I didn't realize how long it's been since I last wrote. I guess I must have a lot of things to write about now after being away for so long, let's see….
Last week was a good one, but a little bit hectic. I had lots of translating work (good thing) with deadlines to meet, LEAP, sick kids, homework – Meshi is now getting homework too (they are making the alphabet, each week they have to make a letter out of any materials that they want to use – fun for me too!), and Claire and Si arrived! I had a couple of all nighters, but that's part of the deal, right?
The girls were completely surprised to see Claire and Si. I took them to the marina for lunch after school on Monday, to meet Granny and Gampa, and of course Claire and Si were there too. For them it was totally unexpected, and so they were a little dazed, although thoroughly excited. And, needless to say they were totally spoiled!
They each got a whole bunch of stuff but the favorite is their digital cameras! Meshi actually sang about hers this morning.
We went to the Dead Sea yesterday, it was the kids' first visit and we'd been promising to take them there for months. Unfortunately Shiraz wasn't well, she had a very high temperature (yes, I admit it, I carry my thermometer with me everywhere) and didn't feel well at all (luckily she is feeling much better today, though she didn't go to school). Ben didn't really have fun either, he's too small to go in the water or the mud, and so we had to keep him occupied all day, which is no easy feat! Meshi had a ball! She especially loved the mud, and even jumped in by herself after going in twice before with her dad.
The day was enjoyable, despite the hordes of flies and of course poor Shirazi feeling so bad. We were kept entertained by the visitors to the beach! The worst part of the day was the shower at the end. It must have been rush hour because the shower rooms were packed! The hot (or to be more precise, warm) water came and went, so most of the time the water was freezing. Meshi and I showered together and it was quite amusing when she had to rinse the shampoo off her hair and she started crying, all the ladies in the packed rest room let off a simultaneous "aawwww". When we finally rinsed off and left the shower stall, there was a line of naked ladies from the showers almost out the door (it wasn't nearly as sexy as it sounds!).
I have to say that using public restrooms with Meshi is usually entertaining, and I have to say often quite embarrassing. Her normally rather loud voice seems to go up a few decibels, and I will either get a graphic description of how she is doing (although I am standing right next to her), or she will make some comment about me and my anatomy, which I would rather she kept to herself, or about someone in the next stall – maybe, a "mommy I can see the lady in the next stall's feet", or "that lady made a big fart".
On that note, I shall end off and wish all of us a good and quiet week.
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