January 4, 2014 Another year to work towards inner peace.

Here we are again. The beginning of a new year.  This blog outline is a bit confusing for me but I am going to try and fiqure it out.

Last year, worked hard on the events of 52 weeks.   Had many exciting adventures with friends and family, but sadly I did not keep up the running list of events.   Hopefully with learning a blig more on blogspot this year will be better.  

Started off the New Year with having all the kids home.   Slowly now they are all returning to their jobs and lives.  Kyle and Stephanie are enjoying their time in Mississippi and have learned so much in the first 6 months of living there.  Ebraheem and Mel are settled in Cedar Falls  Iowa and all is going really well. Ebraheem is enjoying his job, and Mel just recently moved into a new position at the bank.  Abdullah is home on vacation from Saudi.  I am so happy and pleased that all the them have achieved such success and have become wonderful caring men, but my babies are truly gone.  It is so hard on my heart, and I am stunned at how difficult this transition is for me.   I have spent my life giving them the best of everything, good education, opportunities to experience things most children can only dream about.  Its just difficult to wake up and not have something important to be doing with or for the children.  I know how truly blessed I am, but also I am saddened.   I never expected the empty nest syndrome to hit me so hard.

But for now, I still have Adam and Heemie home, and tomorrow we will be going to watch the Packer vs 49ers game.  Will be going to Champps this weekend.   The weather is suppose to be in the negatives, and the press is comparing tomorrows projected game to be similar to the Ice Bowl.   Inshallah, the team will do really well tomorrow.

Today Baba and I went looked for granite slabs for our new kitchen counter redecoration.  So far Sienna Cream is topping the list of our favorite picks.  I am going to go with Debbie on Monday and see what she thinks.   I think we may have found the slabs we have been looking everywhere to find. It is so pretty and unique.

Will keep you posted on the game scores tomorrow.   Go pack go !!!!!