Chapter 8.2 - February 2023: Madhunishas birthday

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Full name: Madhunisha Chitrakaar-Skurchk
Date of birth: 28.02.2022.
Personality traits: Clumsy, easily impressed
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February went by as it usually does in the Chitrakaar-Skurchk household, but easier days would probably soon come as by the end of the month this little critter would enter the next stage of her life..

Ole Christian was happily playing with his favorite teddy bear.

Work and school called for everyone, and Nishit was excited this morning since they had an excursion to the theatre. He was also in dire need of a bath before he could go, so he didn't have time to eat a proper breakfast.. hopefully they'll get served a nice meal at the theatre. Their teacher for the occasion is Anny Guddal, one of the local bartenders.

With everyone at school or work (and Madhunisha at home being watched after by a babysitter) I stopped by the park to see if anything was going on. It was pretty quiet with not to many people around. I only found Kajsa Tangstad, the drummer from 'The Bushweeds', enjoying a day of snowboarding.

Sofia wasn't at the fire station this time. She was hanging out at the local University College administration centre sharing some gossip with this guy, Clark Pincher-Peddler.

In spite of being tired and exhausted from caring for Madhunisha, Dudleif manages to get another promotion again, is now at level 8 of his career now working as a sketch artist. Well done!

Though maybe, judging from this video, maybe the requirements for the job aren't so high. ;)

PS: The story is real, but it turns out the drawing was simply made by a witness (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/02/08/a-witness-drew-this-terrible-sketch-to-help-police-identify-a-suspect-it-actually-worked/), and not an actual sketch artist. So the requirements for the job are still there. ;)

Well, I'm impressed. I don't know how they can pull this off, but Udisha got a promotion too, and is now a division manager at level 6 of her career. Congratulations, you're more than halfway there! ;)

After they got home they both needed a well deserved nap to salvage a little more energy so that they could celebrate Madhunishas birthday..

While his parents rested, Nishit was in his treehouse on the lookout for pirates, to make sure none would arrive to crash his sisters birthday party. ;)

Then it was time to get the party started. Sølvi Sjanto was the first guest to arrive, early by a few minutes and in one of her finest dresses, hoping perhaps that Dudleif would take note of her presence. :P

Grandma Laranya was the second guest, not very impressed with the cleanliness of her daughters house...

Nitya thought the same. "This place stinks! I can't understand why they want to live like this..."

Palash went straight for what he thinks is one of the most important things as he picked up Ole Christian to play with him. ;)

Then the moment came and Dudleif went upstairs to pick up Madhunisha. It could have ended in a disaster as he tripped and almost dropped her into the cake, but luckily it didn't go that way. ;) Happy first birthday, little one! You've made it through your first year! :P

Udisha cheers for her little baby girl as Dudleif puts her on the floor to let the magic happen.

Welcome to the age of toddlerhood, Madhunisha. There's a lot of Dudleif in her, that's pretty apparent. Now which path in life will this one take? Will she devote herself to a life of fighting crime like her father, or become a businesswoman like her mother or her weird uncle? Or maybe she'll follow her grandparents and get creative – hopefully on the right side of the law!

Well, I suppose Udisha and Dudleif did their best to make it a special event for their little girl, unfortunately this party can't excactly be called a success.. Udisha began to boo at her own sister for something and I don't really know why.. and most of the guests left early, doing their best to be polite and said they enjoyed the party..

..but it was pretty clear what they were all thinking. Even Udishas own mom couldn't hide the disappointment..
"Disgusting.. is this how I raised my kids? Doesn't she have any shame? How can she invite people over to celebrate her daughters birthday without even trying to clean the house first?"

Even Palash rolled his eyes at the mess before he left the party as one of the last remaining guests..

...but you have to understand, Udisha wasn't made to be a housewife, that's not where her ambitions lie. ;) Which is evident as she had to rehearse one more time for the presentation she would hold at the office tomorrow after all the guests had left..

...while Dudleif, still exhausted and really tired, had gone upstairs to go to sleep and put Madhunisha in her crib to get some sleep.

Ole Christian was getting tired too, and asked his mom for a hug and to carry him upstairs to his bed. It was sleep time for everyone now..

Unfortunately he was so tired he couldn't make to his own bed and fell asleep right there on the floor where Udisha put him down..

..and finally the house was quiet again as snow began falling over the town again to wrap everything into its own blanket one last time before spring could arrive... good night. ;)

Other happenings:

Kajsa Tangstad, the drummer from the Bushweeds, has been promoted to doing back up vocals at her job.. in additon to the drumming of course. ;) Don't lose your breath now.. :P 

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Trivia:

Marianne Skurchks maiden name "Overbye" is taken from the Danish serial killer Dagmar Overbye whom supposedly murdered 25 children between 1913 and 1920. She received the death sentence in 1921, which was later reduced to life in prison. She died in 1929.

Laranyas maiden name is taken from vocalist Jayant Bhadula of Indian folk metal band "Bloodywood". They're an awesome band, so check them out. ;)

Chapter 8.1 - January 2023: To parent or not to parent... is that really a question?

Alright folks! Time to start another year for the people of Bewickton! As you saw in the last chapter, Leya and her family have now safely returned to Sprottenham after visiting over christmas. Deepak luckily (or stubbornly I should say) recovered from his stroke and is back at his house and with his wife, where he wants to be.

