This is it.  The day we check out of the hotel (after nearly 3 months for Decy and the girls) and move into the Palm house.  There is still a gazillion things to do at the house ... and it is only about 1/3 full of furniture ... and has zero nic-nacs and wall furnishings ... and very little kitchen/dining stuff  ... but that is ok ... it is now "livable".  We now clearly have sheets, towels, water, soap, toilet paper !!!!

Sunday was pretty much a day of resting. We all got up ... met up with some of the family and had a late lunch to celebrate Dolly's birthday (one of Decy's sisters).  Then we went to the house with another load of stuff.  While I cooked the shrimp that had been marinating overnight .... Decy did karaoke ... Chely was on the internet (temp dial-up style) ... Thasya worked on her school's "eqyptian history" project.  At one point everybody sang a song or two.  Overall, the shrimp was pretty good ... given that I had to assemble all the spices from scratch (didn't have any shrimp boil) and had to doctor-up the cocktail sauce (much too sweet the way it came out of the bottle).  I think Decy and the girls enjoyed it.

I jumped in the swimming pool for a minute to see what it was like ... very nice ... and will be quite enjoyable when we have some patio furniture and music there.

Today (Monday) after the girls leave for school and I leave for work (not in that order) ... Decy will shut down the hotel ... pack up a few boxes and haul the remaining belongings to the house.  When we all "return" we will return to the house.  Its been a long haul ... and we are glad to be moving on to the next step .... settling in / getting a routine / ironing out the bugs.

... This Friday we go to Makassar ... yeah .. I want to see the place where Decy was born and grew up !!!

ciao ciao