Octoberpus

A'salamulaikum!

We've had a busy Octoberpus!

Let me start out by explaining Octoberpus.  I have to teach phonics to my students. Short O says AH like October and Octopus....you can see where this is going.  One told me the month was Octoberpus, and so it stuck.  Jason and I have now started calling October "Octoberpus."

First, we got a cat.  She's beautiful and scared to death of Jason, scared slightly of me, and LOVES the girls.  Sleeps with them, snuggles with them, meows at them, etc.  Her favorite toys are velcro cable ties and bottle caps. At 3am. We spent two weeks officially deciding on a name for her- the choices varied from Alli (because we live in Al Ain), Molly (because we got her at a mall), LuLu (because that's the name of a supermarket here), and Phineas.  The two finalist names were Rigby (from Regular Show) and Burj Katlifa (super jealous that Jason came up with that name instead of me). I voted for Burj Katlifa, but Rigby won out.  So, here is a picture of beautiful Rigby being super pissed that an adult is near her.

We have been in the process of buying a car for the past three weeks.  It really is easy once you make up your mind, but that was our problem.  We couldn't make up our mind. Kept going back and forth- sensible, cheap, or what we want-

Finally decided on what we want.  Fully Loaded 2014 Hyundai Veloster in Sonic Silver. I realized it was really fun to drive once I undid the emergency brake halfway home. D'Oh!!!!! I blame it on excitement. What's that burning smell?  No more renting a Hyundai Accent for 2000 dirhams per month. WooHoo!

Also- went to the hospital.  No, it's not what you think.  Need to go to the dr? Just go to the hospital.  That's where dr. offices are. Need a dentist? Go to the hospital.

Let me just say that it was amazing.  I have never been happier to go to a medical professional in my life. I didn't need an appointment- just walked in at 9 pm, and was seen within 10 minutes. Nice hospital, awesome facilities.  I didn't have an emergency- didn't need anything other than a prescription refill and answers to some questions. I left the patient room and went straight up to the dental clinic to schedule an appointment for my whole family, and a consultation with another doctor for me. I was home within 40 minutes, and only out $15 USD. Jason went to the dentist the next day, and in the same appointment had work done.  He left after one hour with a prescription and major dental work done for a total of 98 dirhams.  That's about $27 USD. A-MA-ZING.

We're going trick or treating tomorrow at a Western community area, then to the Rugby Club so we can watch the kids have fun as we sit back, relax, and have a cold one.

Happy Halloween!