Recently, Hans told me that I make the
best mac ‘n’ cheese. I should have been thrilled about it; but alas, I wasn’t!
The reason is that that’s all I have made for him in the last 2 years …
in terms of cooking! And it wasn’t even from scratch - I must share credit with
PC white cheddar mac ‘n’ cheese boxes. My contribution is some broccoli or sautéed
mushrooms, and extra cheese of the gourmet kind!
Now, ASid is back for a few days. (Note: If anyone is wondering where he has been, they must read till the bottom of this post.) So, what does ASid want Momley to make for him? Milky tea! Instead of soaking a tea bag in a cup of hot water, I soak it in a cup of hot milk and then, add a bit of sugar to it. Apparently, this is what ASid believes I can do for him. He can probably do it for himself; but he makes me feel special when he makes this request.
Then, there is their maternal grandmother. She can whip up a 3-course meal within an hour. I enjoy eating everything my mom makes. I cannot narrow it down to one dish. My children, on the other hand, have successfully managed to do just that!
Following are 2 posts from the last month - the first one is from the day of the Rogers nationwide outage and the second is from a day where nothing significant happened.
Captain’s Log
There were days I wanted to document
my thoughts and never got it. It felt so important at that time. Now, I am not
sure what it was that I wanted to preserve for posterity?!
Today, I could be doing a lot of
things. Most importantly, submitting some assignments for my online course.
Unfortunately, the Internet service is down at my home and other homes. There
is also no access to TV and other streaming services. Strangely, I am not motivated
to write at all; however, I feel like I should try. Maybe this is also an
opportunity to read a book.
My life the last 10 months was busy with another contract. This particular contract got me 9.9 paid personal days. I only used .5 so I could be on time for Hans’ Grade 8 graduation. Yes, the boy is off to high school. His brother is moving along quite nicely as well. ASid has completed the 3rd year of his undergraduate degree and currently in Vancouver doing a 3-month summer internship with an internationally renowned company. I couldn’t be prouder of the 2 boys.
Secret Friendships
Since the last 3 years and a bit, I
have been busy with my career. In that time, Hans transitioned from Public
School to Middle School and ASid from High School to University. Within that
time, I got to attend 3 graduation ceremonies - ASid’s Grade 12, Hans’ Grade 5,
and Hans’ Grade 8. With the first 2 ceremonies, I knew how my children got
there and I knew their friends and the friends’ parents. With the most recent
graduation, I felt a little bit like a stranger. I used to know everything
about my boys and suddenly, it is like I have been cut off from their lives.
Hans seems to be revelling in his “independence”. He has deliberately kept his friends a secret from me. It is not like he doesn’t talk about them - he talks about them like I talk about my friends on this blog, with a certain sense of anonymity.
