I usually don’t sleep in the afternoon.. no not even at night until my kids sleep.. because of the experiences that I have had with these two, my senses are always on alert.. the mommy instinct hardly lets me sleep.. but I dozed off yesterday afternoon due to exhaustion, just for few mins while sitting and sewing on the sofa.. both were doing two different things in two different rooms..

My nap is disturbed by mild murmuring.. my senses are on high alert.. I remember what happened the last time I dozed off long time back.. I had dozed off doing some hand work when youngerone took a surprise nap and older one was reading a book.. I woke up because of strong smell.. or more like clorine smell( I have a chemistry background and it really helps).. I checked around and asked my older one if he smelled anything strange.. he said ‘no’ with the most innocent face 😇.. I couldn’t find anything.. I still drilled him but he said he was just reading a book.. the next day I took the wipe cloth to wipe something and it just crumbled into powder.. ok I was sure my instincts were right and took it to my ‘dear son’ and asked him.. first he denied and once I put some chemical facts out he told me that he had mixed -toilet cleaner, dishwashing liq, detergent, handwash and dettol only in tiny drops in a cup.. it over flowed with a burst and he wiped it immediately.. I showed him the consequence on the fabric.. it could have been worse on his skin but he was lucky.. reminding him to not do any experiments without my knowledge, I thanked all my stars because I have really had loads of hospital visits with this guy in the past..

Now coming to yesterday’s incident.. I hear my younger one murmuring ‘anna(bro) I see Amma’s toe finger slightly twiching.. be quick’ I don’t open my eyes and observe.. there is refrigerator closing sound, some cover opening sounds then a slight glass hitting sound and I hear foot steps going into bedroom.. I walk into the bedroom to find both looking at me like 🦉 owls.. trying to keep their mouths as flat as possible🤣.. I go into the kitchen to investigate.. I ask them ” I see cheese, biscuits missing.. but why were the spices used?” Silence.. “only if you tell me I can be prepared with a remedy incase something goes wrong.. we can’t go to hospital immediately.. ” Younger one immediately answers ” don’t worry amma.. he tried this combo in the morning when you were in the toilet.. I have been observing him.. nothing happened to him till now.. I even asked him if there was upset stomach.. nothing.. so now I too tried.. he crushed biscuit into cheese sheet and added spices.. I tasted it.. salt was missing so I added a pinch of salt and it was great.. ” thanking all my stars that this was not a risky experiment day, I ask them to give a sample to try.. 😜