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Well polar get to typin!

jJ

I'm wondering if I've been here a year yet.... I'm trying to think of a new name

At the top..click on My Controls..at the top right it will show your post count...every 1000 you get a heart

How many do you have ?

I'm pathetically far away from another heart

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

I think I finally found a good doctor yesterday!

We'll miss you Olivia

I understand with the school, but don't be shy if you have some down time to come back and say hi!

Welcome back

I remember your picture, but for the life of me can't remember your name before you changed it I'm pretty bad with names

Don't worry - I'll figure it out in a few weeks

I'm so tired lately... but today I'm going to a new doctor (already sent my files) and inshalla she will help me figure out what I need to do to live my life like normal again

Opps.... I forgot to say Good Morning MENA!

Last night what I thought was a flu turned into something nasty and the only thing that allowed me to sleep was theraflu, hot tea, and vaporub

Today I feel like cr@p and i have a random sharp/throbby pain in my right side under my ribs I think i'm starting to sound like one of those people that always thinks they are sick when nothing is really wrong with them although I'm not imagining the spots on my legs - my husband did confirm those and I at least know what/why those are.....

Helpz me thinks me going crazy

Could the pain be your gall bladder?

Congratulations to Sweet Peach! I hope he makes it here soon.

And a big hello to the rest of MENA.

Nope, just looked it up - but i think I may ask for a half day tomorrow to go to a clinic

Last night what I thought was a flu turned into something nasty and the only thing that allowed me to sleep was theraflu, hot tea, and vaporub

Today I feel like cr@p and i have a random sharp/throbby pain in my right side under my ribs I think i'm starting to sound like one of those people that always thinks they are sick when nothing is really wrong with them although I'm not imagining the spots on my legs - my husband did confirm those and I at least know what/why those are.....

Helpz me thinks me going crazy

Hayz got his visa......

Oh what a happy day....

Happy Wednesday everyone

vj addict!

Even when i don't feel like posting, I can't resist getting on to read how everyone is doing. It's alot less since my hubby came home - I only log in from work and occasionally in the mornings with breakfast

I can't even begin to imagine how productive I would be at work if I didn't have the internet acess

Hi guys,

I was so happy about this weekend...my husband is ocming back from egypt saturday at 1pm after 2 1/2 months away. he is flying from amsterdam to houston. sorry about the bad typing but i just got out of class and i dont have that energy. Should I be concerned about the hurricane ..I havnet realy kept up with it today cuz i have been in school and Im going again in 15 minutes...I can hardly remember what we flew over from amsterdam to h town but its really buggin me since I really miss my husband. We tried to avoid flights near sept 11 and now a hurricane is coming. So what does that mean?

As long as its only a tropical storm they will still fly in (from personal experience - it's like a reallly scarry rollercoaster ride) but more than that and they will re-route the plane and give refund or ticket for next flight able to go in. Unfortunately, if he doesn't have a transit visa he won't be able to leave the airport to go to a hotel while waiting for another flight. He might be able to opt for a flight into a different US city so that he can at least spend the night in a hotel before coming home.

Um... maby he should just call the airline?

I have heard its very good...Rosetta stone or Pimseluer (spelling?) both are great especially for English. The only thing Rosetta does not have is the Egyptian Arabic...and that makes a big difference for me. I think your parents made a sweet step in trying to help out. Good for them! Besides it is very frustrating for people when another has to translate for them...I'd have done the same.

I know, that was a real bummer when I first looked into learning arabic... I was considering Rosetta until I found out its only MSA Arabic.

Oh yeah, and I don't blame my parents either for their motives I'm just glad they want help us out.

Pimsleur courses have Egyptian Arabic and its really great!

I have it!

I have all 30 lessons - off course I've kinda slacked off on listening to them but I have a lot on my plate so maby the next holiday season or something.

Forgot to say...

Happy Tuesday MENA!

I'm so tired today. Hardly slept but that was because I was playing with my early birthday gift. My hubby and my Dad bought me a beautiful 50in HDTV for my bday. Since the babies have been born I have been addicted to movies and I can NOT wait to be watching them on this thing...LOL. I can even plug my laptop in and watch the Arabic movies we download on it! YAY!!! (Ash thinks I will never have control of it...I'm thinking she maybe right...so her idea was to buy the boys makeup and girly things for their birthdays!! )

My gift to myself was a treadmill...LOL. So now I can watch TV on this monster and work my bootie off!

All you need to do is add a mini keyboard and mouse to the treadmill and connect your TV to the Internet and you are all set.

Um... that's actually doable... don't give her too many ideas

I have heard its very good...Rosetta stone or Pimseluer (spelling?) both are great especially for English. The only thing Rosetta does not have is the Egyptian Arabic...and that makes a big difference for me. I think your parents made a sweet step in trying to help out. Good for them! Besides it is very frustrating for people when another has to translate for them...I'd have done the same.

I know, that was a real bummer when I first looked into learning arabic... I was considering Rosetta until I found out its only MSA Arabic.

Oh yeah, and I don't blame my parents either for their motives I'm just glad they want help us out.

Rosetta Stone makes a great product - it will certainly help. Some people however may benifit more from a classroom setting - such as Berlitz

Yeah, the classroom setting is about the same price as the Rosetta Stone and my parents actually asked me before they made the final purchase if this was better and they could send me the money.

The main issue is that he doesn't have time during the day right now for even a semi-intensive course because we are pretty monetarily dependant on him making his buisness work. Evenings he has already refused because it's our only time together since we both take different days off.

This way we can do it together and he can work on it while I'm at school or in the mornings before he goes out. We have pimsleur cds for the car already, and they have helped a little.

My parents just sent a Eid gift for my husband - Rosetta stone English 1,2,&3 and Audio CD companion

It's alot of money, and I know some people on here were talking about the Arabic version... anyone ever tried the English version?

