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Today was book day at DESS and the kids had a small parade around the courtyard to show off their costumes to the very proud parents that were there. R got called from his standby and although he landed this morning there wasnt enough time to come with us but we took many pictures so he could see it all anyway :)

Here is A´s teacher, Mrs. M

Some of his classmates

A and his best friend A

Captain Hook

Our friends son J as Peter Pan

A´s teachers assistant Mrs. F

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Yesterday morning we had to take A to the clinic for some bloodtests before the biopsy. He had to be fasting so we brought b´fast to eat in the car and for picnic when we went to play at Creek Park afterwards. I think its our fav park from the ones we have tried.

These lovely wild parrots fly around the park

Best part about a picnic is that you can eat lying down :)

...or lounging on mummy!

R trying to swing with both kids...not easy when you dont weigh the same :D

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R just left for a flight. It was the first time in a long time so it feels a bit strange to be alone. Normally I cherish my evenings alone but today its a bit too empty.....

Tomorrow is "book day" at DESS, I will be back with pictures and updates, now let me enjoy some Greys.

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If he hadnt passed away, today would have been my grandfathers birthday. He is surely missed!

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Just to answer the question I asked about who was going to be next with the gastric flu, it was both me and R. We spent a whole night feeling cr@p and then another 3 days feeling bloated and just not 100%. This is also the reason I havent posted since then. Now we are back though, and I have some more posts waiting to be written if you hang in there :)

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Mirdif City Centre have a Lazy Town show three times/evening now during Dubai Shopping Festival and LT being one of the kids fav tv programs we couldnt miss it so today we went. Everything was very professional from start til en and the kids really enjoyed it. Thumbs up!

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Wondering if we can be so lucky that only the kids are going to have been sick this round but I think probably not. Right now my tummy feels a bit unstable but im not sure if im bringing it on myself by thinking too much.

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As I was enjoying some peace and quiet with my laptop on the bed I heard a big splash, ran towards J´s room but heard sobbing from A instead. He had thrown up ALL over the place. It took me 1½ hours to get him and his room clean! When J was home from school on tuesday he was complaining sooo much about having to go. The last words I heard from him on the way out to the our friends waiting in the car were "I wish I was an adult or sick so I could stay home too". He got what he wanted...No school for him tomorrow.

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and here is A's bedroom.

The rooms are not 100% ready, desks and some other small stuff will be added, but that will happen later when the kids grow out of the "kids beds".

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The kids bedrooms are basically ready, here is how J's looks like...

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Today it´s the Chinese new year (year of the dragon) and our neighbours from Singapore are celebrating. The wife originates from Hong Kong and was dressed in traditional clothes, absolutely lovely! She came with two envelopes for the kids and when they opened there was money inside. Was totally surprised as expected a card and now dont know what WE are expected to do....

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J´s nursery have had "animals" as their theme the last few weeks and today we were invited for an Animal party. They had animal inpired activities but the highlight must have been the animals that were brought in for the kids to see, and touch if they dared! It was funny to see that the older the children, the more scared they were. The really young ones didnt hesitate to touch the snakes while both A and J barely dared to touch it with one finger (and they both made sure to touch far away from the head!)

Decorating cookies, J using pink, of course!

Preparing a mask, J´s assistans teacher was in charge of this station and I think it shows in her eyes that she is excited to be getting instructions from her.

The finshed result, both picked monkeys

Facepainting

Animal Bingo

J didnt hesitate to hold the parrot though...

....and opposite from when he chickened out to hold the falcon in Malta (click for link to that post) today he held the parrot and was very happy afterwards

We thought it was a nice party, the kids played and had fun and we could socialize with other parents. For the first time I talked properly to the parents of J´s "crush" and I found it so funny that he used the same words that I used describing the two of them, "they are like an old married couple"!

