Before the children became ill, we tried the lemon-drizzle cake from My So Called Life… and MashaALLAH, it was very tasty.

We were supposed to go to a homeschool picnic on Saturday, but as we were getting ready, I noticed the swelling and excess discharge in my son’s eye. I didn’t want them to pass it along to the other children so we canceled. This really hurt their feelings because they wanted to go so badly. My husband decided that we would still go to the park (a different, local park) and have a picnic with just the family a bit later in the day.

They all felt awful on the way to the park but after a while,things got better and they had a light snack and played. AlhamduLILLAH, we had a nice time and they were able to blow off some steam (and bubbles) and try out their new baseball gloves.

In spite of his swollen eyes, my son managed to catch a few, (to the delight of his dad).

InshaALLAH the worst seems to have passed, but I am giving them a break. It’s about time for one anyway and I need to prepare for Ramadan and the coming school year, InshaALLAH.

Do you have any special plans, crafts or activities for Ramadan? Are you decorating the house/classroom? Will it be the same as last year or are you doing more or less?

To be honest, I haven’t decided yet and I find it amazing that some of you already have your things ready mashaALLAH! I always think that I need to start planning for the next year this year, lol.