Eid al-Fitr is almost here

Well, school's been 'canceled' for this whole coming week (in our area as well as others)! Whoop! Here's a news article on some of the closings/holidays:
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Government/10247395.html
I just wish we had known this a month ago! No time to buy plane tickets or get hotel reservations. So, we're going to hang out at home, eat out, swim and roam around.

And....now for something completely different:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95016730&ft=1&f=1001&sc=YahooNews
If you know about what my family uses on our farm, you'll find this story interesting.

To switch gears yet again:

For those of you unfamiliar with Ramadan, here's something you might find interesting:
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Heritage_and_Culture/10153386.html

http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Heritage_and_Culture/10241735.html This second piece is an interactive. Click on the different points to read a paragraph.

This is a very interesting place to be this time of the year.

Peace.