Here we come a wassailing

'Here we come a wassailing amongst the leaves so green, here we come a wandering so fair to be seen....' Wait, we don't have leaves here.

Ahem...'Here we come a wassailing amongst the sand so brown, here we come a wandering hoping to be found!'

We're all very excited about heading for the home country - 11 days and a wake-up. The whole family just sort of lies in anticipation. As we wait, we've discovered the joy of watching 'classic' Sesame Street clips on YouTube. It's been a hoot watching my munchkins watch things like 'Sesame Street News Flash' and 'Monsterpiece Theatre' for the first time.

We went to our favorite place of prayer today. The kids had a wonderful time. Munchkin #1 had a particularly good morning. He was able to dress up as a 'wise man/king' and carry part of his Grandma G's present we are bringing her! (No, Mum. It's not gold, sorry.) Truly, great fun.

My spare room (ie the unused maid's room) is FULL of suitcases/duffel bags and presents to bring home to people. As I keep double checking my present list, I keep thinking I'm going to forget something or a present for someone!!!

The snap posted above is of the strip of beach behind the hotel in which we stayed in Muscat, Oman. In the top right corner, you can see one of the 'rocks' that just sticks up out of the Gulf. And, please ignore the barely dressed gentleman in the top left corner of the snap, ahem... It never ceases to blow my mind how 'rude' some folks are with their dress in such conservative countries. Do folks who walk around mostly unclothed not understand? Or do they just not care? I don't know. As you can see from how the munchkins are dressed in the snap, we work hard to stay sensitive to the culture in which we find ourselves.

'Love and joy come to you and to your wassail too!' whether you find yourself in the leaves or the sand!