I know my parents have some slightly selfish reasons for the gift (they want to be able to talk to my husband without me translating ) but I'm also going to take this as a sign that they are finally accepting us and want to be supportive. They know we haven't been able to afford classes and all the free ones in miami teach spanish to english - which isn't such a bad thing since my husband's spanish has become better than the english crazy as it sounds, that's actually really helpful here and he needs spanish almost as much as the english.

But, back to topic do you guys think it was a good investment? I don't want to give it to him until Eid (since it says "Happy Eid" on the card) and I'll be kinda stressing it until then.

I need some dua power here because everything around me seems to be falling apart I'm starting to feel like it's my punshiment for not fasting (stupid I know bc I now have the flu on top of everything else) but I really hope something good happens soon

although I am fasting and God has been good these days, especially in Ramadan, I feel the same way lil' bear

i feel like everything is falling apart, and as I said, I need a miracle! Please God, Please GOOD NEWS SOON!

I hope you feel better dear

May we both find some good news soon!

I need some dua power here because everything around me seems to be falling apart I'm starting to feel like it's my punshiment for not fasting (stupid I know bc I now have the flu on top of everything else) but I really hope something good happens soon

Happy Monday

Oh the drama never seems to end the past few weeks

I haven't been posting much, but just general depression and overextension kicking in. I have to choose where I spend my energy I'm torn in so many directions right now that I feel like I can't do anything right and I can't give 100% to any one thing. My husbands solution: quite my job and work with him on the buisness not such a great idea for so many reasons

I know I will get a ration of ####### for suggesting that you seize this opportunity and have a baby but you may not have another chance to ever have another one ... and who knows? Things might work out between you two and you didnt waste any time ensuring you at least got a kid out of the deal

I don't want to disappoint you, so I thought I'd be the one to ration the #######.

I do understand the idea that you have to seize your opportunity before it slips away, but isn't having a child that you know you can not support extremely irresponsible?

Is it irresponsible for me to want children even if the pregnancy would probably be hi-risk?

I also don't make enough with my income to pay rent and bills. My husband also just quite his job to start a new buisness.... all of this makes us unqualified to be parents i guess - but it doesn't stop me from wanting it very badly. I'm trying to wait for a good time, but really, where is that magical line that makes you financially ready to have a child? When is a good time? The longer you wait at her age the more risky it is.

If you were unsure you would ever have another chance, would you really give that up?

Wahriana was high risk and has shaky financial status and I have every confidence she will find a way to make it work. There are programs and ways to make it work. Its not only the fincially stable or wealthy having children in this country, and it's hard but they make it work.

I would be undeniably sad and heart-broken if I was told I shouldn't have children. Every person is different, and if she thinks she can make it work, well, that's her deal and she should do what she thinks is best.

But the programs you refer to are funded (among others) by people like me who have made a conscious choice to wait until we are more stable financially to have children. I don't think people should say, "Oh well, even though I don't have enough money to support a child, I can get government benefits, so we'll be alright." It's one thing to cut back and whatnot as necessary to "make it work", but to willingly conceive using government benefits as a safety net is just not right, IMO.

I guess I'm really sounding like a Republican, huh?

I agree on that point. I just don't want her to give up on having children bc of age. There is a difference between say "oh well, the government will help out" and "This could be my last chance, should I take it?".

But hey, that's just the romantic in me coming out

Congrats! I'm glad you both are happy and you had a safe delivery even with the scare.

Don't forget to take care of yourself and not just others. It seems to me like you put yourself last most of the time, but remember: If you dont' take care of yourself how are you going to be able to care of others (esp. the precious new baby boy)? This is meant with love

P.S. - I can't wait for pics and the name!

I know I will get a ration of ####### for suggesting that you seize this opportunity and have a baby but you may not have another chance to ever have another one ... and who knows? Things might work out between you two and you didnt waste any time ensuring you at least got a kid out of the deal

I don't want to disappoint you, so I thought I'd be the one to ration the #######.

I do understand the idea that you have to seize your opportunity before it slips away, but isn't having a child that you know you can not support extremely irresponsible?

Is it irresponsible for me to want children even if the pregnancy would probably be hi-risk?

I also don't make enough with my income to pay rent and bills. My husband also just quite his job to start a new buisness.... all of this makes us unqualified to be parents i guess - but it doesn't stop me from wanting it very badly. I'm trying to wait for a good time, but really, where is that magical line that makes you financially ready to have a child? When is a good time? The longer you wait at her age the more risky it is.

If you were unsure you would ever have another chance, would you really give that up?

Wahriana was high risk and has shaky financial status and I have every confidence she will find a way to make it work. There are programs and ways to make it work. Its not only the fincially stable or wealthy having children in this country, and it's hard but they make it work.

I would be undeniably sad and heart-broken if I was told I shouldn't have children. Every person is different, and if she thinks she can make it work, well, that's her deal and she should do what she thinks is best.

Opps - I meant hurricane Ike

Miami is in the middle of the cone right now and it's a category 3

Hanna is already to the north and we are just getting rains.

Welcome back to Florida!! Be ready to greet Hurricane Hanna

Welcome back! Hanna is over, watch out for Ivan

It was wonderful. Although the sea water tastes terrible! We went to the beach and Ahmed decided to monkey around in the water and I ended up with a mouth full.

We haven't had our wedding yet either (other than the civil one in Cairo). I hope you will get the chance to have both soon!! I'm sure any time away with just the two of you would be extra special!

Civil is all we had, but we did manage to have dinner with a few friends 2 weeks later and a cake (I'm a pastry chef and can make my own)

I do feel like I've been on a honeymoon though since he got back we just enjoy our time together.

I hope you are together again soon TinaMsea