The half term holiday was not a week, just two days off added to the back of the weekend- but still a nice break for the kids. Thursday night when I got in, Jack had some friends around after having been out at the mall- Liz made them some pizzas and a few slices of that went down well with a bottle of red in front of the TV. I was up early next day and took Pepper out in the car to Greens, walked a lap of the lake and picked up a take-out latte from Costa. He gets really excited going places in the car, I think it must be new smell overload around the lake, as it has doggy bins and regular meetings with the odd pooch. Liz, the girls and I went to the Emirates Club late morning Friday, the weather is getting much nicer and the sun is hot. I hit a basket of balls down the range, met by the pool for a salad lunch and then sunbathed and swam all afternoon, with a mandatory game of "Marco Polo" across the pool with the girls. Jack said he was going to the Umm Suqiem beach with the lads to play soap football but when we got back he was still in his bedroom with Alex on the XBox- though he has been working hard on studying all week so I let him off. Friday night Liz and I went up to the Radisson Blu in Deira and met Billy for a drink and a steak meal in the Palm Grill- very nice fillet steaks! After some beers and Chateauneuf du Pape we tripped round a couple of bars in the hotel before a taxi back with a bag of duty free wine courtesy of Billy. Saturday was a bit of a late hangover start as a consequence- but not as bad as for Bill who rang in sick later in the afternoon! Saturday was a bit wiped out with homework, study and me trying to fix Jack's laptop, which has finally self destructed after 2.5 years of maltreatment and neglect. The picture is Jack getting a new laptop as his early birthday present (hence another photo smile)- he is made up, I got the IT guy at work to tip me off on a great spec and price with a guy he knows in Bur Dubai, it even has an HDMI cable to link with his TV. I have been at work Sunday and Monday, but with Sunday being Valentines Day I came home to a great steak meal and a bottle of wine- marvellous! Everyone has had a nice rest, particularly today when Liz went to the club again with Helen Beesley, who wants to join. Our family golf membership has come up on the waiting list but upgrading from our family social membership is out of the budget for now- maybe next year! On the work front I have been busy doing reviews of lots of bids going in but all in Abu Dhabi, Saudi or Qatar- after Metro finishes I envisage a lot more travel is likely around the region!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Valentines weekend half term
The half term holiday was not a week, just two days off added to the back of the weekend- but still a nice break for the kids. Thursday night when I got in, Jack had some friends around after having been out at the mall- Liz made them some pizzas and a few slices of that went down well with a bottle of red in front of the TV. I was up early next day and took Pepper out in the car to Greens, walked a lap of the lake and picked up a take-out latte from Costa. He gets really excited going places in the car, I think it must be new smell overload around the lake, as it has doggy bins and regular meetings with the odd pooch. Liz, the girls and I went to the Emirates Club late morning Friday, the weather is getting much nicer and the sun is hot. I hit a basket of balls down the range, met by the pool for a salad lunch and then sunbathed and swam all afternoon, with a mandatory game of "Marco Polo" across the pool with the girls. Jack said he was going to the Umm Suqiem beach with the lads to play soap football but when we got back he was still in his bedroom with Alex on the XBox- though he has been working hard on studying all week so I let him off. Friday night Liz and I went up to the Radisson Blu in Deira and met Billy for a drink and a steak meal in the Palm Grill- very nice fillet steaks! After some beers and Chateauneuf du Pape we tripped round a couple of bars in the hotel before a taxi back with a bag of duty free wine courtesy of Billy. Saturday was a bit of a late hangover start as a consequence- but not as bad as for Bill who rang in sick later in the afternoon! Saturday was a bit wiped out with homework, study and me trying to fix Jack's laptop, which has finally self destructed after 2.5 years of maltreatment and neglect. The picture is Jack getting a new laptop as his early birthday present (hence another photo smile)- he is made up, I got the IT guy at work to tip me off on a great spec and price with a guy he knows in Bur Dubai, it even has an HDMI cable to link with his TV. I have been at work Sunday and Monday, but with Sunday being Valentines Day I came home to a great steak meal and a bottle of wine- marvellous! Everyone has had a nice rest, particularly today when Liz went to the club again with Helen Beesley, who wants to join. Our family golf membership has come up on the waiting list but upgrading from our family social membership is out of the budget for now- maybe next year! On the work front I have been busy doing reviews of lots of bids going in but all in Abu Dhabi, Saudi or Qatar- after Metro finishes I envisage a lot more travel is likely around the region!
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