We are back!!! We enjoyed our nice sunny day in the sunroom, there is snow on the ground, but it's not that cold. 

We also had a great time at Ann Arbor yearly event: Brick Bash. (Think Lego!)

So much laundry to do and I decided to make the living room free of kids toys for our sanity.

I saw my old best friend from Dental School whom I have never seen for 12 years!!!

It was so excited to see her and her husband in Florida when we came to visit. Our flight was delayed 2 hours and she had a dinner to attend back in Miami so I only saw her for like 15-20 minutes... we also had a meeting with someone that afternoon...  wish it was longer... 

You look so pretty, Linda. It was like a dream... and we love your husband!!!

My kids love them, Ammar loves the Godiva Linda gave us (he-he) and Nadia loves the chocolate and the easter lollipops! Thanks so much!!!

Today is the first day of Spring....

It's snowing!!! arghhhh &*$&#&*$()#

The snow almost melted all.. now it's snowing again? We have been having snow since THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!

We are leaving tomorrow to Florida... yay! Thanks God.. and I am done with this weather.

Study!!!

How hard it is to sit on your bump and study contently!!! We will have our vacation soon to Florida, tomorrow we are leaving. I packed all the kids stuffs and mine, all set. Ammar still have his undone. We have been so sick, Aidan, me, and Nadia. On and off, it comes and goes in a short period of time. I am on antibiotic, so is Aidan. I felt good yesterday and I paged my PCP to tell him how much I appreciate his help treated me as a VIP patient. Today... I feel miserable again... allergies!!! Ugh... spring time is here... pollens!!!! I woke up this morning and found my eyes were puffy and full of stuff.. red... heavy... makes you just want to sleep having this eyes condition.

For the last 2 weeks,  my dear friend, Lisa have been encourage me to study and study by sending me e-mails every day... she really is a wonderful friend.. 

I also have gotten calls from my friends, even someone I have not met, just talked on the phone, to study and don't forget to study.... the most recent one, I talked to my ex-beau and he asked me if I was going to go to school again.. and I said "I am!".... Yesterday, I got my sitter and took her and Aidan to Urban Toddler and I sat down at their cafe and studied. Talked to one Korean Mom and she mentioned about me studying and how much she look up for what I did with 2 kids in the house. It is hard to study ... really....

Thank you all.... I really appreciate it..... that makes me still have the strong will to study, even just an hour a day!!! Aim high!!!!

Lisa.. Love you much!!!! Please don't stop reminding me about studying....

I am sick.... sick... ugh!!!

Yesterday I got asthma attack, it got better during the day, then at night, I had chills, high fever of 103F. I coughed all night long. Nadia woke up crying, she had muscle spasms on her legs. Ammar sent her back to bed. Aidan cried at night, we let him fall asleep again.

I woke up so restless this morning. My right chest is hurting so much, sharp pain, esp. when I breath in. I have short breaths. 

Ammar called my primary care, Dr. Gradwohl in the morning and he asked me to come to his office. I got x-ray done because both ammar and him suspected me having pneumonia. I went to bldg 9 to get x-ray. Came back to bldg 3 to see Dr. Gradwohl again, he said I had no pneumonia. He gave me prednisone and antibiotic z-pack. 

I am still amazed how the u of Michigan hospital system was awesome. I remember when I got my chest x-ray done, I had to wait a long time for them to read and sent back to the doctor.. within minutes from x-rays done, my doctor could see it right away, on-line.

I went home, went to pharmacy on the way back. I beeped Ammar .. then someone called me with U of Mich number.. I thought it was Ammar, no, it was Dr. Gradwohl. He told me that he got another report from the radiologist.. that I HAVE pneumonia, very very early sign and he told me if I got more pain or things are not getting better to call him again, the same drugs so he doesn't have to change anything.

I got home, Ammar called, Dr. Gradwohl just called him and told him about me... he said not to worry, this might not be a real pneumonia, maybe because I got asthma, I am so prone to the lung disease. Ammar said he would give me extra z-pack if things are not getting better.

Okay... now... I feel so blessed that I have someone who cares so much, I didn't have to call the Primary Care office, to talk to someone about what happened with me... blah blah... Ammar right away called my Primary care, talked about me, and everything is taken care of.

I sent Aidan today for school, so I could get a rest.

I want to go to sleep now.... I am so tired and weak.... I didn't sleep good last night.

Finally after a long wait... yes, Ammar has been living in this country for 13 years! He finally received his welcome letter (yes, the security check from FBI came back after over a year.... ) and we received the real card in the mail 3 days after. No more advanced parole, no more reporting to the immigration at the airport, no more EAC cards, and no more hassle. Yay!

Congratulations, My love!!!

We celebrated Nadia's birthday party and Auntie Lisa and Uncle Bill drove all the way from Bay City to Ann Arbor just to attend the kids' party... we made them stay for dinner and had a last minute dinner after putting the kids to bed earlier and had our "adult" dinner together. It was so nice and the food, even though it was really last minutes, (you are a marvelous cook, Ammar), all tasted so yummy!.

Lisa and Bill ended up staying one night because we chatted and chatted.. and it was 11 pm and it was too late to go home. 

I love someone

Someone I got from my prayer

He came to my life as one

Honest, kind, the best so far

We are blessed with our family

One daughter one son

Time is so precious as a family

Nothing should be regret or undone

God, Thank you so much for your blessings

I can't ask for more, my family is so precious

Everyone is so happy, content, ready for the new adventures

Bliss in Life.... Alhamdulillah

(I usually hate to write poems, but I just feel like it today. The last poem I wrote when I had to at the elementary school, that was it, and it was not even in English....)