Congratulation to the world ! November 05, 2008

I still remember how disappointed I was after the presidential election in 2004 when George W. Bush won. I almost couldn't sleep the first night, not knowing if it was for real or I was having a nightmare ! Living in Massachusetts which is a very democratic state, I had thought everyone in the US would vote for John Kerry, but I was not experienced enough to know that there were a lot of slow people who had not gotten what kind of president Bush was yet. That's why for this election I tried hard to not have my hopes up for Barack Obama to win....

I have been trying to follow the debates, knowing the biography of Obama and McCain to help me know who I really want to win in this election. And now, I think Obama is going to be great ! I am really excited and know having a president like him for the US will help the world to be a better place to live in

It was so cute watching Relic and River running and shouting OBAMA everyday !

Ba-d az 1 sal! October 29, 2008

salam aghaye Aminpour-e aziz;
emrooz yek sal ast ke shoma raftein va man har rooz nabavaranehtar be jaye khalie shoma negah mikonam. har rooz ba sedaye masoome bachehayam bidar mishavam va har rooz dar ooje eshghi ke be anha daram be azemat-e bari ke bar doosh dar fekr mikonam. mitarsam darmandeh bemanam, az ohdeash barnayayam va ya ....
aghaye Aminpour-e aziz , yadetan hast ? parsal vaghti hanooz nemidanestam ke shoma raftein, vaghti ghandam be shedat pain raft, fekr mikardam ke zende nistam . mitarsidam az inke bachehayam ra tanha gozashte basham. Aghaye Aminpour az shoma mikhaham , tahte har sharayeti bachehayam ra komak konin. midanamhala ke shoma raftein, in darkhast cheghadr ahmaghane be nazar miresad. ama man midanam ke mohabate shoma cheghadr faragir ast, va shoma khoob midanid man cheghadr dar tardidha va tanhaihayam be shoma niazmandam....

Entry for October , 2008

Fall has always been my favorite season. After moving to the US and living in New England, I have seen the most colorful days of my life. I have thought there is no reason for thinking that fall is a sad season. All the beautiful and happy colors that make your heart beat faster of excitement ....

But this year, it is different for me. I still think fall is the most special season, but ... I did lose one of my best friends in my entire life last year in fall. And now, where ever he is , I want him to know that without him I do feel lonely sometimes, but I know that I am not the only one who thinks this way ....

Michael's 40th Birthday ! September 16, 2008

We tried to give Michael a happy birthday. I had thought for long what to get him, but there was not anything that he needed which we could afford to buy ( I know he needs a big house for us ) . I just made his favorite breakfast, French toasts and Spaghetti for lunch. It is not like Michael is a big eater, but he is picky and there are not many things that he likes to eat.

River and Relic were excited about the cards that they had for Daddy. They came out of their bedroom and gave the cards to Michael telling Happy Birthday, Daddy ! They were also very excited about the gift that they had for him. After I wrapped the present, was looking for a nice bow to put on the wrapped present. River didn't know what I was looking for in the closet but he had his own thoughts of decorating Daddy's present. He found an old blue bow and was trying to stick it to the present. It was so cute what he was doing that I decided to use just that bow to decorate the present.

My real gift to Michael was a date ! We had not gone out as a couple for more than 2 years ( The last time was Michael's 20th high school reunion and my brother in law Jay and his wife Jeanne took care of the boys ) I had asked a friend of ours to take care of the boys when we went out to an Italian restaurant Bella Verona which is Michael's favorite place . The boys had a great playmate , Maeve who is 3 and is great to share and play with the boys. Sarah told that Relic did not have an easy time adjusting not having us there. But when we went back after less than 2 hours, the boys were sitting at the table eating dinner with Maeve nicely. They did like what Sarah had made for them

When we came back home we had the cake and the boys were excited to blow the candles of 4 and 0 with their Daddy.

The beautiful memories of my sons' childhood, August 19, 2008

I do know there are a lot of precious moments motherhood that I won't need to remember as a memory for myself, because they will be stored in my heart and my soul. They will make me who I am. But because I may not have all the memories in word to tell to my children when they grow up, or possibly to my grandchildren , some day . Yes, My sister Behjat is right. I should try to write when ever I can.

I do believe that my sons are smart enough to be able to do what ever they want. They already know much more than other children in their age know. They love to learn and love to do new things.

River is very brave and goes to try everything and Relic wants to follow his brother in physical activities. But I believe Relic is a better child to follow directions than River is. Relic listens carefully and wants to absorb what ever you are teaching him. But River wants to experience things by himself.

Am I wrong ? August 17, 2008

Long time ago, when I was not a mother yet, I was not enough patient with children. I would be mad if they were doing something that was not a "proper" thing to do. I thought I was being strict. But I couldn't understand that a lot of things were very proper to do for little kids !

Now, being a mother of two super active and smart 28 months old boys, I understand that kids need to explore a lot of things around them. Things that are not new for us at all, can be very interesting for kids to discover. I don't remember in which book I read that toddlers are like cavemen ! Should we expect a caveman to sit at the table and eat like us ? Should we expect a caveman to just sit on the couch crossing his legs ? Or even worse, expecting toddlers to be like brainless robots and repeat- please & thank you - to us ? I think that's just being impatient to not let a child being a child or even worse, it is being lazy to not want to sit and talk with a child to help him understand why we don't like what he is doing. We should give more respect to our children and do more than what we do for our pets ! Am I really wrong ?

I really don't feel comfortable to go to places that don't have enough respect for my children and act towards them like they are just puppies which need to learn! I am really going to rethink about where I should take my children. I know it is not a very easy decision to make but it really hurts me to see how some people are narrow minded about who a child is !

Entry for August 11, 2008

Relic had his last visit with his Early Intervention teacher, Allison today. The boys have learned a lot during the six months of visiting Allison one hour each week. Allison is a very caring and kind person who loves children. It is kind of sad, thinking that the boys won't have her as much. Of course they are still going for Early Intervention playgroups and can see Allison occasionally there, but still ....

River had his last visit last week. They both are doing amazingly well. They surprise me everyday with all the things that they know. Allison is right : River and Relic are sponges. They learn very fast and are growing up fast too. I was looking at their feet some time ago and thinking that those feet don't look like babies' feet any more. I look at their baby pictures and it feels like it was just yesterday !

I do enjoy having them every single minute as age as they are. I want them to grow up and I do want them to enjoy every moment of their childhood.