Saved By July 4th

Alhamdulillah, the masjid WILL have summer program this year insyaallah. I've been waiting for them to take the children off my hands at least for a few hours each day this summer. At first I thought it wasn't going to happen, but looks like it will insyaallah.

My advice to the kids:

1. H, there might be boys who will say bad words. You don't have to hang out with them.

2. Remember, if you see something wrong happening, do something about it.

3. If you need to tell a grown up, tell a grown up.

4. If the grown up doesn't listen to you, tell Ummi or Abi.

The summer program itself is great, except for the fact that S and N are always misfits. S exceeds the level of kids her age in her recitation and reading, but she refused to join the big girls group last year, so she came home complaining that it was all too easy and boring for her. As for N, it was the same thing. They made her write Arabic letters individually, when she already knows how to connect them. She came home complaining that it was too easy too.
However, what I really wanted was for them to be with the other kids, but this has proved to be a problem too.

I was one of the chaperone for a field trip last year to COSI, so I had some girls in the van with us. I was utterly shocked to hear their conversation with each other. If that is what they pick up at public school, I'm thankful I don't send my kids to the public school. That is also what hinders me from actually dishing out my kids to the neighborhood Muslim kids. You read that correctly, Muslim kids.

Nevertheless I still think it's important for the kids to be in an environement where they're learning Islam (something is better than nothing). They can reap the benefits from interaction with their teachers. I need a break too.

So it seems like summer is off to a start finally. It's almost July. Our summer starts pretty late. In July, things are going to be hectic, what with S's 9 year old well check up with a new lady doctor, COSi summer camp, and finishing up OHVA curiculum.

S is already in need of a female doctor, which I requested at the last visit. She has started to consistently wear hijab everytime she goes out of the house, and soon I will have to actually sit her down and talk about some serious stuff. Subhanallah. How fast time does fly!

May Allah protect and preserve their innocence and purity. Ameen.

Sa'd Al Ghaamidee and Abdul Basit are now our audio companions, night and day. Now, we just need a new van so we can listen to the CDs.

Oh Allah, the only reason I would want us to be in a better financial situation would be so that we could get a new van wherewith we can listen to the CDs, and so we can spend the money in Your way. You are the provider, please provide us with not too much, and not too little. Please protect us from riba. AMEEN.