Normal Life, Almost

When we got back from Kenya, we had a few weeks of “normal” life before our next trip. I took Sarah Claire to her preschool and went to work, the kids and Beth got back to their home school material and life was pretty routine. Except it was October, which is also known as “visit your friends in the desert month.” Each October we have numerous guests who come for business or just for sight seeing and visiting. It happens every year: as people are planning to come visit and lining up their calendars, we advise against coming in the hot summer months. And then November and December are booked with holidays and family travel and the like, so October is a good time to visit. I think we had 5 or 6 visits in October this year.

For the kids, all these visits mean chances to see some sights. For many of our visitors, seeing the great pyramids is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Its something they have read about since they were kids in school, but in person, their size is just breathtaking and awe-inspiring. For our kids, it’s just another trip across town. I don’t take the kids on every trip, but several times a year they get to go and experience the grandness. Of course, they usually just like to climb on the big rocks.