Jetlag Levels The Field
Lucy and the boys were DYING to go for an expedition to town. I told them I would finish up my work and be back from the office at 3:15 to drive them in. I was 15 minutes late and see what happened!
Pamper Heaven
I don’t expect anyone else to share the sheer jubilation Ravi and I experienced when this veritable mountain of Pampers (Size 6, ONLY PAMPERS, Green Box, Not Purple) arrived with Dad and Lucy. But take my word for it. Living a long way from a Walmart’s or a Sam’s Club, we have to stockpile and […]
Welcome Sign
Read the sign. I was at the airport for an hour before these guys emerged. I was standing there all excited, holding my welcome sign, to the amusement of all the others also waiting. Then the crew from American Airlines walked out, a little bleary-eyed. One of them saw my sign. She clutched her friend’s […]
Arrival
At last! Hard to believe this moment has actually come. Dad came out first,leaving Lucy to grapple with the bags and the Customs officials (how nice of the wheelchair guy to wear a blue shirt to provide that perfect balance for Dad’s red). And there she is! Back in India at last. (Those bags are […]
Lucy’s Pad
This is Lucy’s room in the guest house. She and the boys will have to share the bed, and I am hoping they wiggle less in their sleep than they do when wide awake. They are small, action-packed people, on the go from morning till night! This is a room with an illustrious history! Our […]
Floods – at home and abroad
My niece, Erin Lea, lives in new Orleans with her husband Derek. Three years ago, Hurricane Katrina forced them out of their homes and tonight, it looks as if Hurricane Gustave is going to put them through it again. She’s smiling in the picture, but though she is a cheerful, optimistic person, I doubt she’s […]
Getting Ready for Dad, Lucy and the boys
The last time Dad was in India was 1990. Moy Moy was eight months old at the time, Anand had just started school and Cathleen was only four. Dad was on a Fulbright fellowship and he was mostly touring in the South with his group. He came and stayed with us for two weeks at […]
Anand Chopra McGowan
It’s so easy to like this boy. I know I shouldn’t say it, being the Mom, but Anand is so charming and funny and smart it is impossible not to fall for him. He always makes me proud. He can handle any situation with grace and aplomb and he has a gift for making other […]
Jyotsna Brar
Yesterday, Nileshwari and I went to see Jyotsna Brar. She is the Principal of Welham Girls, a member of the Latika Roy Foundation General Body, a long-time supporter of our work and – most important, a good friend. Meeting her is always a pleasure as I find in her a kindred spirit – a woman […]
Parents’ Meeting
Here they are. These are the people who are going to change the world for young adults with mental handicap. Mothers all, these are women who know that the future of their children depends upon them. No one else. Now that Moy Moy is in the CVT, I will be attending monthly parents’ meetings along […]