Hope for a new day
We are leaving to Turkey tomorrow for few days for vacation. I can’t keep up with all the things that are going on here to write about and for sure I can’t keep up with all the thoughts and the feeling that I am having. Life some how seems like you are watching a movie in fast track. For the last couple of weeks I had made an extra effort to slow down and spend time with the girls. It has been really nice for both of us.
I can write a book about what happened with us the last few weeks . But I am bad in writing and don't have the time so, I will just have to explain one major event that I am sure will impact the girl’s life forever. You know how our girls are crazy about animals and specially dogs. It has been their wish for several years to get a dog. So finally we looked around and had a long consultation and decided that they wanted to get it from the pound so we went couple of times and it was the day before the Farahvashi family leave so Kourosh and the boys went with us and we picked up the cutest little dog. Having Naveed and Bayan here to do this together for them made things even more perfect. They spent a week before they got to know him well and agree on a name so finally they decided to call him Shadow. Even thought we had taken Shadow to the doctor the first day we got him and he seemed fine; a week later he was not eating well and was throwing up. To make a long story short, we found out that he had a virus and ended up staying at the veterinarian and died few days later. It has been really hard on the girls but they also been so good about it. It is so amazing how different they are and how they deal with things so different. At first Yasmeen was crying and did not want to accept what happen and Nadia tried to calm her down and did not cry much. Then when Nadia was really sad and seem to have hard time Yasmeen told her, he (Shadow) would have died anyway at least he had really good few weeks with us and had a family and we will always love him. It is amazing how can they just support each other and drive each other crazy some times but I will not go into that now. With all this process they have been asking so many questions about God and why things like this happen ohh, can turn you hair white. Honestly Parents job is a hick of a hard job. I have been reading “The Purpose of Physical Reality” a book by John S. Hatcher. It is an amazing book. It helped me so much to explain to the kids and use some of the analysis and stories that where used in the book.
On the light side, we are completely moved to the new house. We had few things left and this weekend we went and picked up the drum set which was left for last for good reasons. This move had been so different maybe it is just I have been extra emotional about things and miss home more so everything I touched reminded me of some event or someone. Then I realize that the value of what we have is not in the money. Most of the things we have were given to us specially by family members and friends each thing carry with it an amazing memory and value. Things like painting, rings, cups, half a dollar, books, carpt,.. is something that have so much history behind it. Then I started thinking of all the people that influenced my life and all the things that I had learn through the years I felt so lucky and OLD. But it is truly an amazing feeling when I think of everyone that had crossed my path had something to give me and teach me and they are not even aware of it. I am truly thankful for what I had and what I still have and will always have with me as a wonderful memory. I don’t know if I am making sense?! Well, that is the problem of writing late so many crazy thoughts.. Speaking of night. The sun had been set for a several hours but when it did this is how it looked like looking across the balcony. Amazing that no mater what the sun will set each night and will bring with it a new hope for a new day...
I better go to sleep or I will spend the next few days of my vacation sleeping. Goodnight, sweet dreams
posted by May & Naim @ 4:34 PM
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