An Evening To Myself
Every Thursday night Caleb usually spends at Skip and Bonnie's because I have youthgroup until late, tonight youthgroup was canceled but Caleb went to SkipBo's anyhow and I got a free night to do whatever I wanted!!! But how pathetic is this...I have sat here at home squatting crosslegged on the floor for hours in front of this computer! I thought about calling friends, or maybe going out to dinner, or even doing some productive reading but nooooo. I have totally wasted a night doing nuthin and ya know what? I kinda liked it!

Last weekend myself (and Caleb) and 2 other teachers took 5 kids to Luxor for a school trip. These kids never get a chance to do that type of thing yet their brothers and sisters at regular schools get to travel all the time. We have been planning it since November and it went off quite smoothly. They were an easy group to please, they were just so excited to be out on their own. Caleb loved the non stop attention, and the opportunity to run his little heart out. Everywhere we went he went full speed ahead and was a blast to be with. We rode every form of transportation imaginable (horses, donkey, boats, train, trolley) and he was in heaven.

I have to teach this next week and then Spring Break in Sharm!!! I am tre excited about a week at the beach. My mom and aunt are coming so it ought to be a nice time. I am taking a bunch of photo album stuff and hope to get some albums made. It will be odd to spend Easter at the beach but I am sure we can tough our way through it..Only 10 more days until I can drink Diet Coke again!!!! I am sick of water and tea!

I will post some Luxor photos soon

So I am getting an abundance of hate mail for failing to update my blog....well sorry life is busy man!!!! I officially moved back into Maadi the first of February but only got the last f my stuff from my place in Sakkarra this weekend. Progress is being made sloooooooooooowly but it is looking MUCH better than where we were a few weeks ago. My good friends Skip and Bonnie have really helped me organize, and Skip is doing all the home repairs and picture hanging. He is also designing a major kitchen overhaul, but that will take a few months to complete as I get money. All in all it was a good decision and I think we can make a home here long term. Caleb definitely misses life in the country, but there are other advantages for him here as well so I am sure he will adjust.
I am raking in the working hours, but am able to come home an hour here and an hour there between classes and sessions so I don't feel as if I am away from him so long. I did tell my boss at the school that I am not going to teach next fall and stay home in the day and be a full time Mom. I will just tutor after school and evenings. 20 hours of tutoring a week is what I need to live and save, so Lord willing I can get a good start from the get go in Sept. Right now I am working out a game plan to start a summer school for Egyptian kids who are switching from Egyptian school system into an American school system and need English help. There is quite a market for that so hopefully I can tap into it.
My mom and aunt are coming the end of March and we are going to Sharm for a week which will be a great break from the grind. Caleb loves the beach and it will be good to have some concentrated time with him. Currently hereminds me of hanging with hormonal teenage girls, he literally laughs and howls one minute and then dissolves into tears the next. He is trying so hard to find ways to deal with his shortage of usable words (words that get a response) and these power surges that he has that almost cause him to burst. He is all about doing it himself, and being his own little person. I am all for it if he could just get things done when I need them to be done! One recent adventure was his discovery of a slimy oil puddle in a friends driveway, of course he was wearing a white shirt! It was absolutely hilarious and worthy of pictures, but his guilty conscience overwhelmed him as soon as he realized that I saw him. He instantly fell apart and threw a tantrum all the while wiping oil everywhere in the process. So sadly no pixs of the moment.