Hello again,
My how time flies. Here it is the end of July, Kim and Ashleigh have been here 2 weeks and Gwyn is 2 weeks old today. We have been having a dusty few days of late, it just blew in from up north. Temps are still way up there, so mostly people stay at home or go to malls. Next month (Sept) I will be home for home leave and hope to see everyone I can, my mom especially and of course my new granddaughter Gwyn. Ramadan starts this year in August, around the 20th so I will only have to be here for 2 weeks of that. I really don't mind Ramadan for myself, but with the family here it will be extremely boring for them since all the shops are closed from sunup to sunset, and I mean "ALL" the shops. You can buy groceries, but that is about it, so we will be doing a lot of mall stuff before then.
Home leave should be fun. I spoke with my mom and she says that all my sisters will be there and maybe even my brother, so it should be a "mini" family reunion. I am hoping the weather will be nice so we can have a decent cook out. It will be a quick weekend trip though because Ashleigh has to return back to school, Carla has to work I think, mom has a doctor appointment and I have a doctor appointment. Hoping the weather is good for a few motorcycle rides and just a bunch of time for relaxing.
Well I guess that's it for now...TTYL
Mike
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
There's a new "Sheriff" in Town!
Gwyn Elizabeth was born July 16, 2009 at 1:22 pm. She weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. and was 19 inches long...Why do they measure the length? It's not a fish. Now if that was a trout or a bass I could see measuring the length. Anyway , baby and Krista are doing fine, and first indications are she looks just like Krista, as I remember her when she (Krista) was a baby. Reddish hair and blue eyes. I will have to find some baby pix of Krista for comparison. So this makes 3 granddaughters and Carla will have hers in Oct. and I will have 4. I guess I will change my tag on the motorcycle to OPA 4X to stay current.
Kim and Ashleigh have been here a few days now and are getting settled in. We have been a little busy checking out the malls, doing some shopping and stocking up on things that they like to eat. We also shopped and got Ashleigh a bed to sleep in. Its a metal framed daybed with a mattress and she seems to like it.
Ash has found a friend in a young kitten that the houseboy has befriended. It may be a few months old and is very people friendly even though I am sure it is feral. We have been feeding it some scraps and making sure it has water. I think it gets into the storm drain during the really hot parts of the day. Since it rarely rains here I am sure it's a cool and dry place to hide from the heat. Ashleigh has named it "FREAK". I suggested just calling her Desert Cat or "DC" for short. The landlord has a NO PETS policy and as much as I like cats I would not want to get attached to an animal here at all, so it all works out for the best.
Well that's it for now. TTYL
Mike
Kim and Ashleigh have been here a few days now and are getting settled in. We have been a little busy checking out the malls, doing some shopping and stocking up on things that they like to eat. We also shopped and got Ashleigh a bed to sleep in. Its a metal framed daybed with a mattress and she seems to like it.
Ash has found a friend in a young kitten that the houseboy has befriended. It may be a few months old and is very people friendly even though I am sure it is feral. We have been feeding it some scraps and making sure it has water. I think it gets into the storm drain during the really hot parts of the day. Since it rarely rains here I am sure it's a cool and dry place to hide from the heat. Ashleigh has named it "FREAK". I suggested just calling her Desert Cat or "DC" for short. The landlord has a NO PETS policy and as much as I like cats I would not want to get attached to an animal here at all, so it all works out for the best.
Well that's it for now. TTYL
Mike
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
We have "LIFT" off
Hello again!
I got home from work about 2 pm, no lift at that time . I fixed lunch, bowled a few games on the WII, vacuumed the bedroom and heard some voices in the hallway. Checked it out and pushed the call button on the lift and the darn thing worked. Yeaaaa!! About time.
TTYL
Mike
I got home from work about 2 pm, no lift at that time . I fixed lunch, bowled a few games on the WII, vacuumed the bedroom and heard some voices in the hallway. Checked it out and pushed the call button on the lift and the darn thing worked. Yeaaaa!! About time.
TTYL
Mike
So much to do , So Little time..
