Boys Leaving Tomorrow

Well, it's almost here. Tomorrow, Sunday, August 11, the boys leave for Abu Dhabi. It's been a very trying time, but as I have learned Insallah. Insallah means "God willing." It can also mean, "I don't want to deal with this particular issue so I will blame it on God's will" when used by Arabs. I hope I don't have to face that too much, but I am a realist, so I know I probably will. Here's what I have said Insallah to... Our recruiting company has been telling us ADEC, our employer, encourages us to leave our children at home, but will bring them over if we have a special circumstance such as an infant or a single mother. Well, I do have Camryn! And since Eric is coming over a week earlier, I assumed I was a special circumstance. Apparently 90% of future EMTs (English Medium Teachers) think we are special circumstances. So, ADEC put the kibosh on adding children to the flights. I was able to beg and get Camryn added as a lap rider to my ticket. Won't that be a fun flight?!?! And Eric's company, ADVETI, easily added Davis to Eric's flight. His company pays for one dependent. However, he was warned the cost of the flight would be docked from his pay later if it is found we double dipped on the benefits, using my company's dependent coverage, as well. Wouldn't that be a neat trick? To have Davis fly over twice? :) So, to summarize, Eric and the boys are leaving tomorrow at 2pm. Camryn and I are leaving Aug 19 in the evening. Our adventure is about to begin. And if you want to know how Davis is feeling about the move....he and his friends are all going incognito so he can stay.