Another Day in Egaila Part4

The picture above is of a toilet and a shower right next to it. It is a bidet which are everywhere. Go into a bathroom and do not sit down as the seats are soaking wet. I know I am not in America but I like my toilet paper so call me old fashion I just can not seem to put my head around showering my private parts every time I go the potty.
The next photo is of Ash pointing at something but who knows. She is on the balcony off of her room. It is really nice and big. The next picture is of her doing a chore which was taking out the trash which they pick up every day. How nice. But all over town there are mounds of trash which is mostly building material and dirt. I will get some pictures of that soon. The last picture is of her and her Opa in her room messing around. They had probably just finished playing Wii sports. Well untill next time Love to all my friends and family.

A walk around Egaila Part3

This is a few of the signs around the neighborhood to tell you what section you are in. Michael lives in Section1 street 111. The photo below is Ash and Michael walking near the sign on our way back into Egaila. On the other side of the street is Section2 street207.

This is Michael he is posing under his the sign to the neighborhood.
It was a nice walk but way to hot

another day in Kuwait-part 2

these shots were taken on our walk around Michaels neighborhood. Ashleigh loved the blue color of this brand new house. Color is no object in this place. The houses are pink,yellow, green, and any color of brown. This stop sign was at the exit of his neighborhood. It was in English and Arabic and is the international sign for stop.


This is the mosque that is located one block down from Michael. Morning prayer starts at 3:30 or so in the am. I usually wake up for the first call to prayer and then go back to sleep. The call all day till about 8:30.

another day in Kuwait

I am adding these pics again as my computer shut down and I do not know where my last blog entry went. To the right is a picture of Chickens that live in the building next to Michael. They walk around till someone comes and then they scoot back to their pen.
This is a picture of Michael after we returned from a walk around the neighborhood. He was not winded at all but Ash and I were hotter than blazes and had beet red faces. The bottom pic is of Ash after the walk and she is beet red. She was so hot. I had turned the air down to 72 before we left and was really glad that I did. It was 106 and really windy. Dust was getting into our eyes and bothering us. I could hardly breathe.

Getting Our Luggage

Hello to all of my friends and family in the US of A. We are doing fine now that we have luggage but boy was that a chore. First went to Kuwait Airlines which is where they told us to go the night before and to be here at 6 pm as the flight would already be here and our luggage would be waiting. HA. The little Asian girl at the desk was not very nice as she called and the line was busy so she looked at us and said just keep calling on your phone. Well the line stayed busy and you can not go back to where the luggage is. I saw a few GI's who I guess spent the night at airport with their luggage and they had been on our flight. So after getting no help from the people who should have helped us we went and talked to the nice guy who got me thru the Visa line and customs the night before. He was nice enough to go to luggage and he brought us back all 3 pieces of our luggage. I was never so happy to see luggage than right then. I had been wearing the same clothes for 3 days although Michael did wash them for me. The cab ride was nice Ryan was the cab drivers name. Michael does not have a drivers license yet so that is why we had to take a cab. Cost him 14 KD which is about $54 for a 22 miles round trip. The pics above are of our airport jant. From left to right pic1 Row 1 is Starbucks in the airport. They are everywhere. Lindsey just know you would have a job anywhere in the world. There was about 4 of them that I saw. pic2 gas pump with price of gas it is not even 1 KD so it is about $.60 a liter for him to top off his tank it was only 2 KD which is about $7.58 and would have cost about $40 in US. Pic3 is Ash and Michael waiting for our cab driver to come and get us. Do you notice all the dust. We have had dust storms since I arrived. Really hard to breathe. Krista you could not live in Kuwait in the Summer at all. Row 2 pic1 is of Ash at the airport in the dust storm. Pic2 is almost to the end of the fill up. Gas stations really wierd over here. You drive in one way and a guy comes and pumps your gas and then there is only one way out which is the guy you pay. No one pumps and runs here. LOL Pic3 is of Ashleigh standing in front of her favorite store Claires and in Arabic to. So there are claires everywhere also. We got home and it was time to hit the sack and I am so tired over here. Well that is it about our trip to the airport to collect our luggage that did not travel with us. Love to All and I hope you enjoy my writings. Love you Lyssa and Mema misses you sooooooooooooo much. I will be home in 7 Mondays.

Our flight to Kuwait

Got to airport at 5:30 for a 7:54 flight to Dulles. Got up to the guy and he said plane was late but I was alright as the connecting flight was also going to be late so I was OK. They said plane would take off at 9:02 but that time came and went with no plane. Finally at 10 pm we took off for Dulles and were under the impression that we had until 12:15 to catch the United flight to Kuwait. It took all of 28 minutes to get to DC and I was so happy to heading for gate and to have some breathing time but oh no that was not to be. I looked at the departing flights board and it said it was boarding and then the next time I looked it said closed. I asked a guy how do I get to C concourse and of course not an easy thing to do. Had to ride in these shuttle things that looked like moon rovers. Got to C concourse and was heading toward 16 then heard them announce final call for our flight at Gate 7 so around we turned and ran our butts off. Ashleigh almost gave out on me and told me to tell them to hold the plane for her but I guy walking by told her to run as they would not hold it. We ran I almost died but we made the flight. Sitting way in the back on the aisle and luckily there was an empty seat next to Ash so she laid down and crashed. I took my Xanax and slept some of the way too. I had dinner and it was good Beef with mashed potatoes and a delicious piece of cake. We also got a snack of half sandwich(turkey), potato chips and a trix bar. Very good and hit the spot. The last meal was Pasta and fruit and that was also very good. Landed in Kuwait, did fly over Baghdad at 33,000 feet, the have a map on the video player and you can track the trip. Michael had a nice guy to greet us and get us thru visa thing faster than most people. It is a service you pay for and well worth the money. But alas our luggage did not make the trip with us as it was still back in DC and would arrive on the flight tomorrow. So finally I saw Michael at the end of this journey and he was so happy to see Ash and I. And to tell you the truth I was happy to see him. 3 months is a long time and he looks good. His boss Joe was with him and drove us to Egaila where Michael lives. They drive at 120 km which I think is 70 miles an hour and if they go over that the cars beep. Of course the wind was blowing and it was dusty really dusty. A clean freak could not live over here as the dust can not be stopped from getting into your house. Love to all especially my baby girls, Steph, Krista, Carla and mostly my baby who I miss a lot Alyssa. Mema will be home in 7 Mondays baby. I send my love to my dad and Barbara and hope he is doing better. By for now will write about going back to the airport to get our luggage later. That is a story in itself.

Exciting Days- Tim McGraw

June 14th the night before I left to see my honey I got to see Tim up close and personal. Because I am a member of his fan club I got to go back for a pre-show party. I was 2 feet from that gorgeous man. He came in and sang 2 songs for us and I got to shake his hand. After the party I walked up front to meet Ashleigh as she was my date for the concert. We both had a lot of fun and he gave a great show with all the favorites and some new ones thrown in. Great last night in Virginia Beach for 55 days.

The man up close. My new camera is wonderful.