Spring is Over

I am going to assume that Spring is over in Doha.  It's currently 108 degrees out and climbing.  Now the true test begins.  How quickly can I make it from the house to the car, the car to the building, and building to building?  I wanted to lose some more weight and I think this might just do it.

We have all of our required staff on the ground again and after a couple of weeks of settling in, we should be back to normal operation.  OK, I know I am expecting a lot, so I'll say, as close to normal as this place is going to get.

I went to Macaroni Grill for dinner last night and had Mozzarella Caprese and some Eggplant Parm.  It was amazingly American/Italian.  I'll have to add this to my best places to eat list.

My New Friend

I have run into my first official desert creature. The medics wanted to name him 'Splat' but I stopped them from stomping his slithery self into the sand.

Back in Doha

Hi everyone!  I have been back in Doha for a week and it's like I was never gone.  I hit the ground running and haven't stopped since the plane door opened.

The pics above show a little of the normal Doha.  Apparently they had a sizable rain while I was gone.  Instead of wading in and moving the SUV, they left it until the puddle dries up.  I've seen that truck sit there for 7 days now.  Must be nice to not need your vehicle.  The second pic shows you that some companies are everywhere, even in Doha.  I haven't seen a Ready Mix truck in ages.  

While I was away, they moved us into new quarters.  I suppose the old saying, "be careful what you wish for", is in order here.  I hadn't been in the new place 36 hrs and the sewer backed up into my bathroom and was making a trail for the bedroom.  The maintenance people are 'diligently' working on the issue.  Did anyone detect a high rate of sarcasm there?  They also didn't get my internet hooked up while I was gone.  For those of you that know me, that was totally unexceptable.  I can live with sewer water, but no internet?  I think not!  I went to Qtel and got an air card so I now have internet anywhere I want it.  Ha!  Take that!

I have a new focus/project to work on during my one day off.  Alexus (my granddaughter) sent me Flat Alexus (based on the children's book, Flat Stanley) to take around my city and to show her the sights.  I'll be posting pictures of her adventures.  So far she's ridden a camel, held a falcon, got henna tatoo on her hand, drank tea while sitting on a pillow under an Arabian tent, and gone to the air base and visited some friends.  We have an exciting week planned ahead, so stay tuned for updates and pictures.

I'll also be posting some pictures of the new crib (hopefully minus the sewer water).  The people here really try to be western and modern, but quality control and good contractors are unheard of.  Things make look elegant on the service, but when you look a little deeper.....

Moving right along...my next post will have pics of my little Flat Alexus enjoying her vacation with MeeMaw.  See yall soon!