Entry #8 Stray Cats, Mobiles, and Harry Potter

So, there are stray cats everywhere. Which means that our chances of running into a rat or mouse are slim. However, these aren't nice little kittens. There are some big mean cats and we often hear cats fighting in and around our building. Some people have tried taking these cats in and some have had some success and others not so much, it all depends on how old the cats are when they are recused. One teacher found a baby kitten that must have only been a few hours old and tried to save it but it died after three days with her.

Mobiles (AKA cell phones) are everywhere. Jamie and I both have one; yet we don't have a landline in our apartment. We are getting used to always being connected. It isn't too bad yet since whenever my phone rings it is usually Jamie. I am always surprised when it rings and Jamie is standing beside me. People text me and I have no idea how to respond to them since I don't know how to text back. It is on my list of things to do...learn how to text. I also get an arabic text at least once a day.

We solved the problem of sharing a room with Isaac; we moved him into the closet. It is actually a small room which is designed for the live-in maid or nanny. We were using it for a storage closet since it didn't seem right putting a person into a windowless tiny room. However, after enough 5:00 a.m. wake ups it did seem right to put a person into a windowless tiny room. He has adjusted well to his new quarters and for the last two days has slept until 6:30. So we have started calling him Harry Potter since he lives in a closet and has a scar on his forehead. This is a picture of Isaac with his new haircut provided by Jamie. This picture is of phase one of a three phase process. It looks much better now.

It looks like we will be traveling on the Eid Holiday. We have booked a trip to Oman to visit a high school friend (Lee Rosky) and his family. We leave on the 30th and arrive back on the 5th. We are looking forward to seeing some new sights and relaxing with some WINE!

This is a picture of the building across from our apartment "The Kuwaiti Blinds Association". We were puzzled by this when we first arrived. I pictured people having serious discussions about blinds and the pros and cons of vertical blinds vs. horizontal blinds. It turns out it is the "The Kuwaiti Blind Association" just a small typo on the sign.