I am going to be doubling up as mom too for a week and a half as Sharmila hikes it up to India for a few days. The girls have absolutely zero confidence in my ability to manage the house when she is gone. Nikita got all the instructions from Sharmila and then for my benefit wrote them up all over the fridge. Not to take any chances, she made is very big font and applied as many colors as she could lay her hands on 🙂

A rare moment of sisterly co-operation…

All these years, Tasha would remember to make or buy a gift for her mom for her birthday. Niki, invariably, would implore her at the last minute to add her name to the gift so it would show that both the sisters gave the gift. Tasha never had any problem with it.

This year, roles were reversed. Niki got a gift and Tasha asked her name to be added. Niki agreed but not without making it amply clear who got the gift… Read the last line… “Piggy Backer”!!!!