Black Belt!
Can't believe it has been a year since I posted some thing here. A year older, gained a few pounds, lost a ton of hair and what is left of it is turning grey. All the depressing stuff.
On the bright side- the boys are 9 and 7 and collectively they have lost all their baby teeth. Jay had expanders on his upper jaw for 3 months and made our pockets lighter by a couple of thousand dollars. All worth it 'cos his smile can brighten up a room now, not that it was bad earlier, just enhanced. They will be finishing school in less than 10 days. Going on to 4th and 2nd grade.
If all goes well, in two days they will have their black belts in taekwondo. Jay got straight A's in 2 of the quarters missed the third by a single point. The last quarter is again too close to call, I think he will get straight A's but remains to be seen and may end up with one B+. that's OK, he did his best and that what counts.
Vinny has been consistent and stays sharp, way ahead of his classmates in 1st grade. They both did well in basketball this winter and also swimming. Jay played flag football and his team placed 3rd in the league. Vinny's soccer team did decently. I was the assistant coach for his soccer team.
Jay's science project was "potato battery and Vinny's- balloon hovercraft. In first grade jay's science project was an erupting volcano and in second grade he made a magnetic compass.
That was the academic year 2009-2010 in a nutshell.
On May 17th, I lost my oldest cousin to colon cancer. I was by his bedside along with his family when he took his last breath. It is a tragic loss, he was only 62 years old. He had so many plans for retirement with my bhabhi(Sister in law) but God took him away. We miss him and will always love him.
We are headed to India for 4 weeks towards the end of June for Lata's cousin's wedding and then visiting all the extended family. looking forward to a pleasant summer ahead.
On June 2nd, 2010, Jay and Vinny got their black belts in Taekwondo. Really proud of my boys. All their hard work paid off. Master C, their instructor is quite fond of them and says- I wish I had more kids like jay and vinny in the class. So does the teachers in their school.
For getting good grades and bringing all the accolades home they got what they wanted when school was out, Pokémon games for their DS. that should keep them busy at least for a few days.
On the bright side- the boys are 9 and 7 and collectively they have lost all their baby teeth. Jay had expanders on his upper jaw for 3 months and made our pockets lighter by a couple of thousand dollars. All worth it 'cos his smile can brighten up a room now, not that it was bad earlier, just enhanced. They will be finishing school in less than 10 days. Going on to 4th and 2nd grade.
If all goes well, in two days they will have their black belts in taekwondo. Jay got straight A's in 2 of the quarters missed the third by a single point. The last quarter is again too close to call, I think he will get straight A's but remains to be seen and may end up with one B+. that's OK, he did his best and that what counts.
Vinny has been consistent and stays sharp, way ahead of his classmates in 1st grade. They both did well in basketball this winter and also swimming. Jay played flag football and his team placed 3rd in the league. Vinny's soccer team did decently. I was the assistant coach for his soccer team.
Jay's science project was "potato battery and Vinny's- balloon hovercraft. In first grade jay's science project was an erupting volcano and in second grade he made a magnetic compass.
That was the academic year 2009-2010 in a nutshell.
On May 17th, I lost my oldest cousin to colon cancer. I was by his bedside along with his family when he took his last breath. It is a tragic loss, he was only 62 years old. He had so many plans for retirement with my bhabhi(Sister in law) but God took him away. We miss him and will always love him.
We are headed to India for 4 weeks towards the end of June for Lata's cousin's wedding and then visiting all the extended family. looking forward to a pleasant summer ahead.
On June 2nd, 2010, Jay and Vinny got their black belts in Taekwondo. Really proud of my boys. All their hard work paid off. Master C, their instructor is quite fond of them and says- I wish I had more kids like jay and vinny in the class. So does the teachers in their school.
For getting good grades and bringing all the accolades home they got what they wanted when school was out, Pokémon games for their DS. that should keep them busy at least for a few days.
posted by Rajeev Pillai @ 2:36 PM
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