Saturday, May 16, 2009

Things are looking up!

The day after Brent left for a 12 day trip, I got really sick. Bed ridden for the last few days and I am finally resurfacing. I would give you all the gory details, but you really don't want to know. Let's just say that I learned you can live off Gatorade for 5 days, that your body can produce quite a variety of colors and smells and that no matter where you live there are good people who will take care of you at your worst. The housekeeper, who is now part of the family, basically nursed me for an entire day. She kept wiping my face down with ice water when my fever was raging, tucking me in when the chills were raging and kept bleaching everything that I got dirty. She is amazing and I will offer prayers in her behalf forever more.

The kids are bored out of their minds and have figured out how to play indoor soccer---much thanks to Josh for inventing that game. All the girls got haircuts.....Rebekah and Elisabeth got it done in a salon (I use that word quite liberally) but the man has been cutting hair for 20 years and did a great job and it only cost 25LE, or $3.50. I cut Emma and Sarah's hair myself and think I did an ok job.

We are planning to take a trip next weekend, assuming Brent gets back when he is supposed to, and visit Mount Sinai and St. Catherine's Monastery. Some of us hope to climb Mount Sinai....probably Brent and Rebekah and Josh. We will post more about that later:)

Brent got his first helicopter ride yesterday from the airport in Iraq to the US Military hospital in Baghdad, where he is training the people how to test for and deal with swine flu, just in case:)

Here are some pictures of the haircuts. Love you all

5 comments:

Nancy said...

I'm glad you're feeling better!

When we get that mummy tummy we sometimes self-medicate with coke and pepto-bismal. Coke kills almost anything and my Dr. back home recommended pepto-bismal since he couldn't think of any prescription that I could take while nursing Rachel.

I hope you don't get it again. It's awful!

Lydia said...

Very cute haircuts! I just did Jacqui's in a bob last month, right after we got here. Great for the hot summer months!

Natalie said...

So sorry you were sick! I think it probably would have killed me since I throw up so easily. Your housekeeper sounds like a gem.

It looks like you did a great job on the haircuts. I just cut Hannah's and it needs some work...;-)

MandM Embley said...

Such cute hair cuts. The kids look older (we miss them in primary.)

Tannis said...

Wow! Did YOU have the swine flu? I envy your treck to MT. Sinia! Please let us know how it is! We were just studying the old testament stories this last week! That would be such a great field trip!

Glad you are feeling better.