Congrats Dodo!!

It's been crazy busy out here.. alhamdolilah.. I mean I blog from work.... and lately I have been swamped, so I guess it's a good thing eh?

I am just writing today to share this.. MY SIS DODO GOT HER PHD CONGRATULATIONS.. I am happy for her and very very proud.. GO SISTER GO!! :o)! She’s done it in record time :o) mashallah 3leha.. (well you can use the Libyan saying here “فرطاسة تتباهى بشعر اختها” lol it’s like to show off with something some one else did!

And yah.. Mom is here again.. she couldn't stand the depression of the winter in Canada.. she came back running... Well it's good to have her here.. cuz DaMoon & I missed her so very much...

Have I said that Meral became such a headache??.. a headache that u actually enjoy its pain!? She keeps talking asking and singing with her sharp voice saying.. mama mama what's this.. mama give me this ... mama I need this..so by the end of the day I just need some quiet sound-free environment ..ughh

Well got to go the documents piles on my desk are waiting for me :o(..

The Weather, Sweet Potato and Some Other Stuff!

Bloggers I missed you all..

Okay I am depressed, the weather has been really wintry for the last week, wind, rain and more rain.. and in such weather you can not do so much .. just stay home and ehhhh do NOTHING ... I hate TV, I had lots of time to write something new.. but really I didn't know what about and i wasn't in the mood to do so either..




then dang we bought some sweet potatoes and I said why not share my passion to this yummy yumm vegetable,.. I LOVE IT yup... well I love all kinds of potatoes.. all of its different colors and different types.. but I have a special passion for sweet potato so what I made with it.. well just the normal way of cutting it into halves wrapping it into aluminum sheet and have it cooked in the oven for about an hour then take it out unwrap it and put some butter on it.. YUMMO.. and if you watch me eat it... you'll be like.. what IS wrong with her.. I keep telling people that sweet potato is the most delicious food on earth.. even though I think I should try to make a real meal with it.. like roasted sweet potato salad or even sweet potato pasta, I found couple of recipes online I might try one soon ... well thanks for listening to my blah blah blah about sweet potatoes :oD

Anyhow, my sinuses are causing me a real bad headache.. today I had to leave early from work, I got to the point that I wasn't able to opne my eyes.. :o(.. inshallah the doctor's appt is gonna be on Saturday.. and hey guess what.. tomorrow is Friday.. yah my only day off work.. and I am supposed to do something different just so I can start fresh on Saturday.. but with this weather.. yah we're staying home.. I really don't want next week at work to start.. I need a break... a change of scenery.. will I ever get that? I don't think so.. at this point.. I have to say ALHAMDOLILLAH.. cuz the more I think about it.. the more things in my life seem unpleasant .. so ALHAMDOLILAAAH.. Alhamdolilah 3ala kul 7al..

This is Considered Domestic Violence!!!!

I am angry, mad, out-raged and furious, I really don't know how I am feeling at the moment....what a start ....

I was trying to contact one of my friends for the past two weeks, I couldn't get hold of her no matter at what time I tried on both her cell phone and land line. Today after I gave up reaching her directly I contacted her sister, the news WAS her idiot husband (sorry to say that but he is a real jerk proven by actions) took her cell phone away from her and switched it off and also cut the land line dead.. BECAUSE she was communicating with her sister after she had a fight with him.. letting out some steam for her own sanity!! now how stupid is that????
Her parents are abroad, both of her brothers live abroad and the youngest brother and her sister are the only one staying in Libya.. I mean I heard after they fought he verbally abused her, and bad-mouthed her, her parents, he told her that she's replaceable and he really doesn't need her!!!!! NOW HOW DESPICABLE!!!!!

She's been isolated from us her friends since she got married, 2 years ago, he told her that her friends are not welcome at their home, she never visited us since he isolated her from the rest of the world to have control over her... whenever I called her before (and that is during the time he is at work or something) she's usually depressed and not as excited about life she used to be she was such a person to be around full of life and fun.. the problem is I BLAME HER FOR THE MOST PART... well I know she needs support from her family to help her thru this situation to take the next step and leave the jacka**, she's been in situation like this but less serious (even though it was serious enough for me) but her father wasn't much of a support, he took her back to her husband and told her not to leave again…. and I guess it is what's keeping her from leaving that ... ughhh....now!!!

