Well, I have made several posts tonight, so make sure you see them all. A few down there are some links of the boys from facebook, be sure to check them out. For some reason, I could not get them to download with pictures seperately.

A few more updates:
Andy is now living and working in Qatar. His company he is working for, based in Dubai has signed a contract with a chinese firm, working in Qatar. He is overseeing a project dealing with compaction. I really dont have a clue, other than he has a nice place to live, hes making money and we are doing "okay" without him. We miss him, especially when these crazy boys are driving their mamma crazy! Feruz, our nanny is a big help. I ask her to take the boys on a walk and she does it, its nice. Its just not the same not having Andy here, and after a week of him being gone, I am over it, I miss him! He might get to come home this weekend(5th) for a few days, but not sure yet. He is only 1 hour away by air, so he is pretty close. We are able to talk on SKYPE and by phone, so we are dealing. Its suppose to be a month long project, that could turn into 2 years, I dont know if I could do that! If so, we had talked about us all moving there, but the thought of moving the boys and uprooting them from where they are now comfortable doesnt make sense. If they do get this 2 year job, he likely will be gone 2 weeks, home for 3 or 4, which is doable. This is a really good job! Qatar is pretty boring he said and much more expensive as far as groceries go. He would rather be here, but such as life. We hope to make that dent in our house we had been hoping for while being here and I think we can do that this year! We are pretty excited about that! :)

Anyway, everything is fine. The boys and I are on Spring break and we wish Andy were here. We took a short trip to the beach before he left and that was fun. The boys and I have been visiting the pool a lot lately, as the weather has turned pretty darn hot, about 100 now. I have a friend flying in tomorro(2nd) so that will keep me/us busy for 10 days!

Well, all for now. Everything continues to go very smoothly here. We are happy and all healthy!
Take care,
♥Abby and family

This is for Grandma Laura. They gave us some anniversary money and she wanted us to spend it on new pots and pans or outdoor greenery. We did outdoor stuff! We needed it, although its VERY difficult to keep things alive here, its not like home where I can grow anything!

I love this cactus!

Nice and inviting now! Thanks!

My parents were able to visit us again this year. The main reason for thier visit, the grandkids of course. Also, Rydge had his tonsils out and nurse Laura needed to be here and I was SURE glad she was. I am a worry wart and it helped me tremendously. When Rydge was in recovery, I couldnt even handle that, she had to come in for the rescue. I cant believe I am the daughter of a nurse, its so NOT me! I am a teacher and thats for me!

Here are a few pictures from their trip this time.



Camel Market. Need a Camel? This is where you go!

On the Dhow Dinner Cruise. Rylan INSISTED we go and he fell asleep by the end, it didnt run until 8:30 and ended at 10:30 and then we had a 1.5 hour drive home to Al Ain from Dubai. It was okay, a new experience we had not yet had.

I think this was the Dhow we went on for dinner.

Rydgee and Grandma after he came out of recovery. Poor baby was so sick from anesthesia. They finally gave him some medicine and that helped him. He is in wonderful shape now, no illness in almost 2 months!!! YAY

Morning of surgery, see the worry in mamas eyes? He is SO excited and ready to be over all the months of sickness! See his excitement??

The Dhow at night!

Out Villa. Papa Randy bought the boys a hoop when he was here. They have really enjoyed it and Rylan is signed up for a league, so this was pretty cool! I am sure he will do great things with the league, hes a great player!

Go Papa, go Papa! ALso...representing IC Fire Dept in the UAE!!!!

A beautiful flower garden next to our home. Look it up online, its in the Guinness World record book for the MOSt hanging baskets. Al Ain Paradise Gardens, UAE

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Below are a few albums from FBook that I have created today. Check them out!!

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