We were surprised with a three day weekend! On Wednesday afternoon (our Friday), we were given the news that Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, who has been covering for King Abdullah in his absence, declared a national holiday on Saturday. The King had back surgery in New York, and has been recovering in Morocco for four weeks. He returned to Saudi Arabia this weekend and to celebrate his health, all government offices and schools were closed! What a great idea.
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| The Healthy King |
To celebrate the King's health, Jack and the other kids on the compound went swimming. It is not quite warm enough, but he went in the kiddie pool for about 20 minutes. The older kids were swimming all day. It was nice outside, but the pool water is not heated so it was chilly.
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| Jack with a post-swimming glow |
Tomorrow we will be back to school. We are keeping busy...besides teaching, Rob is leading the production crew for the spring play, I am brushing up on my rock climbing skills so I can start a high school climbing club, and Jack is learning to ride a tricycle. Off to work...
Ben and Olivia like Jack's Happy Face. "Nice happy face, Jack!"
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