Many
of us remember the lyrics from the soul touching song of the very
forgettable movie Border which loosely means “time, please stay a bit longer before
you move on”. That would be somewhat the state of my mind. Somewhat – not
exact. I am looking forward to the holiday season. I am looking forward to
waking up late, reading books to the kids, reading some books myself, cooking
and eating, relaxing without bothering about work and generally wrapping up the
year. But there is a slight sense of dread too. I want time to move a bit
slowly too. I want the days to be a bit more drawn out.
Because - Mummy’s
return looms close too. I am having to steel myself for it. For me, its not
that she only lives in our house and helps around a bit. She seeps into our
daily life – especially mine. I start from home first, she ensures that the
door has been opened. Also, I always carry the house and car keys with me. She
argues against me carrying that load!! – the ever protective mom. She stands
ready for me when I return from work with the car keys so that I can dash off
to pick the kids. She comes with me every day when I do the return pick ups.
She does not need to especially in these horrible cold months, but she does. We
have a lovely catch up on what happened during the day when we drive. Oh yes!
And like all caring moms, she insists that I have dry fruits :D While we are on
our car trip to pick the kids, she feeds me a delicious mix of perfectly
roasted cashew nuts, pistachios, walnuts, pecan nuts, almonds mixed with
raisins. (The emptiness of the car, her conversation and her periodic feeding
in spite of I many a times yelling at her to stop it – will be what I will miss
the most once she goes back) She makes me the evening coffee. I just have to
mutter a need, for instance “I need new black trousers” and there she goes
browsing online for the perfect pair of black trousers. Another award winning
contribution of hers – she enables me to sleep late on a weekend. No one has
been able to manage the kids without me around on weekends beyong 0800. Case in
point, last Sunday I woke up at 0930!!! A feat which only mummy could
accomplish. One of the kids coughs or is restless at night, she runs from her
room and stands at the door ready to help. Sometimes the kids get agitated
seeing her, wanting to be closer to me, so she stands by the door ever ready. If
the children are unwell, I leave them in her care with full faith. Pumpki has
an ongoing mild cough, and every single day mummy rubs warm oil on her feet and
chest and back. She sends her wrapped up nicely with some vapour rub on her
feet ( a remedy she swears by , and I believe too!). She tries to feed Chiyaa a
fruit before she starts for school.
She just magics
herself and makes things easier for us. We are getting ready for the next few
cold and drab months without her. Till then
- ei jaate huye lamhon, zara thehro zara thehro.
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