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Author Archives: Dubai Mum
Santa is Watching Part 2
Yesterday I set up the children’s Santa messages from http://www.portablenorthpole.com! The message choices were for ‘nice children, naughty children or naughty/nice children’. I couldn’t decide between ‘naughty’ or the ‘yet to decide’ option. Before I started this exercise, I was … Continue reading
Santa is Watching
Since July, it has taken all my strength to refrain from using what I thought was the ultimate bribe; Santa is watching! And it was with the excitement and enthusiasm of a 6 year old standing in line to see … Continue reading
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Desert, Dubai, Middle East, Parents
Tagged brawling brats, Christmas, Christmas in Dubai, dubai weather, Dubai winter weather, Elves, fighting siblings, mini monsters, mini monsters in Dubai, naughty and nice list, parenting, Santa, santa's wish list, sibling rivalry, Squabbling kids, Winter in Dubai, www.portablenorthpole.com
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Brand Dubai
Wow, right now Dubai is a busy hive of international social activity. The winter quarter; the time when Dubaians wake from heat hibernation, and frantically go about fitting 12 months’ living into 6 months’! From November onwards, it feels like … Continue reading
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Desert, Dubai, Middle East, Uncategorized
Tagged Dubai Rugby 7s, Dubai's Magic, English Rugby, Face Painting, Golf, Golf Dubai, Irish Rugby, Kids' Enterainment, Race to Dubai, Rory McIlroy, Rugby, Rugby 7s Dubai, Rugby Dubai, Snag Golf Dubai, Winter in Dubai
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Rain Watch
As ligthning blitzed across an unusually dark, grey desert sky, and the angry thunder tried to chase it off to somewhere else where it truly belonged, the kids were bemoaning the fact that their wellies were in Nana’s and Grandad’s … Continue reading
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Middle East, Parents, Uncategorized
Tagged 4 x 4, Downpours, Drainage, Dubai, Dubai and Umbrellas, Dubai and Wellington Boots, Dubai weather forecast, Emerald Isle, England, Flooding, Floods, Floods in the desert, Ireland, Lashing Rain, Leaky Shops, Micheal Fish, Middle East and Umbrellas, Monsoon, Overcast skies, Precipitation, rain, Shopping, Teeming rain, Thunder and Lightning, Torrential, Torrential Rain, Umbrellas, waterskiing in flooded streets, waterskiing in the streets, waterskiing with 4 x 4, Wellies, Wellies and Dubai, Wellington Boots
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The True Test of a Superhero
As I was in the throes of cooking the family’s favourite dinner, a roast, DS1 entered the kitchen backwards, speaking to his siblings in what sounded like a very serious tone. Busying myself with turning the roast potatoes and preparing … Continue reading
Posted in Dubai, Homework, Middle East, School, working mum
Tagged Cupcake Cases, Cupcakes, Cupcakes and Poo, Fairy Cake Cases, Fairy Cake shells, Fairy Cakes, Gloop, Magical Powers, Mini Cupcakes, Mini Muffins, Poo, Poop, Roast dinners, Roast Potatoes, Roasters, Superhero, Superheroes, Survival, Veggies and Roast dinners
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10 Reasons I Love Dubai (though there are a LOT more!)
Maybe it’s the time of year, but every time I get in my car to run an errand, go to work, do the school run, I can’t help but smile. Life is good. Skies are blue (generally), weather is indescribably … Continue reading
Posted in Dubai, Middle East, Parents, White Sandy Beaches, White Sandy Beaches
Tagged 41 Years, after school activities, All year round swimming, blue skies, cheap petrol, crystal clear waters, cultural activities, cultural make up of Dubai, Dubai, Dubai swimming, Dubai winters, Dubai's positives, Income tax, National Day, No income tax in Dubai, Sheikh Mo, Visionary
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
A key element of year 2 education is the importance of our environment. Practically from the first day of term, the children are learning about recycling, how plastic bottles are made, how coke cans are made, and how much energy … Continue reading
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Big School, Dubai, Homework, Middle East, Parents
Tagged 5th Amendment, Boxes, Burj Khalifa, Coco Pops, Dunkin' Donuts, Environment, Environmental Consciousness, environmentally friendly, Environmentaly Conscious, Ice Crea, Ice Lollies, recycling workshop, School Nurse, UAE, UAE emerging economy, UAE recycling campaign
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Rain, Rain, Please Do Not Go Away….
Overnight it rained…..OMG…it’s that time of year again….YIPPEE….YIPPEE….. Raindrops keep falling on my head….. It is so funny that we now get sooooo excited about rain. And, when I say, rain, I mean a few drops of precipatation – just … Continue reading
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Desert, Dubai, Middle East, Parents
Tagged B.J. Thomas, Dubai Style, Dubaians, Fabulous Rain, Precptitation, rain, Rain watch, Raindrops keep falling on my head, Showers, Skidding in the Rain, Sliding in the Rain, Umbrella, Umbrellas, Winter in Dubai, Winter in the UAE
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Blogging
I am not the best Blogger in the world. Far from it. In fact, I struggle to blog daily, and am full of admiration of those who do. Dedicated writers, I salute you! But when I do get my derriere … Continue reading
Lunch Boxes Postscript
Just thinking (or ranting about!) lunch boxes, I realised there is another reason for not including all the school Nurse dictated snack box contents…..the cost! Dubai’s supermarkets stock everything. In fact, they stock more than what we are each used to … Continue reading
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