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...

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...

The 2nd Day of Hibah

. Day 2 of the life of Hibah was much more pure fun than Day 1. Day 1 was an emotional rollercoaster with a happy ending. On Day 2, Tannu was doing very well and Hibah was exploring her new surroundings. Unfortunately, there was construction being done in the hospital...