Look out America- Here We Come!

I'm packing us up for the big trip this week! I am ready to be home, but I am really sad to leave Mike behind.  I am looking forward to some conveniences at home, though! 

Things I am looking forward to having again:

 - potable water at all the taps!
 - no more salty hair!
 - being able to drive!
 - wearing what I want!
 - eating something other than chicken and ground beef!
 - real bacon!
 - wine!  (no, wait, I'm nursing.  DARN!)
 - being able to zip to Walmart to get whatever we need!
 - being on the same time zone as the people I want to talk to!
 - using a credit card rather than paper money! (paper money is downright annoying.)
 - TV!

Things I will probably miss:

 - the heat (I am worried that I am so adjusted to the heat that I will be chilly at home.)
 - having somebody who calls me "Madam" come to my house twice a week to clean.
 - Mike (probably) :)  just kidding, honey. 

Be thinking about us on July 2!! We will need all good luck to get us through - it's 26 hours total travel time, and more like 30 if you count when we have to leave to go to the airport. And we leave at the end of the day, too. It's going to be tough, but I know we can do it. Keep your fingers crossed!

Half Baked

Whose half-baked idea was it to have pizza for dinner?!

Allah Forbid We Should Get a Good Picture

I post this with humor! Check out how many shots it took! ALL I WANTED was both boys looking at me and smiling. That's all! Apparently, it was a lot to ask.

The Egyptian Headdress

Catherine got an Egyptian headdress as a present.  Ha!

Smiley Baby!

Heritage House

We went out to dinner the other night with another family that we are friends with. They took us to a restaurant called the Heritage House, which is a traditional Saudi restaurant. You sit in your own little room - the building is full of little rooms rather than lots of tables - and the food is served on the floor over thick camel hair rugs. It is quite the experience!




We got the room in the upstairs of the turrett.



It was really neat, but very hot!  (About 90 degress. Inside.)

The food was ok. It was nice to have our own room so the kids could run around. I am really glad we went! It will be a good place to take visitors.

Embroidery

I've been doing some embroidery, and I think I have finally gotten the hang of my machine. Check this out: