ramadan day 8

Asalam alaikum all

well its now the end of day 8 of ramadan and alhumdulillah its going ok, i am at the moment though suffering from swollen glands on oneside, but alhumdulillah i am still fasting.  if it gets too bad and i feel i need to take medicine then i will have too, but inshallah it wont get to that point.

last night i only slept 2.5 hours and so i went to bed at 2pm and fell asleep until 6, lucky hubby was here on a day off and took care of the boys when they came home.   eldest is fasting so not as bad as they younger one, as he has a slight eating disorder where he hardly eats, so fasting for him at the moment is not possible and is medically advised against it as well.

but inshallah tomorrow i will finally get the courage to go out on my own with hijab, as i usually only go with friends, i know im a chicken lol.  but i have the outfit already and waiting and inshsallah i will go out without feeling vulnerable.  the above outfit is what i wear at home or if im popping over to my friends house, but tomorrow  i am mixing black and white inshallah or i may wear my brown suit, inshallah well see.

well gonna go as hubby and elder son are due back from the mosque after tarawiyah prayers, and will now want their main meal after the iftar of soup and nibbles.

well inshallah you all take care and inshallah will speak soon.

fi aminallah to all

khadijah

Ramadan day 2

asalam alaikum all

well here are some photos of me and my family before during and after day 2.  

i am finidng the days so far going quickly alhumdulillah,  at the moment i am not fasting,  will inshallah begin on monday.

on day one i made tomato soup, and we had slices of meat, cheese, some nice fresh bagguette small cocktail sausages and of course a dessert.  after my hubby and elder son returned from the mosque we had kebabs, chips and salad this was around 11pm.

we arose again at 3.30am the next morning and had parata, some cheese, coffee orange juice and i had oat so simple.  and then i went back to bed until around 8am and got up done some housework and went shopping  to pick up some extra meat and other bits and bobs for the iftar and sehri times.

as for day 2, we had harira, sliced meat and some cheese, and i made meatballs in tomato and onion sauce and served after the iftar, and then hubby and son went to the mosque again for tarawiyah which i think will be an ongoing daily routine during ramadan inshallah.

my younger son had to go to bed at 9pm as he had to start his new secondary school today, and he was so nervous he kept shivering mashallah. 

well thats it will write about other days of ramadan if anything else new happens inshallah.

Ramadan Mubarak

Asalam Alaikum to all i would just like to wish you all a blessed ramadan and inshallah  a wonderful eid if i dont submit a message before the end of the fasting month.

Take care 

started podcasting

asalam alaikum 

well we have decided to do podacsting as a family lol, i have 2 up at the moment not very good but its fun.   

i am going to inshallah do my 3rd one today, and its mainly going to be about when the youner child finally reaches secondary school, and how it makes us mums feel and dads too.   

when you see him standing there so tiny in the blazer, tie and the rest of the uniform, it really makes him look even younger, its really hard to see him going on wednesday next week, and its come around so quick as its usually a slow summer, but because we were running around finding what he needs it has gone quicker.

i will post a photo of him and my eldest son and you will see the big difference between them although its only 3yr gap, but he towers over the younger one lol. 

well inshallah now hes going to the gym inshallah his bones will begin to stretch lol.

well gonna go inshallah will speak later

My weekend

asalam alaikum all

well on saturday i went to my neighbours family party and mashallah it was so nice, but i did get a shock when my neighbour introduced me as her bes best friend and such wonderful kind women, subhanallah i have not been called a best friend in over 20 years mashallah, i was really taken aback by this and i felt so proud to be her friend as she is so nice too mashallah.

i give thanks to allah(swt) for bringing us closer together, as although we have been good neighbours for 10 years mashallah, its only recently that we have began going out together and really helping each other islamically and mashallah its a beautiful thing mashallah.

well thats it from me for now just wanted to write about this wonderful feeling that i have now mashallah, and inshallah it will carry on being a strong one for many years to come inshallah.

wa salam

khadijah

salam all

well its creeping up on us this holy month of ramadhan, now my kitchen and my whole house smells of pre-cooked foods.  as its now time to get the basics out of the way inshallah.  the samosas, the pancakes as well as the breads, as this saves time in the day when i can spend more time on my islamic study and in my reading of the quran.

inshallah i am going to start my quranic reading at the mosque soon now that i have learnt the arabic, i can no go onto the quranic recitation reading at the local mosque, well i say local its a few miles away lol.

this year i am also determined to do some prayers in the mosque inshallah, as my son is wanting to go to the tarawiyah prayers and so i will drop him and his friends off and insallah will join ht women as well.  how nice to have a son who is now old enough to appreciate all that is islamic, my 10 year old is at that stage where he is still having to be pushed but inshallah he will get there especially at his new secondary school, as there are so many muslims there and inshallah he will follow his brother into the prayer room at lunch times.

well gonna go and do some more freezing of the iftar snacks and inshallah will write again soon.

till then all take care 

wa salam

khadijah