Category Archives: Parents

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Dubai Mum

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 →

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Rain, Rain, Please Do Not Go Away….

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Dubai Mum

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 →

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Lunch Boxes Postscript

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Dubai Mum

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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Lunch Boxes

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Dubai Mum

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 →

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Spelling Bee

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Dubai Mum

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 →

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Justin Bieber is a Girl/Boy

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Dubai Mum

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 →

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Swimming with the Fish

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Dubai Mum

Spending a weekend day at the beach has become a habit in the past few weeks.  The weather has cooled; the humidity evaporated.  Dubai life moves from inside the malls and play areas to the pools, beaches and parks.  Each … Continue reading →

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Shoes, Shoes, Glorious Shoes

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Dubai Mum

Usually, I would be quite happy to write and talk about shoes but not this time…as they are not my shoes we are talking about! Seriously…what is it with kids and shoes?  They seem to go through them as quick … Continue reading →

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The Cat Amongst the Pigeons

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Dubai Mum

DS2 has created divisions in the household.  He is only 5 years old, but he is like a union leader…..refusing to follow/listen/acknowldege what his more experienced elders (i.e., DH and Grandad)  have known for a very, very, very longtime – … Continue reading →

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So Loved and Now Lost

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Dubai Mum

I know it sounds overly dramatic to speak of a lost, inanimate, threadbare, much-in-need-of-a-wash, favourite comfy toy in that way, but that’s how I feel.  I can’t even begin to imagine how DD feels. Today she went to the mall … Continue reading →

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