New pair of shoes

We have this habit of putting a pinch of turmeric on new sets of clothes. Anything new electronic gadget that is brought, a little bit of turmeric and kumkum is applied and then used. So the Little who observes all this called up one afternoon when i was at work.

Apparently we had bought him a new pair of shoes for his cricket sessions down in the complex.

Little: Amma, should i do puja to my shoes with haldi and kumkum or just haldi???
Me: LOL, you do not need to do anything. use it carefully.
Little : But it is new, so i will put haldi now and kumkum later. Bye

And the phone is banged down.

Boys vs Girls

Hubby is home real late most of the days from work. Times range from 9pm to early morning next day 4am kind off. There are days when he continuously works for 2 days in a stretch. Around 8.30 to 9pm, TIny picks up the phone and dials her dad's cell..
Tiny: Appa when are you coming home?
Hubby: Will be there in half an hour..
Tiny: Where are you?
Hubby: Am entering NICE road (name of the road)
Tiny: How many kilometers from there to Home?
Hubby:12 kms
Tiny: Is there traffic?
Hubby: Not Much.. What is Little doing?
Obviously the whole convo is on the speaker phone and Little shouts from his room..
Little: Appa I am busy with my laptop [toy one but that has a lot of activities in it] repair. I cannot come.
Hubby : Ok
Little then comes running from the room.
Little: Appa, where are you?
Hubby: On Nice Road and will be entering a local road soon
Little: Ok, Appa... can you stop by Vinayaka [shop name] and get me a few batteries for my laptop?

Hubby reaches home with batteries and tells me, You son has his priorities right. Tiny's need for us to reach home early and be with her and Little's own world of remotes cars and batteries are so contradicting sometimes....