During our boat ride on the Nile with our friends last week, I snapped these pictures of my husband with each of our girls.I don't think there is anything that makes me as happy as seeing this man with these kids.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Daddy and His Girls
During our boat ride on the Nile with our friends last week, I snapped these pictures of my husband with each of our girls.I don't think there is anything that makes me as happy as seeing this man with these kids.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Better Late than Never? Or Not?
*sigh*
Just when I promised myself I would get better about posting here... Kaboom, I stop doing it. ha.
Last week we've had friends visiting us which has been awesome. They are the kind of people its ok to just hang out in your pajamas with, so how do you not love that? Plus, they have two of the top five sweetest kids I've met. Yes, we did have 5 children and 4 adults in our flat for 6 days... but it was great fun.
We visited the pyramids...
We played wii and read stories...
We rode a faluka on the Nile:
We ate a lot of yummy food, did a lot of souvenir shopping and hung out in our pajamas a lot.
It was a happy week.
Just when I promised myself I would get better about posting here... Kaboom, I stop doing it. ha.
Last week we've had friends visiting us which has been awesome. They are the kind of people its ok to just hang out in your pajamas with, so how do you not love that? Plus, they have two of the top five sweetest kids I've met. Yes, we did have 5 children and 4 adults in our flat for 6 days... but it was great fun.
We visited the pyramids...
We played wii and read stories...
We rode a faluka on the Nile:
We ate a lot of yummy food, did a lot of souvenir shopping and hung out in our pajamas a lot.
It was a happy week.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Things You Don't See in America: Part 3
We see this all the time here. Someday I will be in a position to get a really good picture of this...
Friday, July 30, 2010
Internet...
Our internet has been down for 8 days... finally, yesterday, the technician came and replaced our modem! It was a mixture of good and bad, actually. I missed being in contact with people. But at the same time, it was a nice reprieve from all things internet. And that had its high points!
Life here continues. Everything is becoming familiar and we are settling in to our routines... its nice.
Savannah is bitten by the "school" bug. Last night she was so frustrated because she couldn't write anyone's name without help... So I promised her we would start learning her letters soon.
Emily has started talking about going to college. Yes. College. Several times she has come to us and asked when she could go to college and that she was ready to go. Sad.
Yesterday morning we went to have physicals done so that Brian and I can get our driver's license. More for identification purposes than actual driving... so that we have a form of id rather than carrying our passports around with us. Anyway, the physician basically listened to our heart beat... and our lungs and then signed off on us. Basically, if you are breathing and your heart is beating... you can drive here! Hmmm...
Anyway, he also told me that I "should just let Mister Brian do the driving." He said that women didn't have the skills to drive here and it would take me at least a year to get skills required to drive here... humph.
Today we were in the bathroom and Emily asked me:
"Mommy, is the story of Adam and Eve true?"
"Yes, honey, it is true."
"Well, part of it might be true... but snakes can't talk. So that part isn't true."
At least critical thinking skills will come in handy when she goes to college.
Life here continues. Everything is becoming familiar and we are settling in to our routines... its nice.
Savannah is bitten by the "school" bug. Last night she was so frustrated because she couldn't write anyone's name without help... So I promised her we would start learning her letters soon.
Emily has started talking about going to college. Yes. College. Several times she has come to us and asked when she could go to college and that she was ready to go. Sad.
Yesterday morning we went to have physicals done so that Brian and I can get our driver's license. More for identification purposes than actual driving... so that we have a form of id rather than carrying our passports around with us. Anyway, the physician basically listened to our heart beat... and our lungs and then signed off on us. Basically, if you are breathing and your heart is beating... you can drive here! Hmmm...
Anyway, he also told me that I "should just let Mister Brian do the driving." He said that women didn't have the skills to drive here and it would take me at least a year to get skills required to drive here... humph.
Today we were in the bathroom and Emily asked me:
"Mommy, is the story of Adam and Eve true?"
"Yes, honey, it is true."
"Well, part of it might be true... but snakes can't talk. So that part isn't true."
At least critical thinking skills will come in handy when she goes to college.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Things You Don't See in America: Part 2
In the middle of the city, a small patch of trees shades a little fruit and vegetable market.
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