tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16668833175710829052024-11-01T13:49:40.071+02:00MumDrumReflections on the MumDrum of LifeTasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.comBlogger310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-32935375745909165202014-02-12T13:47:00.001+02:002014-02-12T13:47:55.289+02:00Wordless wednesday 94Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-66107060158091885682014-01-22T15:38:00.001+02:002014-01-22T15:38:18.103+02:00Wordless Wednesday 93Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-53931074079238631542013-12-11T21:38:00.001+02:002013-12-11T21:38:51.714+02:00Wordless wednesday 92Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-47758564672607236162013-12-04T21:35:00.001+02:002013-12-04T21:35:08.620+02:00Wordless wednesday 91Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-78841038846106318882013-11-21T15:58:00.001+02:002013-11-21T15:59:37.130+02:00Wordless wednesday 90Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-17671045173905081692013-11-15T10:39:00.001+02:002013-11-15T11:09:27.441+02:00Foody Fridays: Sort-of-fish-breyaniThe other day someone asked me if I liked cooking. My answer was "no I don't like cooking, but I love food so that trumps my dislike of cooking". I also like it when others enjoy my cooking. But as a busy mom of 4, cooking can, at the best of times be a tedious chore. So I break the rules and take shortcuts wherever I can to still make those hearty homecooked meals with as little effort and in asTasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-51349331430758220942013-11-13T08:06:00.001+02:002013-11-13T08:06:57.098+02:00Wordless wednesday 89Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-21188083636016767562013-11-08T09:07:00.001+02:002013-11-08T10:23:04.290+02:00Foody Fridays: Banoffi puddingA few weeks back my neighbour Mary sent me a whole banoffi pudding. You have to understand that caramel is one of my FAVOURITE sweet indulgences. So you can imagine how amazing it was to get a whole pudding just like that for no reason at all. Sumayah,Yusuf and I had some, while Bilaal was a bit sceptical because he's not a fan of bananas. He decided he would have some another time without the Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-34671094966699095102013-11-06T08:29:00.001+02:002013-11-06T08:29:47.538+02:00Wordless Wednesday 88Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-20082007389146613882013-11-05T15:57:00.001+02:002013-11-05T15:57:40.261+02:00Summer Lovin'With the hot summer afternoons already here comes the Abrahams family favourite weekday activity...sprinkler play! When I've finished my cooking and Bilaal has finished his homework, it's the perfect cool down to the day. I usually turn the sprinklers on at about 4.30 in the afternoon when the sun is not so glaringly hot and its just before bath time. Sometimes we change into swimwear other timesTasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-13781969903960711552013-11-01T11:23:00.001+02:002013-11-08T09:09:50.093+02:00Foody Friday: Poached EggIt's been a long time since I've published a foody friday post. My cousin in Cape Town has also adopted the phrase Foody Friday for her business making yummy scrummy foods to deliver or collect. If you live in Cape Town you should check out her facebook page. One of the things I miss about Cape Town is the abundance of delicious halaal food no matter which part of Cape Town you're in. But I Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-59126063102830707472013-10-30T09:31:00.001+02:002013-10-30T09:31:18.561+02:00Wordless wednesday 87Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-25569923598214924042013-10-29T22:02:00.001+02:002013-10-30T09:33:39.719+02:00The terrible 2s...at 1!Yusuf!
No Yusuf!
Noooo!
YUSUF!!!!
Thats all we seem to say in our house...and that's not only me! Even Sumayah has joined the no-yusuf brigade. Yes I know it's the age, the terrible 2s...oh but wait he's only a year and a half! So in other words the worst is still to come?!
Yusuf is that child that you cannot take your eyeball off for even 1 second. When I need to feed Uthmaan I find myself Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-57156731138004502732013-10-29T10:58:00.001+02:002013-10-29T10:58:08.517+02:00Rub-a-dub-dub 3 kids in a tubMy super awesome hubby has provided me with the welcome support needed to maintain my sanity during the bath/ bedtime routine during the week. I am a very lucky lady with the priviledge of an au pair who comes monday to thursday from 5pm till 8pm to help me get the kids ready for bedtime. Thanks babes. It takes the edge off, minimises the shouting, permits me to laugh more with the kids, and Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-79272670371515555432013-10-23T09:33:00.001+02:002013-10-23T09:33:30.597+02:00Wordless wednesday 86Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-71924317371073379102013-10-11T10:27:00.000+02:002013-10-11T14:06:27.978+02:00Model for a day
A few weeks back I received a pleasantly surprising email from the features editor of Essentials magazine, Taryn Arnot. She said the feature piece for the magazine's December issue was about how 'inspiring', 'real women' would be celebrating the festive season. She had read my blog and thought I would great for the feature! Well first of all to be thought of as 'real' is a huge compliment Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-16573991882403175272013-10-09T08:08:00.001+02:002013-10-09T08:08:11.051+02:00Wordless wednesday 85Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-69176975092859510692013-10-02T22:28:00.001+02:002013-10-02T22:28:25.560+02:00Wordless wednesday 84Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-25364141719711876262013-09-28T15:24:00.001+02:002013-10-03T23:22:19.728+02:00Meet the ParentsTwo weeks ago we were blessed with a visit from my parents who live in London. It was just last year that my mom visited us to meet Yusuf a few weeks after his birth. Unfortunately my dad was not able to come, so this year he came to meet not one, but two new grandchildren! The weeks leading up to their visit I could hear the excitement in their voices. Thanks to facebook, whatsapp and my blog, Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-59344200836552010102013-09-25T20:35:00.001+02:002013-09-25T20:35:28.170+02:00Wordless Wednesday 83Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-22741815982493042162013-09-11T16:36:00.001+02:002013-09-11T16:36:06.586+02:00Wordless wednesday 82Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-27549846286943314602013-09-04T09:40:00.001+02:002013-09-04T09:40:40.016+02:00Wordless wednesday 81Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-12785090111669262802013-09-03T16:55:00.001+02:002013-09-03T22:41:26.330+02:00Oops he did it again
We always thought of Sumayah as the wild one...and then Yusuf happened! He acts like Houdini and looks like Rocky Balboa. He's always climbing on everything, often resulting in him having an altercation with the floor...or the table...or the cupboard...or the wall. He's become so accustomed to knocking his forehead that he usually just gets up, gives the sore area a quick smack and off he Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-32662376857683341082013-08-30T16:55:00.000+02:002013-08-30T16:55:56.260+02:00House on Fire!We had a very eventful week in our complex last week...not in a good way! First we were without water from Sunday morning. A water pipe had burst nearby, but a boulder was blocking access to the area so we remained without water till late on Tuesday afternoon. When you have 4 kids, having no water is not a fun adventure. But the week was not done with us yet! On Thursday, while cooking, I Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666883317571082905.post-29393428147017554682013-08-21T08:10:00.001+02:002013-08-21T08:10:35.476+02:00Wordless wednesday 80Tasneemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751937810350011036noreply@blogger.com0