36 minutes of glorious solitude.....

Something about being a new mother makes you realize that you are no longer a single woman. Oh....u could be unmarried kinda single.....but you aren't alone anymore. At least as long as ur maternity leave is over, or for some of us lucky women, until the nursing is over.....and sometimes....just sometimes.....when you can get someone to watch baby while you sneak out for a bit of ME TIME.

Well...okay...not quite ME TIME....just over 3 weeks after baby's birth.....but I DID sneak out for a little. Very little in fact....but it was GLORIOUS!

I needed diapers, laundry soap, tuna, eggs...etc etc. (laundry soap, u ask? Called the DARN repair man and they swore I'd get it tomorrow now....ohhh....tomorrow....or the latest the day after....AHHHHH!!) So I considered going out with baby and the oldest daughter....but it's so hot today...I changed my mind. I fed him up well, and made my departure....drove over to this one store where they sell Pampers dampers really cheap....don't know what the deal is with this store...sort of like a warehouse sort of operation....got the tuna there too. Then over to my favourite grocery store to get some yoghurt, milk, and cheese and other goodies. I love this store, BTW. I swear I spend most of my money there.

The old man who runs it...(with his brother)....is so friendly with us. He knows the names of all my girls...and oftentimes orders us special things that I can't get anywhere. Well, let me tell you what happened today.....it makes you LOVE living in a muslim country.

The old man is sitting outside the store talking to someone...and I pay for my stuff with one of the workers....as I'm leaving....the old man walks over and says to me....How are you, Madam? We haven't seen you for a long time...have you been travelling?

Nope, I says to him. I had the baby. (somehow I thought everyone noticed my stomach..??) I see the look of surprise across his face....and he says....OH! And then I say...Allah has blessed us with Abdurrahman. His reaction? Well...he got tears in his eyes....leaned his head back and called out..."AAAALLLLLLAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" (Allah!) In a voice full of appreciation and pure happiness. Then he turns to me and says.....You have to make the most splendid Aqeeqa in thanks to Allah.....

Now I was embarassed here....but I said...yes we did do it...in the masjid.....the baby was in an incubator for a few days....so we did things sort of fast. (I wished we had invited all of them.)

He was pleased and said to me...ALF ALF MABROOK.....and I left.

And you know...I'll be hearing the way that he said Allah in my ears for the remainder of the day......

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Went to the villa to get the carpets that I sent there to be cleaned before hubby left. It was the adhan for Dhuhr, so no one was answering the door. I could have went in...but how on earth would I get all the carpets to the car? So maybe I'll head out later when it cools down.

I took some pictures of the construction going on there.....u'll love them....I'll post them a bit later....I'm sure that baby is going to wake up any MOMENT.....but the work looks good.

Third floor is completely built up....the ceiling has been poured.....the fence around the sides have been built......waiting for the iron gates to be attached. It's such a joy to look at it being done. My vision. And no matter what happens.....it'll stay that way....even if it's my kids who take it......insha Allah. That doesn't hurt me.

So there's my 36 minutes.....a little running around...a little buying....a little thankfulness....and a little dreaming. I think it was quite successful.....

Alhamdulillah.