One more month in Kuwait

A project I finished and think it turned out pretty good.

The front part of the gate

The flag of Kuwait

An ice cream vendor on the streets of Kuwait City

The flag with Liberation Tower in the background. In a sandstorm.

A monument in downtown with the flags all around

We March will be here tomorrow and then it will be April and Michael and I will be on a plane back to the USA. He will be home for 2 weeks and I will be home till the middle of July.

So much to be thankful for

The parents-to-be

Chris and Carla with Linky Lou.
After a very sad 2008 our families 2009 is looking very blessed. I have just found out that my baby will be having a baby in October. So we will have a double blessing. Krista will be having a little girl(Gwen Elizabeth) in July and then 3 months later we will be blessed once again when Chris & Carla's baby will join us. So as for me and my family we have so much to be thankful for.

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Liberation Day in Kuwait

A closer view of the Kuwaiti flag on the elevator shaft

The elevator shaft in the Mall

A Kuwaiti flag on the Glass door going into the Avenue's Mall

Remember where you parked

Liberation Day (February 26) celebrates the liberation of Kuwait by a multi-national force from seven months of traumatic Iraqi occupation on February 26, 1991. Each year the day is marked with public gatherings and get-togethers. However, the day is also tinged with sadness as Kuwait remembers and honors the martyrs who lost their lives fighting Iraqi oppression and the 605 P.O.W. 's out of which 236 remains where found and the fate of 378 others is still unknown. This was taken fro an article in the Kuwait Times.
On the last 2 days you go no where near downtown as there are people with silly string spraying anything that moves. They will spray it into your car and at your face. So to be safe it is best to just stay at home. It is fun for the people but for me it is just a little dangerous as they will cover your winshield and stand your wipers up so you can not wipe them off. This way you have to get out and they can spray you in the face.

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Today is Kuwait National Day

A appliqued wall hanging I finished

My 2nd baby

On 25th of Februaury, Kuwait celebrates its National Day to mark the creation of Kuwait as a nation in 1961. On this day, the national celebrations include public meetings and get togethers, Firework displays and a spirit of celebration that inspires every Kuwaiti. Most public buildings are illuminated on this occasion and Kuwaitis young and old, wear their national dress to participate in all of the festivities. I got this from the newspaper the "Kuwait Times" as they can explain it much better than I can.
Krista Michelle has decided on a name for her little girl and it will be Gwen Elizabeth after my mom but we will call her Lizzy. So our long running girl chain has not been broken. How fun one more girl for this family.

A ride around Kuwait

This is a Ferrari that was coming out of a service dept. and almost got it's front end taken off coming out of the place. It was a very close near miss. It was a beautiful car.

this is a For Learners car. So funny but at least they try.

If anyone in blog land could tell me what this used to be I would appreciate it. It is a beautiful building.

This is an abandoned palace or something it is surrounded by guard towers and a large wall. It overlooks the Bayan Palace and sits up on a hill. In its day it must have been beautiful.

We went out for a ride and hit some different areas of Kuwait that we had not driven thru as of yet. In some of these areas there are no signs with English on them so I guess you could say they do not want anyone but Kuwaitis living in these areas. I want to see as much of Kuwait as I can as it is a fasinating country. I love the people and just everything about over here Except the driving.

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I went to my first Quilt Meeting in Kuwait

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Today I met a wonderful group of fellow Quilters. They are way ahead of my but they all have Bernina sewing machines and that does help them a lot. The Quilts they have made and showed to us were wonderful. This group of ladies is made up of many nationalities and many skill levels. I was taken to the meeting by Kim who I had met thru Liz the ladie from the baby shower. She is very nice and the both of us rode in with Meg. It was a wonderful day and I met some very nice ladies and I do plan on going again.
Well to my girls I love you and miss you so much.
Barb I hope all is well with you.

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Happy Birthday Mom

My mom on her Wedding Day

My mom with her babies Ash & Austin.

Today is the my Mom's b-day and she would have been 75 years old today. Which by most standards is still young. I miss her everyday and each day it gets a little easier but how much easier do I want it to be. I already can not remember her voice or much about her. It is horrible when you can not remember the simple things that made my mom my mom. I do not want to forget her but it gets harder the longer she has been gone.

Unable are the loved to die. For Love is immortality.
Emily Dickenson

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal,
Love leaves a memory no one can steal.

from a headstone in Ireland

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A Baby Shower I went to

Our Host Ji Yeon and her son

A nice rug a gift from all the husbands as they took up a collection.

Ji Yeon, Julia, Liz, Barbara, Karen & Me

Ji Yeon, Julia & Liz

The Cake-it was fantastic

I was invited to a Baby Shower for one of the wives of a guy Michael knows from work. It was very nice and I got to meet new people and have a good time. It was Ji Yeon Mabry's Villa and let me tell you it is really nice. I met Karen, Julia(who the party was for), Barbara, Liz, Yvonne and Ji Yeon. It was so nice to talk to the ladies and to be out with other people. I called Michael so he could come over and talk to the guys for awhile and then we came home. I took a few pictures of my wonderful day and I hope that you enjoy them.

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Just a few shots

the reflection of the lights. I do love this theater.

2 doves sitting on the building across the street.

Today Michael and I went into Avenues to get some dinner. We ended up going to Romano's Macaroni Grill and then to a movie. We went to see "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and they cut a lot out of the movie so we need to buy the DVD when it comes out. Even with the parts cut out the movie was still over 2 hours long. But I must say Brad Pitt was wonderful and did a wonderful job. I really liked the movie. So because of our night we did not get home until after 9 so I missed talking to my girls.
I do miss my babies and hope they are really all getting along. I am almost 2 months down with 1 more to go. The hardest day of my life will be putting Michael on that plane to come back here and know how lonely he is. I do wish I could live over here but it would just be to hard on me. I have to be with my babies and I am going to try to stay over here at least 6 months out of the year if I can.
To all my girls I send my love and I have but 6 Mondays left here in Kuwait and I will be home with Dad/Opa for his 2 weeks at home. To Barb I hope all is well with you and that everything with the house is moving along. Please remember the girls and Chris will help you with anything that you need. Love and miss you all.

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Some of the Stuff I am doing

This is the sign for home.

this is a wall hanging I did with:
Michael & I
My baby girls
The 3 Girls
The whole family

6 Generations of women in my family:

My great-great grandma Charlotte Speck-
My great grandma Bessie Bell Bellrichard
My grandma Alberta Hartzell
My Mom Marlene Nill
Me Kimberly Bowman
My daughter Carla Dunlop

weddings now & then
Michael & I at our wedding & after 30 years
my mom & dad at there wedding and the last pic together at my wedding
Carla & Chris at there wedding
My grandparents in the center and a pic of them at my parents wedding

So I am getting a lot of my quilting done while I am here. I am happy with most of what I have done and will be happy to get home and finish them. I really miss my sewing machine.