So happy it's Friday! Well my home is finished now!But what a nightmare it was.

I get to start my weekend off with going to a bday party tonight and probably spending the weekend catching up on some laundry but at least i will not be going into work. I need these 2 days just to relax.

Have a great Friday MENA!

Mornng Mena! Getting ready to go to a book sale in Green Bay.

That sounds so awesome, Terrie! Have a great time!

Good Mourning and TGIF, everyone!

Maureen..It doesnt seem like you will be resting too much this weekend with all that to do!
I wish I could go to the booksale too, I recently thinned my books and donated alot of them so I guess its time to "re-stock".
Everyone have a good weekend and take care of yourselves and your loved ones.

you know, you're probably right, thanks for ruining my weekend I do have alot of stuff to put away. It's unbelievable how much junk a person can accumulate over the years. I'm a candle collector and my husband wanted to toss all of them away, i'm like oh no you dont, you put that box down and walk away slowly and nobody will get hurt...lol

Good Morning MENA and Happy Friday!!
I woke up feeling great today so I hope that means good news for me today!! Like maybe a failed login from the NVC??
Have a great day!!

Morning MENA peeps! THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY!!!! Have a great weekend everyone!

Morning one and all, we are going to a high school football game tonight, wohoo.

Morning everyone and happy Friday!

Have a great weekend! Would you believe I had to turn on my AC yesterday! Today
is beautiful and not as warm this morning.

Goodmorning everyone, wishing you all a great weekend its my Birthday on Sunday the 8th, not doing a lot working an art show at my job after we close did it last year the guy that runs it is from Egypt based now out of Florida but its lots of fun and he pays well and requested me again this year so can't say no. Need to work all I can as Im going to visit my husband November 22. Im excited for that.

Flex day Friday

Morning MENA

TGIF

Maureen I got the laundry too

Looking forward to not doing much this weekend.
Freezing and gusty winds today but looking alot warmer for the weekend.

Sandra..that sounds exciting...jetting to visit hubby


may the day go quickly

Terri enjoy the booksale..I was hoping to buy a book this weekend...."EAT, LIVE, LOVE, PRAY"

Afternoon MENA....so happy it's Friday. I am going to a birthday party tonight too Maureen...my Dad's. We are going to the Latino Festival tomorrow to hand out flyers for our photography business...hopefully that will get us some business!

Take care ladies!

Amanda

Ya Fallaha, I was walking home and stopped in a store and heard this song on the radio there. It reminded me of you and I thought to post it for you.

OMG girl Cat Stevens is the man!

For you m_4_m ....

You're welcome!!!!!!! I hope you and everyone else has a happy happy Friday!!!!!

awwww, your so sweet.

Thanks now I have some nice tunes to listen to now. I was listening to some arabic radio stations here at work on my desk so that I could learn arabic but it's nearly impossible for me! ;)

NO! He's my man! *kick*

Are we gonna throw down over Mr. Peace Train himself?

Exactly! Come on momma...meet me outside!

hahaha! ohhhh the irony. his little glasses are very charming.

i'm sick. and it sucks. if i weren't sick i would want to go out for mexican food and a non-alcoholic margarita in a second, to paraphrase another thread here. that sounds bloody amazing. but i would probably frighten anyone and everyone i encountered if i left my house...i look even worse than i feel. ugh.

Hello MENA
TGIF even though we still have one more day at the shop......

I loved Cat Stevens Music Tea for the tillerman was my fav. But now he is Yusuf Islam ......

For you (complete with an odd English translation of sorts) ....

Did you at least learn a few key words like habibi and alby?

hello kitty's garbled engrish brought an insta-smile to my face!

Hope you feel better Sandinista. Sowwy your feeling sicky pooh. Sending you some love.

"Habibi" is all i could understand. Just need to keep listening to arabic music at my desk and I should pick it up in no time!!

Have no fear I only know a handful of Arabic words myself...hubby doesn't really take the time to teach me
But I wanna learn

Have a great weekend peeps!

C ya on Monday

Queens of well meaning passive aggressive.

Oh lookie here, the Queen of Delusion and Big Important Plans That Never Materialize coming to join us in the daily. Wish I had an extra rainbow for ya.

Oh lighten up. Everything doesn't have to be so polarized here.

btw I wanted to ask you what does your name mean to you because I asked my Husband what is means and he says it's a really bad word and I'm never to say it.

haha. that was even sappier than hello kitty!


lolz

For real he asked me where did I hear that from. I told him it was one of the VJ MENA ladies user name. He said that it means something really derogatory and I'm never to use it. So I'm curious what is it?

It's not a bad word. fallaha simply means farmer girl, although in Egypt you usually refer to people as falaheen (farmers) when they don't know much about something.

I asked my husband just now, he said that technically it means "peasant", but that in societal conversation it's an insult, meaning someone is ignorant, poor, dirty, knows nothing about how to dress well or deal with people in a classy way, etc. He said it's mostly used for men, though, and that fallaha is the female form.

Yeah I wonder whatever happened to the documentry she was going to do in Gaza?

Exactly and typically we do say it in jest to friends, etc. I even use ya ma'afin or ya ma'afina as a joke when teasing the twins...I can't imagine him thinking its bad.

Liv, did you spell it to him or say it? Maybe you mispronounced it...he might have thought something else.

I spelled it just like she has it written.

As for the documentary on Gaza it was an idea never a plan?



Thanks. I wonder why he couldn't just tell me that?

He might have a reason to be sensative to it. You never know. Typically joking btwn friends its not offensive but he might have meant don't go out yelling it in public or think its a cute nickname for a stranger, etc. To each his own...I know I love a few words that H hates me to say but they flow so lovely off my tongue when I'm frustrated!

...sneakin on from work to say hi and hope ya'll have a great weekend.

J

Well he's not one to embellish and I know bad words are a big no-no with him especially when it comes time for us to have kids. So I was thinking about all what you all said about it while I was preparing dinner and I think I got it now. It's like saying the *N* word here. It's used among themselves here but nobody else better call them that. The literal definition means ignorant person but in societal context it has a much nastier meaning.



Have a good weekend too honey.

At first it seemed there were TONS of rainbows and smileys today, I almost thought people really 'liked one another' and I almost thought I was in another forum. Back to normal people back to normal


Hope everyone is doing ok. Im back to work at 6am. Wishing there was a tired smiley icon!

ooooh la la Jeanne! Thanks! Im feelin it!

As it was explained to me - it is more regarding being unsophisticated and ignorant than emotionally charged as the "n" word. It's not that bad.

EXACTLY! I wouldn't even put the two in the same catagory.

Oh wow! Same here never! Not even near the same category.

More like calling someone a redneck Olivia. Which is pretty common these days w/ all the comedians out there like Jeff Foxworthy and crew…"You know your a redneck if..."