"Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild" Welsh Proverb

We have granddad at home. Granddad and kiddo are thrilled to be with each other and are over the moon. And our status is life has taken a considerable beating!

TB has been reduced to being the driver of our car and me the in- house cook. Valiamma has been told by V to pack up and leave for her house.

Snooty little worm, this son of mine. I will let him have the pleasure of ignoring us till dad is here and them show him who the boss is.

Unfortunately, just about when realization will dawn on him, the other set of grandparents will land.

Then we (TB, myself and valiamma) become non existent.
-I will not even have the in house cook status -mom will take over kitchen!
-TB does not have to be driver-my parent’s idea of a vacation is staying indoors with V, indulging him. We’ll have to manhandle to get them to step out.
-Valiamma can vanish into thin air for all V cares- she is currently going through this depressing phase of “I think V does not like me anymore, because he does not need me to fuss around all the time”…now again, who is the kid here?

V wakes up asking for granddad, eats sleeps, plays- with grand dad, and is right now contemplating going back to Kerala when he returns next week. He does not even talk to me when I call!

Sob..sob! ………..Please excuse the cook while she sulks at her current state of affairs.

Driving away the blues...

Swamped by work and attacked by unrelenting cough/ throat pain and that " i think i'm going to come down with a temp" feeling. Horrible!
I do not like the idea of having to stay curled up on the sofa over the weekend. Here's hoping it is only a feeling.
TB's dad is here on Sunday evening, so we have lots of news and goodies to look forward to. He called up in advance to ask what we all wanted and V , in all his elements gave his list

1. Dosa(*dumbfounded*!!WTH. As it is, in betwen TB and me, he looks like we eat his share of food also, and then he goes and does this!!)
2. One chocolate( Dad asked him which one? so he said " the brown one")- very clear. Not brand conscious Y.E.T
He is here for a week, and this is his first time in the city. We have taken the next weekend off to show him around and hopefully, catch up on some places we have never managed to see yet.

Before that i have three action packed working days, where i am to manage three weeks worth of work. Good luck to me!

I am going home and popping an paracetamol, and building up my reserves for next week.