Parent teacher conferences went well for both of us. No one was yelled at or questioned whether or not we were doing a good job teaching their child. In fact, most conferences were quit pleasant and it was good to get to know the parents a little better.
Also, our superintendent made a visit to the school with a new HR person working on alumni activities. As always, when someone from the district office comes they treated us with Krispy Kreme donuts from Al-Khobar. The superintendent also talked with the new staff who are waiting on the drivers licenses and thanked us for waiting so patiently and being professional about our inquiries as to when they would be ready. She told us they would be ready on Monday and that the Government Relations office is expected to be better at communicating with us in the future. Our fingers are crossed that the licenses actually show up . . . this is Saudi Arabia we have to remember.
In other news, Tara and I have been playing tennis recently. We are borrowing one racquet from school and have bought another one. It is nice having the courts in the compound, but a pain when we hit a ball over the wall. Then we have to walk around (past the gate, four guard stations, and two Hummers with guns mounted on top) to get the ball. Is it weird that all this feels normal to me?
Tara is off cutting hair for our neighbor's boys right now. Word is getting around she can use a pair of clippers.
That's all for now. We'll let you know how things progress with the drivers license and acquiring a car next week.
Jamie
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