Sunday, July 29, 2012

nastar

I don't know why the desire to make cookies only comes  when it is about Idul Fitri. Or why these cookies like nastar, cheese castengels, snow white, and friends, become so popular around the time.

Kids has asked me to make some nastar since the first day Ramadhan. I said no need to hurry, Lebaran is a month away. But they said it's not for lebaran, but for now.

So yesterday, with their help I finally did one recipe. And I am still blushy to remember what they had to say...

Ar: Ibu, the nastar is sooooo... yummy
Ibit: this is too yummy I can't stop eating it
Ir: is it okay to make nastar in months other than Ramadhan? why do we only make it in ramadhan? can we make it again after lebaran?

Ouwh. Yeah. Let's make some, any other time...


Tuesday, July 24, 2012

The Full Fasting.

This is day five we do fasting. I know it is hard for the kids to wake up and have early meal at three. There those men fall asleep after finish their meals have sleeping.

And for Ar and Ir, this is the first year they do a full fasting, from shubuh to maghrib. About 14 hours. It is dry season now, and days are pretty hot. With the daily activities they keep doing, it's wonderful how they can pass it well.

I hope they'll keep the spirit to the end of the fight.

Ramadhan kareem. Have a great fasting month, everyone.


Monday, July 16, 2012

initial

this should stop them from fighting 'these are my socks'


Sunday, July 1, 2012

potong rambut dan panjang umur

entah kenapa, orang yang datang ketika kita baru saja membicarakannya, dikatakan panjang umur. yah, paling tidak sampai saat itu dia masih hidup. begitu mungkin ya?

kemarin aku dan Dan mengantar anak-anak untuk liburan di rumah Mbah Buyutnya. tertunda seminggu karena acara sunat menyunat minggu lalu. iya, jadi Ar Ir harus istirahat dulu menunggu luka bekas sunatnya sembuh. soalnya kalau liburan di rumah Embah itu dijamin anak-anak ga bakalan bisa diam. ga kebayang kalau mereka keliling desa naik sepeda kebo, masih dalam keadaan pakai sarung sehabis sunat...

setelah nge-drop anak-anak di Mbah Buyut, aku menyempatkan mampir ke Ibu. dan begitu turun dari mobil, Bapak keluar sambil berseru... 'Alhamdulillah, panjang umur... Ibumu pengen dipotong rambutnya...'

cless... seketika itu pengen nangis karena terharu. Ibu pengen potong rambut, tapi ga mau dipotong oleh Bapak, padahal dulu Bapak tukang cukur. ga mau dipotong di salon. ga mau dipotong oleh adik-adikku (atau istri-istri mereka). maunya dipotong olehku. 

jadi setelah salim-salim dan meletakkan oleh-oleh, aku potong rambut ibu yang sudah hampir sepinggang itu, menjadi sebahu, dengan cara yang pernah diajarkan oleh Bapak. ga sampai lima menit, karena sebelumnya Ibu sudah menyisir rambutnya sampai licin. padahal aku ga bilang kalau mau datang, dan Ibu juga ga tahu kalau aku mau datang. it felt sooooo great!

hm... mungkin terdengar lebay menganggap hal seperti ini istimewa. tapi setiap orang punya cerita di balik cerita.

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pengen sih, gantian minta dipotong oleh Ibu. tapi sepertinya itu sulit diwujudkan... :D