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Movin’ on up
With the family gone, I needed something to occupy my time so I decided to move to the resort, Harbor Village, across the street. I had a friend, Pyal, who lived there who said a couple places were opening up. The places were small one bedrooms where the living room...
Departure Day
I dreaded the day Hibah and Tannu were going to leave. We had a birthday party for Hibah at a restaurant called the Garden Cafe that served Middle Eastern food on Saturday. It was mainly all students in my school and some University staff. The closest person to...
Decision to Go to Medical School
Living in North Carolina, beautiful daughter, beautiful wife, in the process of adopting a child, good friends around, business going well, and about to hit our 10th wedding anniversary. The downside of my work is that I cant go too far away from a computer for an...
The Story Behind the Name Jamal
Since we found Jamal early on his life and since he was abandoned at the hospital, he was John Doe. As a result, we got to name him. How We Came Up With the Name As is the rule for all my children, we want names that are two syllables or less, easy to pronounce, and...
The Birth of Jamal Fatteh
Jamal Fatteh was born today. This article was written well after this day for a good reason. I'll tell the story of his birth and you'll see why. Jamal was born with another name and other parents, probably somewhere in Multan, Pakistan. He was probably well fed and...
The Devil Went Down to Georgia
We finally sold our house in Austin and finalized the move to Michigan. The move was uneventful. We had a deal for our house that fell through that was with the nephew of Too Short. I'm sure a couple of you know who this is. We flew to Augusta for a few days to...
Most Beautiful Eyes in Austin
The only useful quality I can give a girl is big eyes with long eyelashes. Hibah was fortunate enough to get that quality from me and now we have proof. On a whim, we entered Hibah in an under 1 girls beauty pageant at the local mall in Austin. She won...
Christmas with Hibah
Christmas day was the day Hibah went on her first flight. She enjoyed the flight and did not cry at all. We flew from Austin to Detroit, Michigan. In Michigan, there was a party for Hibah and she met lots of her relatives. Before we left, she had her ears...
Hibah’s Head Shaving & Halloween
Our life is joyfully dominated by Hibah. Of course she sleeps odd hours but we are happy so no complaints. As is part of our culture, we shaved her head. I was surprised at how soft her head was so it took me approximately 3 hours to shave her head completely....
The story behind the name Hibah
. How We Came Up With the Name As is the rule for my children, we want names that are two syllables or less, easy to pronounce, and Muslim names. We whittled down a list of boys names and girls names since we did not know the gender before the delivery. The...