Celebrating 29!

Turning 29 is a serious eye- opener. I'm just one year away from turning 30 and I realise with a heavy heart that my efforts at weight loss seem to be proving seriously futile! So, this year I decided not to celebrate my birthday, even though I was in Cochin with my family. But my dear little boy had other plans on his mind:-

- He sang Happy Birthday for me and then gave me a small green box ( which he had flicked from his grandmother) and asked me to open it. Of course there was nothing inside. But my kid who has a roving imagination refused to be put off. ' Do you like the black angry bird mama?? It's for you ok?' First, I hate the angry birds game and secondly the box was empty. But when you become a parent, you learn to play these little games just because you don't want to see your kid looking sad. So, I replied ' Oh I LOVVE angry birds. Thankyou SOO much, kuttu!' And the little smarty pants was smiling away to glory.

- Not that I don't love cake ( I mean seriously, who doesn't) but thanks to my great pains at watching what I eat and watching other people eat what I can't, I decided no birthday cake this year. My mom and dad both have diabetes, so they weren't complaining but kuttu was sorely disappointed. At our local supermarket, he discovered a pack of candles and ran off to the cashier to explain that it was my birthday and to give it to us for free. 'It's my mama's birthday today no? We need to blow candles on cake no? We have to buy candles no?' Needless to say, the cashier was confused, but I was so touched seeing the way kuttu was so excited. Celebrating a birthday, means so much to him. Thankfully, I managed to convince him that we had candles at home and didn't need more! But of course, we did end up buying pastries from Cocoa Tree which has now opened another branch near my house.

- Trust dad to have a surprise up his sleeve and take us all for a movie at Oberon mall. Not only did we enjoy the movie, but we got to enjoy the big huge seats right at the back of the theatre. Plus, a treat from KFC and another small surprise from my parents were the icing on my cake! (literally!)

And as it was time to tuck in my little boy, tickle him for 5 minutes and sing songs to him, I realised with a deep sense of satisfaction that as far as your parents and children are concerned, you're never too old to celebrate a birthday.