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Category Archives: Flights
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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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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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
Lunch Boxes
I don’t quite know what it is about lunch boxes that I hate, but I hate them, with a passion. It’s not like they take a long time to prepare. Even for 3 kids, it doesn’t take more than 15 … Continue reading
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Big School, Parents
Tagged Children's Academic Careers, Dairy Products, Desert, Food Monitor, Fruit, Healthy Choices, Healthy Lunch Boxes, Lunch Box Ideas, Lunch Boxes, Lunch Snacks, Oreos, Organix, Organix Range, Sandwiches, School Inspections, School Lunch, School Lunch Boxes, School Nurse, School Snacks, Spaghetti, Walkers Crisps, Yoghurt
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Spelling Bee
Yesterday I made a deal with my kids. If they do their homework without whining, then they can keep their privileges: after school activities like swimming, football, gymnastics, basically anything fun. If they wish to do anything outside of this, … Continue reading
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Parents
Tagged 4 letter words, Bikes, Bikes in Dubai, Children's Privileges, Christmas, Football, Gymnastics, Spelling, Spelling Bee, Spelling Tests, swimming
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Justin Bieber is a Girl/Boy
according to DS2! Tonight, as MTV entertained my front room occupants, DS1 squealed with delight when JB’s music video started. ‘I love this song’ he announced as he jumped up to mimic JB’s moves and sing along to his latest … Continue reading
US Politics and Dubai
On Wednesday, 7 November, one of our office boys, J, approached me to say, ‘Congratulations Madam, Obama has won again’ (yes, we have office boys! I am not quite sure what the PC term for this role is. Photocopying and … Continue reading
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Middle East
Tagged Assassinations, Bin Laden, Democrats, Drones, Dubai, George Bush Jr, Middle East Peace, Middle East Stability, Mitt Romney, Obama, Obama 2012, Obama 7 November 2012, Obama re-elected, Pakistan, Republicans, Terrorist Activities, US Foreign Policy, US Middle East Policy, US President
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Trick or Treat?
Hallow’een has become like Christmas for the kids. In the run up to the day, they talk about it non-stop and pour as much energy into the celebration as they do into writing their letters to Santa! They drag me … Continue reading
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Desert, Dubai, Etihad, Holidays, Middle East, Parents, School Holidays, Sun
Tagged Booty, Candy, Candy Haul, Cobwebs, Flame Trees, Full Moon, Full Moon in Dubai, Ghoulish Dubai, Ghouls, Hallow'een, Hallow'een in Dubai, Jack o Lantern, Pirates, Santa, Trick or Treat, Vamires, Werewolves, Werewolves Dubai, Witches
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