The Crossroads

John and I took advantage of the kids being in school and no cleaning lady today to escape to the city for a "Date".  And for us "dates" usually consist of food  during the day because we have the most energy and at night we just want to relax. We started out at a far off place (15 miles away) that took 1 and a 1/2 hours to get to but it was well worth it. (Note: It takes roughly 1-1 1/2 hours to do anything in the city proper and only 15 miles away. Boston traffic pales in comparison!) We went to a place called Shri Sagar-CTR which is an iconic Benne dosa place.  Benne dosa or benne dose, is a type of dosa which traces its origin from the city of Davangere in Karnataka, India. The term "benne dosa" in English language simply corresponds to butter dosa. It is prepared by addition of generous amount of butter while preparing the normal dosa, and accompanied by coconut chutney. John has been there 2 times before with other guests that have visited

James got to celebrate his birthday in India and he was so excited. So much so that we had to make sure we were back from our trip to Pondicherry so that he could go to school. The school has a policy that on your birthday, you get to wear "colored clothes" (that is what they call your non-uniform clothes). He was also excited to share treats with his classmates. Yesterday morning JJ got up 30 minutes early which is rare for him. Usually we are the ones that wake him up in the morning. I really have so much to say about James and what he means to me but I am not sure words could do it any justice. As my first born, he has taught me how to be a mom, to be kind, to be patient, and to address conflict with empathy. I am not sure he knows how much he does for others by his presence alone. He is always thinking and wondering why things happen the way they do. When we started this journey in London he asked about homeless people and he felt sad for them. He asked us if he c