Independence day... or lack there of.

Being out of the country for the 4th of July was a very strange experience. In America it is such an important and hugely celebrated holiday while here it just seemed like every other day. I was half hoping that some american tourist would have the great idea to shoot off a few fireworks but as the night wore on I realized it wasn't meant to be. So the extent of my 4th of July celebration consisted of drinking an egyptian beer, whilst smoking an american cigarette, and singing our country anthem for Maggie. And let me just say cigarettes are not a good substitute for fireworks but at least the beer was good as was the company. I rounded off my sadly lacking 4th of July celebrations by falling asleep to Jaws . No 4th is complete without it. Now, whether it was a good idea to watch a movie about a killer shark while vacationing by the Red Sea remains to be seen. I'll keep you posted.

I have officially decided to take the egyptian themed names. So Look for lots of stories about Tut and Ram. They have been saying some pretty hilarious things lately so you can also look forward to a Kids Say Funny Things post. There was a real doozy today that I'm looking forward to posting.