Mom, dad and Rylan making homemade noodles. The camel is pictured above also. We had a feast. Camel, Chicken and noodles and mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, arabic salads, coleslaw, rolls, salad, pumpkin pie. It was great for just the 6 of us!

I am a little behind...but I am gonna write what I wrote last week on Thanksgiving day. I had time as I was sitting for 1 1/2 hrs. while Rylan took a exam at school....

Today is Thanksgiving Day and we are thankful for our health and well being as we continue this journey in our lives of living over seas. Today is not a typical Thanksgiving day. We started the day not preparing a turkey, but practicing spelling words, yes Rylan, Rydge and I had school. It ended up Rylan had exams, I took the day off to be with mom and dad and the boys. Well....as luck should have it, Ry had to go to school to take tests, Rydge was sick and the day did not go as planned. Instead of Turkey, we ate camel....a new tradition. Mom cooked it in the crock pot with some plums, wine, onion and salt and pepper...it tastes just like beef-seriously. It WAS good. Turkeys are very expensive here. We also made homemade noodles, mom brought my grandma McGinnis' noodle maker all the way to the UAE! They were fabulous! So, on Thanksgiving day Abby took Ry to school for exams that was 1 1/2 hours, then grocery shoppping for the feast, came home, took Rydge to Dr. for 1 1/2 hours, had lunch, went to pool for two hours. We came home, mom, dad and Ry made noodles and then we sat down to a wonderful feast. It was so nice to have family here with us. We are dreading tomorrow as it time for mom and dad to go after 15 days. :(

Love from Abu Dhabi....

Abby