every teenager thinks about their parents) or when I think to myself “who are these people and how can they talk to me like this…” in times like that, these memories will bring a smile to both my kids and me and keep the love flowing.

So here is the reason for this blog J

Ok now I have to start with Neel – very little has been captured so far about this little boy who just simply is the cutest thing you’d come across. Everyone and anyone who comes close to this fellow, fells for his charm. HE IS A CHARMER ….

Neel although would play almost with anyone (age no bar), talk to literally every person on the street but the boy does not make friends very easily! He has always had just one friend and that too he has lost many friends because of transitioning from one school/ day care to another. So basically he doesn’t really have many close friends boy or girl. But the other night when he and I were cuddles in bed reading Magic tree house he suddenly interrupts me (which he never never does when it’s a Magic Tree House book in my hand) and tries to whisper something in my ear that I thought I did not hear correctly. Our conversation goes like this:

Me: What, what are you saying Neel?

Neel: Maaa…I can’t say it so loud. I don’t want anyone to hear except you.

Me: Ok Tell me what were you saying

Neel: You know ma I don’t like to “K-I-S-S” anyone outside our family?

Me: Yes Neel. So?

Neel: I think I’ll just do a very quick “K-I-S-S” just one time.

Me(now VERY curious to know what is going on): why? What made you change your mind, who would you kiss? Why?...

Neel: Ma I know you have to kiss the bride when the priest asks to…. To get married. So I’ll do a quick kiss and get married.

Me: Oh so you mean some day you’ll marry someone , that you change your mind on not marrying ever? Is that what you mean?

Neel: No ma I want to get married now to “Olivia” I have decided that.

Me: Really? Why – do you like her? Is she your good friend?

Neel: No ma, I don’t like her, I just like her scented highlighter. And if I marry her she will have to share her markers with me…heheheh (and he giggles at his brilliant idea)

And me, I was left speechless and wanted to burst into laughter at his ideas about marriage ….hahahaha…

This is why I love motherhood, where else can you hear the funniest conversations that can make your from exhausted to super charged J