http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/ Sister Surviving Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:25:05 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2004. Family & Home Islam Muslim http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/archive/89.html Thu, 30 Dec 2004 22:24:43 GMT This will be my last post at this blog. My new blog is at http://sistersurviving.blogspot.com/ I hope to see you there!! http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=89 http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/archive/88.html Fri, 24 Dec 2004 14:42:28 GMT I started a new blog last night for mothers. This will be a place to honestly and openly share without being judged. The only people that will be able to comment are members of the blog. If you are looking for advice or help please ask. Sometimes I think we just need a place to vent so help and advice should be only offered when it is asked for. I want this to be a place where we can share with each other, so please respect what others are feeling and going through. The address is http://survivingmotherhood.blogspot.com/ If you would be interested in joining please click on the... (more) http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=88 http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/archive/87.html Fri, 24 Dec 2004 05:08:49 GMT After watching the news last night, I spoke with my husband about him staying home with the baby. The news talked about subzero temps reaching levels that were dangerous. So we decided that it was best for Zaid to stay at home rather then drag him to the hospital. My husband doesn't do well with Zaid, I think he just gets nervous and gives up too easily when he stares fussing. I really couldn't give both of them the attention they need. So I took Ahmad to the hospital by myself this morning. He did well until it was time to check his oxygen level. He didn't want to change his clothes... (more) http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=87 http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/archive/86.html Thu, 23 Dec 2004 02:08:28 GMT I have watched several episodes of Nanny 911. Watching this show helps me feel a little better about things in my home. It helps me to see that other parents go through similar difficulties with their children. On another show I was watching there was something mentioned about how as mothers we keep it all to ourselves for the most part. I believe someone had mentioned it here on this blog. (Sorry I don't remember who it was) I really would like to see woman/mothers be more open about the difficulties and trials we go through as mothers more. Why do we have this "Code of Silence"... (more) http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=86 http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/archive/85.html Thu, 23 Dec 2004 01:28:27 GMT Ahmad has surgery tomorrow. I will have to make a trip to the video store and grocery store tonight after my husband gets home from work. I'm not looking forward to going out at 11pm in subzero weather. With our work schedules though I couldn't do it any other time. It has been really cold here and I just don't want to take the baby out unless it is absolutely necessary. I will have to take the baby with me to the hospital tomorrow. My husband refuses to let anyone else but the two of us watch him until he is at least one. I'm a little nervous about tomorrow afternoon and... (more) http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=85 http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/archive/84.html Thu, 23 Dec 2004 01:20:21 GMT About a week and a half ago someone broke into the laundry room in my apartment building (with a key). All the storage closets are in the laundry. The man pulled the pad lock hardware off the door frames of all the storage closets. This evening I went down to do some laundry to discover that the owner still had not had the locks fixed. The window in Ahmad's room is still broken. It has been broken for several months. We have called about it quite a few times. We are told that someone will be out to fix it or no one answers and there is a message that the mailbox is... (more) http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=84 http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/archive/83.html Tue, 21 Dec 2004 19:26:18 GMT I have received the following a fews times in the past. I just received it again in my Inbox today. There are things I relate to even more then I did in past. I thought I would go ahead and share it here. MOM - JOB DESCRIPTION POSITION: Mother, Mum, Mama, Mummy, Ma JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an, often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be ! willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on... (more) http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=83 http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/archive/82.html Thu, 16 Dec 2004 02:47:08 GMT Today was our appt. at the travel clinic. My left arm is really sore. I really hope this goes away really soon. Taking care of the kids seems to irritate it more. I'm not looking forward to driving to work tomorrow. A had his shot in his right leg. Poor guy is also sore. A couple of times he was hopping around on one leg. He will probably be getting a couple more shots at his pre-op appt. tomorrow. Poor little guy. I'm not looking forward to it at all. http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=82 http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/archive/81.html Thu, 16 Dec 2004 02:38:46 GMT I was watching 60 minutes this evening. I was really upset by one of the stories. This story was about how marketers are using tween girls to market different producers. One of the women appeared to me to pass it off as a benefit to these girls. Here is the link: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/14/60II/main660978.shtml http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=81 http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/archive/80.html Wed, 08 Dec 2004 21:12:59 GMT I stopped by a couple of stores this morning. I found some wireless alarms to put on the front door and A's bedroom door. They have 3 settings- chime, alarm, and off. The chime or alarm will go off when the door is open. I also bought some super glue and used it to put the child safety knobs on both doors. So even if he is able to get the knobs off we will know when he opens the door. Hopefully this will help things. The only other option is sleeping in front of the door. http://sistersurviving.blogdrive.com/comments?id=80