Sunday, December 17, 2006
Saturday, December 16, 2006
final thought for today
Another fun thing this month was Thanksgiving. Our bestest friends Heather and Jim helped us celebrate... well, mostly Heather and I were celebrating and Jim and Shady were along for the ride. Whether they were being supportive or just plain in it for the food is debatable.
At the last minute we were actually unable to find a bird--or the right kind of bird anyway--yep, there were no turkeys to be had. We settled for oven roasted chicken, which was just plain delightful anyway, accompanied by a stuffing broccoli [and chicken] bake, mashed potatoes and gravy, and cranberry. Heather even made a pumpkin pie from scratch so the meal was complete and we had a great day.
Thanks for the memories Heather!
(I'll post photos for this one later...)
Finally, we had a scare this past week with a very sick Mark. He had a fever upwards of 40 degrees centigrade... way too high. We had to put the poor guy in water every few hours over a three day period. His poor babysitter thought Mark was about to die at one point on Tuesday when he went into convulsions and his eyes rolled back up into his head--but, ilhamdulillah, the fever finally broke Thursday morning and our cherub is back to his happy self now.
We were even able to take the kids out on Friday morning for a day at the park. We all needed the time out of the house after that rough week.
At the last minute we were actually unable to find a bird--or the right kind of bird anyway--yep, there were no turkeys to be had. We settled for oven roasted chicken, which was just plain delightful anyway, accompanied by a stuffing broccoli [and chicken] bake, mashed potatoes and gravy, and cranberry. Heather even made a pumpkin pie from scratch so the meal was complete and we had a great day.
Thanks for the memories Heather!
(I'll post photos for this one later...)
Finally, we had a scare this past week with a very sick Mark. He had a fever upwards of 40 degrees centigrade... way too high. We had to put the poor guy in water every few hours over a three day period. His poor babysitter thought Mark was about to die at one point on Tuesday when he went into convulsions and his eyes rolled back up into his head--but, ilhamdulillah, the fever finally broke Thursday morning and our cherub is back to his happy self now.
We were even able to take the kids out on Friday morning for a day at the park. We all needed the time out of the house after that rough week.
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I accidently pushed Publish before completing the entry below so it will continue here.
We also had house guests last month, friends from Mexico. Our kids really enjoyed having them here and Karina even joined the sightseeing trip to the pyramids!
We all also enjoyed a feluca trip on the Nile. Even though it was overcast, the late Novemebr weather was still pleasantly warm even on the river.
We also had house guests last month, friends from Mexico. Our kids really enjoyed having them here and Karina even joined the sightseeing trip to the pyramids!
We all also enjoyed a feluca trip on the Nile. Even though it was overcast, the late Novemebr weather was still pleasantly warm even on the river.
still alive and kickin'
It's been over a month since I posted, despite the encouragement of many of my (kids') fans to keep it up. A lot has happened. Here is a summary.
SPANKIN' NEW CAR!!!
Our most exciting pruhase ever, and a first for us both, Shady and I have bought a new car. The Hyundai Matrix 2007 is amazingtastic! The design is ingenious that the space in the back seat area and trunk is significantly more spacious than anything we've seen that isn't a mini-van, yet the car is small enough to be compact enough for Cairo streets. The car is automatic and power steering, an amazing benefit in Cairo traffic, not to mention AC and everything else we could possibly ask for. We are truly blessed. Oh, the color is champagne.
SPANKIN' NEW CAR!!!
Our most exciting pruhase ever, and a first for us both, Shady and I have bought a new car. The Hyundai Matrix 2007 is amazingtastic! The design is ingenious that the space in the back seat area and trunk is significantly more spacious than anything we've seen that isn't a mini-van, yet the car is small enough to be compact enough for Cairo streets. The car is automatic and power steering, an amazing benefit in Cairo traffic, not to mention AC and everything else we could possibly ask for. We are truly blessed. Oh, the color is champagne.
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