Bil Hanna wi Shiffa

Our friends are in the military and graciously took us to the commissary here! What a treat!!!!! We were able to get great American food at great American prices! Instead of paying $10 for coffee creamer (which we don't ever do here), we got it for $2.62! Instead of paying $2.50 for a can of cream of chicken soup, we got it for $.69. When we brought all of the food home the kids were screaming with excitement as we got each item out of the bags.
In Arabic when you are given food at someone's home they may say to you, "Bil Hanna wi shiffa" which means "May this food make you happy and heal you." Well, I am not sure this food with make us healthy but it sure does make us happy!!!

A real live HAM for Christmas dinner!


Tostitos sell here for about $8 a bag...not at the commissary...$2!!!
Bacon...and do you see the biscuits and crescents to the left? We can't even find those here!!

Can you tell we are excited?!?

Busy with Visitors...

Our sweet friends, the Sprakes, came to see us this week. We have been super busy seeing all there is to see in Egypt. Many times when people come to visit it is busy but not this busy....why so busy you may ask? Well, the Sprakes have 4 kids of their own. So, when you add their four to our three and the adults to our apartment and in our car to see all of the sites...well, it is MUCH busier...believe me! :)
Here are some of the things we have done so far...

We took Santa hats for great pics at the pyramids...
We became quite popular when we got the Santa hats out of our bag....Little girls love to have their picture made with Meredith...

Madison waiting on us to finish riding the camels...she's content to just sit on the desert sand and rocks..:)
Night on the Nile...