I Heart You.

I grew up with an extended family. 3 Moms, 2 sets of grandparents, the best Mama on earth, 4 sisters and 1 brother and very loving uncles, aunts and affectionate, close paternal cousins. Being the first child of the new generation does come with its perks. You have pictures with each one of them holding you as a baby, everyone focusing on your every move as though it is the biggest miracle, being able to have seen all the younger ones slowly come into existence and teach them all the wonderful skills you have picked up by then. If there was one wish I could make, it would be for the next generation to grow up the same way that we did. Surrounded by love and summers infested with chicken pox.
It is a rare gift and I am infinitely grateful for it. I have this picture in my head of Patti, who has room on her lap for all her grandchildren and her arms stretched to include all her children. Infinite space in her heart that converts nothingness into love.
I may not have got everything I asked for from life, but what I got without asking, was more than enough.

PS: First Toy : Walking Ostrich from V-Chithi. Second Toy : Remote control helicopter from R-Chithappa.