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How to build a Burj Khalifa birthday cake

April 9, 2011
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Our daughter dearly loves the Burj Khalifa. Aliza watches for it on the skyline when we’re driving and when she spots it then she lets everyone in the car know. She shouts “Mommyyyy! Daddyyyy! Burj KHALIFA!” with pretty good Arabic pronunciation. A few months ago she requested a pink BK for her 4th birthday cake. [...]

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Judson’s birth story

February 3, 2011

If you talked to me at some point in the week before Judson was born I would have told you I was very ready for the baby to be born. The funny thing is many women actually told me, “You look very ready for that Baby to come out.” One friend who used to work [...]

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Just some Amanda superlatives

December 13, 2010
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Since Amanda is leaving at the end of this week we wanted to take her to the top of the world so she could see a bird’s eye view of the city we love so much. We’re going to miss Amanda terribly– she’s been the most amazing blessing to our family. Amanda works harder than [...]

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Dubai from the sky

June 22, 2010
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Here are some pictures I took from the observation deck of the Burj Khalifa. The BK symbol marks where the observation deck is located. Buttons in the elevator: Ground floor or 124th floor. This view reminded me that we live in a desert. As though I needed reminding. The kids were totally not phased by [...]

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And he said I couldn’t surprise him

June 21, 2010
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My husband loves surprises. He loves being surprised and he loves planning surprises. He surprised me when he proposed in Boston on an elaborate surprise trip, he surprised me with a packing list for our honeymoon instead of telling me the destination. And those are just two examples. Several weeks ago we were all eating [...]

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Chick-Fil-A for Father’s Day

June 20, 2010
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David frequently complains that there are no Chick-Fil-A’s in Dubai. Sometimes he talks about how he wishes he could swim in their Polynesian sauce and wash his hair with the Honey Mustard sauce. Dear, here’s your wish come true. Our friends from the US who are staying with us this month brought with them this [...]

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Going to the Top of the World

June 13, 2010
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We have reservations to go to the 124th floor observation deck of the Burj Khalifa on Father’s Day. I got dizzy just standing in line to buy tickets. I overheard the clerk telling the customer in front of me, “The elevators take you to the top in less than 60 seconds.” That sounds really fast, [...]

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