It's Tuesday

[patiently_waiting 0]

Morning everyone! Yesterday Reda went and filled out his paperwork for work and today he is starting training. For me, it's off to work as usual. I have both jobs today so I will be dead tired by night time. Hope everyone has a great day!

[Aymerlu 3]

Good Morning!!!! This is a day where I think I could sleep the day away.

Hubby is REALLY wanting to drive and he's making me a nervous wreck! He never drove in Egypt and he has this crazy idea that he can just jump in a car and drive!!! He says driving is easy! When he puts on the breaks.....he wants to look for them, and for some reason he thinks the "Nissan" symbol on the steering wheel should be even at all times. Now I will ONLY let him drive in a school parking lot right now....I'm scared $hitless to have him on the road right now. Oh....and he's convinced he has to have a NEW car to learn to drive in.....a new car for him. I just got a new car last month and I see visions of major dents in the future. I'm checking into driving lessons for him today so he can stress someone else out while learning to drive. Tonight I'm taking him to the go-cart track!!!!

[aya*abouelnasr 0]

That is so Cute. LOL

When I was in Jordan, I was amazed at the way they drive there. Like a cross between the Indy 500 and bumper cars!! Now, when I tell my husband that I have to drive somewhere, he tells me to drive very, very slow, not fast like me, and to be very carefull.

[~Jackie~ 30]

Happy Tuesday everybody

Mohammed is liking his new job. I hate it cuz I miss all the KFC he used to bring home My work has tripled, and I was working alot, now even more. In May, I broke a personal record and wrote $103,000 of business. And in June, I ended the month with $126,000 and that broke a company record. So needless to say, in July, I am trying to take a little break and chill a bit. My desk is covered with papers and it will take hours to file them away. (so can't wait till those commission checks come! i see major shopping in August!)

Driving, oh my. Mohammed had his first car about a month, and I got that dreaded call. 'habibi, i am in an accident' he was hit by a hit & run driver and learned quick about deductables and why full coverage does not mean full. The first time he drove home from work, he called and said, habibi I think I am lost. I am like, uh...what signs do you see? Welcome to Wisconsin. (we live south of Chicago )

Jackie

[Ban Hammer 13,484]

is it friday yet?

[LaL 418]

*waves* to the MENA chicas! We have finally gotten busy around here - hubby has been home for 2 weeks straight! something that hasnt happened for months now.

we closed last week on our cash out refi to do the major overhaul on our little ranch - ooooh i can see the money flying out the door already! I feel like a project manager - people are in and out all the time, appointments for measuring, quotes, etc etc. we had a kitchen remodel consult last night. I think hubster was scared stiff . i hope i hope we make it through this summer!

i don't envy you guys & the driving learnin'... lucky for me Del did drive in Egypt and in Canada and is much better than me. Especially when I am upset about the rediculous Tampa traffic he always has lovely Cairo streets stories

[doodlebug 3]

usama has no desire to drive so I have the opposite problem trying to convince him to learn!!! He's never had a reason to drive since he has the busses, subway, etc right there. I mean we have the train and the T and busses right here too so sure he doesn't REALLY need to drive but it'd be nice if he could pick the kids up once in a while or take them shopping for food, etc.

Still no flat but inchalla he'll be going tonight to search again. Everyone keeps telling him just go there and get one when she's here. I"m like who are these people that do things so last minute!!!!!

[Jasman0717 9]

Four more days to the weekend and seven more days to vacation

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Mornin all. Hahahhha y'all's driving stories are hilarious ! Thanks God I didn't have to deal with that so much... Mahmoud already knew how to drive and had long experience at it. The written test at the DMV was rather challenging for him -- all those technical terms, and the sentences are so convoluted. (Geez you'd think they'd hire some actual writers instead of letting engineering nerds try to communicate to the masses -- trying to figure out some of the sentences was like deciphering a mile-long algebra equation !) But.... he managed to pass. And he was almost "too" careful when he hit the roads here. Just the traffic signs were a bit confusing to him..... he would see a sign indicating an upcoming turnoff -- like "410 South" with an arrow -- and think it meant he was already *ON* 410 South.

Wow Jackie -- a new company record !! That is very impressive -- congrats on your success !! (And gotta LOVE those commissions !)

And Laura -- it sounds like you're really revamping the place -- I wanna see before and after pics ! Meanwhile... isn't it lovely living in a construction site

-MK

[a1angied 0]

Well the driving thing is something to keep your heart racing.He does good except at stop signs, he wants to just stop and go not really pay attention to who's turn it is. We spent hours at the DMV yesterday so that he could take the test, well he didn't pass, his reply was I just wanted to see what it was like, in Jordan they also have pictures next to the question I was so mad. I have been telling him that on the DMV website in California they have practice tests, he kept telling me I know so me being the person who thinks oh he knows he must have tried them and done well. NOT

He is doing better and I let him take the car alone when he goes to the Mosque on Friday.

