Step two: Add a willing brother, a wise 'Oma' and lots of flour, chocolate chips, eggs, a blender, milk, sugar, fun, laughter. Mix this whole conconction well.
Step three: Have lots of "tastes' of the cookie dough to make sure it is good. Take out the batter in small pieces and place on a greased tray. Continue the work even if one cousin and one brother decides to go away to play and read Tintin comics. Bake well. Give extra chocolate chips to father to eat.
Step four: Take out the cookies from the pan after baking and place in a plastic container. Place in back-pack along with other food and games. Develop a good appetite by going on a small hike as a family.
Step five: Have a picnic lunch with hot parathas and alu bhaji. Play raucous games on the flat area. Lose a football and almost lose 3 frisbees. Sleep a bit. Open the cookies for a dessert before going back home contented.
We are really overwhelmed with the love we receive from Mum and Dad. Sheba and I have just been so blessed with such wonderful parents here in Mussoorie and in Vishakapatnam. How we wish we were with them always instead of such short spans of time.
Hello Andi and Sheba. Thanks for all your posts, but thanks especially for these from Mussoorie. My homesickness is slightly assuaged. We will return one day, but only our Lord knows when. I tell Him quite often how eager I am. I know He never forgets, but still I like to remind Him. Much love to all of your family. I pray for you quite often. --Paul
ReplyDeleteDear Paul and Lynne,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the note. It brought a tear to my eye. Being apart is so difficult - but we treasure your love and investment in us over the years. What a privilege to be prayed for - we feel it so much in our Son-splashed lives. Thank you and till we meet again!
Love, Andi, Sheba, Asha and Enoch