Counting Down the Days

Well the big count down is on!! Only two and a half weeks untill our long trip back to Perth, Yay!!

On the weekend just gone we took a trip to Sharjah, the next Emirate to the north. We didn't leave untill 3pm on Friday as it's just too damm hot to do anything earlier in the day. The drive was a pleasent one, which I don't say very often. It only took us about half an hour and the traffic was flowing :-)

Our 1st stop was the Sharjah Aquarium. It wasn't the biggest and extoridinary aqaurium that we have been to, but I liked it. We had room to move around, the aircon was cooling and the kids enjoyed themselves.............To me that is a perfect day!

After the aquarium we walked over to the Maritime Museum. It was busier in the musem, but we still got to see everything. It didn't take us long as it wasn't very big, so we walked along the cornice back to the car the we were off for a game of 10 pin bowling and a bite to eat. James and Alex kicked my butt, which seems to happening a lot lately. Have I lost my bowling touch? Maybe.

The Saturday was spent with James and Alex playing the bloody playstation. I think I almost regret buying it, all though it does keep the boys amused for hours on end. I don't know what they were playing, but by the end Alex was complaining of sore fingers. I left them to it and went to the gym then came home and cleaned the house.............How exciting!!!

Alex has his end of year assembly this week and then only 1 week of school left. I'm hopping that James will be able to get a couple of hours off work to come to the assembly with me. Alex will be given a certificate, so I think it's important that his Dad is there to watch. Today his class went on a trip to 'The Childrens City' at the creek park. It's kinda like Scietech, but smaller. He seemed to enjoy himself. As for me, well I've gone into over drive trying to make sure things are in order before I leave for 6 weeks. My days have been busy cooking & freezing up meals for James and arranging other bits and pieces. It's not long now!!