Lots to Post About

Have you ever tried fixing something and it ends up messing up even more and then you can't get it back to the way you had it, so you're stuck redoing it completely?  Well, that happened to me with the blog.  I went to change one thing and lots of stuff changed, so I was forced to make even more changes, thus causing me to revamp A LOT.  I'm happy with the change though.  I've been annoyed with the way the past few posts were getting "posted"-- in different sizes, various spacing, etc so I wanted to add a little more room for my writing and also add space for more pictures where everything isn't on top of each other.  So please bare with me as I figure this all out.

Speaking of fixing things... we had 2 small mishaps in our home this past week!  The first one happened when I decided I needed to move some furniture, but since I'm pregnant and can't lift heavy items, I simply pushed a couch and ended up breaking the leg off.  Don't worry though- our compounds "carpenter" came out yesterday and fixed the leg within 10 minutes.  

The other mishap came when Gavin tried pushing himself away from the dining room table at dinner one night.  His chair lifted off the floor and snapped a leg right off.  We called for someone to come REPLACE the chair, but have no fear..... they super glued the leg back on and delivered it to our front door this morning.  Nice, huh?!?!  

We hosted our first dinner party the other night.  Okay, so it wasn't really a dinner party, but I did cook a big meal for 12 people.  It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed "hosting" again.  It's been a while for me and I realize how much I enjoy serving others.  I just can't wait for all of our stuff to get here in our sea shipment (mid September sometime) then I can really host a dinner, my style!  After dinner, a group of people hung out and we played a board game.  The game lasted around 3 hours, maybe more, but was enjoyable for everyone.  Brooks won so he didn't mind staying up "past" his bed time for the win!  

I've been doing a lot of grocery shopping since we've been here.  Mainly because during Ramadan, grocery stores are the only stores open during the mornings and because I'm constantly searching for certain items that I can't seem to find in the stores I'm going into.  I'm already over not being able to find everything that's on my list, but I was a little caught off guard when I saw this sign in the meat section.  Talk about an interesting find.  I don't think I'll be purchasing this anytime soon.  

When Brooks got here over a month ago, he decided to start a basketball night with the guys he works with.  Every Tuesday a group gets together in the evenings and plays ball together.  Brooks has always loved basketball and we have a large court on our compound.  Gavin and I stopped by the game the other evening to watch Brooks play.  I realize this picture is blurry, sorry, Brooks is the one in the white shirt with his hand covering his face.  

Before I go, I wanted to make sure and wish a very special little boy a very Happy 4th Birthday!  Cade, we love you and miss you bunches.  Try and eat lots of birthday cake today, if you can.  Gavin misses you and asks for you almost everyday.  Hope you are getting to play with your Buzz Lightyear toy!