my ChuBBy2 babY!!!---aaaammmah Umar!

Whn i was just a lil' boY!!! Hurray! -Umar-

When I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast
food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in
particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work.

On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage,
and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to
see if anyone noticed! Yet, all my dad did was reached for his toast,
smiled at my mom, and asked me how my day was at school.

I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember
watching him smear butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite!
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom
apologize to my dad for burning the toast. And I'll never forget what
he said: "Baby, I love burned toast."

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if
he really liked his toast burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said,
"Debbie, your mommy put in a hard day at work today and she's real
tired. And besides, a little burnt toast never hurt anyone!"

In bed that night, I thought about that scene at dinner...and the
kindness my daddy showed my mom. To this day, it's a cherished memory
from my childhood that I'll never forget. And it's one that came to
mind just recently when Jack and I sat down to eat dinner.

I had arrived home late...as usual...and decided we would have
breakfast food for dinner. Some things never change, I suppose!

To my amazement, I found the ingredients I needed, and quickly began
to cook eggs, turkey sausage, and buttered toast. Thinking I had
things under control, I glanced through the mail for the day. It was
only a few minutes later that I remembered that I had forgotten to
take the toast out of the oven!

Now, had it been any other day -- and had we had more than two pieces
of bread in the entire house -- I would have started all over. But it
had been one of those days and I had just used up the last two pieces
of bread. So burnt toast it was!

As I set the plate down in front of Jack, I waited for a comment about
the toast. But all I got was a "Thank you!" I watched as he ate bite
by bite, all the time waiting for some comment about the toast. But
instead, all Jack said was, "Babe, this is great. Thanks for cooking
tonight. I know you had a hard day."

As I took a bite of my charred toast that night, I thought about my
mom and dad...how burnt toast hadn't been a deal-breaker for them.
And I quietly thanked God for giving me a marriage where burnt toast
wasn't a deal-breaker either!

You know, life is full of imperfect things...and imperfect people. I'm
not the best housekeeper or cook. And you might be surprised to find
out that Jack isn't the perfect husband! He likes to play his music
too loud, he will always find a way to avoid yard work, and he watches
far too many sports. Believe it or not, watching " Golf Academy " is not
my idea of a great night at home!

But somehow in the past 37 years Jack and I have learned to accept the
imperfections in each other. Over time, we have stopped trying to make
each other in our own mold and have learned to celebrate our
differences. You might say that we've learned to love each other for
who we really are!


For example, I like to take my time, I'm a perfectionist, and I'm
even-tempered. I tend to work too much and sleep too little. Jack, on
the other hand, is disciplined, studious, an early riser, and is a
marketer's dream consumer. I count pennies and Jack could care less!
Where he is strong, I am weak, and vice versa.

And while you might say that Jack and I are opposites, we're also very
much alike. I can look at him and tell you what he's thinking. I can
predict his actions before he finalizes his plans. On the other hand,
he knows whether I'm troubled or not the moment I enter a room.

We share the same goals. We love the same things. And we are still
best friends. We've traveled through many valleys and enjoyed many
mountaintops. And yet, at the same time, Jack and I must work every
minute of every day to make this thing called "marriage" work!

What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each
other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each other's differences -
is the one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing,
and lasting marriage relationship.

And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the
good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your married life and lay them at
the feet of GOD. Because in the end, He's the only One who will be
able to give you a marriage where burnt toast isn't a deal-breaker!

Have a great day! May God bless your marriage.

3 nights away from my Umar...

Last weekend Umi had to leave Umar at Opah's house...
Pitty lil kiddo... sob2...
but he seemed enjoying his weekend with ADIK-ABANG, ABG AGHAF, KAK MA, OPAH n the GanG...

Rushing back to KL accompanying Abi at Maya on Thursday, and cont' with ADIK'S shopping spree...

Free night stay at Maya due to Abi's burnt corporate shirt...
Thanx Abi... wink2...;)
not only that, we demanded for 2 dinner and 2 breakfast...wow!!! for FREE!!! man!
[What a free honeymoon treat from Maya... ahahahh...]

Other than that... our shopping spree was enjoyable though quite hectic...
believe it or not?! we went all around places via public transport, from one mall to another...
However, there were also quite a number of time, the taxi driver refused to pick us up since they demanded for not using meter, and just showing both their palms, signaling us "sepuluh ringgit"... for a trip that just cost us max rm5...

Wat a dishonest act... i doubt, how cud they dont even sympathy my bulging tummy and simply be cruel like tat...
Due to that, we have no choice, gotto use both our own legs... walking up and down the town... we survived though!!! Ended up with 9 shopping bags to be carried back to Kertih via Konsortium...(huhu)... Wat an adventure...:)


I believe this tiring episode gonna be the best thing to recall and share with ADIK once she has grown up later...[insyaAllah]... and i bet, ABG UMaR will definitely SCREAMED!!! sebab kena tinggal...heheh peace Koyo:) All in all,...

-acknowledgement-

Thanx to Abi for becoming the sole financier...:)

May Allah bless u in future PPA to come...hehe..:)

peace Darrrling...