The Desert of My Dreams

Today is my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary! I’m so happy for them and thankful to have had such great parents in my life. I can’t imagine doing anything for 40 years, let alone keeping a marriage together through life’s ups and downs. Here’s to my parents!

Dad: “Noor! La’ Noor! La’ yaba!”
Noor: “I’m swiping my Safeway card!”
At least they let me pay for lunch.

My dad is home in St. Louis - for good!
(the photo is old - Dan was still on the CBS Evening News)

Today at work, I completed a bunch of insurance forms, including those for my life insurance coverage. I think every job I’ve ever had has given me life insurance as part of my benefits package. Between picking my coverage amount and selecting a beneficiary, I always find completing this form to be both […]

Yesterday morning, my parents’ land line suddenly stopped working. We can’t get a dial tone and you get a busy signal when you try to call the line. We called MCI and they were unhelpful, first blaming the problem on our phone and then finally agreeing to dispatch a technician. We’ve had […]

Some guy carrying a stack of newspapers and wearing a red polo with an embroidered logo of the St. Louis Post Dispatch just knocked on our door. As soon as I opened the door, he said, “Are your parents home?”
Yes, I am crashing at my parents for the time being but do I really […]

I’m home and I’ve already seen my nieces! My brother surprised us by coming in a few days earlier than anticipated. I surprised my mom by coming in last night (she was expecting me later in the week, too). Today, my sister will surprise my mom by flying in from NYC in […]

My niece Sara turned four on April 22nd. Unfortunately, I was at CHI worrying about our lost luggage and lost poster so I didn’t get a chance to blog about her birthday.

My niece Maryam turned two today. With or without a tiara, she’ll always be my little princess.

My flight leaves at 1:30 a.m. Dubai local time. It is about 5:30 p.m. now and I’m spending my last few hours in Dubai with my nieces, brother, and sister-in-law. My niece Sara, who will be four in April, has an exam tomorrow . . . . she’s only in kindergarten! It’s […]