It’s been a better few days for us — partly because the Eid holiday means that we know we can’t accomplish anything so it relieves a bit of the annoyance of being in limbo. The stress of the previous issue has passed and only our housing remains unsettled. With everything on hold, the past few days have been sleep, lie around, eat, lie around, sleep . . . it’s too hot to go outside, but I have to wear pants and sweaters inside because the AC has to be cranked in order to keep the humidity down.
We are happy the kids are arriving this evening. While I haven’t missed the work of parenting, I have missed their excitement, energy, and wit. They never fail to make me laugh and that’s what I need more of these days. 
The rest of the holiday week will be spent at the pool (it just reopened after being closed for repairs since we arrived), eating, sleeping, and lying around while the kids recover from jet lag and prepare to start school on Monday.