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So the summer challenge took a bit of a back seat most of last month, we had other things in the foreground – Pakistan was struck with disasters and calamities one after another and we decided to make a short trip to Pakistan to help in whatever way we could and in time for “Pakistan’s Birthday” so Mahnoor could develop that sense of belonging and love for the homeland despite all the things that seemed to be going wrong.

Keeping in line with Ramadan’s spirit of helping the needy, Mahnoor was taught the importance of giving away things she could really do without and she went through her toys, clothes and other stuff to sort out the ones she would take with her to Pakistan to “share” with the less fortunate children.

She boarded the plane with a carton of belongings she bravely decide to part with, a tiny green and white flag proudly pinned to her shirt. Many a people she encountered along the way were duly informed

“I am from Pakistan, I am going to Pakistan’s Birthday“

We just returned from a rather eventful trip, much lighter luggage but heavy hearts, hoping there was more we could do to help the country. It was only on the way back that I realised the summer challenge is really screwed unless we got back and got raring with it!

During all of last month, Mahnoor had been introduced to the consonants ک گ م ٹ which I have unfortunately not been able to document as it happened. she is most annoyed at the “funny” shape that ک and  گ turn into when they join alif to make کا and گا maybe I am not teaching her the right way.. let me think of another way to join them.. maybe more  like the Naskh-like script instead of the way we are taught to write it in school, my focus after all is to help her read, I dont really expect her to be writing Urdu script in the future. Lets see.. Ideas welcome.

Back to the Summer Challenge, this time on afterburner so help me God