looking at the photo gallery of my phone I stumbled upon those pics!
the Perfect Traveler :)
enjoying the trip, making new friendships (with hostess of course!)
the relaxed mood at Jumana's
Love it!
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Escape to the coast...
A walk down the new Water front in Beirut
I like the old one with the corn vendors and the direct interaction with waterfront
but
both are lovely
and will Always be my favorite destination
to release stress and enjoy the warm sun rays!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
TINTIN... Adventures that'd never fade!
A dear Gift from a dear Friend: Zari
Tintin? one of my Favorite characters EVER!
and an amazing memory from childhood!
my older brother had several volumes of Tintin adventures, it was in arabic and I used to read them when I was 8-9
that means more than 20 years ago!
that means that my kids may have the chance to read them as well!
some things never die
and Tintin is the best proof of that!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Random thoughts at the end of January
It's been long time since I posted here.
It's Winter,
It's January...
and it's So cold
but I know this is no Excuse....
The start of this year was accompanied by many heart-pounding challenges.
and I had to take some important decisions related to my career
so this was taking great time and huge effort.
and now all I can say is that I hope I did the right decision and what is best for me and my family.
January also brought running noses and swollen eyes at home!
I had to give Sary his first Antibiotics 2 weeks ago (this fact is depressing enough) and Ghadi recovered quickly from what seemed like a potential heavy flu (that wiped away the depression!)
meanwhile,
Ghadi seems like he's growing so fast,
it's just getting so fun talking to him, we are having long conversations now,
discussing stuff like why I didn't became an astronaut,
and he's a great brother too! he ENJOYS feeding sary
he does his Best to make him laugh!
they're so cute together!
Sary is standing by his own, holding the edge of a table or the sofa, he sits carefully (after falling several times hitting his head on the floor!)
he enjoys playing hide and seek now and hides his face with any piece of clothes waiting for you to search for him (I'm hiding my face, therefore I don't exist ! :)
he laughs very often and his tiny lower teeth are so cute, especially that there is no sign of any other tooth coming soon!
still one week to end this month, hope it'll bring more fun and joyful moment than the passing ones!
It's Winter,
It's January...
and it's So cold
but I know this is no Excuse....
The start of this year was accompanied by many heart-pounding challenges.
and I had to take some important decisions related to my career
so this was taking great time and huge effort.
and now all I can say is that I hope I did the right decision and what is best for me and my family.
January also brought running noses and swollen eyes at home!
I had to give Sary his first Antibiotics 2 weeks ago (this fact is depressing enough) and Ghadi recovered quickly from what seemed like a potential heavy flu (that wiped away the depression!)
meanwhile,
Ghadi seems like he's growing so fast,
it's just getting so fun talking to him, we are having long conversations now,
discussing stuff like why I didn't became an astronaut,
and he's a great brother too! he ENJOYS feeding sary
he does his Best to make him laugh!
they're so cute together!
Sary is standing by his own, holding the edge of a table or the sofa, he sits carefully (after falling several times hitting his head on the floor!)
he enjoys playing hide and seek now and hides his face with any piece of clothes waiting for you to search for him (I'm hiding my face, therefore I don't exist ! :)
he laughs very often and his tiny lower teeth are so cute, especially that there is no sign of any other tooth coming soon!
still one week to end this month, hope it'll bring more fun and joyful moment than the passing ones!
new look, winter look!
Ghadi asked me to shoot him and print the photo to show his teacher that HE IS sleeping alone (with me next to him), in fact in this photo, he was pretending to be asleep,
and another fact: he IS sleeping all by himself!
he finishes playing, goes to his bed, and sleeps! waw!
my angel while asleep, I spotted him holding his toy, how cute!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
define the world!
While driving home yesterday:
- c'est quoi " le Monde" maman?
- Ah mon petit...
en Arabe, c'est " Al Dunia"
- oui, mais c'est quoi?
-mmmmmm.......
I love my 4 years old-boy's questions!
I mean, when was the last time you were asked to define "the world"????
this is really challenging and cute...
I freak out thinking of way more complicated terms he would ask about...
- c'est quoi " le Monde" maman?
- Ah mon petit...
en Arabe, c'est " Al Dunia"
- oui, mais c'est quoi?
-mmmmmm.......
I love my 4 years old-boy's questions!
I mean, when was the last time you were asked to define "the world"????
this is really challenging and cute...
I freak out thinking of way more complicated terms he would ask about...
Monday, January 16, 2012
Topping the list of embarrassing moments offered by my boy!
If I would have a list of the top embarrassing moments my boy has been granting me for four years now, taking aside stories like the usual whining at toy markets, or running and jumping at a book exhibition (three years ago), or even singing children songs loud at a Guggenheim art exhibition (two years ago), all of this would seem normal compared to this one, which would definitely top the list!
This Saturday we were invited to our neighbor's Birthday,
he is turning four
his classmates were invited
and among them a very handsome young boy
who has extremely long eyelashes!
he caught my eyes, I smiled at him then turned towards Ghadi...
he was dancing but then suddenly it was quite, music stopped (what a coincidence!) and Ghadi was standing there, in the middle of the space, waiting for the music to resume his dance,
and...yes,
starring at the boy....
