Thanks to the distance, and the new Visa requirement, we don't get a lot of visitors coming to stay with us. So, we are always excited to have an unexpected house-guest.
The highlight of Friday, was when Malou discovered THIS gekko in a bucket outside. This is by far, the largest gekko we have had visit our villa. So, little A prepped her bug tent with lush greens, water, and even a live fly that I caught, and this little fella (or gal) spent the night. Our general policy with respect to any 'guest' of her bug tent is that they spend the day and then go outside at night, so they can return to their families. However, we made an exception so that Peter (who arrives this evening) can meet this gekko. We will put him out tonight (although I must confess a part of me really wants to see him eat that fly!).
The week has been fairly easy and enjoyable. We have kept pretty busy, and the biggest challenge has been T N's nap schedule, which has not been coinciding with everyone else's. I believe that teething is the culprit, throwing his sleep off, although he seems to be pretty much the same sleeper at night.
This week ARG has been spraying the community areas with pesticides, so I chose to hold off on the morning walks, and stay within our own yard. The days we have not had 'scheduled activities', we have been swimming. We went for our first morning walk of the week on Friday (the day of rest, so I knew nobody would be spraying anything). When we came home, we spent some time planting seeds in our flower beds, and hopefully soon we will see lettuce, marigolds, sunflowers and sweet potato sprouts.
This morning we attended a neighbour's garage sale, and little A bought herself a fairy book for 10 aed (she used money from her piggy bank and paid me back). I bought her a Cinderella dress (which was a steal for 25 aed), which I know she will really enjoy for years to come (well--let's hope anyways, as she likely won't truly fit it until she is a little taller)
The highlight of Friday, was when Malou discovered THIS gekko in a bucket outside. This is by far, the largest gekko we have had visit our villa. So, little A prepped her bug tent with lush greens, water, and even a live fly that I caught, and this little fella (or gal) spent the night. Our general policy with respect to any 'guest' of her bug tent is that they spend the day and then go outside at night, so they can return to their families. However, we made an exception so that Peter (who arrives this evening) can meet this gekko. We will put him out tonight (although I must confess a part of me really wants to see him eat that fly!).
The week has been fairly easy and enjoyable. We have kept pretty busy, and the biggest challenge has been T N's nap schedule, which has not been coinciding with everyone else's. I believe that teething is the culprit, throwing his sleep off, although he seems to be pretty much the same sleeper at night.
This week ARG has been spraying the community areas with pesticides, so I chose to hold off on the morning walks, and stay within our own yard. The days we have not had 'scheduled activities', we have been swimming. We went for our first morning walk of the week on Friday (the day of rest, so I knew nobody would be spraying anything). When we came home, we spent some time planting seeds in our flower beds, and hopefully soon we will see lettuce, marigolds, sunflowers and sweet potato sprouts.
This morning we attended a neighbour's garage sale, and little A bought herself a fairy book for 10 aed (she used money from her piggy bank and paid me back). I bought her a Cinderella dress (which was a steal for 25 aed), which I know she will really enjoy for years to come (well--let's hope anyways, as she likely won't truly fit it until she is a little taller)
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