Kids grow very fast than what we think....

When Dhanesh was one year old, Before Christmas, many houses had stars with light. He liked them and wanted to have one. It's too early to convince him that we don't do that. So I bought a small star , used a night lamp bulb and hung the star in bedroom. He enjoyed watching it every day.

This became a practice in our home every year. The star was hung in hall and Deepak also started enjoying it.

This year when I hung it, Dhanesh asked me, only Christians celebrate Christmas, why do we tie this star inside our house?

I then explained him what had happened when he was one year old. He then asked , when we will remove it? I replied him telling as it is hung now, lets remove after new year. 

Above photo taken today before it was removed. It will go on for hibernation for a year. If Deepak does not ask for it next year, it will go for hibernation for ever.

-- Dhanesh Amma

Bicycle

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My paternal grand father and my spouse's maternal grandfather were running rental cycle shop at home as additional job. However I had not been lucky enough to see them in person. I got to see the photos of the grandpas, but not the cycle shops.

In those days, affording a bicycle is very costly and people take rental bicycle based on hours. I had also learnt cycling in rental bicycle only.

I got my first bicycle upon completing my standard ten. It is still lying in my home at native. I hope in few years, Dhanesh will be able to use it.

Dhanesh is lucky enough to get his bicycle when he was just four years old. He was continuously requesting his grandfather for bicycle. My father went to shop with my brother and got the one below.

Dhanesh got upset, as he was not taken to shop and not allowed to see and select the one he liked. My father preferred to buy the quality one and select as the shop fellow will not come for bargain if the kids are adamant to buy the cycle. Initially Dhanesh did not like the color saying as Pink is for girls. We convinced him saying this cycle is quality one and other cycles in shop was not good.

My father, having experienced in his father's cycle shop, does all the repairs of his and my bicycle by himself. puncture fixing, tube change, seat change or what ever it is. Me and my sister used to watch it when ever he does the puncture fixing work. It is equally important to know the minor repair works also , in addition to riding on any vehicle, be it bicycle or bike or car or other.

This generation kids, want to ride on bike before they step on to college. They don't prefer to pick up their bicycle after that.

--Dhanesh Amma

Tricycle

I remember riding on my tricycle with my my younger sister when I was young. It was a two seat-er. However I do not remember when and where it was bought and where it is now. I did not have passion for cycling so I did not bother much.

Now, we have a tricycle at home which was bought for Dhanesh by his grand father before he could walk and run steady.

The same cycle is used by his brother Deepak now. In this five years time the pedal of the cycle has been changed thrice.

The pedal gets damaged soon as the kids pedal them fast and hit on wall. They also invert the cycle and sit on rod to pedal the front wheel with hands. Good that spares are available in market otherwise we had to replace tricycle every time.

Last time, while we were returning from the shop with the spare pedal , one man asked where this spare is available as his grand son tricycle also having the same issue. 

Though Dhanesh is grown up and rides on bicycle, he is fond of this tricycle and uses it still. I only hope Deepak also shifts to bicycle soon and  the tricycle does not require addition pedal change.

--Dhanesh Amma