By Elizabeth on Thursday, June 9th, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Real Life Snippets 1 Comment
The first and last time I cut my sons hair I was certain I knew what I was doing. He has extremely curly hair and I had been attempting to grow it out. Eventually it grew too long to maintain, so I decided I’d give it a little trim. I took him out back with a pair of scissors and started trimming. No matter what I did, I just could not […] Read More
By Elizabeth on Thursday, June 9th, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Real Life Snippets 1 Comment
#TBT – April 2013 Two little Chennamchetty kids play in the kitchen. “Come here!” sister points insistently toward the blue kitchen wall. “Sit, siiit, sssssiiiiiiiiittttt.” She pauses dramatically. “You need to sit here and think about being a good listener,” she guides her brother, a hand on his shoulder, gently pushing him into their time out spot. “Okay,” he agrees with a shrug. He must have done something wrong. “I set […] Read More
By Elizabeth on Thursday, May 26th, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Real Life Snippets No Comments
A few weeks ago we reclaimed our bedroom. By we, I mean I. I reclaimed our bedroom. When we returned from Australia I found myself sleeping with three children every night. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday night all three of them climbed into bed with us to cuddle. My husband threw in the towel quickly, moving into our son’s room. For some strange reason he isn’t a fan of […] Read More
By Elizabeth on Thursday, May 26th, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Real Life Snippets No Comments
Our son will begin Kindergarten in August. That means two of our three children will be in school. I’ve been reminiscing about when our daughter started school and found this little life snippet written in a journal. I thought I’d post a #TBT. When she began school, she couldn’t read, write her name or add. It didn’t take long before she was trying to write words and spell. I still remember her […] Read More
By Elizabeth on Thursday, May 12th, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Real Life Snippets 5 Comments
My oldest daughter has always had a little independent streak. On her very first day of school, while all the other moms and kids were sitting at their new desk, nervously waiting for direction from the teacher, my kid told me, “Okay, mom. You can really leave now. I’ve got this.” I held on just a little longer before leaving the classroom that day, only to find myself alone in the hallway, […] Read More
By Elizabeth on Thursday, April 28th, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Real Life Snippets No Comments
Baby sister: Aimlessly walking around the backyard singing Mary Had a Little Lamb to herself. Brother: “Hey! Let’s play that!” Big sister: “Play what?” Brother: “You know, Marrrry had a wittle wamb.” Big sister: “Huh?” Brother: “Ok. You be Mary. I’ll be the sheep. Okay?” Big sister: “Oh Mary had a Little Lamb? Okay! Come here! Come here little lamb.” she calls to him in a tender voice. Brother: […] Read More
By Elizabeth on Thursday, April 21st, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Politics, Real Life Snippets 6 Comments
When I think about our planet and protecting our home, I mostly focus on minimizing our family waste. With a severe drought in California and the streak of hot weather we’ve been having I can’t help but obsess a little over our warming planet. It is not the legacy I want to leave my children. What kind of gift is that? In recognizing earth day, and celebrating the importance of it, […] Read More
By Elizabeth on Thursday, April 14th, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Real Life Snippets No Comments
The first part of our trip we spent visiting with Vijay’s family. Our kids met their Indian cousin for the first time in Australia. My husband’s family speaks Telugu in the house exclusively, so aside from the television my niece hadn’t had exposure to English prior to day care. All of her conversational English was learned through the show Peppa Pig (who apparently is a huge star in Australia. You can find Peppa everywhere). […] Read More
By Elizabeth on Thursday, April 14th, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Essays, Real Life Snippets No Comments
We just returned from a trip to Australia to see family and friends. I loved the vocabulary (nappies are diapers, chips are fries, biscuits are cookies), the public transportation system, the seriously amazing play grounds, the family toilets, mothers nursing freely in public, visiting with family and catching up with friends. Traveling with little ones is always a challenge though, whether you have one or three. Here are a few ideas […] Read More
By Elizabeth on Thursday, March 31st, 2016 in Elizabeth Chennamchetty, Real Life Snippets No Comments
Me: “What did you have for lunch today sweetie? My daughter: “An ocean breeze.” Dramatic pause. “On an African beach.” Me: “Oh brother.” My daughter: I’m a sister, not a brother silly!”