Harris life in Doha: Back in the game!!

Normal life has been resumed. We have the internet and television. Whilst we can easily live without TV - try living without the internet for 6 weeks, its not easy! Amazing how you come to rely on something so much. I think the Q-tel installation man (equivalent of BT) thought I was crazy as I was a bit giddy when everything was connected. All continues to go well but it can be frustrating trying to set everything up and finding the right offices to go to and then communicating what you need. Apart from obtaining a postal address we are nearly there. Mail is not delivered to individual houses out her and so you have to apply for a PO box which like most things seems a difficult exercise! On the positive side - Emily no longer cries like her world is ending when I drop her at nursery and she seems to enjoy all the activities that they do. I sent her in with a plant pot recently and they have been planting seeds. Emily's favourite word is 'no' and that is her response to pretty much everything - apart from an offer of cake (takes after her mum!). She is talking lots more and has a variety of words not brilliantly distinguishable but words nonetheless. She sings along to some of her songs in the car (mainly saying hurrah at the appropriate moment when the ants go marching home) and she is attempting to count to three regularly. She is learning lots about animals as we are regular visitors to the zoo and she never tires of bothering the local cats. She chases after them and they hide under cars and she lies on her tummy shouting 'hello.'

The highlight of my week so far is finding a hairdresser who speaks English and I've managed to book Emily onto local swimming lessons so slowly each week things are coming together. Andi continues to work hard and settle into his new job and is enjoying all the BBQ's and opportunities to take Emily to the beach at the weekend. We have had our first visitors over and so its been a busy last few weeks. Emily's nanny came to visit and our friends Will and Steve have been over. Everyone is booking return trips for May so the place must have some appeal! Attached is a selection of pictures from the last few weeks.