Lots of life markers this month. Robert turned 18. He celebrated his birthday with his good buddies Daniel and Adrian and got an iPhone. It was a simple day, but for Robert, being with good friends and having his dad back in town made it good. (and he really needed a phone. the Blackberry was definitely dying...) And other markers? Prom coming up. Two of them actually. Then graduation on May 27th. Finishing up 9 years in the Middle East..that's a marker, too. We are so proud of him and excited for what the future holds for him. Thankful for his strong faith, his good friends, and his overall self!
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| Birthday lunch at Mooyah Qatar. |
As our time in Doha winds down quickly, the memories of good friends, adventures, and yes, hard challenges constantly play thru my mind. I have been writing this blog for 9 years now. I hope that my kids will one day treasure this chronicle of their experiences over here. Robert was young, just 9, when we got off that plane in Abu Dhabi in August of 2007. Sallie was 12 and Ryan was 16. I remember Ryan saying.."It's midnight and I have never been this hot!" Little did we know..ha ha. And the time Robert saw the grand Mosque out the car window as we were coming back into town from Oman..."Oh look! There's the Mosque. We are almost home. " Not words we ever thought we would hear from any of our Texas kiddos. All the conversations and planning around Ramadan schedules, or airplane schedules, or Eid holidays. Unusual conversations and sights like... Just the other day Robert asked about a driving issue that happened here. Just to clarify Mom, is that normal? I laughed. Great. ( He will have to overcome lots of bad driving experiences before learning to drive.) Or the sheep racing down the middle of a busy thoroughfare by the school. I remember thinking..wow that's a funny looking dog.OH it's not a dog...Well ok then. :)
And today I picked Robert up from school. His last day of high school. An exciting milestone for sure..with many more to come.
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| Traveling palm tree... that's how they roll. |
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| Just never know what will be waiting outside the gate. Watch your step. |
