Congrats on hold.......JEEZ!!

So hold the congrats on my new microwave.....it's not working....I tried all the troubleshooting....even unplugged it overnight....but nope....it doesn't work right. So that means I have to take an unplanned trip to Carrefour's again on Weds. That's okay, tho. I am going to take my 9 yr old with me and we'll make a quick day trip of it. It'll be fun.

So here's what I did....I saw leeks. And everyone knows, that to make your own falafel, you need leeks. So I bought some, then got the rest of the ingredients. I grinded it all up today and made my falafel dough! YAY! I haven't done that since I left Canada 6 yrs ago. Since Falafel is so easily bought on any street corner, I've never really felt like making it. Sometimes I go to the falafel store and by the dough and just fry it at home.....so I made a good amount, and will freeze it in little baggies in the freezer, as well as send my SIL some. (she makes her own occasionally)

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My little 3 yr old is a little sick today....Rabanna Yashfeeha...ameen! She went to bed early yesterday, and when I felt her head, she was warm...all thru until today. I gave her something to bring the fever down, and she seems fine. She's coughing a lot.....if she's not better by tomorrow, then I'll bring her over to the DR. I bought her the chewable aspirin, cuz she's not much of a medicine taker. They don't have chewable tylenol here in Egypt....which sucks....especially because I bought a big bottle of the grape flavoured last summer, but somehow forgot it. I'm not too keen on giving her the aspirin.....but it's really the only thing she'll take. I went out today and got her apple juice and oranges.......she drank so much apple juice...masha Allah!

I also went and did a strange thing today.......SSSHHHHHHHH! I went out and bought myself a nice gold ring. I don't know why. I don't wear too many rings.....I have my wedding ring...which I haven't been wearing for the longest time.....and I've got this HUGE topaz ring that I love, which I only wear when "going out". So today I was walking by the jewellery store....and I saw some really nice simple rings. Well made rings....not the usual egyptian quality. 21K gold, and heavy. I paid $610 LE for it.....which is quite a bit.....but I am happy about it, and like how it looks on my finger. So forgive me, for again going and spoiling myself.....but I have.....and I'm not sorry.

I've also decided that I am going to slaughter this Eid. My hubby slaughters every year......and this year instead of him slaughtering a lamb or two.......he's slaughtering a cow. Islamically, a cow can be divided between 5 families, they can all pay a part of the price and then divide the meat. We've bought two portions, my BIL another portion, and my BIL's daughters father in law has bought two portions. So that works out well....alhamdulillah. Its the first time for us to slaughter a larger item and personally, I think if you can afford it, there's no reason why you shouldn't. So I've been thinking of buying my own lamb and having it slaughtered. Insha Allah, I'll go on Thursday to buy it....and I'll have it sent over to the villa.....the gardener can take care of it for me until Eid. Won't that be something? And instead of buying an egyptian lamb, I'm going to buy a New Zealand one. I like that meat better, anyways. So I think this is a good step....me slaughtering for the first time, and dedicating it to Allah. It makes me feel good thinking about it.

What do you guys do there in the States, Canada, and other parts of the world? When I was in Canada, we used to send our money to Palestine and have them slaughter there.....sometimes we'd send money to the family in Egypt and ask them to slaughter on our behalf. So what do some of my blog readers do about this issue? I've been asking my working nephews to consider slaughtering....saving their money and spending it this way. So far none of them have done so......but at least one of them gave sadaqah when he got his paycheck. Masha Allah.

Eid is so close now......I'm not sure what I'm going to do this time. If my hubby follows thru on his threat/promise of coming....well, then that issue is out of my hands. But if he doesn't....I have to start some sort of plan for the girls. At the moment, I'm still thinking baking....lol....always baking...haha! I need to get the girls their Eid outfits....the time is going to fly by if I don't try and get a handle on it! SubhanAllah! Well, one day at a time....lets start with Carrefour's tomorrow and then see what happens from there. I have to remind myself to buy paper towels, bleach and maybe I'll buy myself some more chestnuts....heck, why not? I like them!

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It seems my hubby will be coming to Egypt. I have no details as of yet. He called today and spoke to the oldest and informed her that he is definately coming, and in front of him are two tickets....he's not sure which one he'll be getting, so he'll call tomorrow with confirmation about the exact date of his arrival. He didn't give any details of which two dates he's talking about. SUSPENSE! LOL! So what does that mean for me? At this EXACT moment? Cleaning and organization. SHEESH! My hubby likes things in PERFECT order. Funny thing, u know. For years it was the only source of our arguing....him telling me things weren't in the right spot, I had too much laundry, the clothes in the closets were messed up....lol..u name it....and me saying I'd try harder to keep things in order. I'm excellent at it now....it definately wasn't one of my strong points in my youth, tho. Thing is...I keep it organized for him, not because I'm super organized. But look at this......when I was in Canada....I was shocked at the state of his apt. His closet was messy and totally thrown all together, the kitchen floor was FILTHY....(it litterally turned a white rag black when I wiped it...)....the hall closet had a shelf for organizing shoes...with not a SINGLE shoe on it..instead they were all thrown on the floor infront of it.....his clothes were folded in drawers....but not nice and neatly....and not organized....only the underwear and undershirts were together....you could find pants in the closet, pants in the drawers...nothing together. On top of that....NOTHING was ironed. Which is a really big peeve of my hubby's. Imagine my shock when I saw things. I even asked him...."what does your wife do for you here?" I even told him that I was surprised. One of the nights he went to her house, she sent him home with a bag of his clothes....all folded in a grocery shopping bag. I was upset when I got them....I told him...I HAVE 4 GIRLS HERE AND SHE SENDS ME A BAG OF UR CLOTHES AND CAN"T EVEN BOTHER TO IRON THEM? WHAT DOES SHE DO ALL DAY THAT SHE CAN"T TAKE CARE OF UR STUFF? AYB!! (which means shame in egyptian) She never sent clothes again....I'm not even sure why she sent those to begin with.

So anyways....I'll be organizing and cleaning....but I think I'll be doing it more because it's become my own standards, not just for the sole reason because he likes it that way....because I suppose.....that's changed in him as well. I may leave the tiny thing here and there.......just to see what he'll say. I may not. To be honest....we've got so many problems to work thru in our marriage, that I really don't need to put anything else in our path to fight over. LOL!! As much as I may think about it.

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HEY!! LOL...as I'm typing this.....my 3 yr old daughter is quietly playing with the roll left over from aluminum foil. She's quietly playing, which made me look to see what she's doing.....HAHA! She's got the tube almost pressed up against my ear....and is planning to scream in the tube! Oh, what new form of torture is this? I'm telling her to stop, and she's telling me to be quiet and look at the computer screen. So here I am....looking at the screen.......preparing myself for the scream.....(Can't I just yell at her and tell her to stop?)......ahhh...there it is, the tube has hit me on my shoulder.....ready?....I'm ready......TOOOOOOOOOT! She yells in my ear. I scream....fall over.....and she's collapsed in giggles on the floor. Awwwww.....kids. Now I have to finish this up before she thinks about doing it again......I don't think I can handle too many of these without the help of my friend Tylenol.....so I'm off......to start my mission......oops....I was too long...here it comes......TOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!