In our sixth year here in Dubai, we've said goodbye to some friends and it was not easy. Saying goodbye is probably the hardest part of expat life. However, the hardest is yet to come - at least for our young eight year old daughter. Laila (from Egypt) and Pristine had been friends since they … Continue reading Another friendship threatened by relocation
Pristine
Shouldn’t have been more specific
Since the baby arrived, I have been writing and talking about him here on the blog. I do have another child, Pristine, whom I have somehow stopped writing about for a while. At 8, Pristine is very precocious and curious about everything, I mean everything and sometimes, out of the blue, she asks random questions … Continue reading Shouldn’t have been more specific
The year Christmas changed for me
Do you have that one Christmas memory that stand out from the rest? That one night that changed your life. Forever. I have one - it was the Christmas I first became a mom eight years ago. It was an emotional experience (I'm not talking about the labor and delivery as that is quite emotional … Continue reading The year Christmas changed for me
Pristine, the moon and the baby
There's no curtain in one of our bedrooms where our 8 year old daughter Pristine sleeps. There used to be but after we took it down and washed it, no one really bothered to put it back up again. It's actually good - Pristine wakes up naturally to morning light coming in (has no effect … Continue reading Pristine, the moon and the baby
She doesn’t have a shoe fetish, for now
My daughter and I, I noticed are so different and as she grows older, I have observed those differences more and more. I am not talking about the physical aspect, as that is a given - born to parents from two different countries, only a few people will say she looks like me. Sometimes, people … Continue reading She doesn’t have a shoe fetish, for now
The uniform saga continues
It was too early for me to celebrate the fact that Pristine's school didn't require us to buy new uniforms for the new school year. On the first day of school, she was wearing her old uniform in Grade 2. And everything was well. ...until we received a newsletter saying that while there is no … Continue reading The uniform saga continues
First day of school, 2011
I slept at 8:30 pm last night but greedy as this might sound, I'm sleepy at work today. It's the first day of school for 2011 here in Dubai and like a new student excited for class, I was giddy. I felt my eyes were closed last night but my mind was fully awake thinking … Continue reading First day of school, 2011
From 1 child to 2 children is making me emotional
I've just come back from four days of staying at home celebrating the Eid holidays by eating, sleeping and watching TV. I swear I've created a dent in the sofa. While I was busy making my butt bigger, my pregnancy journey progressed - I am now on my 32nd week. That figure stopped me right … Continue reading From 1 child to 2 children is making me emotional
Kids Fashion Week, Day 4
Someday, when I'm awfully low And the world is cold I will feel aglow Just thinking of you... And the way you look tonight... This is the lyrics to Frank Sinatra's "The Way You Look Tonight", a song Pristine and I love and I feel it was but appropriate for her look tonight. Never mind … Continue reading Kids Fashion Week, Day 4
Kids Fashion Week, Day 3
Continuing the fashion show with Day 3 with theme, Sporty. We've been looking forward to this particular day since Pristine is most confident with her dance. She loves this song from Shakira and said she couldn't wait to dance it on stage. We're proud of her for being so brave facing the crowd. Mommy could … Continue reading Kids Fashion Week, Day 3
Finding Backroads 