Saturday, August 28, 2021

Letters to my young lady 12

 Dear pattumma


You are 12! Thangame..Appa’s amma was unwell and he had to fly to India on short notice. You were very sweet supporting him throughout though you missed him terribly. This month health was bad for you with 12 days of trouble and it was so bad that some days you vomited. But even then, you did the dishes for me, you did any work that required bending and you were always at the door whenever I came back from grocery shopping, ready to take the stuff in.


Yes, you do things very slowly , you still cannot get up before 7 am even for coco and you are still clumsy..but all that can be improved. That sweet and kind nature that puts a note in daddy’s toiletries pouch for him to read as soon as he landed- that cannot be taught..and you have that in tons!!


Daddy had a very hectic week but took care of his mum, got her discharged and shifted and came running back to us in time for your birthday.  He got you a jimmikki and a lovely peacock blue green saree for me.


On your birthday, our sweet neighbour B gave you and C gifts , your R mama sent you his usual Amazon gift and our B, M and A family sent you 50 bucks with specific instructions to allow you to spend it the way you like. More kindle books in the library I guess! ( they love you like family and so do you..touch wood).

We could only visit Our neighbouring aunties as our usual older couple live a bit farther and we were already running late for our road trip..

With all our other friends friends in India, we took our first road trip with Cokes pops! He was good as gold and made friends for us wherever we went as people could not resist approaching this cute, playful yet well behaved ball of fur!

 We stayed at the lovely and very aesthetically decorated Ty Car**g Fach. The rock fountain at the front of the cottage, the lovely kitchen diner hall and the two garden and lush valley facing windows were perfect.


The shower cubicle was quite small but that was the only compromise. You and C took a room and had a lovely time. For a 3 month old, not once did he relieve himself inside the house and that is thanks to daddy’s unrelenting training. He also sits very patiently and waits his turn while we eat. He made this trip so so enjoyable.Q

We went to castle co*h and did the first walk and due to his popularity made loads of friends. We had your favourite ask Italian the day you we artived and a lovely waha* a Mexican  meal the day after.  We went to Ogmore beach and fusion Mexican/Indian food. The next day was sunny and lovely, boat rides, meals and a walk by marina bay rounded it off. Last day was  a trip to the Batman cave henryhydfalls. As always coco was  a huge hit. Came home and you helped us unpack and sweetly took care of coco.

In all, you are growing up to be a kind, thoughtful and considerate young lady with loads of fun and joy in you! You sing like a dream, swim like a dolphin, enjoy your hockey, doing well in keyboard, enjoy RADA and stage coach and topped in science, maths , history and geography and computers. It is a shame you had to give up badminton as your body did not support the county training travel and schedule. But none of this has affected one way or other the fun and joy you have in just being yourself!

We are blessed da kuttyma


Love

Amma