panic me!

 

when i woke up todays morning, i saw more than 10 miss calls from sofia's house and hp number. our close neighbour in einsingen, ayman's best friend sofia is coming over in 2 hours to our guest apartment in wiblingen. i will update more later... am thinking to bring her and my kids to wonnemar open air swimming pool. naik bas yer tuan2 dan puan2 sekalian, hehehehehe. bye for now.

cycling trip to Allgau

my dear readers, here are some snapshot photos of our cycling trip expedition to Allgau... perfect weather, perfect landscapes, perfect view, green nature, SubhanaAllah everything is so beautiful... we were on Syawal short trip getaway in a long distance cycling expedition from Ulm to Kempten in Allgau.

i will write more when i have ample time okay? both my kids ayman n azzan are forcing me to open their super simple songs in youtube.. see? this computer seems no longer belong to me, semua ayman n azzan nak guna okay?? children nowadays are mostly computer literate eh, ahhahahahaa.

lunch with lasagna and rendang

Today i cooked lasagna fresh from my Neff oven and its done serving for my 2 kids. Habis separuh tray, senang hati mama ayman okay, ehhehehehhe. Later in the afternoon, i will drag ayman n azzan to uni, turun naik bas sending lunch bekal for their abah, isteri mithali huh??  For my hubby, I cooked sup sayur campur with rendang ayam, mkn dgn basmati rice. I alternate my rendang ayam recipe, instead of using santan, i used condensed milk from Algäu, like what sheila rusli mentioned from her well known ketuk-ketuk ramadhan programme, condensed milk contained less cholestrol, less fat. Ladies and gentlemen, let us practise & maintain healthy lifestyle in our cooking menu.

ok thats all for todays update. Another busy week for me.

my story

Please forgive me for abandoning this blog for quite some time.

My hubby nazri keeps on complaining - 'sarah, why your blog ni suram jer?' ni hah, nak beritahu.... boleh jer update blog hari2, ade syarat dia...  i x nak masak, no baking cakes for u after works, pinggan mangkuk semua dlm sink x payah basuh,  no regular groceries shopping mkn jer ape yg ade dlm kabinet, no laundry, anak2 tak terjaga, tak der aktiviti sbb mama dia duduk depan komputer jer, dok update blog. boleh ker mcm tu? Sometimes, i wonder, how the active bloggers spend their life time, sitting in front on computers berjam-jam lamanya. I have piled of works to do. Cooking, cleaning the dishes, laundry, house cleaning, handling 2 small children, doing grocery shopping, tu belum lagi cakap turun naik bas gi kelas bahasa german kat vhs ulm. busy mom okay? i have less time for myself, nak mandi pun tak leh lebih 10 minits.  Inikan pula nak duduk 2-3 jam write up on blogs.  I dont know on other people, but for me, to generate ideas on writing i have to be in a good mood, good environment, good time. Bukan terkejar-kejar dgn anak and household chores.

Okay, lets the story begin.... I am  quite busy and occupied recently- first and foremost, serabut kepala with searching one after another apartments, the process started by contacting  housing agencies, read and look after rental housing advertisement in the website and local newspapers, i also made few appointments to view the potential apartments, dealing with housing agents and potential landlords and so on & on... pening kepala okay?  To cut it short, syukur alhamdulillah we managed to get a comfortable apartment and within our budget in Illertissen. We signed the rental agreements on last week and planning to move in by next Sept. So Tschuss univ guest house in wiblingen, selamat datang to our new apartment in Illertissen :)

I am starting up with my simple home preschooling lesson plans with ayman & azzan. Among the activities are arts & crafts works, paintings, drawings, Iqraq reading book 1, learning on ABC Alphabets letters & 123 numbering, singing super simple songs and outdoor activities. Ladies and gentlemen, lets nurture our children from early age to be all rounder achiever. Everything start at home.
 
Their playgroup & kids gymnastics sport will start again next September. German is now on long 5-6 weeks summer holidays. Therefore, most kindergarten, playgroups, schools are closed. I have registered Ayman at Illertissen St Martin Kindergarten but he is still on waiting list. As an alternative, i enrolled Ayman & Azzan on English Play Group session at Fbs Ulm. Mahal sikitlah compared to German Play Group session tapi nak buat mcm mana, parents will always want their children to have the best exposure and learning environment kan.

I try as much as i can to plan on our household financial budget  (we are only depending on one man income - my hubby) so that we are not spending unnecessarily. I am practicing what i learn in uni days, economics goal is trying to minimize the cost and maximizing profit and satisfaction. so ladies and gentlemen, lets minimize the economics inefficiency.  Therefore our top priority expenditure will be on foods, home rentals, public transport on our monthly ticket bus, some allocation of money on childrens (pampers, milk, playgroup, kids gymnastics  & swimming course fees, hobbies and activities). In that sense, have to let go and  delay  my own wants. Beli apa yg perlu sahaja tetapi dalam masa yg sama, within our budget constrain, i try as much as i can so that our family can have a good and quality lifestyle. 


While waiting for both ayman & azzan with their paintings activities, i would like to share some of our summer activities with my family & friends. Let photos tell thousand words. Until then, best wishes..sarah.

 art & crafts works, leaves with water colour paintings

the messiness of kids outdoor work stationbut its worth the effort. try it ladies n gentlemen, your kids will love paintings

 part of their hands paintings, of course with the help of mama

 ayman passion on memory cards puzzle at ulm city library

 

me with my 2 years old azzan

 

  dropping by at the strawberry farm in nersingen, part of our cycling trip in june 2012

 bringing the kids walking along the jungle and to the Iller River behind Kloster Wiblingen. About 15-20 minutes walk from our guest apartment.

 azzan throwing stones to the river, so beautiful weather, beautiful clean river, green trees, nature is the best medicine!

taking photo with the background of purple lavender flowers in Neu Ulm, it refresh my sweet memory during our short holiday trip in Aix en Provence South France in November 2011. Provence is so famous for their lavender landscape. 

i have so so many photos to share. dah malas dah nak write up on photos caption. ok bye2 for now... assalamualaikum & tschuss...