Hello again,
Well Kim and Ashleigh will be here in 2 days and I need to clean the apartment up a little. I still have not gotten a bed for Ash to sleep in. Last year I moved the big couch into the bedroom and made it the entertainment room. I may do the same this time as well, it just depends on what she prefers. I really like the way the LR is arranged now but I can change it. I have priced beds here new and they are not cheaply priced, $350 to $500 with mattress, and those are the budget models. I have looked on some of the classified ad websites for beds and they are certainly reasonable, but I have a problem with a "USED" bed.
It has been a bit dusty lately but not as bad yet as they have forecast. The afternoons are a bit windy and that's when the dust kicks up. Temps are really warm but not any warmer or hotter than expected for this time of year. The Girls may have a time adjusting to it. but I don't mind it at all.
Still no elevator. I have no clue what the hold up is unless it is inspections. I am pretty sure the work has all been finished. So again we wait for it to work.
Still trying to bake the perfect loaf of whole wheat bread. Seems to always come out dry and crumbly so I have to modify the recipe some more. More liquid or less flour or both. I guess since the relative humidity is so low here, I may need more liquid, so on the next loaf I will try that. The bread does taste great though, but I will also add more honey to the dough, and maybe some OATS, both will help retain moisture in the bread when it bakes ( so I have read). Also want to get a bread slicing jig. Maybe Ikea has one that will not break my bank.
Krista is still waiting for the arrival of her baby. Kim is pretty disappointed that she has not come yet. She wanted to at least hold the baby once before coming over here, but she still has almost 2 days. She leaves Wednesday afternoon. Alyssa seems so excited that she will have a new "sister". She does not understand the concept of cousin, so this baby will be her sister.
I guess that is about all I can write today, everyone take care.
Ma'assalama -
Mike
Well Kim and Ashleigh will be here in 2 days and I need to clean the apartment up a little. I still have not gotten a bed for Ash to sleep in. Last year I moved the big couch into the bedroom and made it the entertainment room. I may do the same this time as well, it just depends on what she prefers. I really like the way the LR is arranged now but I can change it. I have priced beds here new and they are not cheaply priced, $350 to $500 with mattress, and those are the budget models. I have looked on some of the classified ad websites for beds and they are certainly reasonable, but I have a problem with a "USED" bed.
It has been a bit dusty lately but not as bad yet as they have forecast. The afternoons are a bit windy and that's when the dust kicks up. Temps are really warm but not any warmer or hotter than expected for this time of year. The Girls may have a time adjusting to it. but I don't mind it at all.
Still no elevator. I have no clue what the hold up is unless it is inspections. I am pretty sure the work has all been finished. So again we wait for it to work.
Still trying to bake the perfect loaf of whole wheat bread. Seems to always come out dry and crumbly so I have to modify the recipe some more. More liquid or less flour or both. I guess since the relative humidity is so low here, I may need more liquid, so on the next loaf I will try that. The bread does taste great though, but I will also add more honey to the dough, and maybe some OATS, both will help retain moisture in the bread when it bakes ( so I have read). Also want to get a bread slicing jig. Maybe Ikea has one that will not break my bank.
Krista is still waiting for the arrival of her baby. Kim is pretty disappointed that she has not come yet. She wanted to at least hold the baby once before coming over here, but she still has almost 2 days. She leaves Wednesday afternoon. Alyssa seems so excited that she will have a new "sister". She does not understand the concept of cousin, so this baby will be her sister.
I guess that is about all I can write today, everyone take care.
Ma'assalama -
Mike
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Happy 4th of July!
Hello - Marhaba!
Well there were no fireworks here for the 4th, but I did have 3 days off. So I spent my time wisely, watching TV and eating and cooking. Since I do not have a grill to cook out on I baked a chicken, and fixed some sort of brown rice concoction with all kinds of junk in it. Actually it came out pretty darn good and now I gotta figure out what all I put in it so I can recreate it later. I baked some whole wheat bread the other day, so I finished off that loaf today with dinner. Here are some pictures of the my creations, and I must say they tasted GREAT! BTW, I do have left overs, so I will be eating them tomorrow and beyond for dinner.
On another note, the elevator people have been working on the lift and hopefully it will be done in a few days. I don't know how much more they have to do, so I am only guessing.
Kim and Ashleigh will be here in 2 weeks, and I am looking forward to that. I have plans to teach Ashleigh how to cook more than Ramen Noodles.
Well that's it for today, TTYL
Ma'assalama
Mike
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