Interregnum

It is chaos at home once again. The maid left on Saturday since she has the wedding of her niece coming up - once cant vouch for the veracity of her reasons but since she had given us and the agency sufficient notice, we cant blame her. The substitute from the agency has not materialised yet though she was supposed to arrive on Sunday. After promising to despatch a lady from Thrissur on Monday, today the agent promised to send a Muslim lady from Kannur tomorrow (Tuesday happened to be a holiday in Kerala for Milad un Nabi). It is the first time we will have a nanny who is not either Xian or Hindu.
In the meantime, V is working from home in the afternoon hours so that the children are not alone. Luckily, being on the late shift I am at home till afternoon. It also means I have to churn up some edible fare. After a jittery start, today I managed to cook a full-fledged meal and also attend to the numerous other chores around the house.
The kids have not been too much trouble, so it makes the supervision easier. The TV is all forgotten as they play their own little big games - cooking, singing, or playing school together. Since both are of the same wavelength, it makes play easy. While Mira is the director, Ash is the willing actor. The moment she says "Action, start", he seems to understand what the game is all about.
Ash is preparing to go to Kerala this weekend with his Appa for a review with the homeopath. He has just recovered from a bout of fever and is neckdeep in Mid-term exams.