My neighbor and I hardly contained our smiles the other day as we chatted about the heat finally starting to break. Last night several ladies sat outside next door and caught up with each other. Heat breaking, sitting outside...It's time for our favorite season in Qatar_ Not Summer. This week Mike and Robert and I ate our first dinner on the back patio. This morning Mike and I drank the " first" coffee out there.
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| First day of 11th Grade??? Not so fast !! |
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| Every day I drive thru 5 roundabouts to get Robert to school. |
September is also the first month when traffic is back in full swing in Doha. In the summer months Mike leaves the house and in less than 15 minutes he is at work. Starting in September it takes about 40 minutes. The other day my school run for Robert took 50 minutes, just getting him there. In early August it takes 12 minutes. The round trip was a record breaker..Walked out the door and 90 minutes later walked back in. I was numb.
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My friend Alisa and I turned a corner while running errands the other day and audibly gasped when we saw the street lined with Cement trucks on both sides. Would we ever get through???
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On the other hand, and more importantly, by September the best part of Doha is also back in full swing. Friends have returned from far flung places and once again we are together.
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Lunch at Fuddruckers for Clint's Birthday!
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I must add that although we are thankful for cooler weather and fun reunions, many of us living here are concerned about the horrible events in our region and the escalation of violence around us. It is not our safety that concerns us but the safety of people... the women, children and men who are facing such terrible things. Please pray for them.