I was between calling him and letting him think and analyse by himself when he suddenly searched for me with his eyes, then yelled at me: "hey mom, look at this!" pointing at the boy...
OMG, that was embarrassing... I didn't have time to think, the boys's moms eyes were slowly turning at me, ( I think everybody were looking at me at that moment)
I was screaming from inside to the mom to help
but this help never came and the following seconds of silence were like heavy rock falling down at me from a high top....
just before the rock hit me, I smiled at Ghadi, and at all the crowd, and I took him gently by his shoulder saying loudly that yes my dear he has such special eyes... and while I was trying to walk away, Ghadi stopped, yelling at me: "Why???"
I looked puzzled at him, my hands pressing his shoulder trying to force him to walk but he just stood there still, asking why!
I said that it is not polite to yell like this... so he approached my head, put his mouth over my ear and whispered: "Why"?
still all ears directed towards me now, I smiled again, saying that it is normal in life that people are not similar
I reminded him that his skin color isn't the same as his nanny's (who is from Africa)...
and that some people have blue eyes while others don't...
then at this point it was crucial I distract him from the whole subject, thinking firmly to myself that I should talk to him later about many issues : manners, talking loudly in a crowd, and above all, explaining to him that pointing at people is NOT allowed under any circumstances!
I think now that I shouldn't have waited for this moment so I explain all this...
I should have foreseen such situations and I should start talking to him about many aspects in life, that would prevent such situations!
Any suggestions?
This Saturday we were invited to our neighbor's Birthday,
he is turning four
his classmates were invited
and among them a very handsome young boy
who has extremely long eyelashes!
he caught my eyes, I smiled at him then turned towards Ghadi...
he was dancing but then suddenly it was quite, music stopped (what a coincidence!) and Ghadi was standing there, in the middle of the space, waiting for the music to resume his dance,
and...yes,
starring at the boy....
I was between calling him and letting him think and analyse by himself when he suddenly searched for me with his eyes, then yelled at me: "hey mom, look at this!" pointing at the boy...
OMG, that was embarrassing... I didn't have time to think, the boys's moms eyes were slowly turning at me, ( I think everybody were looking at me at that moment)
I was screaming from inside to the mom to help
but this help never came and the following seconds of silence were like heavy rock falling down at me from a high top....
just before the rock hit me, I smiled at Ghadi, and at all the crowd, and I took him gently by his shoulder saying loudly that yes my dear he has such special eyes... and while I was trying to walk away, Ghadi stopped, yelling at me: "Why???"
I looked puzzled at him, my hands pressing his shoulder trying to force him to walk but he just stood there still, asking why!
I said that it is not polite to yell like this... so he approached my head, put his mouth over my ear and whispered: "Why"?
still all ears directed towards me now, I smiled again, saying that it is normal in life that people are not similar
I reminded him that his skin color isn't the same as his nanny's (who is from Africa)...
and that some people have blue eyes while others don't...
then at this point it was crucial I distract him from the whole subject, thinking firmly to myself that I should talk to him later about many issues : manners, talking loudly in a crowd, and above all, explaining to him that pointing at people is NOT allowed under any circumstances!
I think now that I shouldn't have waited for this moment so I explain all this...
I should have foreseen such situations and I should start talking to him about many aspects in life, that would prevent such situations!
Any suggestions?
Saturday, January 7, 2012
End of Year Vacation with 2 boys! Part 2
30/12/2011
the Global village
and the fancy JBR/Dubai DT
My brother in law spent the day with us,
it was great since that he is always good humored and made this day sooooo special!
End of Year Vacation with 2 boys! Part 1
This is my first post in 2012
I have so many thoughts...which I am unable to express...
No resolutions for this year... I have the feeling I'll be achieving many things.
I am SO grateful and happy to have my kids around me, to have my jamil, my family, my friends,
my job and my hobbies...
2011 couldn't have been better...
and couldn't have ended better...
spending the new year eve with my both sisters... I can not recall when was the last time we were together on a new year's eve!
Here is a brief summary of the best Vacation ever in UAE, with 2 boys, and surrounded by my mom, the best sisters and my adorable nieces/nephew...
I have so many thoughts...which I am unable to express...
No resolutions for this year... I have the feeling I'll be achieving many things.
I am SO grateful and happy to have my kids around me, to have my jamil, my family, my friends,
my job and my hobbies...
2011 couldn't have been better...
and couldn't have ended better...
spending the new year eve with my both sisters... I can not recall when was the last time we were together on a new year's eve!
Here is a brief summary of the best Vacation ever in UAE, with 2 boys, and surrounded by my mom, the best sisters and my adorable nieces/nephew...
23/12/2011
We celebrated Riad's Birthday on our arrival's evening... He is turning to be a great young man,
he is more responsible, helped me loads with the boys, accompanied me to the mall and made my trip much more comfortable!
thank you my dear!
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