introducing Vocabulary!

Ghadi comes from school with all sorts of words

Words he learns in class

But also words he learns from fellows at recess and from even older fellows in the school bus

2 days ago he was  telling me about something and when I expressed exclamation he said: “wehiet Allah heik sar” –which could be translated to "I swear to God this is what happened"

I rolled my eyes and I asked him where did he learn this expression, he said: Karim says it all the time!

And I asked him to not to use again because I believe him and no need to swear

Then he asked me : what does it mean

And I explained to him that people use this expression to assure that what they say is true

and since that you don’t lie-I told him- so no need to use it

“tab iza ilit wehiet el djejeh”

WHAT?

„teta said it is ok to say this“

“do NOT ever say this again, we swear to God or we don’t swear at all, which I prefer”

Silence

Then he said,

“tab fina n2oul bass wehiet??”

I starred at him, wondering whether to laugh or to frrown

he saved me and said

“tab la2 ma fina n2oula…baleha!”

It is weird how parenting could bring you the highest levels of stress and comedy at the same conversation and in span of seconds...

Now it is almost end of school

And next year Ghadi will move to grade 1 which means more responsibility and much more effort

So I will not think about it right now, I’d rather think about the promising summertime

Beach time

Fun time

And the best I’d do is starting the countdown to our vacation starting next week!

here are some random pics from his vacation during the month of May! 

Planet Discovery

 some Ice Cream

Basket Ball

 Experimenting soap bubble

Barbecue

 Art Attack

 Washing our car

 Roller blades- a gift from aunt Jumana

 and yes...driving..or pretending to crazily driving my car

and that was the round up from May-June!