Life

Well, it's been nearly 3 months since my last blog entry. Not really much going on besides soccer mom duties that ran until May, lots of end of school year activities, and getting run over by household duties.

Without going into too much detail i'll also say that my husband and I have been really contemplating the future and where it may take us. I'm beginning to have anxiety for my children's spiritual lives and am thinking that a change of environment may be looming on the horizon. It is becoming more and more difficult to shelter them here. They go to school and thrive materially, but I want so much more for them. I don't have enough self determination and motivation to provide all of their spiritual needs. I'm praying to Krishna for some guidance and of course i need to humble myself and ask my guru maharaj for guidance.

FIVE! & TWIILIGHT!

We had a nice day yesterday. Narada woke up and immediately said, "Today is my birthday!". We went to pick daddy up from work early and headed to a nice vegetarian Chinese restaurant in Cary for lunch. After lunch we went to the cheapo theater (only $1.50 per person!) to watch Bolt. Then we came home and did the whole presents, ice cream, and donuts-in-place-of-cake thing.

The kids played with Narada's presents and watched Wall-E while me, hubby, and my dear friend Radhanuga watched Twilight (squeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!). My poor husband thinks that Radhanuga and I are completely nutso after watching that movie with us. He never imagined 30 year old women oohing, aahing, gasping, hyperventilating, and sighing over a movie for 2 straight hours. Radhanuga preordered a copy for me and one for her. The dvd was released yesterday, but due to overwhelming demand Amazon didn't ship our dvds until yesterday despite the fact that they were preordered a while ago. To compensate they gave Radhanuga one free day of Twilight as a digital rental which is what we watched yesterday. Tomorrow we will watch again on dvd....and again and again and again and again and again and again...lather, rinse, repeat...


FIVE!

Watching Kapila play Club Penguin


Handsome Rasaraj~


The pretty lobby of the restaurant

Handsome Kapila~

Narada was very excited!

These cool sand bottles came on the day of Narada's birthday :) My sister sent them for the boys. She is currently deployed to South Asia (the middle east). The boys think these are so very cool! Thank you!

Legos from grandma & grandpa

Wall-E!!! Thank you auntie, uncle, Jacob, and Timmy :)

A set of books about Krishna from mom and dada

Rasaraj brought this hen puppet home from the school treasure box so he could give it to Narada for his birthday

Hot Wheels set from grandma and grandpa

Donut cake :)

Contemplating his wish~

We hung with the Cullens for a couple hours ;0) Lovely vampires~

It's Time To Make The Donuts

Tomorrow my baby Narada Muni will turn 5 years old! I asked him what kind of cake he would like and he said he didn't want cake, he wants donuts. Your wish is my command sweet baby boy. I'm already getting weepy just thinking about my youngest being 5...

I made the dough for the donuts about an hour before the boys headed to bed. I couldn't tolerate the idea of all three of them hovering in the kitchen while I made donuts. As soon as they were all in bed I pulled out the risen dough and started rolling and cutting. While the the donuts were rising I cleaned up the kitchen and when i finished it was time to fry. In the end I made 42 donuts. Half are dipped in vanilla glaze and the other half are dipped in carob frosting.

Here's a photo of my sweet little boy sleeping his last night as a 4 year old~

One More

Kapila didn't want to go outside and play in the snow today, so here's a recent picture of him. Excuse the clothes on the floor...we were in a hurry and he likes to get dressed in front of the wood stove where it's warm. He had his first spring season soccer game last Friday evening.

Go Cougars!

Snow!

100 Life Experiences

Stole this from my sister's blog.

RULES: There are 100 statements and you bold or distinctify the ones you have done. Grab it and play for yourself!! We have no idea what happened to #11...


*1. Started your own blog

*2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

*4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

*6. Given more than you can afford to charity.

*7. Been to Disneyland (tokyo disneyland counts, right?)

*8. Climbed a mountain.

*9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo

12. Visited Paris

*13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

*18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

*20. Slept in an overnight train

*21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitchhiked

23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

*29. Seen a total eclipse (solar)

*30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

*37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo's David

*41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

*45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48.Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

*51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain

*53. Played in the mud

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

*60. Served at a soup kitchen

*61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

*63. Got flowers for no reason

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter

*69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

*70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten caviar.

72. Pieced a quilt

*73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

*84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible

*86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

*88. Had chicken pox

89. Saved someone's life

90. Sat on a jury

*91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

*93. Lost a loved one

*94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a lawsuit

*98. Owned a cell phone

*99. Been stung by a bee

*100. Read an entire book in one day

Even More Pictures

When my husband came home from Japan we celebrated by making gyoza (dumplings). Rasaraj, always eager to help in the kitchen, cut up veggies and helped cook the filling. My husband brought us donuts from Japan as an extra special treat. The glazed donut in the picture below has sesame seeds on it and was the best one out of the whole selection he brought home. www.doughnutplant.jp