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Father’s Day- 2008

June 11, 2008 on 11:52 am | In Miscellaneous Musings!, Family/Self | Comments Off

 

This year’s father’s day is a special for our family (similar to the mother’s day. Sunjay (our son-in-law)will be with his new born baby daughter (Sitara) - and our first grandchild and celebrate his first father’s day. This is a unique father’s day as Sitara & her mom have gone to England last week and Sunjay is joining them - arriving In England a day before the father’s day and celebrating the day there amongst his family . This is a very special day as Sitara will celebrate the day - I understand that there will be a party at her grandma’s  (paternal) home .

Sunjay loves Sitara immensely. He likes to coddle her but also to feed her, change her and also play with her and do all kinds of exercises (both hands and leg) and teach her to stand and walk. She just savours this time with her dad. The first word she learnt to repeat all the time is “daddy”. “daddy”. “daddy”.  - though she has not yet connected the word to Sunjay. Its  a matter of time now.

We , the grandparents, will be away to Orillia to attend a wedding and then to Toronto.

We will be quite removed from the Father’s Day celebration this year as Sunir/Shannon will be in B.C while Nina, Sitara & Sunjay will be in U.K.. Well, this Father’s Day was coming and what must be going in Sitara’s  mind?  Similar to what went thru her mind when Mohter’s day came by only a few weeks ago.  She is already a good 10 months old and recognising her mom & dad but also her grandparents well.

Here is our observation and sentiments - all crafted on Monday in Deep River by her granddad (& presented to Sunjay when he came for dinner on Monday evening).

Sunjay,

A proud father to a charming girl

Sitara is a gift of the Gods

To be coddled for eternity

A HAPPY  1^st Father’s Day to you.

Mom & dad this side of the pond

A thankful infant - an imagery !

On that Special Day
 

Sitara waits longingly

Her visit to England with her mom

Looking out of the English window

Standing straight on her tiny legs

She croons her neck

Searching for her dad to appear

She smiles at the thought of her dad

She longs to smother dad with kisses

With her joyous smiles and sounds

She articulates in her own way

“HAPPY FATHER’S DAY” 

Clapping lovingly with her soft hands

An distant Observant (her granddad)

Postscript:

Sitara celebrated her 1st Father’s Day with her dad in Rugby, England. The place where her dad grew up. This was very fitting. Sunjay joined Nina & Sitara at his mom’s home in Rugby (having travelled from Canada to join  Sitara & her mom who had gone to U.K.  a week before). They were joined in the celebration by Sunjay’s sister and her family, my eldest brother (Kanti ) & his wife, his son Shammir and family. I understand my sister Daxa and her family were also there. Nikit (Kanti’s grandson from his daughter - bansri - who is in Kenya) was also present. Thay had a fabulous tijme -as per Nina telephone message to wish me a Happy Father’s Day.

 Pravin Shah