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  • Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

    Earlier in the week I signed myself and the kids up to participate in a trip to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque for February 16th.  We were sent an itinerary, dress code and instructed to be promptly at the meeting place between 8:30 am and 9:00 am to be on the bus.  9:00 am came and…

  • A first night apart

    Yesterday after church about 25 men and a few young men rode off into the desert for a guys night of desert camping.  What happens when you send a bunch of men into the wilderness who are eager to recapture some of their youth and a few boys eager to be men?  Well, potentially a…

  • Scary Possibilities

    All week I’ve been thinking about what it is I want for my children.  What would I need as a parent to feel successful?  More importantly what do they need as children to be “successful” as adults?”  In the midst of my pondering we had a small scare that really got me thinking.  On Tuesday…

  • Health and Happiness

    This will be the first post written on our… wait, I mean my new 27 inch iMac (I really must think more selfishly).  The computer is beautiful.  I can’t afford a BMW but I can eek out the cost of one of these.  I ordered it December 11th and it arrived yesterday.  It was a long wait.…

  • Desert Dwelling

    It is always fun to see camels meandering along the road.  This may be because they are still so foreign looking to us.  Seeing a moose or bear in Canada was always novel (just because the experience is relatively rare) but a horse or cow is simply part of the landscape.  Camels are ultimately a…

  • Staycation

    I’m not sure when my last post was… likely nearly a month ago.  This is a sure sign of the normality life has taken on here.  I believe we are all doing very well.  Kirsten had a real bout of serious homesickness last Friday but she seems to have rallied very well.  There are some…

  • American University of Sharjah Parks

    Okay there are lots of parks on campus.  A few days ago I went around to some of the parks around the University and took pictures.  I got lots!  We play on all of them.  Some have monkey bars and big slides.  There are some that have tunnels.  My favourite park is the K block. …

  • Family Economy

    So back in mid-November, James and I attended a fireside on Parenting.  The guest speakers were staying next door with our neighbours (who happen to be the Stake President and his wife).  I ran into them on campus while walking home from lunch with James.  “Hello, we’re the Eyres we’ve heard so much about you.”…

  • Dreamland Aqua Park

    So, it’s been about 3 months but it feels like it’s been a couple years. Although, it is beautiful here! It’s always a clear sky, which means when it’s dark you can see the stars and the moon really well. Anyways, about 11 weeks ago I went to the “Dreamland Aqua Park” for a youth…

  • Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain…

    This entry is a bit delayed from my usual schedule of posts.  I say usual like I’ve been doing this for years but as it turns out today is the 3 month mark.  This means I’ve passed my probationary period! Hurray!  I was never really worried and so its more of a milestone than anything…