Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Anniversary, Happy Two Year living here....whatever you want to call it but....WE GOT A CAR AFTER COMPLETING TWO YEARS OF ARABIC!! YIPPY!
Driving here is pretty crazy and we already have a story to record. Here's the first of many I am sure:
…Matt called me at 9 am from downtown and said he left the results of his HIV test(which is negative…whew!) somewhere…I jumped up and found the paper…got all kids fed and dressed…dressed myself…ran Madison and Matthew Ray to preschool….asked Meredith if she was in for an adventure…drove our new car downtown for the first time….was doing good…until I took a “little” wrong turn…called Matt…we were having a hard time connecting…suddenly, I see him running down a one way street in a coat and tie…he ran up to my window, grabbed the paper and ran (the policeman next to my car looked puzzled)….at this point, I am needing to potty and have needed to potty for the last hour in traffic….I see a Hardees on the corner and think that would be a good place to park…nope…no parking anywhere….I proceed to go down many streets and find NOTHING…then….lost…lost…and REALLY needing to potty…all of the while, telling this in Arabic to many policeman in hopes they would help me out…NOPE…I finally make it to an area that is familiar but it is by a huge outdoor shopping area here (some of you know the Khan)…I see a bank…I pay to park….I go in the bank…they have NO Toilet!.....I ask where…they point me down a dark alley….I see a wooden door with holes all in it…NOPE, not going there….I walk to the shopping area and start asking…they point me to one three stories up very tiny steps(did I mention I did some crazy strength training exercise with my legs yesterday and I can barely move!)…Meredith guards the broken door…Finally, after 2 ½ hours of holding….I get to potty in a NASTY bathroom…then I had to pay when I came out for using their potty! I told Meredith that we needed to invest in a porta potty for the car!
