http://naush.wordpress.com Happiness is Homemade. My blogs are about celebrating life with beautiful quotes, a few stories, a few laughs, some of my own crafts & cards and the mundane issues of everyday life. Having your comments tells me how you feel too. Drop in again. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:55:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I havent been able to find time to post stuff, primarily becoz, I have been  formating my syllabus for the summer camp. Its frustrating when you want to try and squeeze as many activities as possible but have to consider age difference in children skill difference in children Certain projects get carried far longer than ... http://naush.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/summer-art-class/ Do You know                                                                                                                                          What will be the first thing that will be asked from this Ummah هلتعلمأنأولمايرفعمنأعمالهذهالأمة؟                   Five Prayers الصلواتالخمس   Do You know… Do you know what was the first prayer offered By Mohammad S.A.W هلتعلمأنأولصلاةصلاهارسولالله؟ It Was Duhr Prayer هيصلاةالظهر Do You know… Who will be the first one entering Jannah هلتعلمأنأولمنيقرعبابالجنة؟ He will ... http://naush.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/few-quizes-on-islamhadees-and-information-too/ WORDS OF WITSdom!!  I don't know if these are really signs or just the workings of a very creative individual. Either way, they're fun!   Sign over a Gynecologist's Office:  "Dr. Jones, at your cervix."  In a Podiatrist's office:  "Time wounds all heels."  On a Septic Tank Truck in Oregon :  "Yesterday's Meals on Wheels"  At a Proctologist's door: "To ... http://naush.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/hilarious-signs/ July 5th .. yeah its been 11 super fantastic years .. with its share of bumps, humps and plenty of fun along the way. Whatever else I opt out for in another life, I still want the same husband and children. He is super duper great and they are just ... http://naush.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/wedding-anniversary/ [caption id="attachment_1033" align="alignleft" width="480" caption="Sawaab arranging his alphabets "][/caption] I feel amongst all the activities that I generally experiment with kidz, children enjoy sculpturing the most. Perhaps its one of the only activity that helps them with touch, feel, see and shape abilities. There is a sense of an achievement everytime ... http://naush.wordpress.com/2009/07/03/salt-dough-activity/ [caption id="attachment_1027" align="alignleft" width="448" caption="honest results visible : ' this ' by sawaab "][/caption] Last week sam was in Libya, Algeria etc and that really left us feeling abit low. I have let the kids completly enjoy the  initial outlet, the kids desperately wanted after the exams, last two to three weeks and now ... http://naush.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/salt-play-therapy-fun/ Remember I told you in an earlier post, how people here in Dubai, dont mind dumping perfectly good and intact stuff out ! Well, here are another two of my latest finds. They are two paintings... thats right .. original pieces of someones work !!!!! This one is an oil paint I think.  ... http://naush.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/trash-to-treasure-2/ Someone out there must be "deadly" at Scrabble. (Wait till you see the last one)!    PRESBYTERIAN:  When you rearrange the letters: BEST IN PRAYER   ASTRONOMER:  When you rearrange the letters: MOON STARER   DESPERATION:  When you rearrange the letters: A ROPE ENDS IT   THE EYES:   When you rearrange the letters:  THEY SEE   GEORGE BUSH: When you rearrange the letters:  HE BUGS GORE   THE MORSE CODE: When you rearrange the ... http://naush.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/how-well-do-you-play-scrabble/   [caption id="attachment_1005" align="alignleft" width="86" caption="ummmm have been wondering .. .. .. "][/caption] 1. When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it? (to be given a thought)     2. If the "black box" flight recorder is never damaged during a plane crash, why isn't the whole airplane made out of ... http://naush.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/silly-questions/ I received a mail from one of my English cousins and after having a real laugh at the hilarious little story that followed, I realized that although I am not biased towards any one religion, nationality or region, we are still quite bound in these prejeduices, we get influenced by media, even when ... http://naush.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/gujrati-funeral/ In preparation for the holidays, we had done a few "rules list". We had it printed and pasted. It is really the usual kinda list that helps children focus with what needs to be done instead of 'expecting' them to do the "right " thing when they dont know whats ... http://naush.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/chore-chart-rule-of-the-game/ Dear Brothers and Sisters, Please refer to this site of :            http://www.quranflash.com/en/quranflash.html  This software is amazing and free download. It has English and Arabic traslations. It can be placed as desktop too. Not to mention the numerous benefits of reading and listening to the Holy Quran. Immense effort has been ... http://naush.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/reading-the-quran-desktop/ READ THIS DUAA FOR BETTER LIFE Allahumma- inni-ala-Zikr-ika-wa Shuk-rika-wa-husni-ibad-atika. There is no word as beautiful as Allah. No example as beautiful as Rasulallah(SAW). No lesson as beautiful as Islam No song as melodious as Azan. No charity as meaningful as Zakat. No encyclopedia as perfect as Al-Quran. No prayer as perfect as Namaz. No diet as perfect as fasting. No ... http://naush.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/a-beautiful-religion-islam/ """ The simplicity of Islam. Be humble, be caring, be forgiving, be kind, be generous, When we have fear of Allah in our hearts, how can we go wrong ?? This message came from a dear sister and It had me thinking, 'how many of my dear muslim brothers and sisters really follow the ... http://naush.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/islam-teaches-simplicity/ It is so unfortunate that we turn to any and every source of relief for our pains except the ONLY ONE that can heal permanently. Quran Pak has all the keys, all the answers to all our problems yet we prefer to take the " worldly " solution. May we all ... http://naush.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/surahs-of-the-quran-for-specific-benefits/