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Today I really felt cold for the first time here in Dubai. We went to play in a park but it was so windy and chilly that we went home early, we just weren´t prepared for it to be so cold. Dont get me wrong, Im not complaining, its nice to get to feel cold every once in a while too :)

As you can see we really need adult length floorball sticks :D

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The kids got icecream for dessert in the "kid´s menu", doesnt it look good? It was shaped like a person, the cone being the hat, icecream the face then they put smarties for eyes, nose and mouth and finally marshmallows as ears.

Love <3

On the promenade we found these two playing arabic music. The kids liked it and started to dance...

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Today we managed to convince the kids to take a siesta. We tempted them with dinner in a restaurant and the chance to be out in the dark and see all the lights. We found a steakhouse that gave us 25% discount with the pilot card, good kids menu and a play area where the kids could play while we waited for the food. Ages since I was so relaxed in a restaurant! We have been home for about half an hour, kids are in bed and im exhausted, will have to post pics tomorrow.

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Today was Sportsday at DESS with parents (and in our case sister) invited to come cheer the kids on. The school has 4 houses in different colours and they compete for points all throughout the year. A is a Jaguar, red. Today they had six different stations and A said he liked them all but the obstacle course was most fun. It was so much fun seeing how happy the kids were to have mum and dad there and how they totally forgot what they had to do and instead looked for mum or checking out what the guy in the lane next to them was doing. It was refreshing to see that they are not so competitive yet.

Sprinting, A is furthest from the camera

The Jaguars getting ready for sprint relay

J cheering them on!

A coming in for changeover

Target throw

Sackrace

Throwing the ball

Part of the obstacle course

Obstacle course

Jaguar team getting ready to "Rob the nest"

A brining home his first beanie bag in Rob the nest

J was very happy to find that they were bbqing and she got a hotdog (the only time she stayed still!)

Happy Jaguars won Rob the nest....

.....and got a sticker for it

A having his hotdog

All the Jaguars of the Reception classes

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Today R and the kids assembled our bbq. We were going to cook dinner on it but almost ended up without food! :O The charcoal we bought didnt want to remain burning no matter how much firestrater R put on it. As a last resort I had to jump in the car and run to Spinneys for some better charcoal :) It was worth the hassle though, how I have missed bbqed food.

Master photograper A took this photo...

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Yesterday when we went for J´s ballet lesson her teacher got a good telling off from one of the mothers. I was feeling so bad on behalf of the teachers.

First of all she complained that they started late and Ms. C didnt stay over for the same amount of time that she started late. This was the mum´s second time at ballet and couldnt she give it a chance? She was right that the girls only have a 30 minute lesson but most of the time they get a 35 minute lesson. This once, Ms. C only stayed 2 minutes late when she started 7 minutes late. I would complain if it happened all the time but it doesnt, normally she gives the girls a longer lesson than we pay for.

Then, if I understood it correctly, she complained that last time (not sure about this time) when one of the girls had to go wee Ms. C had asked one of the mums waiting outside the classroom to take the girl. She was saying that its not fair for her to be responsible for someone else´s child. In part she was right again BUT you could have a little compassion and understanding? Did she want Ms. C to stop the class to take the girl to the toilet? No I dont think so, she wanted that the ballet school sends out an email to make sure that all mums stay outside the classroom. Is she serious? Outside the classroom there is nothing but a corridor and a few steps away in the school entrance there are armchairs where to sit down comfortably. If she wants to wait just outside its up to her, Ms. C knows that most mums are in the lounge area and she would come and get us if our child needed us. If the child needing to wee is fine with going with a mum she doesnt know is it so hard to go around the corner and help her? Are you kidding me? I would do it without thinking twice about it.

Unfortunately I dont know what Ms. C told this mum because I was by then finished chaning J into normal shoes so I had to leave but I look forward to seeing if the school will send out this email forcing us to stay in the corridor....

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Book day parade

Creek Park

Lazy Town pics

Alone

Missed....

Who was next?

Lazy Town

Who´s next?

Lovely....

A's bedroom

J's bedroom

Happy New Year!

Animal party!

Freezing!

Yesterday´s pics from Festival City

Festival City

Sportsday at DESS

Our car

The bbq

Time to vent

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