So let's hope this year won't be so dramatic as we now return to almost where we left off.. in the household of Leyas brother, Palash Chitrakaar, and his wife, Sofia Chitrakaar (nee Karlsen). So that's where I end up when I go back here, with Palash working out and being watched by their little puppy Yumi. ;)

Sofia is, as I should have expected, at the fire station doing maintenance work on the fire truck. It's important to keep it in tip top shape in case of emergency. Palash's brother Bhavan also works in the fire department and after Sofia is done with the fire truck she wants to head over to talk to him, but...

..something is making her sick. "Ugggh.... why did I have to eat so many pancakes for breakfast? I guess this is the price I have to pay.. oh, who am I kidding.. Don't be silly Sofia, you know it's not the pancakes.."

Sofia is still struggling to come to terms with it, but she has been expecting someone ever since their honeymoon in the tropical paradise of Belo Horizonte last october.. She hasn't really been herself since then with highly fluctuating emotions and strange dreams ranging from the unbelievably pleasant to downright nightmarish...

The nightmares were at their worst just around the time when Deepak was rushed to the hospital, coincidental or not... On occasion she has her thoughts of not keeping it, but so far hasn't acted on it because she knows it would absolutely devastate Palash.. and maybe herself too.. and the excitement in Laranyas eyes when she heard she was going to be a grandmother..

The time was running out for the decision to be made, and she was probably just going to let it run.. after a while there would be no doctor to perform the task, and maybe that's how she wanted it...?

She was just past the point where she could go get an ultrasound to reveal if it was going to be a boy or a girl, but she didn't want to do that yet, for fear of getting to attached to it... just in case... but I think it's to late Sofia.. you are already attached to it, you just don't want to admit it! :P

Now, one of the things that Sofia dreaded the most is excactly what has been going on in Palashs sister Udishas house for the past months.. just like Solvej and Patrik in Sprottenham, Udisha and her husband have felt the lack of sleep on their bodies...

It has been a pain sometimes for the ambitious minded businesswoman Udisha, especially in the beginning when she had to take days off work to care for her daughter and youngest child, Madhunisha..

It's not any less stressful for the old man Dudleif, and having babies has slowed down his career of busting his own corrupt family, too..

For a brief moment Dudleif thinks he can enjoy a bit of romance with his wife, probably the main reason why they ended up having three children, but there is no time for it now, because work calls.. and their middle child Ole Christian just woke up and decided to wander off... better go after him and stop him before he gets stuck falling down the stairs...

"Here you go young man. I'll take you downstairs and feed you.. you're to young yet to do that on your own.."

Then there's their oldest child, Nishit, who has been slacking on his homework duties since last time.. He would like it if his younger siblings could just grow up a little faster, or atleast be more quiet, so he could actually focus on getting it done..

Dudleif and Nishit leaves for work and school on this rainy january morning, and it's time to call a babysitter to care for the youngest ones for a while..

The babysitter shows up on time and does a good enough job for the short while he has to be there.

The reason for that was that Dudleif was let off early from his job, and with a promotion and is now working at level 7 as a Crime Scene Technician! Lucky Dudleif. ;)

So he got to go home to care for the kids and do some necessary housework again.

He was just about to teach Ole Christian to use the potty when Deepak called him to congratulate him with the recent promotion. Deepak must have his antennas out on a very sensitive setting, or word just spreads incredibly fast around town. ;)

Fact: Dudleif is married to Deepaks oldest daugter, yet he is only one year younger than Deepak... make of that what you will, but Dudleif is about 36 years older than his wife.... Them pairing up, getting married and having children was all autonomous, I had no part in it! ;) But love is love, so if that's what they, I'll go with it...

Udisha didn't get promoted and had to work a full day, and since she is so ambitous, she always works hard. She didn't excactly feel like going home to the kids then, so instead she went to get a good salty scrub at the day spa just across the street. ;)

Nishit biked home in the misty rain after having spent his time after school at the boy scouts where he earned a trophy.

The visit at the day spa was relaxing and did her good, but Udisha only had time to make sure Ole Christian was fed before she had to go to bed from being tired..

Nishit tried again to evade doing his homework by playing on the spring rider outside, but Dudleif wouldn't let him get away that easily. ;)

Then finally it was time to give Ole Christian some much needed potty training before going to bed and hopefullygetting some sleep..

Ole Christian is old enough to find his toddler bed on his own and will ask to get fed whenever he gets hungry, but Madhunisha is still a lot more dependant on her parents.. Things should get a little easier though by next month when she will have her first birthday and can start to learn a few more skills too. ;)

Now that mom had been woken up by the youngest one Ole Christian didn't want to go to sleep without hearing a bedtime story, so Udisha read him one from the cookbook about the salt shaker that accidentally fell into the korma sauce and ruined everyones day..

..before he was strictly told to go to sleep in his own bed! Mom and dad wanted to get as much peace as they could.. Dudleif had to get up again to give the youngest one a little more attention, but eventually the quiet slowly descended on this household and everyone could get some rest..

Of course this one, the up and coming birthday child, wasn't sleeping, but atleast she was quiet for a (welcome) change!

Good night! ;)

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Other happenings:

Christina Østreng (age: 19 years) has found a boyfriend in Notzo Curious. Christina was Nityas date for her prom night. Nitya is Udishas sister and the youngest child of Laranya and Deepak.

Charmain Mandahl-Gyldendals babies Denis and Ursula aged up to toddlers. Then Madhunisha can have some friends that are her age as she gets older. ;)

Regine Willamsen-Brun became an elder and retired at age 66, though she looks like she has lived a hard life. Average life expectancy for the Simbrian nation is currently 82 years.

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