<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514420380634781453</id><updated>2011-06-12T07:06:12.953-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Minks cosy den ..</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andysminks.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/514420380634781453/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andysminks.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Minks</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06077994185966877275</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514420380634781453.post-2188958449443652654</id><published>2007-07-05T10:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-05T10:57:28.296-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mahi's first Bday</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Well I have been really busy lately to update &lt;strong&gt;Mahi's&lt;/strong&gt; blog .. but i do want to fill in the details of her birthday which was the event of the year for me .. although it wasnt a very great party but there were some 100 odd people present to bless &lt;strong&gt;Mahi&lt;/strong&gt; on her first birthday ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;The invitation cards were appreciated by all ..this was my first effort in organising an event and i must say i am not a bad manager :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mahi's&lt;/strong&gt; one and only &lt;strong&gt;Masi&lt;/strong&gt; bought her the birthday dress .. We didnt think of any theme but red and white balloons and Mahi's portfoilio in the background looked great .. Her birthday cake was a dalmation which was instantly recognised by mahi as Bhoo BHoo :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Several aarti's were performed like Durwa, Kanak, Cotton wishin &lt;strong&gt;Mahi&lt;/strong&gt; all the best in Life .. thanks to Manoj bhaiyya .. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Everyone I invited were there for the party and my joys knew no bounds .. Didi was here too ... Mumma Papa Narayan Neha .. all were bang on time :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mahi&lt;/strong&gt; was not at all a cranky kid .. she was enjoying her cake and swing rides with Mama dear .. thanks to &lt;strong&gt;Narayan&lt;/strong&gt; .. &lt;strong&gt;MAhi&lt;/strong&gt; was most comfortable ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mahi&lt;/strong&gt; received loads of gifts which she would receive when she starts understanding ... I will be uploading a few photos soon .. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/514420380634781453-2188958449443652654?l=andysminks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andysminks.blogspot.com/feeds/2188958449443652654/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=514420380634781453&amp;postID=2188958449443652654' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/514420380634781453/posts/default/2188958449443652654'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/514420380634781453/posts/default/2188958449443652654'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andysminks.blogspot.com/2007/07/mahis-first-bday.html' title='Mahi&apos;s first Bday'/><author><name>Minks</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06077994185966877275</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514420380634781453.post-6188693158428295939</id><published>2007-02-17T00:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-17T00:12:38.658-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Mahi and her schooling</title><content type='html'>The past week has been really crucial for Anand n me since we are thinking on puttin Mahi to a school where in as small as 2 month old children are enrolled. Mahi has turned 8 month this 6th but somehow our hearts are not yet ready to let go our precious darlin into the outside world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But Ghosh Sir at Victorious Kidss says its important to understand that the child's brain develops far better and faster at a young age than when it grows .. and we as parents are restricting their brain from developing for our small ego of keeping them closely tugged to us ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are giving it a lot of thought and the decision is a 90% yes ! Lets just hope that Mahi benefits tremendously from her early schooling and goes ahead to be a great human being ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love u Mahi !!&lt;br /&gt;Mum n Pa :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/514420380634781453-6188693158428295939?l=andysminks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andysminks.blogspot.com/feeds/6188693158428295939/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=514420380634781453&amp;postID=6188693158428295939' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/514420380634781453/posts/default/6188693158428295939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/514420380634781453/posts/default/6188693158428295939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andysminks.blogspot.com/2007/02/mahi-and-her-schooling.html' title='Mahi and her schooling'/><author><name>Minks</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06077994185966877275</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514420380634781453.post-2257448931040983217</id><published>2006-12-20T08:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T22:09:35.185-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Life is the biggest teacher ..</title><content type='html'>Life has taught me many lessons and I realised the importance of most of them only after I got married... being from a traditional marwari family I was aware of what I could possibly be able to do once I got married.. thankfully &lt;strong&gt;Anand&lt;/strong&gt; does not carry a typical marwari mindset ... which is why I can have my free will in most situations at home .. I studied as well as worked after marriage which gave me immense satisfaction and I realised that if I am able to convince my true motive to my in laws there would be no resistance from their end for me to do what I will to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8FO_Pq-k_TA/RYlz_oaLFsI/AAAAAAAAAAU/V5610DRwCmA/s1600-h/Image(22).jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8FO_Pq-k_TA/RYl0q4aLFuI/AAAAAAAAAAk/8KKQeTOnZMY/s1600-h/Image(22).jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mahi&lt;/strong&gt; came as a blessing after 2 and half years of marriage .. now my sole priority remains &lt;strong&gt;Mahi&lt;/strong&gt; and her upbringing in the best possible way .. I dont want to leave any loopholes in there .. she is an active child and I am sure to learn more as and how I nurture her ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today I am too busy to think of anything other my chore but I promise to my self to bring out my true potentials one day and make everyone around me proud ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;cheers !!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/514420380634781453-2257448931040983217?l=andysminks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andysminks.blogspot.com/feeds/2257448931040983217/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=514420380634781453&amp;postID=2257448931040983217' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/514420380634781453/posts/default/2257448931040983217'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/514420380634781453/posts/default/2257448931040983217'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andysminks.blogspot.com/2006/12/life-is-biggest-teacher.html' title='Life is the biggest teacher ..'/><author><name>Minks</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06077994185966877275</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-514420380634781453.post-675826338469098960</id><published>2006-12-16T09:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-16T09:34:16.027-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Mahi .. my lil" angel .. my life</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Mahi&lt;/strong&gt; turned &lt;strong&gt;6month&lt;/strong&gt; last week and she has developed so many reflexes recently that its difficult for me to keep a note of all .. she waves her hand as taught by her &lt;strong&gt;Papa&lt;/strong&gt; .. give her any toy she will turn it bang it and check for every sound that it can make .. today she even gave a kiss on her &lt;strong&gt;Grandma's&lt;/strong&gt; cheeks ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;noises are galore .. she makes various &lt;strong&gt;sounds&lt;/strong&gt; .. &lt;strong&gt;food habits&lt;/strong&gt; are spoiling now .. she was better till 5 months .. now madam understands taste and resists anything and everything that doesnt taste good enough .. &lt;strong&gt;mundada mam&lt;/strong&gt; in the making !!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;got a few more pants for the winter .. her &lt;strong&gt;Buha&lt;/strong&gt; gave her some more dozen toys to play with and her favourite is the toy telephone ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;she loves her flash cards .. and have put up some charts for her as well .. animals .. numbers .. vegetables .. shapes .. i know its too early but i just want it in front of her eyes .. children have super picture memory ..&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/514420380634781453-675826338469098960?l=andysminks.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://andysminks.blogspot.com/feeds/675826338469098960/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=514420380634781453&amp;postID=675826338469098960' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/514420380634781453/posts/default/675826338469098960'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/514420380634781453/posts/default/675826338469098960'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://andysminks.blogspot.com/2006/12/mahi-my-lil-angel-my-life.html' title='Mahi .. my lil&quot; angel .. my life'/><author><name>Minks</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06077994185966877275</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
