Thursday, March 24, 2011 

Woke up this morning without a minute to spare was off to the dentist. I don´t know why I slept so late! The cats woke we up as usual when Erik left for the office. Kelifa our Maine Coon monster has such agonizisaty separation when Erik leaves for work that he throws off everything on Erik´s bedside table, including his glasses, cell phones , water bottles, or book which were left   out from the night before. Paddy my darling Norwegian Skoggen cat settles in for a morning snuggle with me for a few more hours. They never let me sleep after 10:00 am. Oh well!

Dentist appointment went well and uneventful. Went to grocery and then headed back home. My South African friend dropped by with her 2 little boys for a quick swim. They are adorable little boys ages 3yrs. and 5yrs. They terrify my cats and at the same time the cats seem to love them and look forward to their visits. They were here about and hour. 

The boys love there sweeties Auntie Julia always has for them. Today it was lollipops. when they were all packed in the car the youngest child was crying for his sweetie. He kept saying Paddy had his sweetie on him? I got the child a new lollipop and they were on their way.

An hour later my next store neighbor stopped by with her 4 little girls. They are quite active too and enjoy running the cats around the house. To my surprise one of the younger girls comes running to me with Paddy in her arms. To my horror Paddy looked like he had something impaled in his rear flank. I hurriedly took him from the child. I was scared half to death until I realized it was the little boys lollipop stuck in Paddy´s fur! He did try to tell me Paddy had his Lollie pop. They brought me a mother´s day present, very thoughtful. The family are Emirati Nationals, the kindest people I have ever met. If I can just get use to seeing the mother in her abaya. She is such a lovely young women, but my first thought is always, Catholic Nun!

All and all a lovely day!

Welcome to Dubai,

Inshallah till tomorrow