ANYWAY enough is enough and HOPEFULLY her brothers are getting involved this time .. I believe that even if she didn't want to leave they should drag her out of that hole before she loses her mind.

I was thinking of stopping by her house and visit her just to make sure she's alright and he hadn't hit her or any thing but her sister told me off,, she's afraid I might make things worse.. GOSH she hasn't been in touch with her family since eid.. I am so worried and fuming.. ... I am kind of depressed too I pray that things get better for her... yester Allah

Salam!

Eid Wishes & Blog Anniversary :o)

Eid Mubarak to you all, kul sana o into tyebeen

and yeeeyyy finally some days off :o)..

AND

Tomorrow is my blog's 1st birthday!

Happy birthday Blog!

THANK YOU ALL for keeping it alive .. have a great Eid and inshallah bel sa7a we essalam to all of you and yours :o)

Well I am off tomorrow, and our internet at home is NOT working, so I'll be gone for a while :o)

DaGirls and Meral's Birthday Pictures

I promised to post some pictures of Meral's birthday.. well I could only post those!! :o)

7'amsa o 7'mesa 5 girls..lool Meral & DaGang (her cousins) sitting in Geddo's lap

On Meral's birthday..


Singing along...some song!

Saja .. so wants to have a piece of that cake.. that girl eats mashallah..lol

Happy birthday to Merooo!

This pic was taken on Faffo's (the girl with the pink top) birthday 2 weeks before Meral's

My sister-in-law made them stand against the wall to get them all in one picture as you can see they were distracted by something else...:oD

Meral @ the AST Fall Festival

Here are some pictures were taken on Friday, Nov. 2nd at the American School of Tripoli Fall Festival, it started at noon and finished at 4.30 pm..

@ the playground

@ the playground .. again

Enjoying some cotton candy :o)

Sticky hand after eating cotton candy

Since Meral refused to have her face painted by a stranger she spent the afternoon sliding!! It was a nice sunny day, altho she was cranky and grumpy and wanted me to hold her up all the time because she was supposed to be napping at then..

For food they had BBQed burgers and hotdogs, two shawermas rolling, also spring rolls (I didn't like them they were to oily)...and different kinds of soft drinks, there also was a "Havana" booth for fresh fruits drinks..

There was a corner where you pick a pumpkin and decorate it.. some other crafts and games for elder children.. face painting as I mentioned..

Raffle tickets were for 2.50LYD each.. the big prizes were 2 KLM tickets to Amsterdam, a TV I don't remember if it was a Sony or something else (duh), lots of I-Pods.. Samsonite suitcase and a digital camera..

Some more pix :o)

The birthday photos will follow some time soon!! :oS

Back to Normal!

Missin' you all! :o)

It's been really quiet around the Libyan blogs lately... hope every one is doing alright!

After Ramadan, Eid, my best friend's wedding.. every thing now is back to normal, same routine of wake up drive Meral to day care, go to work, pick Meral up, then go home have lunch and sleep.. even tho it's not a good idea I did it for the last week only and I couldn't do what I am supposed to do in the evening cuz the day ends more quickly if I sleep... and things needing to be done left without doing! so as of today no more napping in the afternoon :o)..

By now I was expecting to get the pictures of Meral's birthday party ready..lol but I DIDN'T .. all that because my cam is down and we used my sister-in-law's camera so I have to take the memory card from her and load them to our computer...i am just being lazy eh..:o(

I know it's been a while now.. but I will share them.. I have to for my Sista and Mamma ;o).. the thing is I really enjoyed planning the b/day party, I took Meral out with me when preparing and buying every thing the kids loved the favors ... we had pizzas for dinner.. the kids had lots of fun and played games... duck duck goose (Libyan style), musical chairs.. and other games like dancing silly moves lol.. and I got to show my childish side..lol as I jumped along with them hehhe... so that was it about Meral's birthday!

I am proud of Meral who is coming home with a new Surah, a song or a new alphabet and word every day.. But seriously disciplining a child at 3 and teaching her respect is some work, I am afraid if I screw one time things will be ruined, and then can't fix them :o( but alhamdolilah.. so far every thing is under control... it's just a question of how my reaction should be towards certain behaviours ... I am trying to read as much as I can about parenting issues but still sometimes especially when stressed I don't respond the way I am supposed to.. :o( yallah may Allah help me with this!!!

Other than that we've been doing nothing just hanging there living our every day life... and inshallah try to improve it..