"Noodles" and shout out!

The cry of the youngest daughter. She is of course Starving! I utilized the exclamation point for dramatic effect. DD #2 who is far from withering away from malnutrition is so dramatic when speaking of her desire to eat that one would think we withhold food from her. Just take a look at her and her roundness and one would be incredibly perplexed. DD #2 is just a product of our society that wants instant gratification. I wonder how much of this she learned from me? On a happier note, I am so excited that Ummlayla has finally visited my blog. I have been reading her blog for quiet a while but don't often leave comments. (NOTE TO SELF: Leave comments people might visit your blog) So this little shout out goes to Ummlayla. Please visit anytime.

Alert: Husband wants to go shopping!

I am in awe that hubby is requesting a shopping trip. I realize it is to a hardware store but there is a dollar store right next door and well since we are out that means lunch at the resteraunt that is right down from the Islamic bookstore. We will hit the asian market at the end! How awesome is this! I hate doing it alone and I can hardly ever get hubby on board. DD #2 is so cute she looked concerned when we said we were going shopping and asked in an objectionable way "What about me!" Both husband and I looked at each other and giggled. I mean what does the four year old think....."mom and dad are leaving me at home to totally destroy the abode!" I think not! So it will be a fun experience. My goal for this morning is to go through my material to find something inspiring for the green swap I am participating in over at Farhana's blog. I am also determined to meet up with Billy (even if it is on tape) for some Tae Bo. I am also thinking of dusting off my cheapo stairclimber in the garage and getting on that a couple of hours before bedtime. I have to get rid of some of this girth around the middle. Even skinny hubby is getting a little of what he refers to "cholesterol" around his stomach. Oh well, things to do and places to go. Have a lovely day!

Amazing Weekend.....Fantastic Attitude

I had a phenomenal weekend. It really wasn't any different from other weekends except now I am searching. I am working out my faith. Saturday I did a lot of sleeping since hubby was at home. It was so nice to just nap. I now have new found respect for my cat. That evening I kissed the lil ones on the forehead after giving them a bath and getting them in the pjs and bid the family farewell for the evening. I then got in the car and traveled to a small musullah for a halaqa where we will begin really studying the Quran. It's a small group and it was nice to have an open discussion about things. We then ate a lil dinner and sat around and chatted for a bit. Sunday was the day that I registered darling daughter 1 in Sunday School. The small musullah has very low student teacher ratio and I think Hana will do very well there. After school they had a picnic in the park and I just couldn't pull myself away from the fellowship and yummy hamburgers (not sure what spices they put in there but I am sure there was an addictive additive mixed in). So today is Monday. Most people would groan about such a thing. I, myself, find Monday's difficult because dd 2 is without dd 1 and is very high maintanence. However, today she seems a little more calm and self directed in her play. She even helped me hang up clothes! It's all very unprecedented. So my question becomes does this positive attitude affect her and make her feel more at ease? I am guessing the answer to that is yes. Today is the start of a lot of things for me. I will do a bit of study of the Quran this morning and then this afternoon I will kick out some cardio. In between all this fun stuff is grocery shopping but even this annoying task is not going to get me down! :) I pray all of you have a fantastic attitude and day!

Where have I been?

Well I have taken a few days off from blogging. This will most likely be a weekly break. I usually substitute teach on Thursdays and Fridays and it completely wears me out. I was reading through my comments and was asked why Islamic School or Homeschooling was my only option. I didn't make the statement judgementally against public education which is the other choice. My daughter is currently in the public school and so far so good. Once she finishes her 5 year dual language program, I hope to go back to working in an Islamic school having created a dual language program in English and Arabic. If this does not work out I will then look into homeschooling because I think I have seen amazing results from a dear friend of mine that homeschools her three childrenn. (Shout out to Hanane) I think often times those that chose public school do so not really seeing there are other options. I honestly don't have a gripe with public school. What I have a gripe about is people who put their kids into the public school arena and then stick their head in the sand. No matter what choice a parent makes as far as education for their child they must be involved and active in it. I better get off my soap box. Wishing you all a great weekend!