Our Fab Room at Al Qasr

On the way into the hotel grounds there is a garden lining the full length of the drive that has these full-sized horse sculptures in a variety of stances. There must have been at least 40 of them. It is quite a sight.

Brad and I Escape to Dubai

Brad had a conference at a Hotel I have wanted to stay at since I first saw it. It is in the shadow of the Burj which makes it more appealing to me than staying inside the Burj itself. We were at the Madinat Jumeirah, Al Qasr. As you can see from the photos above the rooms were fabulous. (The photos don't do it justice).
The photos below show us and the grounds and views from the room.

Cairo Tries Out for Swim Team...And Makes It..... Of Course

Notice she has lost her other front tooth...She now has a huge space and no sign of teeth coming in to replace the lost ones..

Golf in Abu Dhabi

We're not on the European tour yet but Shari and I have loved golfing in the past week. We are committed to play once a week on Mondays (ladies day). We went to play last week and found out that it was two for one until the end of August because the heat is keeping people away. We took advantage of the deal and played two days in row. It only cost $15 each including the cart. We had a great time. It was hot but we had a cooler full of drinks and cold, wet towels to keep around our necks. It really was a great time.

A friend from my days at Cache Valley Bank has moved to Abu Dhabi. Ernie Herbert and his wife Sharon and their two teenage kids just moved here. Sharon happened to be my Dad's secretary way back and Ernie and I worked together at the bank for a few years.
Sharon rode with Shari and I on the golf course and we loved having a new friend to hang out with. After golf that day we went to the house for lunch and a float in the pool. Tough life we lead..
Sharon and Shari

OK, I realize the ball is still on the ground on the wrong side of my swing here...You have to believe me...It was a practice swing!!

Our Bunny Penelope

We adopted a bunny a week ago at church. The woman who takes care of the church villa found two bunnies in a garbage can and had them at church.
The kids fell in love and on the way home we named her Penelope.
After having pet rabbits growing up I was a push-over when it came to saying yes to the cute little thing.
Brad was skeptical and acted a bit disinterested but I keep catching him watching the bunny out the window and checking on her.
She lives in our garden and has a nice life running around out there. It seems hot for a furry little creature but the vet said it should be fine. Lucky, because we will not have a house pet other than Sheldon...the turtle.

Charlie feeding Penelope