We are going to create a resume so that he can have a better chance at a good job. He seen mine and I asked him if would like to make one for him and he was excited that he would be able to explain everything that he knows how to do. Yes I will be putting it together along with creating his cover page. Tomorrow he will go to be tested to see what level he needs to be started in ESL, he is very happy to be doing this. He is really getting anxious not having much to do so I pray that a job and school start soon.

[LaL 418]

And Laura -- it sounds like you're really revamping the place -- I wanna see before and after pics ! Meanwhile... isn't it lovely living in a construction site

-MK

at this point we are still in the "excitement" phase... but soon that will pass . we even watched the news article "how to make your marriage last through a renovation"

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

And Laura -- it sounds like you're really revamping the place -- I wanna see before and after pics ! Meanwhile... isn't it lovely living in a construction site

-MK

at this point we are still in the "excitement" phase... but soon that will pass . we even watched the news article "how to make your marriage last through a renovation"

Hahahahha it can certainly be a challenge ! Mahmoud has been remodeling since he got here. Right now I have a large hole in the backyard just off the back porch where he is replacing a troublesome part of an old sewer line and connecting it to a new laundry room (the hole is ingeniously located to prevent you from walking out into the backyard unless you climb over a low wall.) This hole has been sitting there with about 3 feet of water in it from all the rain over the last 2 weeks -- there is now about 1 foot of mud in the bottom -- waiting to dry out so the work can proceed. Meanwhile the kitchen sink drain/dishwasher (on the same line) are pretty much inoperable, so I'm washing dishes in a big tub and lugging it elsewhere to empty the water. The patio is about halfway done (work had to stop there as well becaues of the continuing rain) so half of it is a mud swamp as well, with little "stepping stones" in case you need to attend to things in the yard, haul out the trash, etc.

Ahhhhhh don't get me started on the rest....

Al7amdulillah for everything

[allousa 1]

Good Morning!!!! This is a day where I think I could sleep the day away.

Hubby is REALLY wanting to drive and he's making me a nervous wreck! He never drove in Egypt and he has this crazy idea that he can just jump in a car and drive!!! He says driving is easy! When he puts on the breaks.....he wants to look for them, and for some reason he thinks the "Nissan" symbol on the steering wheel should be even at all times. Now I will ONLY let him drive in a school parking lot right now....I'm scared $hitless to have him on the road right now. Oh....and he's convinced he has to have a NEW car to learn to drive in.....a new car for him. I just got a new car last month and I see visions of major dents in the future. I'm checking into driving lessons for him today so he can stress someone else out while learning to drive. Tonight I'm taking him to the go-cart track!!!!

Oh man...can you get a padded car or something?

When my husband drives either here in the States or in Morocco, he drives very, very slow. I'm always afraid we're going to be run over.

[hollyw 0]

Man, i don't know if i could handle teaching my husband to drive, i'm glad he already knew how! in fact, he's a valet here

One thing i was really surprised about though, when my husband went to take his drivers test, he decided to take it in french and it was a realllllllllllly old photocopy of a test that looked like it was from the 80's! remember when xerox machines used to print in that awful chunky purple ink?? it looked like that! so not only was it hard to read, but all the questions were about cars with manual transmissions. of course, he had only ever driven stick, but there were still some questions that really had him stumped. luckily the woman that was monitoring him was really busy and didn't notice that he went about 25 minutes over the time limit for the test or else he would have failed. and we would have had to pay the fees again!

Also, his driving test was really funny. it was pretty easy, but at one point the police officer in the passengers seat yells "STOP THE CAR!!!" he scared the sh!t out of me and my husband. i guess he had seen someone driving a car that he had FAILED earlier that day (imagine failing your driving test and then driving past the RMV later?? ballsy). he gets out of the car and makes the man call someone to come pick him up. the police man gets back in our car and rants about it the whole way back to the RMV, but thankfully passed my husband...

[ya falaha! 0]

My husband drives slow, too. I keep telling him, little faster, little faster. His other problem is braking. He brakes too hard. So far he's only driven about a mile up the road and back. I think I make him nervous when he's driving. I know he makes me nervous when he's driving. He didn't really drive back home. A couple weeks before coming here his friend would take him to Alex to practice driving. I woulda been a nervous wreck with him behind the wheel in Egypt. Thank God it was his friend with him and not me.