and we might be in Algeria…. nothing more to be said onthe hijrah front as yet..packing continues….there is a family visit..us to them..next week insha’allah and also the promise of some tea and cake eating with my lovely sisters this week and hopefully next insha’allah …so after a pretty dismal start to the year..we seem to be heading towards the ease after the hardship which feel good masha’allah

at present DD5 is standing on the sitting room window ledge using scare tactics at passers by, which is amusing her greatly, and from the window I can see my boys lolling about on the street talking “boy things” with their friend a few doors down…
apart from that, and the huge amount of tennis we’ve been watching in our house over the past couple of weeks, things have just been rolling on slowly, however the difference now is that they’re rolling IN our direction as opposed to AWAY from us at the alarming rate they were a few weeks ago.

there has been plenty of outdoor play in the garden for the wee and not so wee ones
and some quiet family bonding which has been much needed and extremly rewarding masha’allah

alot of changes are waiting for us on the horizon insha’allah, and we’re looking forward to them with relish…I’m loathe to say anything more..fate feels like a fickle thing sometimes, so you’ll have to wait a little longer for the rest of our news insha’allah…..