All is Right with My World

Sleeping blue Parakeet

by Housewife4Palestine

It is always interesting how a simple change in a schedule can make changes in our daily life, like for instance my husband doesn’t drive and automobile; so he must rely on other’s to take him to and from work. For a time it was a cousin that mostly took him to and from his job because they work there also. And ever so often I would help with the driving. But since my cousin and his family has moved, I take my husband to work every morning and pick him up closer to home at night. This takes a little more time out of my usual day.

Then not long ago, we got a new addition to our family, a very beautiful blue Parakeet we named, Ali. While he is not particularly friendly yet, being in a new home; he has found that he loves to watch movies during the day. Actually if you turn the movie off, he complains. Also, I think he enjoys the company of not just the movie; but he has my undivided attention.

I have to admit Ali being here has really brightened up our home, especially with his singing and his constant need for attention that he seems to be developing. I actually laugh when I open the shade off our back patio and he sees the geese eating in the yard or playing in the lake, he actually gets very excited.

Then having the normal day to day routine of keeping our home in order, I sometimes am a little slow in posting these days which for this I apologize, but I think when we all get use to our new schedule it should improve. I have to admit I was always taught that family and home has to come first.

I think of how many Western women that take an occupation over their family which seems to often times lead to divorce, which I find sad. I am sure her husband and family in these cases feels neglected and that must be a horrible feeling.

I even wonder sometimes if these Western women have forgotten that being a wife and mother is so very important a job and as my mother use to put it that being a mother especially was the most important job a woman could ever have in this life. Mainly because their children are the future and how they are taught and brought up not only reflects on the family but how these same children will manage their lives and be happy.

What may sound silly to some people, I find the little things my husband does even to his unorganized idea of making a bed because he thinks he is helping puts a smile and sometimes a little chuckle inside of me.

Then you have the simple little niceties that your children do to show you are loved, can make more of an impact I think; then if I just made that billion dollar corporate deal.

I have heard a lot of Islamophoic’s suggest that all or most Muslims don’t love their children, I am yet to figure out where this comes from; because I have never met a fellow brother or sister that did not think the world of children.

Myself, I have to admit as old as I am and my arthritis reminds me every once and while, I still tend to be the big child when other children are present. Yes I will admit that occasionally when I find that favorite toy that I know a child I know would love it tends to find its way to the checkout stand and into that particular child’s hands.

Then I get the opinion that they think we are cold hearted and again I find this do to misunderstanding or the Western propaganda machine because like even I with my new parakeet, I think about his happiness and the welfare of other’s; I would hardly think I would be the one doing any kind of harm to another?

Thinking of my husband now, I went an purchased a new lamp for my living room because out of the kindness of someone’s heart they gave us a pair of lamps after we came out of hurricane Katrina, but I have to admit I think they was originally from the 1970’s and really did not fit the décor of my home. My husband was so happy with my purchase that he thought it was a good idea to replace the lamp in our bedroom as well. I am amazed how many modern homes do not come with ceiling fixtures, so you have to have a good lamp or live in what could very well be like a cave.

Then when the electric goes off and it does what seems to often here, we have to have candles and by chance a family member gave my husband a pin light type of flash light; then when the electric does go out with a hand full of batteries you can read that book that otherwise you may not have time. So sitting in candle light with your reading flash light can be an adventure within itself.

So now if you wonder sometimes what is going on in my life these days, now hopefully you know all is right with my world and someday the rest of the world could be just as happy?