hah? salju di houston? mimpi kali yaaaaa. wong houston lembab dan panas begini,, nyaris tropis lagi cuacanya,, dan ada puun pisang di depan rumah,, kok bisa ada salju?
donno la,, ntah karena global warming, ntah karena apa,, pokoknya,, menurut ramalan cuaca, berhubung ada angin badai datang dari canada yg super duper dingin ituh, maka akan ada salju di beberapa tempat di houston, dan termasuklah tempat kami (plus tempat yg kemaren kena hurricane itu, namanya galveston)..
ini dia foto2 kami maen salju malam2,, langsung deh besoknya pilek kami berdua (amira dan mamanya)..

Udah lama rasanya gak update milestone Amira.. dan udah banyak tentunya yang udah bisa dilakukan Amira,, apalagi dengan umurnya yg belum 2 tahun.. Alhamdulillah..

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Amira bilang gaya ini: ” Kayak Mama “..

Ini gaya amira masukin tangannya ke dalam jaket,, berhubung selama di eropa kan dingin bgt … jadi tangan dimasukin ke jaket biar hangaaat.. nah,, niru lah dia gaya mamanya itu,,

Jadi tiap kali dia masukin tangannya ke jaket dan kita nya gak,, dia maksa dan bilang : Kayak Mama,, kayak mama,, itu berarti kita juga harus masukin tangan ke jaket atau ke kantung jeans.. hehehe

Here are some pics that Almy sent to me from Indonesia. My little girl is growing up fast — she can actually count to ten!

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Back from Phoenix.. wow that place is too hot for me. I thought it would be like Antelope Valley, with it’s dry desert heat. But no, it was 110 degrees F AND HUMID. The downtown didn’t impress me.

At the airport, I stopped by at the chapel to pray Dhuhr and Ashr, read some books and rest. There I met a guy from San Jose who was also there to pray. After talking for a while I found out that his wife has a lot of daycare experience. I was interested and asked to exchange contact info, because I hoped that my wife could learn something from his wife. We had the same views on some stuff, for example we both only eat halal meat unless in dire circumstances. Then we parted ways. Read the rest of this entry »