adventures in insanity

Well we are fixing up the house, I now know that I am certifiable. It has been horrible. I am soooo tired right now that it is ridiculous. The house looks great inside though. New paint, floors, exterior pain and tile. I must say we have done a good job, although I am getting worried that only three people have come to see it. I am posting some pics...I am also sending some of ameena and heem of course, they are too cute to be left out.

I haven't started to study for my Nurse Practitioner exam, I figure I would take some time off after graduation....I need to get back to it. Mohammad took a couple of days off from work to work on the house, it paid off but with me leaving town to go to NYC to pick out the furniture for the big move....he has zero time off. I am arranging with a local girl to help sit while I am gone so moh doesn't get tooo overwhelmed and so he can pick up on his time at work.

Heem: well he has become a handful, he bit me on the back just the other day..ouch!!! He has this infectious laugh though. Now when he does something wrong and you ask him why he did that...he replys "because". Little booger:P He loves going to the house and picking up the pressure washer. As you can see above him and Ameena play this game of I'm going to spray you and he gets the biggest kick out of making Ameena run off and scream. He also got the guys and the graduation picnic to hold him up to the drinking foutain numerous times so that he could watch the water. although they thought that he was thursty and that something was wrong because he would just stare at the water. he's gotten pretty good at recruiting people to do his bidding.....does this sound familiar we may be talking an Ameena 2.

Ameena: she is doing well. We went a long stretch this last time almost a month, without an asthma attack. She has a cough for the past couple of days, I hope it wont progress. In the new apartment she has found some new friends. Accross the hall are two girls from south africa that are 6 and she likes to hang out with them. They come over at least three nights a week to watch movies with ameena. She likes them so much she would have them every day but poor mom can't handle that. Ameena is taller than them, and their mother thought that ameena was 8!!! Can you imagine what her face looked like when I told her that ameena was 4, she towers over her 6 year olds. Not bad for a premie. Now the next thing to do for her will be her birthday party, always a big deal ?P

Well enough from us...take care family and friends.

graduation

Well after six years, two babies, a PhD and a future move I finally gradutated :P It feels soooo good to be done. Ameena was happy that mommy wouldn't have to be studying anymore. I honestly don't know my official grade but I really don't care because it happened and they let me graduate...i guess that means that I didn't do that badly ;p I spent mothers day laying flooring in the old house, our goal is to have it listed by Monday. Bob is reduing the hardwood floors today, tomorrow and wednesday. A cleaning crew is coming on Sunday and Thursday I am doing some landscaping. All with the goal that monday it will be ready. I travel to NYC on memorial day to pick out the furniture we want, you know us girls...we love to shop. I'll keep you posted

so I'm late

so much has happened...I have defended...I am officially finished with school. It feels amazing. all i have to do is sit for boards and then we are off. we had the HUGE yard sale, i was so happy to have a great recommenedation from Jenny to list everything except marked big items for 50 cents... we made a killing and I didn't have to haul much stuff to goodwill...definately a win win situation. With the money I bought a big chunk of the stuff we need for the new house. Yippie.

I bought myself a new mini computer, I figure I will have no need for a large bulky laptop and I am very happy that I got this cutie....acer aspire one....great investment for anyone out there.

we are also buying a new camcorder and camera...i would like an all in one device...but it seems its not out there. I am uploading some recordings taken from a camcorder we bought a JVC but I think its a bit grainy. However, ameena is superbly funny with her finger puppet show and Ibraheem's table dancing...enjoy!!! Well, it seems I have to download the software, seeing we don't know if we are going to keep it or not...I have one of the still pictures of ibraheem for you to see. Our life is so crazy right now we don't know where half the cables are the the old camera...or the charging devices.....

Ameena is doing well. she really wants to get to Jordan to open all her new things. She is so funny when I am bringing home the gifts for the family members..she told me that the best gift will be her and Ibraheem....an obvious truth but still shocking coming from a four year olds mouth :p I am on the hunt for lion birthday party supplies...if anyone out there has any suggestions I am all ears. I have been hunting, I tried to change her mind several times, but she insists that this party must be all lions.

Ibraheem finally used the potty.. he did at school no the frog potty I sold them the same one he refused to sit on at home. go figure. He is saying some crazy stuff lately....like "don't you say no to me" and when I ask him why he did something he says "because" he is so funny. He has no idea about the move, but if he could understand the concept I have a feeling that he is so easy going he wouldn't really care. He's starting to change in his body, first he got really fat and was eating adult portions. now, hes shooting up and starting to thin out a little bit. He is also loosing the baby fat in his face, however, he has not lost his facination with flushing the potty:p

Mohammad is doing well, he is managing the majority of the renovations at the house. He spent the entire weekend with some very good friends painting the house and he is there now too. Its a big job paininting.

I have my graduation this friday and saturday, sunday we are laying new vinyl flooring, then monday thru wednesday the handyman is coming to do the hardwoods. Then the later half of the week will be general clean up and sproucing for us to list the house on craigslist and get it sold hopefully in good timing. Lets just hope it all goes to plan. If it doesn't we already have a couple of people interested in renting the place so...were covered either way. it would be nice to sell it outright so that we could have some free cash to finish up the house in Jordan.

Well thats enough of my babbling for tonight. I will post again soon

take care

Jenn