The kids are all tucked into bed, the gifts are lined up nicely under the tree, and the Christmas cookies have all been eaten on this warm Christmas Eve in Cairo. Tomorrow the kids will open presents, we'll have a nice Christmas lunch, and then we'll start packing for Vienna. I really never knew how much I loved the hustle and bustle of Christmas until I moved to a nearly Christmas-less place. Next time we are in America I'm doing it up BIG for Christmas. Really, you don't know what you have until it's gone. :-)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I look forward to what 2011 has in store for us.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Finally..
The school week is winding down and next week the winter holidays begin. Before the holiday, both girls are having Christmas parties in their classes and a visit from Santa Claus at their school! We have finally put up some Christmas decorations- our nativity scene, a lone nutcracker, a small but very festive Christmas tree, and some lights our housekeeper brought us. The weather has turned cold here and many of our friends in town have left or are preparing to leave for Christmas vacation. FINALLY it is beginning to feel like Christmas here in Cairo!!
Friday, December 10, 2010
Minor Annoyances
Sinus headaces, runny noses, and lingering cough.
Smog, soot, and dirt filled air.
Mysterious itchy bug bites on my kids.
Howling cats in the middle of the night.
People who cut in line for no apparent reason.
Little to no Christmas decorations to get us into the holiday spirit.
That has been our week in a nutshell. Blah. Counting the days until we leave for holiday in Vienna!
Smog, soot, and dirt filled air.
Mysterious itchy bug bites on my kids.
Howling cats in the middle of the night.
People who cut in line for no apparent reason.
Little to no Christmas decorations to get us into the holiday spirit.
That has been our week in a nutshell. Blah. Counting the days until we leave for holiday in Vienna!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
The Dog Days Are Over...
I watched the new episode of Glee last night and at the end they played one of my most favorite songs, Dog Days Are Over by Florence and The Machines. It's a pretty familiar song to those who have seen the previews/commercial to the Eat, Pray, Love movie. Anyway, Glee did a great version (I love Glee!) and now I can't get the song out of my head. I love the lyrics and the meaning- seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. My 'dog days' are not quite over yet but I have hope!
Dog Days Are Over
Happiness hit her like a train on a track
Coming towards her stuck still no turning back
She hid around corners and she hid under beds
She killed it with kisses and from it she fled
With every bubble she sank with her drink
And washed it away down the kitchen sink
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
The horses are coming
So you better run
Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your loving, your loving behind
You cant carry it with you if you want to survive
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
Can you hear the horses?
'Cause here they come
And I never wanted anything from you
Except everything you had and what was left after that too, oh
Happiness hit her like a bullet in the back
Struck from a great height by someone who should know better than
that
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
Can you hear the horses?
'Cause here they come
Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your loving, your loving behind
You cant carry it with you if you want to survive
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
Can you hear the horses?
'Cause here they come
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
The horses are coming
So you better run
Dog Days Are Over
Happiness hit her like a train on a track
Coming towards her stuck still no turning back
She hid around corners and she hid under beds
She killed it with kisses and from it she fled
With every bubble she sank with her drink
And washed it away down the kitchen sink
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
The horses are coming
So you better run
Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your loving, your loving behind
You cant carry it with you if you want to survive
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
Can you hear the horses?
'Cause here they come
And I never wanted anything from you
Except everything you had and what was left after that too, oh
Happiness hit her like a bullet in the back
Struck from a great height by someone who should know better than
that
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
Can you hear the horses?
'Cause here they come
Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
Leave all your loving, your loving behind
You cant carry it with you if you want to survive
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
Can you hear the horses?
'Cause here they come
The dog days are over
The dog days are done
The horses are coming
So you better run
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