Monday, October 25, 2010

Auggie breaks his arm


This morning I brought my phone to my kickboxing class. Something I never do. And I left the ringer on normal, instead of muting, like I would probably do if I brought my phone to a class.
During the abs work out my phone rang, it was August's teacher telling me he's in the infirmary and they believe he has broken his arm. WHAT?!?!? I immediately run out of the class and start running home. I call Erik on the way and he tells me to settle down 'cause I'm in hysterics. I try to explain that I'm not hysterical it's just that I'm running and talking on the phone at the same time.
I get to school and the infirmary has done a beautiful job bandaging him up, immobilizing his arm, and gave him a beautiful sling (I really wasn't expecting much). I got him into the car and we rushed to the hospital.


Sling off, preparing for X-ray, he doesn't want to bend his arm.

X-ray Tech calming August down.

August getting his arm X-rayed - after being straightened and twisted my the Techs. OMG how he cried. Then they asked me to step out so they could take the X-ray.

Applying the cast - again his arm was twisted and contorted and the tears and screams flowed. But for the crack in his elbow to heal properly the arm had to be secured in a certain position.

Nap time. There was a lot of energy spent over the last few hours.

The hospital wanted August to stay for 2 hours after the cast was applied for observation, to make sure his blood was circulating properly and to make sure his fingers didn't swell. Daddy came from work to hang with us during this period.

A little R&R at home.

Well, maybe this cast is kind of cool.

My brother...

Friday, October 22, 2010

Females in Kerala Politics


We passed many campaign posters with female candidates before I thought to start taking photos. In a country like India, Kerala is such a dramatic change. I like it here.


Weekend away, Part II, Jew Town, Fort Cochin, Kerala

A short drive/ferry boat from our hotel is the Fort Cochin area of Cochin. We went there for a day trip of walking, shopping and local food and culture.

We really enjoyed the juxtaposition of an old Jew Town in a a small Indian city.






Weekend away, Part I, Vypin Island, Kerala

Erik had a 3-day weekend and seriously needed some R&R. He was looking for a restful vacation spot without much travel. Vypin Island came recommended so we went.
1 hour flight and 1 hour car ride due west of Cochin and we were at our beach front hotel with an ocean view/balcony.


Lovely late afternoon monsoon



Dinner!


Fresh coconut water, Mmmm!

Tender coconut

Street food

And LOTS of swimming!!





Ah, now this is living!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

1st Grade Field Trip Part II - Traffic Control Center


The Bangalore Traffic Control Center happens to be at a police station, well guarded!

I was surprised to see how efficient the center was considering how chaotic Bangalore traffic can be.






You go Tiger!

1st Grade Field Trip Part I - Bangalore Light Rail

I have so much fun going on these school field trips, not only do the teachers need a helping hand but I get to see things I wouldn't ordinarily see.

Ever since we moved to Bangalore we have slooowly seen the emergence of a light rail system. It still isn't functional but now there is a sample train available for touring.






Ooooh, all the places we'll go!

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

It's Fall!

I was craving some pumpkin bread so Annika helped me make some pumpkin pulp for bread/pie and gather seeds for roasting.

But before I pressure cooked the pumpkin Annika insisted we take a slight detour and make a jack-o-lantern.

Cute!

Annika is no longer a Disney Princess

There was a time when Annika was all about the Disney Princesses and the color pink. Now that she's nearly 8 she's over it with a vengeance.

One weekend she needed to go to a friend's house at the other end of the neighborhood and was resisting because she didn't want to walk. I told her to take her bike and that's usually what she does. She said no, she'd just walk instead.

I asked her why she wouldn't take her bike and she said it's because it has princesses all over it. So I suggested she paint it...

Before


work in progress

Where to plant the roses?

For teacher appreciation the kids and I stopped at a local nursery and bought a few blooming plants to give to the teachers. While there I bought three little plants for myself. I left them on the front porch until I could buy some "mud" (soil) for some planters I have on my deck.

The gardener saw the plans sitting there for a couple of days and planted them for me...

...in the middle of the lawn.

What??

Blogger has been down


I haven't been able to sign in to Blogger for nearly a month!
Here's what we've been up to!