A few fun photos and stuff to share

Aberly's first serious "victim" was our lamp.  I went to the bathroom and heard a big crash and glass breaking.  What the heck???  We don't have anything glass she could reach right now.  I ran out and had a poor, scared out of her whits Aberly running towards me (thank God she didn't step on any glass doing that since she was bare foot!).  I'm not sure what she did, but down it came.  Hopefully the school won't ask us to pay for it...

Aberly wanted to put on her hat the other day.  It was a good choice because it matched her dress perfectly.  I was so lucky to catch this shot of her.  So sweet.

 Having a snack after playing at the park and the pool, hence the wet hair.  As you can tell by the box, this is a middle eastern brand of juice.  There are great local brands here that have wonderful food items.  It's not hard getting what you need.  You can also see she has Goldfish in her bowl.  We are lucky that there are many American brands to be found here for some familiar items and treats.  They do cost more, so we limit what we buy.

 My new phone.  Although you can get plans here, most people just buy a phone, a SIM card, and do prepaid cards.  It's so easy!  I literally got all this done in 10 minutes and for so much cheaper.  The phone cost 40 Rials, the SIM card was 2 Rials, and the phone card was 5 Rials.  My total US was $120.  Awesome.

 Aberly playing with some new friends.  We have a rotating playgroup each weekday and I host the first day of the week. 

A few questions to answer:


1.  How much is gas here?  Cheap!  I'm not sure exactly how to price it in gallons since you pay by the liter here, but I was on E the other day short and short on cash, so I paid 3 Rials (almost $8) and got just over half a tank.  At home, our Camry's half tank would be about 8 gallons, so a buck a gallon? 

2.  What is the work schedule here?  It depends.  Many businesses run like America, 8am-5pm, or big stores may run 8am-9pm, but many small and large businesses are open 8am-2pm and then 4pm-8pm.  The break is for rest and prayer.  It's weird to go to a store in the middle of the day and have it closed.  And they aren't super punctual either.  When we went back to buy our car, we got there at 4:15 and they didn't open their doors till 4:40.  The night is very busy as well as it's cooler out and people do their business.  After 7pm, the roads get busy and restaurants are packed.  When we go out for dinner at 5:30, the restaurants are practically empty.