انا سعيدة لان ساذهب الى مظاهرة الاحد
مساء مشيت مع ابني بجانب الحقل
انا احب النظر الى اشجار
اليوم ساعدت ام زوجي مع بنكها
Showing posts with label Mother in law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mother in law. Show all posts
Thursday, 3 September 2015
Friday, 3 April 2015
Spring cleaning - Photos
Spring cleaning
Here's a way of feeling more organised: make neat piles of my un-read books.
8 categories of Arabic: analysis/dense works, history, literature in translation, recent uprisings, readers, reference, an I/P section, and Banipal magazines.
My text book and dictionaries are in constant use anyway, so are all over the place, the car, on the stairs, in my arms, on the sofa..
I haven't got round to the English language poetry yet. That includes books by people I have met so is more personal, more free. I know the language, what a bonus.
In fact the rest of the books in this room come from pre-2012 and need to be moved out altogether. That would free up 2 sets of book shelves to be used actively, rather than holding remnants of concerns from another time. Scary thought.
Photos
Relatives came to see my mother in law, so I asked my son to take some photos of us all in different combinations before they got into their car to leave. We even had one of all the 'girls' and one of all the 'boys', nice memories for her to have.
Here's a way of feeling more organised: make neat piles of my un-read books.
8 categories of Arabic: analysis/dense works, history, literature in translation, recent uprisings, readers, reference, an I/P section, and Banipal magazines.
My text book and dictionaries are in constant use anyway, so are all over the place, the car, on the stairs, in my arms, on the sofa..
I haven't got round to the English language poetry yet. That includes books by people I have met so is more personal, more free. I know the language, what a bonus.
In fact the rest of the books in this room come from pre-2012 and need to be moved out altogether. That would free up 2 sets of book shelves to be used actively, rather than holding remnants of concerns from another time. Scary thought.
Photos
Relatives came to see my mother in law, so I asked my son to take some photos of us all in different combinations before they got into their car to leave. We even had one of all the 'girls' and one of all the 'boys', nice memories for her to have.
Friday, 6 February 2015
Sharing our parents - Lost mini films
Parents
I shared my mother with the local cafe recently. I actually gave her to the owner to look after her while I took my car round to the car park. I came back to find her at a table and being greeted with kisses. That's a real Didcot welcome.
When friends of mine have their relatives at village events I try to spend time with them. Someone else's parents are the next best thing to my own.
Mini films
I have lost my latest phone which has my short films on it. Including one of T and my mother in law talking. He had come home on a flying visit so she wasn't expecting him to appear in her kitchen. I stood there and filmed while they chatted.
My unplanned films are precious.
I shared my mother with the local cafe recently. I actually gave her to the owner to look after her while I took my car round to the car park. I came back to find her at a table and being greeted with kisses. That's a real Didcot welcome.
When friends of mine have their relatives at village events I try to spend time with them. Someone else's parents are the next best thing to my own.
Mini films
I have lost my latest phone which has my short films on it. Including one of T and my mother in law talking. He had come home on a flying visit so she wasn't expecting him to appear in her kitchen. I stood there and filmed while they chatted.
My unplanned films are precious.
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Calling the paramedic
Am I grateful for the men being around today?
The builder suggested calling 999 before I would have thought of it. The surveyor made the call for me, then handed me his mobile. I was able to keep in physical contact with my mother in law, rubbing her shoulder and keeping my knee next to her leg.
The paramedic was so calm. At one point he was sitting on the floor carefully filling in his assessment forms, radiating 'It's ok-ness'.
I felt so much better each time my mother in law smiled. We are both going to have a few days with lots of rests to recover.
The builder suggested calling 999 before I would have thought of it. The surveyor made the call for me, then handed me his mobile. I was able to keep in physical contact with my mother in law, rubbing her shoulder and keeping my knee next to her leg.
The paramedic was so calm. At one point he was sitting on the floor carefully filling in his assessment forms, radiating 'It's ok-ness'.
I felt so much better each time my mother in law smiled. We are both going to have a few days with lots of rests to recover.
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