Category Archives: granddaughters

My Reality Show

Posted on January 30, 2011 by

If I were to produce a reality show, it would be about my life. Like my book, it would be about an American woman who was born and raised according to American values and Western culture and then adopted Islam … Continue reading →

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What’s The Single Most Important Thing You Accomplished in 2010?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

What’s the single most important thing I accomplished in 2010? That’s a very good question. I gave it some thought and I think that the single most important thing I accomplished is adopting Islam as my way of life. The … Continue reading →

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Alone at the Therapist

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

Sabrina had a bad headache last night so she didn’t go to our therapy appointment last night. I went alone. It was a good session. John and I talked about my hoarding problem, and what it may stem from. We … Continue reading →

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Are Things Better?

Posted on January 9, 2011 by

I’m hoping that Sabrina’s invitation to lunch means that things between us are better. It was a little testy last night because she never received my reply message at noontime. The way we found out is that Jackie texted me … Continue reading →

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Friday–Very Busy

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

This has been a very busy day today and it’s only early afternoon. Ernie had an appointment with the doggie eye doctor this morning. Mashallah, he is doing really well. The doctor is very pleased with his progress with both … Continue reading →

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How did this Happen?

Posted on January 2, 2011 by

All I did was to tell my daughter that is she wanted more accurate information on Islam, she could simply ask me and if I didn’t know the answer I would ask our sheikh. 4 hours later, she is threatening … Continue reading →

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The Worst Movie Ever

Posted on January 1, 2011 by

I took the girls to the movies this afternoon. They wanted to go see “Tron–The Legacy.” I used to think “The Matrix” was the worst movie I had ever seen. Boy, was I wrong. This movie made absolutely no sense. … Continue reading →

Posted in bad relationship, Christmas, Christmas gifts, depression, feeling like I don't belong, feeling used, glad to be home, granddaughters, incidents with Sabrina, Joanne, migraines, movie, reality, rejection, relationship issues, son-in-law | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Dream-Like, or Nightmare

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

I woke very early this morning–somewhere around 3:15 a.m. No particular reason; just awoke. I read a bit in Deserts and Mountains, took a shower, wrote in my morning pages book (have been neglecting writing my book, however). I felt … Continue reading →

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To Give Or Not To Give, That Is The Question

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

My granddaughters and I are going to see a movie this afternoon, and since I haven’t seen them since before Christmas, I packaged up their Christmas gifts to take over to their house. But I have been debating and going … Continue reading →

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Maybe A Misunderstanding?

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

So why I have still not heard a word of any kind from Sabrina? Could we have a misunderstanding here? She asked a question the other day (Sunday) on FaceBook about Muslims celebrating Christmas. Some of her friends gave some … Continue reading →

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