He happily makes his choice, away from haram...
...I quietly hide from the ridicule (rejoice) to follow.

The guy in the car behind me pulled out his camera. From where I was, it looked like he aimed it at my car and snapped a shot.

Did he really just take a picture of my car? I wasn't even driving recklessly! Honestly, I don't even think I cut him off or drove fast around the weird guy behind me?

Should I be scared?

Maybe he was just reviewing pictures on his digital camera that he stores next to him in his car. Or maybe...he was taking a picture for a website that documents bad drivers in Tulsa.

Should I be scared?

Am I a celebrity with crazed paparazzi following my every step?

Should I be scared?

I don't think so.... but then again...

:)

Hmmm....

The guy in the car behind me pulled out his camera. From where I was, it looked like he aimed it at my car and snapped a shot.

Did he really just take a picture of my car? I wasn't even driving recklessly! Honestly, I don't even think I cut him off or drove fast around the weird guy behind me?

Should I be scared?

Maybe he was just reviewing pictures on his digital camera that he stores next to him in his car. Or maybe...he was taking a picture for a website that documents bad drivers in Tulsa.

Should I be scared?

Am I a celebrity with crazed paparazzi following my every step?

Should I be scared?

I don't think so.... but then again...

:)

Hmmm....

The guy in the car behind me pulled out his camera. From where I was, it looked like he aimed it at my car and snapped a shot.

Did he really just take a picture of my car? I wasn't even driving recklessly! Honestly, I don't even think I cut him off or drove fast around the weird guy behind me?

Should I be scared?

Maybe he was just reviewing pictures on his digital camera that he stores next to him in his car. Or maybe...he was taking a picture for a website that documents bad drivers in Tulsa.

Should I be scared?

Am I a celebrity with crazed paparazzi following my every step?

Should I be scared?

I don't think so.... but then again...

:)

Ramadan Mubarak!

May Allah bless us all with a Ramadan filled with mercy, forgiveness, and freedom from Hell.

Ya Allah, please guide me and my family to the straight path!
Oh Allah, please forgive me for all of my sins.
Oh Allah, please bless my family and my closest friends.
Oh Allah, please give us the best in this life and the best in this life.
Ya Rab! Please forgive my mother of the sins she committed while she was alive. Oh Allah, please make her grave comfortable and filled with the light of heaven. Oh Allah, have mercy upon her.
Oh Allah, please bless me in all my relationships.
Oh Allah, please give Sabrin and her family a safe trip to Chicago.
Oh Allah, please bless Nadrine and Sabrin and me.
Oh Allah, give us good husbands that will make our lives easy and fruitful; make them of those that fear You and seek Your reward; make them of those who strive to make this Ummah great and persevere in their mission; make them of those who will be admitted to Jannah; make them of those who would make good fathers, good husbands, good friends, good companions, and good Muslims.
Oh Allah, please make us good wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters; place in our hearts the goodness and sincerity that will make us among those who fear You and seek Your reward; make us of those who strive to make this Ummah great; make us of those whose intentions are right and actions are blessed.
Oh Allah, thank you for the opportunity to see another Ramadan in my life.
Oh Allah, bless me with it.
Ameen.

Back in the day...

Does anyone remember the old shopping carts with calculators on them that they used to have at grocery stores?

(I wonder what brought that to my mind?)

I actually wanted to write other things...too busy, lazy, tired...just don't wanna do it yet....

:)

Home Sweet Home

A parent walked into my classroom today. She looked around, from one corner to the next, from the ceiling to the floor. Then she flashed me a huge smile.

"Oh, your room," she began, "it's wonderful!"

Made my day even better. Awesomeness (my world, my words).

Alhamdulillah.

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I taped poetry to the floor of my classroom. The kids have to read it because they step all over it. Ideas like these make kids learn (it wasn't my idea, I got it from scholastic).

Tricking kids into learning is awesome!