I haven’t had internet or tv since we left the hotel on Saturday morning. I guess it’s really only been 4 days, but it feels like an eternity. Not a bad one. Just different. I was walking by a tv in a store yesterday and the news was on and I realized that all sorts of things could be happening in the world right now and I wouldn’t have a clue. Brangelina could be adopting more babies, there could be freak blizzards in Florida, world leaders could have been overthrown in the last 4 days, and I would be here in my happy little bubble of ignorance.
Speaking of happy bubbles, I’m enjoying mine. I currently have in hand the best cappuccino I’ve had since arriving in Oman (this particular Starbucks barista knows what he’s doing, everyone else has just made me a latte with extra foam), I have my free wifi and am kid free for a few hours. Unfortunately I ran out with a netbook that was low on battery life and the European outlets won’t fit my charger so the dream is going to end soon. In 48 minutes, to be precise.
Josh is at the embassy getting paperwork filled out so we can get a connection to the rest of the world at our house, and the kids? They are all at home with the maid. Today is her third day working at our house and I have all the confidence in the world that Camille is in capable hands. She’s more cautious than I am. She asked us go out and buy outlet protectors for all the electrical outlets in the house because she wanted to make sure the baby didn’t get shocked. Meanwhile I was thinking, “Eh, she can hardly crawl yet. I bet we have a long time before we need those. And doesn’t getting shocked count as a Logical Consequence?” Just kidding about that last part. Then when Lucy installed them she even protected the outlets above the kitchen countertop. I bet she’s worried about Bob shocking himself too. The poor lady doesn’t know I’ve been letting him handle electrical appliances for years, but I’m not going to complain about her being too cautious!
Anyway, Starbucks is only 2 blocks away from our house and I figure Camille has 4 babysitters at home so she is a very well protected baby. So much to tell, but so little battery life left. Ma’salama until my next Starbucks run. Back to my information-free bubble!