Overheard In the Bathroom. Potty Language Advisory

Buddha has been recently, VERY recently, potty trained; she’s been clean for 4 weeks now, I really need to share the experience with you, I am still MORTIFIED at how long it took her to grasp the concept,  maybe a post for some other time. Due to her newly acquired skills, she is very excited [...]

Rub My Belly Mama, Mama, Rub My Belly

My little Buddha who calls her belly boody. She is sooooo funny. She says: Mama, talk to me, talk to me mama, mama, talk to me …. so … I have an idea , lets color. That is just soooooooo funny, “talk to me” in her world means “listen” and I think it is just [...]

10 Year Wedding Anniversary Part 2

BamBam (who’s a good friend) emailed me today and told me that I was a “Poo Poo Head” for cramping Baba 7aki’s style and that I should have let him “do his thing” and I can go buy myself the IPad. Little does he know that before I even read his email I was feeling [...]

Holy Cow 10 years

Tomorrow marks baba 7akis and my 10 year wedding anniversary. Holy Cow man … 10 years!!!! I can’t believe it. He’s so cute. About 2 weeks ago he comes in our room and asks me, out of the blue : where is that promise bracelet I bought you when we first started dating? 7aki: It’s [...]

The Story of The MOFO BIB-BIB

Alright, so as I mentioned in my previous post, little Buddha is a liiiiiiiiiiiiittle bit diva-isk, she wants what she wants and she wants it NOOOOOOOWWWW. It all started when we were on a mini two day vacation to a beach resort . And as you all know on a beach there must be sand, [...]

Work, Red Shoes And Stuff.

Man it feels I have not blogged for ages. Well I did not blog for ages. I have been really busy at work, no time to screw around  busy. Oh, and in case you didn’t know I have 2 kids now. And nobody told me that having 2 kids is like having NO LIFE. I [...]

If I Win A Million Dollars

Me: What would you buy if you win a Million Dollars? Little 7aki: I would buy a Unicorn. Me: HAHAHAHA. OK what would your taita (Grandma) buy? Little 7aki: She would buy a big giant cook book made out of gold. Me: Alright, what do you think little Buddha (AKA baby 7aki) would like to [...]

My Little Buddha

I sent Bob a picture of peanut, who by the way I am calling little  Buddha from now on because, seriously, she has a Buddha belly that Buddha would be jealous of, JEALOUS I tell ya. So peanut calls her belly boody because she can’t say Buddha.  Fa3eeeeeeees. OK, end of tangent 1. This is [...]

Join Me in Congratulating Me

When I was planning on posting this post I wanted to speak poetically about marriage and how it’s pretty cool and stuff. The craziness of the fact that it’s been 9 years….wow…that’s a lot! I don’t feel it’s been 9 years. I also wanted to upload a picture of the cake little 7aki decorated for [...]

This “Sharing Business”.

Me: I am going to buy 2 bars of chocolate, one for you and one for me and peanut to share. Little 7aki: Can I have a piece from yours when I finish mine? Me: But you have a whole bar for yourself! Why would you want to share your sisters? Little 7aki: Because I [...]

Is There Such a Thing As a Moderate Muslim Woman?

Moderate Muslim Women in the Muslim Society have it hard. Last Eid got me thinking about the state of Moderate Muslim families / non practicing Muslims  particularly women. We have an Arab mosque close to our house. We drove by it on our way to the traditional Eid lunch with the family. In the mosque [...]

To vaccinate or not To Vaccinate That is the Question – The Swine Flu Edition

The H1N1 vaccine is finally ready in Canada and it’s getting shipped out to all clinics and I have to make the decision whether to give it to my Girls or not. So I am beyond confused and here is what I got: – Our family Doctor said, don’t do it, too risky since it [...]

The Guilt of Bieng a Working Mom

I was watching Queen Rania during her discussion at Yale university and a question she was asked really bothered me. Females are always asked this question especially women in big leadership roles and who happen to also be mothers. They are always asked:” How do you balance your work and family and how do you do it as [...]

Either Nothing or All

Peanut never seizes to amaze me. At 8 months she was clearly behind on her milestones, no crawling, no standing, no rolling over (that really concerned me, until the doctor told me she was too fat to roll over, HAHAHAHAHA), no teeth. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. And then when she hit 8.5 months she: 1) Turned [...]

To the End of the Universe and Back

I can’t begin to describe how much joy you bring to my life. You have a sparkle in your eyes that I have never seen in any other human being. It brings so much joy to my life. I wish I can describe how my heart flutters every time you smile at me and every time you [...]

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