Pure innocence – kids!

I got breakfast in bed yesterday and ZP asked "Daddy is it Mothers Day today?" haha

Heritage Day – Happy Braai Day, SA!

Today is a celebration of our roots - where we come from and where we see ourselves heading towards, a celebration of people and our differences and similarities, a celebration of our rich diversity of cultures, a celebration of traditions, old and new - today is just our day to showcase true Ubuntu with loved ones,...

How to find food, anywhere in the world!

People have been asking about the food here in France so I will take you all back to when we got here and how we managed to get around buying our food supplies and what we discovered along the way. So after arriving in France we stayed for a week in a self catering apartment...

Kids say the funniest things!

"Mommy that man look like someone from 7de Laan, in fact everyone here in France look like they from some movie" - SP

How the French do certain things…

Everyone told me that when we get here it will be a major culture shock - I was open to it. They told me about the language barrier and that it will be difficult - I was open to it. They told me it would be difficult at first to adjust - I was open...

Funny questions…

"Mommy when we in France must I say my kalimah in French or can I say it like I normally would?" -- ZP 🙂

Our first Eid, without our family

I consciously shut out the thoughts of us being alone without our family on Eid-ul Adha. I kept busy with the big move to keep my mind from wandering as I could not deal with the loneliness we would feel – it would be our first Eid without our family around us. When we arrived...

Funny questions…

"Mommy are we living on a different planet?" -- SP

Back to school – back to reality!

Algamdulillah, my big ones, started school yesterday. JP had to be at school by 0830, and AP had to be there at 1315 for her Orientation. They were both very nervous and excited at the same time. It would be the first time they would go to school without school uniforms on. Fridays in South...

One month since…

It’s been one month since... I last saw my daddy, brother and sisters. I last saw my other family and friends. I last slept in my own bed and went to my own bathroom. I last visited my mommy’s grave. I last cleaned my own house and was surrounded by my own stuff. But Algamdulilah,...