there’s a particular song
from lazytown
that has caught her fancy.
she takes to singing it everywhere now.

we were on the bus on the way to
swim class.
she was singing the song
and saw a young girl
staring at her.
to sanaa that means an audience.
she turned around to that girl
and serenaded her with all the energy
and emotion she could muster while sitting in a bus seat.

replace all the puppets in this video
with one energetic, slim, brown, 5 year old
who is a natural mimic
and you’ll have a taste of the performance
sanaa gave
to this girl on the bus.

after a forceful finishing note of “CAKE!”
sanaa waited for a response.
the girl gave none.
i guess she was stunned.

after a few seconds of smiling
her post-performance smile, sanaa said,
“why are you staring at me?”

i just leaned over and kissed her head.
bless her heart.

summer is coming up
and i’m browsing the web for islamic swimsuits.
these are the ones that i like:

one for the all-sisters swim:

the 2130 modest cover swim suit from modest swim and sports wear (i like brown spiral) goes for about $40.

they’ve got a cute one for girls too:

and for the public (male and female) setting:

going for about $70 out of malaysia’s muslimah swimwear

i still love ahiida’s suits…

…but good lawd,
they go for $200 and up!

here’s a list of lots of places that sell modest swim suits online.

i think i take them for granted
because i grew up
sleeping in them
on the floor
with my cousins
like little puppies
sleeping close to their mother to keep warm.

this show is even more special
because my mom is included in the event as a quilter, too.
she’s “sylvia benson” although
her real name is sylvia g. stephens.

go ‘head, y’all!

Pieces: Quilters of Eastern Alabama
Sunday, April 13 from 4 pm to 6 pm
Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
450 East Thach Avenue
Auburn, Alabama 36830

there’s a video of grandma mozell in her studio:
[ http://web.mac.com/dcrutchley/Darrell_Crutchley/Quilt.html ]
(wow…she has a studio!)

me being me,
to go along with the name,
i’ve got the gmail address
– goodTreeMontessori [at] gmail [dot] com –
as well as the wordpress blog
– goodtreemontessori.wordpress.com.

i’m trying to hold off from purchasing the domain name.
if i can do this blog for a year
then the domain will be a gift to myself
for my continued persistence.

so, it’s official:
i’m a southern, muslim woman, y’all.
WATCH-out-der-now!

headsup from treehugger.com

It might not look like it, but inside this box, there’s an armoire, a desk, a height-adjustable stool, two more stools, a six-shelf bookcase, and a bed with a mattress. Casulo, the brilliant, modular setup designed by Marcel Krings & Sebastian Mühlhäuser, hides furnishings enough for an entire room — or, heck, an entire apartment — in a small 31″x47″ (that’s 80 cm x 120 cm) box. Two people can lift, carry, and assemble (and then disassemble, when it’s time to move) each piece of furniture within the Casulo in about 10 minutes — it requires no tools for assembly — and every part of the boxy exterior is used, negating any need for extraneous, wasteful packaging. Smart.

Casulo won the “Abraham & David Roentgen Award” in November 2007 for its “cleverness, finesse and qualitative realisation of the idea” and we think it’s quite well-deserved; what a perfect solution for frequent movers and small space dwellers alike. More pics, plus a video, of the unboxing process, after the jump. ::Casulo via ::DesignSpotter

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