Mio Giving Christmas 2010

So the time has come again we started this two years ago every year we find kids or a family to donate gifts for we do in titi Mio's name she was so good giving to others and specially children so is a way to honor her and to teach the children that Christmas is about giving.

I know the economy is hard but our children are getting gifts there is no reason why others should not. This year we found a family of 9 children ranging from all ages 1 to 16... We tend to increase the number every year. This year it was touching one of the girls has thyroid cancer and it meant so much more for us.

Samia and Gamila what a difference it makes last year you guys wanted every toy as well this year you guys were so happy and picking what goes for every each and the Christmas tags.

I am so happy I can tell the teaching has helped and now you guys understand is not just about you guys getting gifts.

The wrapping is always done by the whole family. However this year baba could not help us he is working allot so we took it upon ourselves the girls Mami wrapped, Samia and GAmila put the bows and pick the cards for each gift. Amir next year you will have a task as well.

Nenes Inshallah we would keep on doing this every year however there are a few rules:

-NEW toys NO DOLLAR store toys that would be Haram or unfair.

-NO receipt for the donation (that would be cheating here we are giving and then get something monetary in return NONO remember we give without expecting anything in return)

-The greeting cards have to say From: AMIRA or titi Mio

Here is the pictures of the last two years WOW! have we change in so many ways

Now that we have done our two traditions now is time for the food prepping and let the music roll. I love to listen to my Colombia music 

Wacka, wacka weird

Like all of you know by now my mind is always going like 300 mph today I wrote in a paper every single different though that came to my mind.

-I love blogging one for the nenas, two I get to practice my writing skills which are not that good I have ideas but getting them in paper can be some times confusing and my grammar oh boy - I will get an "F" that is why I choose to be an accountant.

There are some words that no matter how much I write them I always write them wrong thank God for speller check. here is a list --

• man or men (still trying to remember which one is plural or singular) and next to it goes woman - women
• which always gets written like wich or wish
• written or writte always forget one "t" or two "t"
• this versus these - this is always a puzzle for me
• past tense I think i will need an intense super duper intense course in this
• beautiful this one I always misspelled

On a different note nenas I always wonder which one of the two of you would do what I do for instance:

• I love to eat a banana while I am eating chicken soup
• I love to eat avocados while I am eating chicken soup
• I love to stick my crackers, bread and cheese inside my coffee
• Baba only eats white meat of the chicken
• I only eat the dark meat of the chicken
• I like my eggs soft in the yolk
  
• Baba loves his eggs hard the yolk
• When we eat the whole fish I love to eat the eyes
• I don't like the sides of the bread the crust -- this upsets baba so so much
• When ever I have a headache I make myself a triple espresso and wallah is gone

I know you guys must be going grossgross fish eyes...bread inside coffee wacka wacka.