Another Day

I wish I had the time to write because I have had so many things going that I really want to talk about but I am swamped. I barely have enough time to sleep which is not new to anyone who reads my blog.
The kids have really grown up this year. I am lucky in the sense that they are so independent. I am going to be one of those moms that knows that her kids are ok when they finally head off to college. I just wish I had more time to spend with them today but life has a way of playing with our priorities.
My mother-in-law has been staying with us for about 4 months and in addition to the store, the kids, and teaching, I am also writing again. It's a great feeling to get stuff down on paper...even greater when I get published. My first Article was published in Race-Talk Magazine during the Tunisian uprising. I got wonderful feedback on it and it has really given me a boost to keep working.
I have always wanted to do a thousand things when I grew up. I guess now I can say I am doing it. I am blessed, I say this every single day and I feel it every single second. I know I have a really rough life, but I know I would not want it any other way.
I will be married 10 years this October. Osama and I are either going to renew our vows here in Houston or in Italy. It's been so long since we have been able to go anywhere, away, one on one. The only thing we ever get out to do nowadays is attend comedy shows. We saw Arabs Gone Wild and Maz Jobrani recently and they were both amazing shows.
Jeneane is preparing for the college program she attends in the summer. This year she is studying Algebra II. This means that she walks into her sophomore year with all her math credits. She was also invited to attend a program at George Mason University but we can't afford it.
Afif is a little boy scout. He helps open the doors for his grandmas, he takes out the trash, snuggles with me....one day this boy is going to make an amazingly loving husband.
Now, I have to go catch up on my "words with friends" scrabble game.....