The kids have now finished school and will only be there for 4 days in December. Hardly worth bothering. We had planned to go on holiday this week but the two screws holding Janet's ankle together have put paid to that. It's a frustrating time for her and things should get much easier after she's had them removed on the 21st December.
Although we have had quite a bit of rain over the past week, this is probably the best time of year in the Emirates. The unbearably hot and hazy days of summer have been replaced by blue skies, gentle breezes and pleasant temperatures. The AC is off and shouldn't be needed much for the next few months.
Ben played in his second rugby tournament last week. His team, Dubai Hurricanes U-7s, were much improved but were knocked out at the pool stage. At least they won one game and got a medal for turning up. The main thing though is the amount of fun they all had and it was great to see the first signs of teamwork blossoming.
The main social highlight of the month was Lucy's 8th birthday party. She invited her friends round to our villa for a pool party and it all went off very successfully.
The other main news in the Dubai for the month includes the sex on the beach case fizzling out with them being quietly deported, the arrival of the QE2 to it's new home as a hotel on the Palm Jumeirah, the grand opening of Atlantis with the world's largest firework display - only to be trumped by an even bigger one at Emirates Palace on UAE National Day.
Oh, and the credit crunch well and truly arrived. House prices sliding, people being 'retrenched', projects put 'on hold', Dubai revealed to be $80bn in debt. Pretty much the same as everywhere else then.
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