Best Student n a Quick Look
2007 was an amazing year for me, Some amazing things happened and unlocked so many opportunities for me. I have enjoyed each n every minute of those happenings. When you look back and feel how wonderful and kind the year was, its definitely an amazing moment to fill our hearts with joy and pride.
We as a family made some tough decisions about moving house, new school and most importantly being strong for one another when going through some tough times. It’s a wonderful feeling when you don’t regret even one thing. I feel that’s very important in anyone’s life. I really thank god for making me take some wise decisions and helping me in whatever I wanted to.
Our biggest worry was when I moved Noel in sept to an amazing n better school then the previous one. He knew each n every teacher in that old school and liked by everyone in the school. So it was the most difficult situation I was ever put in when he got admission in one of the best schools. Rocky n close friends supported me and stood by me and offered help and asked me not to worry in case something goes wrong. I wasn’t that strong enough to move a happy child who has settled so well in the school where he started from foundation.
Anyways when myself and Rocky made that decision, He was stronger than me and more practical where as me, thinking about all Ifs in the world like if he can’t adjust, if he can’t make friends etc etc. But he settled down really well and already made loads of friends and is really happy . He does miss his old friends but they come and visit us sometimes so its not that bad.
But on the last day of before Christmas, we had school assembly and Noel who was so poorly but didn’t want to miss the last day as he wanted to wish n say bye till new year to his friends and I reluctantly send him to school.
That last day was so hectic as I had my deadline as well and so tied up at work and thought I might miss parents n students assembly but could finish off just in time and ran to school , the main hall was packed with students and parents, everyone is so happy n looking forward for Christmas n holidays. The festive spirit was in full swing in the school. The head teacher walked in and we all sang Christmas carols and then she talked about how well the kids were in the Christmas play, how the school’s Christmas performance was mentioned as the best in the local newspapers with photos.
And lastly she said that every year end she selects the best student in each class and gives them the best student certificate. She gives a brief introduction about the student she picked and why she picked them up. There was pin-drop silence when she started reading out the names, she started from foundation stage and as soon as she reached till year 2 and I can see Noel’s class so alert n excited. She started saying this boy who’s is so full of life, always happy n enthusiastic about everything and it seems he helped her in her class about describing bossy verbs and she was thrilled to see a 6 yr old using words which were unknown to her.
She then said the boy’s name as NOEL and asked him come onto the dais and handed over his certificate. What a proud moment for a new boy who just started in this school in Sept and topped his class. It was an amazing moment for him and for me as well.
I know he is going to cherish this wonderful moment forever as he called up all his friends and family to tell them about his best student award and 2 medals he was selected as football of the year in his school.
After weeks of illnesses in the family and after those dull days, this did cheer us up and I tried to cheer them up and celebrate in a simple way by few simple treats for family n friends.
I made a simple roast for Christmas with very few side dishes. Meal was simple yet so tasty and delicious and that we all forgot how the house was the previous week and how weak we all were and enjoyed our hearty meal.
The highlight on that cold and festive morning was when Noel gave me this huge hug when he saw his Christmas present.
We were thrilled to see him so happy!! Everything else looks so secondary!!
Hope this new year brings joy and happiness to everyone. Missed so much fun during these couple of weeks anyways I slowly started to catch you all.
Stumble it!
January 3rd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Congratulations to Noel & you :). You must be feeling so proud.
Wish you a very happy new year dear.
January 3rd, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Shilpa!! thank you dear and ya it came when we all were so poorly so it cheered us up immensely. Thank you for coming over
January 3rd, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Nothing feels better than seeing your child healthy, happy and good student to boot too. Good job mom!:))
He does look happy in the last photo. Enjoy. Yeah, we all went thru’ that dreaded cold for a while but it has passed here too fortunately.
Feast looks great, glad you had a great time.
January 3rd, 2008 at 5:46 pm
U must be so happy and proud. Congrats to Noel and a vey happy new year to all of you
January 3rd, 2008 at 5:52 pm
thank you for sharing it with us, it was so good to see that Noel is adjusting well in his new school and doing fabulously too! Happy New Year to you and your family!
