Monday morning - temp is rising...

Morning,

Isabelle is back at school for a few hours today. She is pale and has lost weight. She still goes on about how I promised her a present if she took the horrible medicine everyday, though. She has decided she wants a Nintendo DS. Hm...not what I expected, I though she would say a pink nailvarnish or something. But, no she wants a PINK Nintendo DS. Great...

James is sleeping soundly, good, because he is not so well at the moment. He is teething, has a cold and upset stomache as a result. Many nappy changes everyday. I have also been told by other mums that it takes a few months for small children to get used to the bacteria and weather in Dubai. And the weather is definitelly getting hotter and humid.

Today I am defying the sun, I went out for a run this morning (yes, really), sun hat on of course, the temp showing 29 degrees at 7am. And now I am sitting outside in the garden, determined to get my body and mind use to the heat. I think it is working...I'm swetting a bit, but I can take it. It's now 34 in the shade. Very glad I bought a real pair of Rayban sunglasses yesterday. First time ever, that I spend more than £5 on a pair of sunglasses...it's true. But if there is one place where you need good sunglasses, it's Dubai. No doubt.

I have also applied for a job today, at the Swedish school of Dubai, 2h a week from Sept. Emma will also start there after summer, to keep up her reading and writing in Swedish.

Today we are getting a new fridge. That will be interesting. Last time the landlord fixed the fridge, three men came with no tools and asked me to look for a screwdriver, I said we didn't have one. I suggested they could use their car key (seen it on TV). They did. And it worked. Now the thing is falling apart, so he will give us a new one.

Since we feel that we need to activate the girls a bit more, now that we can't go outside as much (and Emma is putting a bit of weight on) we have decided that they are going to Karate this afternoon, a trial session at Lakes club where we live. I'll tell you about it tomorrow.

Have a good one!