El Oweini's Life

Lesson 101

Jhari — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:15:59 +0000

Aside from looking for good Joe Rocket Sonic R Boots for my uncle who prefers motor biking instead of driving his own car, I’m in the process of teaching my kid for her reading and writing skills one more time.

Practice makes perfect. I’m hoping to give her a good start once she’s ready to go to school. She’s now 3.6years old and these are her achivement:

She knows her ABC by heart (capital and small letter)
She knows her numbers from 1-10 and is trying hard to count up to 20.
She knows her Alphabet’s phonics. But we’re still practicing so that she won’t forget.
She’s trying her hard to read a 3 letter word. So right now, we’re focusing on words like: ant, kit, got, gum, hot, hug, jab etc – and I’m proud that she’s doing very very very well.
She can write her full name without tracing it (WTG!!!)

So that’s it for now. I pray that her patience with studying will linger and she’ll learn to embrace the benefits of education. I can’t wait for her to see a school room in real life. I want her to experience the ambiance in the school. Hopefully we can have her sit one day before the school year end.

To All Superheroes!

Jhari — Sun, 13 May 2012 19:59:04 +0000

Happy Mother’s Day to everyone! Let’s give ourselves a warm proud of applause. CLAP CLAP CLAP! It’s our day today — and everyday!

Friday Fill-Ins

Jhari — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:39:54 +0000

Haven’t done this meme for months. So here we go.

1. What a beautiful DAY IT IS.
2. AM I right?
3. It’s no surprise, WE ALL KNOW THAT WE ARE CUTE (chos!).
4. HAVING NO EXTRA INCOME wasn’t easy, but WE’RE HANDLING IT SMOOTHLY.
5. I like to try BUNGIE JUMPING (yeah right! as if I’m not scared of heights, hahaha!).
6. “DON’T STOP BELIEVING” by Glee is one of my most favorite songs!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to WATCH A MOVIE MARATHON WITH HUBBY & SIL (HERLOCK HOLMES 1&2), tomorrow my plans include STAYING AT HOME LIKE ALL THE SAME DAY and Sunday, I want to BE FULLY OKAY. I HAVE A COLD.

Dot-Com and Dot-Net

Jhari — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:17:21 +0000

Everything is about the WWW. Here’s an example.

The Hardest Job In The World…

Jhari — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:34:41 +0000

… the best job in the world.

Thanks MOMMY! I am what I am today because of you.

I can’t help myself to cry over this video. Another Mother’s day not being with my mom. I’ll call her then to tell her how much I appreciate her in my life.

Being a stay-at-home mom to my kids makes me want to stay home and not work at all. But if this is really what Allah wants me to do, I accept it whole heartedly. But if there will be a sign for me to go back to work, I know he’ll provide a way on who to look after my kids while I’m away. For now, I’m enjoying every bit of my life at home seeing them grew. Especially with Julia to whom I focus most of my free time in teaching her and making her ready to go to school. Insha Allah God willing.

Who Loves To Float?

Jhari — Sat, 05 May 2012 17:46:49 +0000

I’m so proud of her. She started off being scared just by dipping in the water. But after a few minutes of getting used to it, she can be left alone floating with the help of course of her floating vest, and even kicking herself to move from side to side.

She went out of the pool so red, and now her color is tan. Like as if she went to under the spray tan, hahaha! I do hope that someday, Insha Allah God willing, I can enroll her for a swimming lesson too – just like what I did one summer vacation during my high school days. Never the less, good job ate Julia! I hope that you’ll conquer your fear of water again on our next dip.

Julia’s First Artwork

Jhari — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:19:33 +0000

And guess who it is…

Yup, it’s Mike Wazowski everyone. The famous buddy of James Sullivan of Monster Inc. Well we all know that she’s a fan of Monster Inc. As a matter of fact, every after bath time, when it’s time for me to fix her hair, she’ll tell me to make her look like “Boo”. Oh well, kids and their imaginations. I don’t mind her drawing creatures or aliens of what kind, as long as she’s putting in writing the things that she thinks is the right now.

For now I think she’ll have a good talent with drawing. Alhamdulillah, Masha’Allah.

Wish to Relocate

Jhari — Sat, 05 May 2012 16:12:11 +0000

Oh how I wish…

How I wish that I’ll be contacting SeaCoastRealty.com for wilmington nc real estate for find a new home. But these are all wishful thinking. I don’t mind really living with my in-laws for more than a year now. In fact, I’m very much thankful that they opened their doors for me and my family. I couldn’t ask for anything more – but then all of us has the right to continue dreaming right?

We need to wait for another 5 months to see if luck is on our side. Till then, I wish to relocate.

3 Ways to Stop a Tantrum in Its Tracks

Jhari — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:03:07 +0000

I hate it when kids throws tantrums from time to time. So I checked out some information that might help a parent like me who don’t like this to happen – most especially in public.

1. Distract
2. Show Empathy
3. Give Your Child Space

Easy to say in just 3 steps, now let’s apply it for real.

Summer Time

Jhari — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:46:51 +0000

Thank God for a free pool. My kids and Hubby’s nephew and niece went up to the roof with my SIL as well to deep inside the pool. It’s getting hot in here, and I really wish that I could swim with them too. But I’m not into swimming to be honest with you all. I hate being under the sun. And I’m so vain with getting a darker skin.

Seeing my daughters having fun and enjoying the water is enough for me. Back home I know that it’s much hotter. A blogger even posted a pan with raw egg and a cooking oil and left it outside her backyard, and after hours of living it there, she went back seeing a cooked sunny side up egg. Wow! That’s really hot. Have a safe summer everyone.