January 3rd, 2008 at 6:25 pm
I myself am feeling proud about Noel. He is such a gifted child, Padmaja. Happy New Year to you and yours.
January 3rd, 2008 at 7:07 pm
That was an amazing post! I could visualize the contented smile that would have played on ur lips while penning down and re-living those moments. Congrats on the award for the son and also for a deserving n proud mother
January 3rd, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Asha!!
I was happy and content with this huge boost from his school asha and so is noel. Now he tries to do better n better as there is constant encouragement in his class.
We were indeed cheered up with this surprise at the end of the year.
So glad to hear that you all have come out of those ill health days and nice to see you here dear.
Vimmi I
couldn’t ask for anything better for christmas than this. It indeed made us all so thrilled.
Mandira
Its every mother’s dream to see their child settled in school and enjoy school mans and I see that in Noel now.
Well worth it!!
January 3rd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Suganya!! I have tears rolling down reading all your comments dear as you all truely understand how a mother agonise those decisions we make Su. Thank you so much and so glad that I found so many friends like you all!!
Dhivya!!
You are damn sure of that, I was reliving those amazing moments again as It came at a very right moment for all of us dear. Thank you
January 3rd, 2008 at 7:44 pm
That hug and BIG grin says it all!!!
Happy new year, hope ALL goes well in 2008 too!
January 3rd, 2008 at 8:06 pm
wow, congrats to Noel, and to you too! and I bet his huge grin and that hug was the best christmas gift you received, right?!!
wish all of you a fabulous and happier 2008!
January 3rd, 2008 at 9:02 pm
You have one adorable son padmaja.
happy newyear
January 3rd, 2008 at 9:37 pm
congrats to dear Noel, wonderful achievements! u must feel so good, padmaja!
Best Wishes for 2008!
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:09 pm
what a precious little boy! wish you and your family a wonderful year ahead, dear padmaja. and please convey to noel how proud we are of him.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:50 pm
lovely write-up and your son’s huge smile and hug says it all :)..wish u and your family a fantastic 2008
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Thats such a proud moment for u n ur family!
happy new year!
January 4th, 2008 at 4:41 am
Wishing you all a very Happy New Year and hope that 2008 also turns out as amazing. I am sure with a boy like Noel, it will be amazing as well. Hearty congratulations to both you and Noel for the super achievements.
Loved all the pictures.
January 4th, 2008 at 4:52 am
Dropped by looking for foodie blogs.. a lovely read!
HAppy new year to you and family.. and congrats to Noel
January 4th, 2008 at 5:51 am
Padmaja, thats a great news. Congrats to both Noel and you. You must be to proud..Great job…
January 4th, 2008 at 6:24 am
ohhhhhhhh CONGRATS to dear Noel…. and to you too P… What a proud mama you must be… The picture of you two together is soooooo cute… I am glad you are all feeling better… Happy New Year my dear Padmaja… Hugs to Noel..
January 4th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Manasi
Ya even my favourite of all is that sweet hug from noel.
I feel it says it all isin’t it!!
Thank you dear for coming over
Mansi
You are 100% right, that hug actually made me get up and enjoy our christmas day dear.
Thank you so much for coming over and leaving a note!
January 4th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Richa!!
best ever present I have received. I come from a very disciplined family and education takes over everything else so I am happy that I am giving the same what I learnt from my parents to my child.
It is indeed a very special moment. Thank you so much for coming over dear, it means a lot to hear from friends like you!!
thanks again!!
Bee
Thank you so much dear, he did read all those wonderful comments from everyone and asked me how i have so many friends without even meeting them. He finds it hard to understand how you can make friends without playing together, So innocent eh!!
Rajitha
Thank you for coming over and wish you the same dear
January 4th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Grihini
Thank you for visiting me and ya it was indeed a proud moment and i know he will cherish it for a very long time!!
