Okay so I can't say that I have been too busy to blog..
I have been too lazy to blog.. The cold, gray, dreary winter days are not my companion.
We have been spending our time just getting through the days.
Swimming for Ibrahim and Isa has been going really well, Ibrahim may be in the Olympics some day, he is so athletic. Isa burned his left hand on the water dispenser in the locker room, two dime size second degree burns, one has busted and the other just keep expanding like a balloon. I hope it pops soon. He was in so much pain while walking home, agonizing every fifth step. I popped cranberry pastry in his mouth every mention of, " Ouuuuccchhh, my hand hurts".

Idreis is going to participate in the spelling b at school, they have literacy week at school. Also all three took a trip to the International Library here. Ishmael had his first official fight at school.. very interesting.. As the story goes, boys playing at recess, a classmate of Ishmael's was punching another classmate, and Ishmael decided to defend his friend. Which begins the altercation.. Ishmael was punched in the mouth. Idreis was observing the whole thing and was glad to be the informant for once, letting us all know that after Ish was hit in the mouth, "He went Mike Tyson on the boy and punched him like this, and like this!!". Ishmael says," I was defending myself and my friend". I reminded him that no one wins in violence.

Khalid is off today so we plan to do some running around and go get Ibrahim passport renewed.

Ibrahim has been on youtube this morning and was so excited to come and show me the Chimpmunks singing, All the Single Ladies