A new experience

A long, long time ago….

Well....around 1 month or so, Lindo and I found ourselves with an unexpected long weekend since his parents had to go out of town and the boys had holidays from school….  While we were wondering about ways to make the day off worth its while, we hit upon a great idea. 

“Why don’t we paint the boys’ room?”

Yes, why indeed, any other person would ask him / herself…but then, we are not those sane people who do everything for a very good reason, or sometimes just because we haven’t tried our hand at it yet.

So out came the paints and out went the toy boxes and mattresses and everything movable except for the beds. The boys had their hair covered with old T-shirts and Tim became the official paint stirrer and Nathan was in-charge for the food…mainly eating it :)

 

The previous paint was 3 walls of light yellow and one dark blue wall…we covered all the walls with fresh yellow. It was rather easy on the previously yellow walls, but the blue wall took quite some time. By end of day 1, we were done with the base coats and were wondering about how we could transform this yellow room into something that the boys would love.

Those who know our boys well know that they love vehicles, planes…any mode of transport, so that was what it would be…next came the green paint and we painted hills and some more hills. Lindo took the bigger wall while I was assigned the one with the window (maybe because he knows that I can’t draw???) We bought a sponge (Asian paint royale, none the less) and somehow managed a semi-decent sponge finish on one wall. 

2 days later we completed the project and I have to say, the nursery kid in me is pretty pleased with my effort. I agree that the sheep that I drew look kind of sinister (they kind of remind me of Bane from Batman…with the neck muscles and all), but the boys didn’t notice any flaws and just loved the whole room. 

My art (i know, i draw like my kids do...sometimes even worse)

 Lindo's side

  My side (there's an aeroplane too....i couldn't squeeze it into the picture)

 

So here we are with a room that looks as good as new while we had a lot of fun experiencing something new :)

I was tagged!

Last Movie You Saw In A Theater:
Toy Story III. It was a surprise for the boys and we all loved it.

What Book Are You Reading:
Just finished reading a German novel called Josephine based on Napolean's wife's life

Favorite Board Game:
Life

Favorite Magazine:
I like reading Prevention and housekeeping mags

Favorite Smells:
The boys after their bath with baby soap and then covered with baby cream.

Favorite Sound:
Silence! With two boys like the ones at home, that is the only sound I miss

Worst Feeling In The World:
Anger in all it forms. Its an ugly feeling.

What Is The First Thing You Think Of When You Wake?
OFFICE!

Favorite Fast Food Place:
Anyplace that feeds me and brings a smile to my face

Favorite Child’s Name:
We named our children accordingly.

Finish This Statement. “If I Had A Lot Of Money I’d…”
Stop worrying about a lot of things and start working on the future that we want to have.

Do You Drive Fast?
No, I don't drive.

Do You Sleep With A Stuffed Animal?
I don't, Husband does, I AM the stuffed animal when I sleep after dinner.

Storms-Cool Or Scary?
Totally in love with them. Especially when I am at home in Kerala or in the car with family.

What Was Your First Car?
The first car i remember travelling in was a Honda Accord.

Favorite Drink:
Plain water from the well at home in Kerala

Finish This Statement, “If I Had The Time I Would …..”
do so many things. There is so much I'd like to try out new in life

Do You Eat The Stems On Broccoli?
Not very hot on eating veggies....

If You Could Dye Your Hair Any Colour, What Would Be Your Choice?
There's nothing stopping me now....i don't want to. My hair has a natural copper shade...due to lack of oil

Name All The Different Cities/Towns You Have Lived In.
Including holidays: Bonn, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hildesheim, Netherland, Trivandrum, Bangalore, Chennai, Ooty, Mysore, Kanyakumari, Cochin...not exactly much.

Favorite Sports To Watch:
Gymnastics

One Nice Thing About The Person Who Sent This To You:
She's so lively and passionate about things in life.

What’s Under Your Bed?
Dust.

Would You Like To Be Born As Yourself Again?
Not too sure. I think, given a chance, I want to be reborn as an eagle

Morning Person Or Night Owl?
You mean, when i like being awake? Never.

Over Easy or Sunny Side Up?
Both are fine.

Favorite Place To Relax:
A swing would be perfect

Favorite Pie:
Warm apple pie with ice cream!

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor:
Chocolate

You pass this tag to:
Jennysdad, Suyasha, Pravs, Iqbal, Cres, Sajesh

Of All The People You Tagged This To, Who’s Most Likely To Respond First?
No clue. The last one will be Pravs for sure.