3 weeks now in . . . Pakistan!

Sunday, October 11, 2009

3 weeks now in . . . Pakistan!

Today was another Sunday here in Pakistan. We had planned on attending our wonderful little Christian church, Saint Thomas, again this Sunday. But . . . Sadeem's car broke down and he was not able to take us. In hind sight, Uppa D and I wished we would have just started walking (it is only about a 20 minute walk, 5 minute car ride). We joked that a taxi would have come by in an instant and we could have made it there in no time! The taxi is a joke because every time we go for a walk, we have at least 6+ taxis come by asking if we need a ride! LOL!

Anyway, once we knew that church was not going to happen, we changed our clothes, ate lunch and took a much needed nap . . . all 3 of us! Of course, the power went off in the middle of the nap and woke Mama up, but Uppa D and Sweet Pea slept on!

Then Mama started in on getting caught up on her blog. The last couple of days the blog has been quite. Mama wasn't feeling too well a couple of days and the power outages have been quite the challenge lately. So, while the power was on, Mama started in . . . and now we are all caught up!

Later in the evening, Sadeem came by and said we needed another outing. I think Sadeem realized that Mama "desperately needed" to get out of the guest house this weekend and experience some Pakistani culture! We went back to the wonderful restaurant in Margallah Hills Park. It was another very nice, cool evening (this time Sweet Pea was properly attired in a long "onsie" and heavy blanket!) We enjoyed the coolness of the air and scenic drive. Thank you, Sadeem!

So, now we are back at the guest house. Everyone is asleep and Mama is just finishing the last post on the blog for the weekend.

Tomorrow . . . we are hoping for the Permanent Guardianship Order! Please pray that the judge will FINALLY agree to issue the order!

I know everyone is waiting to see pictures of Sweet Pea! And . . . I would LOVE nothing more than to post them. However, the judge presiding over our case is a new judge and both Sadeem and I agree that it just is not worth the risk of adding any more reason for delays! I assure you, I will post pictures of my sweet baby girl, as soon as I can!

I thought I would post an interesting picture we recently took. A motocycle/bicycle is a very popular mode of transportation. This is how the Pakistani women sit on a motorcycle/bicycle. Riding "side-saddle"! Enjoy!

Another interesting picture of life in Pakistan . . . "Day Labor". This gentleman was looking for day work. Riding around on his bicycle . . . looking for yards to mow!