From Siraj....
"I'll go put this in the refriduLATOR for you, Mommy."
And a bonus, from the kids I take care of, after one of them accused the other of taking her coat, even though SHE left it on the playground...
"Don't blame ME for your FREEZENESS!"
LOL
Enjoy
So everything is going well, I've just been trying to make the most of this Ramadan. I feel like I have a lot of catching up to do...Im kinda just enjoying the spirit and doing introspection into my relationship with Allah and through him, the world around me.
I'd meant to be more social but honestly I think I overshot myself a little - forgot how much taking care of the kids while fasting would take out of me. (Its ALMOST like being pregnant again, that loss of energy from not eating during the day is bringing back MEMORIES!) I find myself waiting till after Iftar to tackle more major tasks that need to done, and relegating minor, less energy using tasks to the daytime.
I found out about a birthday party held by a friend at the last minute - if I hadn't been fasting I probably would have made it there, even with only a couple hours notice, but with the fasting...I wasnt able to gear everyone up and get moving quite so fast, so we had to sit that one out, unfortunately.
This Ramadan is not only a 'get back on track' for me, (as it should be every year for everyone), Im also using it as a time to implement positive changes in our family routine that can be carried forward through the rest of the year and for continuing years to come. More focus on making Salat as a family, for instance - with all the rippin and runnin we do, that tends to slip by the wayside.
So inshallah Allah will grant me the energy to make it to some iftars in the days before we have to say goodbye to this wonderful month!
I got the two boys bookbags for school yesterday. Well, they are so excited about their new bags that today after getting out of the shower and drying off, they put their bookbags on and announced they were ready to go to school.
Thing is, they were missing all the rest of their clothes. It was only when I mentioned this fact to them that they seemed to realize that, yes indeed, they were NOT ready to head out the door to school.
That was my funny for the day. LOL
