Four Guys and Our Ramadhan 1439

It had been awhile and finally comes to the end of our Ramadhan this time around. Awhile due to long days at work with the scorching sun and really early mornings preparing sahoor whilst needing to work later that day too. You know.. But i really miss the nights. The happiness when food is served. The rush hours rushing for the surau for taraweeh and the race of reading the Qur'an, and the eagerness in giving sadaqah's due to the Holy Month.The happiness in preparing for Eid to celebrate what we have successfully endured during the whole month,yay!. May all of us stay Istiqomah in seeking his pleasure for the coming months left of the year till we right again meet up with Ramadhan.

Ramadhan Kareem everyone (of the 3 days left out of it!)!!

I'm a energy conservator. I rarely cook on weekdays, well -the bazaar is available all month, only this month..so this is the time to spread some love to the bazaar vendors..eheheh. For the ummah's economy growth. It might be not that economically healthy for our pockets tho..but at least u can save some energy for the ramadhan nights. Inshallah. I dont know but the hashtag of #saynotobazaarfood is crap..nak masak, masak lah..pastu jgn komplen penat..kikikiki 

homecooked meals for iftar. This is so jarang jarang so we need to post it

So, hows the Eid plans going so far?It's Kelantan turn for raya this year. I'm as always happy for any turns now, as i have already my own little family, and being together no matter where is what matters most to me. My mom is his mom. And his mom is my mom, so that is fair enough. We've done with shopping so far alhmdulillah. Beli berdikit dikit so that we do not feel the money flow (ah!) No bonus oh whatsoever for me, so bye bye designer clothes! Hehe just kidding! i can say that me myself, i am not a brand conscious person. But for the kids, yes..i'll look into brands as from lesson learned, clothings brands like osh kosh and H&Ms can really last for years despite how frequent the boys wore them. And this year all of us are wearing green! Yeahh #teamgreenraya2018 anyone?

Mikhail in one of the ramdhan buffets.

Ramadhan had been quite tough for the kids tho..

Iman is in sessi petang school, so his energy level by then has already been half than it should be. But he's a fighter alhmdulillah. No rompong yet this year. Yes, 23 straight days, mid term or not.. and travelling or not! that's my boy! Ah yes, his mid term was in the middle of Ramadhan. We didnt do any revisions this time (poor boy) as we were busy balik kg with all the funeral, tahlil and all, but so far 4As already in hand. Mashallah, tabarakallah this boy. But there are days when i just feel like crying raising up boys..boy, its really tough with all the technology around and exposures. You dont know what to expect. I'm really expecting to deal for the worst, really. And try to prepare myself physically and mentally on whatever will happens. Oh my.

Some days, I really drag myself at 4.45am (snooze 15min lol) to cook and whatnot for him. Yes this lil guy named Zulhadzrey Iman. May you grow up well and become a righteous mu'min iman. 

So then, i guess we're all in the raya mood this week already..we had really some birtday celebration pospone-ments to get to with post raya..Amsyar's..daddy's..the anniversary trip! Yeah! so we'll see how things come along and all. 

Zulhafidzey Amsyar's pra birthday celebration at home. This lil guy is already 6!

Ok guys, preparing for the worst for the upcoming journey balik kampung way up east coast to Pasirmas tomorrow night. Better night travel lah kan to ease on nak makan ke apa esp for the driver. And for the better peace inside the car with the mini people who can sleep themselves all the way to tokma's house. I am mentally ready already (together with food, minyak kapak and whatnots) for what we anticipate a major jam of what can be like 20hours? If less then, alhmdulillah..but that is definitely the norm. So..yeah.. i brought few books to keep myself busy. A journal for the boys to draw and write along the way and books for them of course. And of course few powerbanks just in case..

Selamat Hari Raya in advance guys! 

Have a safe journey back home and prepare for the worst and enjoy your journey!

Love

Mommy Zahra