Sleepless in Baton Rouge

So is past three o'clock AM and I am tossing from left to right back and forth in my bed, I hate it when this happens, I think about so so so many for instance trying to figure out the dates for guido and zetu to come also Abuela, I think this would be a great thing having the the two grandmas together.

Abuela and Zetu have never being together, I can just picture them together so different in so many ways but so alike in so many other ways, feeling the same things the love of a mother and the love of a grandmother. The language for starters would be an interesting thing to see, well I should add I did see it with Guido and Nono when Samia was born, and those two were in love with each other. Don't ask me how they communicated although Guido speaks English Nono speaks only Spanish and Italian so I am not sure how they did it. I guess it was the pasta that Nono made that made them best friends. They are always asking about each other and bringing gifts to each other. There is not a time that I speak with Guido and he does not ask for his Angel or vice versa. Is just so nice to see how this two families from complete different parts of the world and customs can accommodate so well to each other.

Maybe I am a dreamy but were there is love and specially Good Faith things are possible. Nenas always remember have good faith it does not matter if the other party is not acting with Good Faith, God sees what we do and he would take care of you when you are doing good actions.
Also, nenas keep on mind that even though we only do good sometimes not so good things happens to us, but that does not mean that God did not take care of us he is only making us stronger. God only gives us what he knows we can endure!!!!

Samia sometimes I sit and just stare at you and I see this little person forming, I do have to add you are a bit compulsive when it comes to picking up and cleaning.

The other day we were in the kitchen and I have a fruit basket inside were a few lemons, however I had just taken one out and put it in top of the counter....you are on your way out of the kitchen and stop in front of the lemon and out of the blue tells me "Mami please put the lemon inside the basket, it belongs there" baba blames me for this. You are so picky even for your plates if maybe the cup is wet it has to be dry before you hold it. When you come into the house you take off your shoes and throws them in the closet. Really I see a little mami in you, Abuela was even amazed when she came.

Gamila you are my little boy when it comes to this you don't care about anything your thing now day is carrying a baby all around the house...I have notice you want to sit in the potty, I think is mainly imitating Samia. You are starting to talk so much saying all kind of words however I do have to admit your favorite word is "Samia, Samia"

I think I should be able to go sleep now, at least I got some stuff out of my mind.

20,886 miles wrap 2008

So the end of 2008 is here and I wanted to summon it up. It was a year with allot of expected and unexpected things.


At the beginning of the year we were ecstatic baba had finally received his permanent immigration papers so plans to visit Egypt had started, Gamila was still too small so we had decided to postpone till the spring of 2009. Then our Mio felt ill at first we just though it was something she was going to recuperate from, however that would not be the final outcome. While all of these was going on many scenarios cross our mind baba would go alone and visit them and see Mio. However the inexplicable happened and our world was shatter Mio was gone and now we had Zetu, Guido, and Suzzu sad, lost wanting to hold in their arms their son. Plans then change we will be going to Egypt in the Summer. For this to happen many many trips were done to Texas to get baba's military papers organize. Mami and las nenas fixed their passports, and on August of 2008 our journey started.


Prior to leaving we found out baba would be staying in Baton Rouge so we went out and look for a house, this was something that we had being waiting for a while and finally now we were giving the GO, so we did not hesitate and stoke a deal and started building our house.


Egypt was a bitter sweet experience, is hard to explain how in so much sorrow there was a little of joy, but it happen Guido and Zetu were able to hold their grandchildren and their son. I was happy that at least we could bring a little bit of sunshine with the girls. The stay was great we shared with our family and we really got to see how much Amira had lived for las nenas (one day I will go in detail on these).


Like everything in life things come and go we return from Egypt on October the transition went great Thank God! Once again we were back to our daily life with new things to look forward. First we would go to Tio Cesars wedding in South Carolina this trip was a fast and furious, too long of a journey for such a short stay, the wedding was nice and most important we were all together before the holidays.


Once again back home getting ready for the holiday.


Dios, God, Allah I thank you for everything you have giving me this year, I am still trying to over come the why of Mio but I know I can not question you. Thank you for all of the new things I have learn and for allowing me to become a better person everyday that goes by, thank you for my nenas for the health they share, thank you for the husband that I was giving, thank you for my family and friends that surround me.

I can only ask you for health for us and to bring peace and health to so many people out there.

Kool Sana Wenti Tayba - Feliz Navidad - Merry Christmas

So the day is almost over.....it was so so so wonderful for many reasons.

Being together

Seeing Samia and Gamila play with their toys

Baba and Mami enjoying their new children piano

Taking pictures with our 2008 Pajama pants

Enjoying the friendship of so many special people around us

Knowing Abu had a wonderful Navidad with los Tios

Nenas one more Christmas that God has giving us the chance to share my family the only thing we can say is THANK YOU THANK YOU and also say a prayer so God can help so many people in need right now.

THANK YOU GOD                     ALHOMDULLIALLAH                     GRACIAS DIOS