My Stroller

So, in the rush of getting over jet lag and getting Elise to "big" school, I had forgotten to blog about our missing stroller. Now, to the average person this may not seem like a big deal. However, this isn't just your typical run of the mill, umbrella stroller. This stroller cost more than my prom dress, more than this computer I'm using right now!!  This is my BOB stroller which in my mommy world, is a necessity.

When we flew Qatar Airways--which I don't recommend--I gate checked my stroller just like I have every other time we have flown. When I say gate check, I mean I had the stroller all the way to the gate. The lady in Houston took it from me, tagged it and put it on the plane. However, when we landed in Dammam there was no stroller. So, what happened to it? It still remains a mystery.

Unfortunately, when you are dealing with language issues and something missing here in Saudi-it can fall on deaf ears. We tried for a month for them to locate it and unfortunately it has not been found. So, somewhere in the Arabian peninsula there is a very happy momma out there with a great, new stroller...and a brand new pack of birth control (that was left in the front pouch) with my name-and my phone number as well....So, not only are they happy they have the stroller-but they are also praying for me that I've been using birth control--which is really frowned on in this country.

Qatar is of course reimbursing us our money, but in their words "it will take awhile." So, we have already ordered one and it is on its way here.

We had a great Monday in dance class. I even have two boys in the class! I snapped this picture after class was over. The kids are really enjoying it!

We had our first beginner sewing class this week. Yes, we are all repeating this sewing class. Let's just say we could all use a refresher course!

We talked our friend, Katie into joining!

One of the other after school activities we have is kid yoga. Elise thinks this is the greatest thing in the world. She shows me how she does "down dog." She can do more than me!

They had open house at Elise's school also. It was so fun seeing all of the work the kids had been working on. I'm so impressed with what the school does with them. 

We thought this coloring page was funny because instead of a baseball bat it's a cricket bat.

Elise was very excited that the weekend was here!

We went to BeBe and PaPa's for dinner. 

Obviously, I'm raising a genius here...already reading books and all...

This is why we don't fly Saudi Arabia airlines...they take selfies out of the plane 

On Saturday we went shopping and out to lunch! The home centre is one of the most normal stores here. They have really cute decorative items.

We ate at a yummy, Indian restaurant, called Cooxon. 

We have two links going in Elise's room right now. One is a countdown for when Granny and PawPaw get here to visit and the other is a countdown to when we go back to see Marissa, Gregory, and Larkin.

Thanks for sending her this precious book. We have been listening and reading it every single night!

We also remembered 9/11 by wearing our patriotic dresses.