moment of truth

Ok ... so we are all moved in. Actually our old apartment was ready to turn in ... 3hours later!
now it is just organizing the new place.

it is two bedrooms ....two baths. SO that is helpful.

The living room is WAY smaller but at least I finally get the computer in my room. Told you I would get my way on that!

The new place is pretty nice. But it is WAY more "grown up" looking.

I mean the walls are just oozing with that "when are you going to have a baby" speech I always hear.

So tonight my mother-in-law comes.
I am a tad freaked out!!!!!

Really I am supposed to be out buying a new bed. We gave her our old bed.
I just have no motivation to do anything. So tomorrow when I complain about sleeping on the floor.... remind me it is my own fault ok.

Thanks you're such a pal.

Friday is moving day!

Yup it is official !

We move Friday.... I picked out my new place.
It is kind of dull. Bigger... but dull.

My address was pazzazi LIGHTHOUSE COVE
now it is going to be boring BEACON DRIVE!

HONESTLY I can barely show my face in public with a name like Beacon Drive.

Good thing I am such a procrastinator huh ... I never changed my Drivers license or my checks.
Tho I did change our joint checks ( money well wasted!)

But now I have to change EVERYTHING else!
YUCK
Oh well
ALHAMDULILLAH

The raven wears underwhere at dawn

It is offical. My mother in law got her Visa. She will be here on Monday December 20th.

I have just finished my million page paper, and test. I have one more EXTREMELY hard Final exam on Wednesday then I can devote all of my attention to this mother in law situation.

What is that situation you ask .... it goes a little like this.

• Finals this week.
• She comes next week
• My grandparents are comming from Trinidad on the 30th.
• My sister is comming on the 30th as well . ( She is being sent to Iraq in january so this will be her last visit till she gets back from Iraq)

I am kind of hoping we can stay in our one bedroom. You know tough it out. But something tells me Aly is going to insist we move.

If we move it will have to be done by January 3rd.

WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO!

Oh did I mention i am a cub scout leader?

For all those with Exams

DU'A BEFORE STUDYING
"Allaahumma infa'nii bimaa 'allamtanii wa'allimnii maa yanfa'unii."
O my Lord, make useful for me what you hath thought me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me.

DU'A FOR KNOWLEDGE
"Rabbi Zid-Nee 'iL-Maa"
My Lord, increase me in Knowledge.

A Picture Share!

Warren the fish has converted to Cubanism. His new name is Alejandro Manuel Vasquez. he no longer answers to slave nameWarren

comming down to the wire

yes you heard it here first folks!

School is almost over... my apartment is a sea of papers!
My husband and I both have finals... final papers... final projects .... and final presentations.

OHHHHH it is a mad house! Plus we have all this paperwork for his mom to come here. OH MAH GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODNASSSSSS it is wild.

But it is kind of fun too. Does that make me a dork.
Before you make your comments ... lemme find my brass knuckles.
Ahhh yes here they are, next to my brand new switch blade ( well really it is a used switch blade my sister... you know Sgt. Calihan of the USMC. Yeah she gave it to me! uh huh... I used it once on the neighbor kid who called me a dork.... I am sure he would like to call me a dork again but since I stabbed him in the throat he talks all funny.)

lil help

My husbands mother is sick. We think she has had a stroke but we are not sure.

Please make du`aa for her.

We are working on getting her here. Which seems to be going well as the hospital in Mauritania said there is nothing they can do and have released her. They said they needed further tests that are not available here. So we need an appointment with a specialist here in order to obtain a visa. I am sure this will not be a problem inshaAllah.

We just moved into a one bedroom ... oh man I love it so much....Oh well. But now we have to transfer to a 2 bedroom ( yup ... move twice in less than 2 months).

I have NO problem with her moving in with us... I just keep thinking if it was my mother what would I want done ... ya know. So I am happy to help in any way I can!
The problem is this:

I dont speak arabic... and she doesn't speak english!
We cannot get Dish or Direct Tv ( which ever one has arabic channels) because of our apartment (can you blame them ... those things are ugly!). Also my mother in law is unable to read. So that is going to be pretty dull don't you think. All this and she is not feeling well!
But I know we will have lots of visitors.
You know what that means right!
I am going to have to learn how to make Mauritanian green tea! I have REFUSED to learn up to now.
Why you ask??? ( you did ask did'nt you)
Because it is a long drawn out affair! AND they drink it in 3s!
so that is THREE Times me fuss!

Chai is sooo easy to make ... you just put your water, milk , spices, and tea then let it cook forever and TA DAAAAAAAAA

But NOOOOOOOOO this is MUCH to much work!

Anyway my husband will now be working MORE than overtime because I am still unable to work and now he is taking care of both of us in a larger apartment plus he is also in school Full time. (so please make Du`aa for him as well!)

Anyway I neeed some ADVICE! What do I doooooooooooooo?

Any help will be GREATLY appreciated!

Abez is the coolest!

OK so I was just singing my praises for Abez and then my computer went all crazy. SOOO I have to type it all over again!

SHE IS GREAT
NEVER LATE
Likes to eat things on a plate

( I dont hear you singing along......... SING!)

ok well I was going on and on about how I needed a glass made of a pineapple filled with orange and passion fruit juice with two umbrellas ( green and blue)


now leave me while I make my sand castle!
LEAVE I SAID!