Saturday, August 21, 2010

More Farm Views

August 10th, continued..
Bill took Hana and I touring the 20-acre farmland...
Fat brown chicken, really good layers..
Ding Dong bell
Taking a rest from the hot sun
Guess what plants??
Not that big yet, Muhsin?

The kids love the ridesHana on pontoon in dryd0ck, unfortunately
The RV, our bedroom for the nite, before leaving the next morn..
New month of Ramadan is signaled by this Seminole sunset...

I was tired long before sundown, but really we had fun! Missed out on the watermelon and the tub of icecream, though, but thanks for Okie hospita;ity, Kak Sal and Bill! We won't be able to forget this visit!
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At Kak Sal and Bill's Farm






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Trip to OK


In the morning of the 10th, we left NE Barnes at about 6:30 am...State Rt 169 in KS, got rerouted and ended up in this village where the road was being resurfaced..
Saw a brand new Walmart on the KS/OK border, yahoo! Stopped for the bathroom, breakfast supplies and rest, at 102 degrees F!! Ganguin looked thirsty, too!
This is the Illinois River in Oklahoma..
Amazing, endless OKlahoma panorama..Got to that exit 121 Shell station at 1:20, as ETAed..
Here come kak Sal...
The turn to take into the dirt road
for the next 4 miles or so...
and we're there!!

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Attending a Baby Shower at Kak Emy / Mahdi's Place..

Met a few people there, and the food's nice!




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Feyruz and His Uncles






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Saturday 7th Aug Akikah..

Cleanup of Van after the 18-hr trip before going to the goat farm for Feyruz's aqiqah.


Counting sheep..

The kid likes Hana!


Amin with one of the goats..
Beekkk!!


Niat aqiqah untuk Feyruz Muhaimin


Deed is done..Having tea at the farm, while waiting...



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The Boys trip to KC

Off we go... Ganguinis in action..

Lombard, Illinois, where the KFC is halal and zabihah!

Illinois landscape, very 'powerful' state.. hehe..


First pit-stop at the PA/OH border, just on the turnpike I-80...
The last fillup before reaching KCMO...

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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Off to KC

To be with Amin, Aishah and Feyruz for a few weeks..
Me and the boys will be joining them soon...
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Sunday, August 1, 2010

July 31st Dalam Sejarah

Two notables:
Amin called in the morning of July 31st, announcing the birth of his baby. On this last July morning of the year, I became a grandpa, or Tok Ayah...
It was also the day Pah and I got married in not so distant past, 28 years ago today...
Two in One!! What a day!

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