Viva Italia

The last 2 world cups I had been fervently hoping that Italy would win being an admirer of ROberto Baggio and Schillaci. SO this time I had dared not hope and hence rested my hopes on Argentina. (I prefer teams in blue jerseys - a strange reason to support a team?) I did feel a bit sorry for France after the Zidane incident.
Three cheers to Team Italy!
And if you are wondering I was lying low the past few days, it is because I was on leave. The weekend madness was at its fullest with the maid away and the kids falling sick. While Miriam had a cold, Ash's viral fever was accompanied by vomiting and diarrohea. In fact it could have been a case of food poisoning. Twice Vinod took him to the Children's hospital and they advised him to admit Ash. With no else at home to look after Mira, it seemed a difficult prospect and V wriggled out of it. By Sunday night Ash seemed to improve. Making him take fluids and medications seemed a daunting task. Making a 2-year-old understand that the medicines would help him feel better seemed an impossible, frustrating task.
The maid has decided to quit. After promising us that she will be back on Monday morn and taking a monetary advance, her husband called yesteday to inform that she is not interested in the job. Never seen such a clever operator of a maid yet in my life. That she has not called to explain and after the pains I took to see her off at the train station and all the things that we gifted her in her short tenure, shows her real character. She had seemed like a loving motherly person and this parting shot has been too hard for us. V had been very generous with her and this has really jolted him. I wonder if we will be able to trace her and get the money back.
I had 2 crazy days on MOnday and Tuesday handling the kids and the kitchen alone. Today V is babysitting. TOmorrow my mom is making an emergency landing to take care of the kids until we find a new maid and so that both of us can go to work.
In another five years I should be able to write my masterpiece titled My Experiments with Maids.