Stamps Galore

I sent a large envelope to my parents 2 weeks before Christmas. I thought it would take me 10 minutes to pop by the post office and get it in the mail. Wrong! First, I had to wait while the guy behind the counter talked on the phone for awhile. Then I had to wait wile the guy behind the counter chatted with his coworker for awhile. Then I had to wait while the guy behind the counter helped the old woman who came in after me and passed him a package while I was standing there waiting. Then I had to wait while the guy behind the counter (at a giant sloth`s pace) weighed and measured the envelope. Then I had to wait while the guy behind the counter used his calculator to determine the number of stamps I would need to send the envelope. Then I personally placed each of the stamps on the envelope. Finally, I had to wait while the guy behind the counter finished his coffee so that I could pass him the envelope to place it in the basket right beside his desk.

30 frickin` minutes later....

...this was on it`s way back home!

Katycone

Katy had "The Operation" last week and is stuck with the cone until the end of this week. We are happy to report that she had no complications and is already back to her old, sweet self!

Unseasonably warm

It`s like spring here with temperatures in the 20`s every day. I was walking on the corniche last week and this is what I saw:


Can you see all the guys sunbathing? I`m not sure if they sunbathe all year long or if it`s the unseasonably warm weather this year that has brought them out.

We meant to go skiing this week but because of this darn warm weather we have decided to wait until February. Hopefully it will cool down by then. :) In the meantime, I think we will buy some rollar blades!

Happy New Year

We had a Japanese New Year`s party here in Beirut that involved pounding of the rice to make mochi.





We had fun but the best part was that the kids got to eat the mochi, something they have missed since we moved here.

Happy 2009!