Redchillies
Thank you and hope the same as you know i enjoyed my schooling and loved going to school and we always wanted Noel to do that so when we hear things from him, it does make our hearts heavy as you know a good foundation for a any child is a strong beginning.
Canary
Thank you and Welcome to my blog. Hope you enjoyed your stay. Happy new year wishes to you n family!!!
January 4th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Srivalli
Thank you so much and I was so happy to share with my friends who knows how much these things matter to me. Thank you dear
Sig
I think that special moment at school made us all recover fast and enjoy what little time we had in the holidays.
Even that picture was my favourite too, so innocent and spur of moment reaction on christmas morning.
January 4th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Congrats to you and kudos to Noel…he really have made you so proud…
January 4th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Kudos to Noel! We are all proud of him. Here’s to another fun year ahead, at home and in school.
January 4th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Bhags!!
Thank you so much dear and ya he did made us all proud !!
Nupur
Thank you sweetie and hope we enjoy more as a family better then ever.
Thank you for coming over!!
January 4th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I love that last snap - can anyone be happier?
January 5th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Lakshmi
Thank you very much !!
January 6th, 2008 at 2:18 am
Such a lovely post Padmaja. I know how important the decisions we make for our kids are and even though it may be hard on them now, they will realize how much it helped them later. You are a great mom and it comes as no surprise that Noel is doing so well! Congratulations! Wishing many more happy moments this year.
January 6th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Dear Noel,
You made your mama proud and all your invisible friends too..Great job! Happy New to all of you.
January 7th, 2008 at 5:40 am
LOvely post dear! Hats off to noel!!
Loved the last photo very much!
A very happy new year to you and your family padmaja!! :))
January 7th, 2008 at 5:42 am
One more thing I always felt when I visit your blog dear. The name of your blog reflects your strong personality!:)
January 7th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Shankari
Thank you so much and i will surely pass on those wonderful words to noel.
Lathanarasimham
Thank you very much latha and mmmh!! does the name of my blog too bold???
January 7th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Congrats to you lovely son.
You must be really proud of him.
I loved the last pic of you and Noel.
Loved the feast table too. Wish i was there to taste each of them
January 7th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Congrats to you lovely son.
You must be really proud of him.
I loved the last pic of you and Noel.
Loved the feast table too. Wish i was there to taste each of them
I tried to send the comment but something went wrong so second try
January 8th, 2008 at 1:17 am
I love last picture a lot padmaja happiest moment, congrats for your son and ofcourse u too
January 8th, 2008 at 6:02 am
That is so sweet. It always works out Paddu. Congrats to Noel and to both of you. The enthusiasm is infectious and he caught it.
Happy new year
January 8th, 2008 at 9:29 am
Happy Cook!!
Sorry about my spam karma eating some comments, Bee kindly sent me a link to sort it but i haven’t had time to sit and sort dear!! Will work on it asap and as those lovely appreciation is accepted with a huge big thank you.
Sagari!!
Thank you and it was indeed a lovely moment after all that illness spree at home.
Raaga
Thank you dear and hey hey even Rocky says where do i get so much enthusiasm and energy to do evrything with a smile.
If i tell you my new schedule and how i run like a headless chicken, its definitely laughable!!
So nice to see u here!!
January 8th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
hey proud mommy, let me give u a hug too
like u even i am proud of ur little prince. he is such a sweet heart. u both r doing a wonderful thing for him.
congrats to little noel and give him a tight hug from me, will ya? and that pic of u and noel is damn cute…
January 9th, 2008 at 8:03 am
Looks like my comment got eaten up, too.
January 9th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Sup
Thank you so much dear for oh yes, will give him a huge hug on your behalf!!
Aparna!!
Sorry aparna, i am trying to retrieve those comments eaten by my spam karma!!
Thank you for coming over!1
January 9th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Best wishes to you and the family, Padmaja, for a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2008.
January 9th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Such a sweet, warm post!
I know how you feel proud of your boy when we ourselves feel so happy and proud..
Love the spread.Love more the way mom and kid Hug each other!
Let the whole year and the coming years bring joy and good moments like always