Cookie Life

 I give you the wonderfulness of all those extreme, extremely funny pumpkins and y'all got nothing to say?!

FINE - Whatever.

Moving on - #@%@^T#$ I got TAGGED!!!! AAARG!!!! I hate them damn things with a passion - no offense, miss tagger - but as far as Im concerned them things are SOOO ten years ago. Maybe Im just old as hell is all, ha.

But in the spirit of being a good sport and all, I'll fill out this one JUST THIS ONE TIME. And I'll be damned if Im taggin anybody else, the buck stops here, baby, lol.

- Height: 5 foot 2

- Color: ?? I think it would have been wonderful to be born a beautiful shade of magenta/slate blue, but I think all humans end up wearing some shade of beige or brown.....

ohhhhhh you mean my Favorite Color. Oh. Ummm, blue, purple, black or white, take your pick. I cant be bothered to pick one myself.

- Some like to call me: Sunshine (though I think Ive outgrown THAT one), Baby, and my actual first name which only my Dad and Nazzie still use. Not gonna share, no need providing blackmail material


- Piercing:  two holes on each side for earrings.

- Tattoos: Nope

-Right-now Time: 3:40 PM

-Taste:sweets - my sweettooth has its own reputation

-Weather: straight up summer, I love 80 degree weather

-Bad habit: I refer to waiting in the grocery store to pay as 'waiting on line'. That KILLS my husband, he always has to tell me, its IN LINE, baby, IN LINE!!!!!

-Favorite TV show: It's a toss up between Grey's Anatomy and House. Oh wait. House wins. Ugly Betty is Third.

-Non alcoholic drink: Diet Pepsi, the new flavor, Black Cherry/Vanilla. This one lady in the grocery store reffered to it as 'her bourbon' I wholeheartedly agree with her, though I have never tasted bourbon.

-Designer: Muneera said, 'not really into that- as long as it fits and hides my butt!!!' EXACTLY. And my thriftstore/cheapskate shopping habits are legendary, as everybody already knows, if it costs over 20.00, I sure as hell aint buying it....

-Chocolate: Rolos and Reese's Pieces

-Have I Ever Broken the Law:Is there any one out there stupid enough to brag about something they did that broke the law IN WRITING?! Hell no I've never broken the law.

-Skipped school:Never had a chance, since I was homeschooled.

In college, sure, I dialed in all of my senior year, lol. Now THOSE were the days. I was addicted to internet chat. I'd get to school at  7am, for classes that began at 8:15. At 8:30am, I'd look up, contemplate going to sit in another @%##$ing class that I had no real incentive to take, and you can imagine what my end decision was.

Repeat for  my 10:30 class, my 12noon class, AND my 2:30 class. I think I showed up for my mid terms and final exams, and that was it.

DONT ask me how my grades were.

 - Fell asleep in the shower/bath: Who hasn't?

- Had children: Three. And no more inshallah

- Been in love: I am right now

- Been hurt: yes

- Have a job: I'm a stay at home mom, I have 200 jobs. Or, more like ninety.

- My CD player has what in it right now: Christina Millian, Whatever you got

- If I were a crayon, the color: Now who came up with THIS ridiculous question.....how about sewage gray

-When/What Was the Last
...I got a real letter: My sis for mother's day. Thanks sis
...Got an email: today

...thing I purchased: food for the house

...TV program I watched: the news

...Movie I saw in the theaters: X3, I believe

..Hugged: One of my babies- they are SO fun to hug
..Place I was an hour ago: changing diapers
 

There.

Next person sends me one of these, Im making you change ALLLLL my babies' diapers for a week!!!

The new little lady in our lives has LEARNED HOW TO CRAWL.

And I don't mean the scootch-yourself-on-your- tummy crawl, I mean the real, up-on-your-knees crawl.

She's been doing this for at least two weeks. She's not yet 5 months, she turns 5 months old on the 11th.

You cannot put her down on the floor. Or the bed. On the bed, of course she's to the edge in like five seconds. On the floor, give her 5 minutes and she's in the next room.

Shows what having two toddler brothers does for you - she wanted to play with THIER toys so bad, she figured out how to get to them.

But she can't sit up unassisted!

Either way, I think I am in trouble - this does NOT bode well for my future! lol

This is what we are going to do, ladies.

I want to get together with yall once every two weeks. A set time on a set day. At the same spot.

We can go someplace really cheap. Denny's maybe? On Benning road?We dont even have to eat food, we can just order sodas if we want. That should help those who are financially challenged. Namely me.

Every other..hmm, lets see, whats better,

Friday after work

Saturday morning

Saturday afternoon

Sunday brunch

Why?

I need to see your faces. Im losing touch with all of yall, and anything I do with the kids, has me too distracted to pay attention to anything BUT them. Which defeats the purpose of many of the events/activities/Juma.

I want just ONE hour, two if you have the time, to talk about OTHER things besides kids or anything having to do with them. For all my single friends, I ESPECIALLY want to see you guys. I want to be reminded that I was once like you. I am more than Mrs. Mom.

Hell, I need something to look forward to, to actually get dressed up for!

This is a call for help, folks. Dont come if you can't spare the time, but it would be so nice to see your faces, reconnect. on a REGULAR basis. EVERY TWO WEEKS.

Dont worry, I'll be sending out invitations.

But if you have ideas on the best place to meet up, Im all open. Im now thinking it should be someplace metro Accessible. I would suggest the cheesecake factory in Bethesda, but its kinda expensive....but its got good atmosphere....any other ideas?

oh, but FIRST THINGS FIRST!!!! I need a RELIABLE babysitter!! and when I say reliable, that he or she will be here barring rain or shine, ON TIME. If you know anybody, speak up. You have a week to suggest someone. Or else Im going with a kuffar girl. They may not be muslim but they sure as hell know how to be reliable and on time.

This is GOING TO HAPPEN.

My sanity depends on it.

Its really hard not to be feeling sad this week.

Its funny how you realize just how important people are to you when they arent in your life anymore. You never realize how much space they take up until they arent around to take it....

The loss of people that you know, people close to you -

You try to go about your daily activities, continue on with life, (becuase life never stops, not even for a minute), ...but every now and then, the loss comes back and hits you.

Sometimes it feels like a punch in the stomach. Sometimes it feels like a cold wind on your back, where there never used to be, because the person was always there before.

Sometimes you remind yourself, or something reminds you...and when its fresh, its like your heart is breaking all over again.

Why do we feel so much pain, even though we know the person has gone on to something much better than this world can ever offer?

May Allah bless our loved ones who have gone on to the better, more lasting existence this week. May He help us to be strong and to let their examples inspire us to appreciate each other more, and to strive to be at our best as much as possible.