Another week gone by; we have one more full week before we get five days off for Eid (religious holiday). Work was fine, as usual. We got our satellite dish moved from one end of the roof of our building to the opposite side of the roof, so now we have TV again. Somehow, the news are still the same!?! Nothing changes.
Jacqui had her birthday on Friday; she was very glad to have it on a day off. She went for a massage early afternoon, then we went to the Crowne Plaza for a bit and ended up at friends for the evening. It was a very nice day.
Our cleaning lady comes in on Thursdays, and we drove her home this week. It was quite interesting talking to her, as her life is so different than ours, so different than what we know. She is a very nice lady, sweet as pie. She left her native India 8 years ago, when her two kids were 5 and 7 years old. The kids are still in India, living with family, while she is here working. Her husband is also in Oman, but in Sohar, which is about 200 km away. It's when we talk to people like this that we realize how good we have it. I cannot imagine doing what she is doing (yes, we are away from our kids, but they're all grown up), but for her, it's all part of normal life. That's just the way it is. Something to think about when we see our glass as half empty.
At school, we'll be getting our third timetable in three weeks on Sunday morning. They say change is good; I hope so!! One good thing is that students will now be done at 12:45 on Thursdays; gotta like that!!
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