After Hassan got ill I got ill, after that Teresa got ill, after her Aktar got ill, after her Meemo got ill, after her mom got ill, after her Hassan got ill all over again, after him dad got ill (still has a fever of 38-39), after him little dana got ill (she’s at the hospital now on IV) and now I feel a little cold with a runny nose. I fear an epidemic lol!

Ps. Two days after his fever was gone my son didn’t sound like he recovered from his cold. And he still has a runny nose! How can I get rid of it?

Pss. Don’t suggest hilba or fenugeek because I tried it, pee-yeu!

Psss. Lazim asheb harmal …

I couldn’t get my son to go to nursery today so I took him back home, I tried giving him candies bas makoo fayda! Maybe he was sleepy, anyways I’m not taking him tomorrow because the teacher told me there’s an outing for the older kids and the little kids will stay on their own at the nursery, so I’ll let him rest for a day or two until he makes up his mind. I hope he’ll start going again but what if he still doesn’t want to go? how can I make him want to go?

I still didn’t cut Hassan off his pacifier but I’m working on toilet training. I have to say that the nursery played a huge role in helping me out with this one. So there’s some progress, I guess. Why am I having a hard time enforcing my rules? Kids are so funny, feed them candy and watch them do the candy dance or mashyat alhalawa on their tip toes, moving their head from side to side. It’s cute.

New words:

Kullo-meaning all. He learned this from the nursery

Batli Bab*pleading*-let go of me, esp. if I’m holding him tightly

Zaytoon-olives

Abee Dactoor-I need a doctor

Mama gageena-my mom, I don’t know where in the world he got this from??

Abee Ajeenaa-dough

Baba naami-as in my dad Raami

Last but not least, he goes “beep beep” when he needs us to get out of his way, he probably thinks he’s a car

I was waiting for my turn at the salon when a lady sat down in front of me with her 4 year old girl. The girl wanted a wig and her mom told her she can’t have it. The girl kept crying for it and then her mom told her to stop crying or else she’ll take off her shoes and hit her on the head with it. I couldn’t help thinking about this whole situation and how parents discipline their kids here. It bothered me so much that this lady was treating her child in this manner and esp. letting other people hear it is not right. I can understand her frsutration but there’s no excuse to what she told her daughter.

Makan fee zahma kilish elyoom? Mako madaraas walaa shino?

A few weeks back during ramadam my brother was at the co-op looking for today’s fresh milk. Funny thing he found tomorrow’s date printed on it so he left without buying any. How can they state on the milk carton that it’s fresh when it’s not! It makes us question if all dairy products sold in co-ops are really fresh or not?

Usually I get things done before Eid in like 2-3 days. This Eid I’ve spent the first day in the hospital and the second I so hope I’m going to spend it going from one salon to another *fingers crossed* I hope they’re not closed for Eid!!

Plus Hassan didn’t get his haircut yet. But thanks to Allah he only got a fever before he slept last night. I still need to wash some clothes for tomorrow because everything was put on hold until I got back from the hospital. I’m still looking forward to showing off my new Eid clothes!

Happy be-lated Eid …