Welcome to our blogg.

We thought this would be a nice way to keep our friends and family updated about what we are up to! And for us to have some kind of diary, to save for the future when we move back home to Sweden. We choose to write in English so all our friend could read it=) (and it's also good practice for me)

About us

Dubai
We are a family of four, and one dog and six guinea pigs (and one cat that lives in Blentarp, Sweden) We moved to Dubai a year ago, Henrik is working here and Ingela is a housewife and both children are in school. Victoria is 7 years old and Cornelia is 5 years old. They are in grade 1 and 2. When they started school here, Victoria just started school in Sweden and didn't speak any English and Cornelia where still in kindergarten in Sweden and didn't speak any English either. Now a year later they speak English and writes and read English as well. They also learn Arabic in school. After some difficulties it seams like they enjoy school and our life here, and that feels very good. If they like it here it's easier for us to also relax and enjoy our stay here in Dubai. And now we have one more member of our family, a streetcat named Stripy, Findus, Nisse, Tiger and Findus=), and also one more guinea pig has died, so 5 guinea pigs left.

söndag 13 juni 2010

Last week

So finally, last week before summer holidays, how nice it is.
This weekend both Victoria and Cornelia had friends sleeping over on
Friday. And on Saturday evening we went to the beach in Um Suqeim 1 to
play with a friend of Cornelia. Really nice to be down at the beach in
the evening, when it's only around 30 degrees.
This morning was probably the last walk in the sand with Enja and her
friends until after the summer. She really loves to run a round and
play, after an hour walk they are all exhausted.
I'm counting days now til we are in Sweden, 8 days left!

torsdag 10 juni 2010

More guine pigs.

So the other day we had three more guinea pigs. I have lost track of
how many there are now somethings around 15.
The other morning there where only one male in the cage, and I thought
good one less. And yesterday evening the doorbell rang and our neighbor
came back with him, hm. Her cat was playing with him in her garden.
Henrik will stay in Dubai til August so I really hope he will do some
thing about it.
Today Victoria has a play date and tomorrow both girls have friend
over, and on Saturday we will go to the beach with a friend of Cornelia.
Lucky we have kids, what would we do otherwise=).
And next week is the last and finally summer holiday. Looking forward
both to sleep in mornings and no more making lunchboxes and coming
home.

tisdag 8 juni 2010

Book fair

Today I have had some friends here for coffee and after that me and
Cornelia was at the book fair at school. Cornelia bought four books,
and here Henrik and the girls are reading one before going to bed!

söndag 6 juni 2010

Sweden national day


Today we are celebrating Sweden's national day and I think I will serve "Jansson's temptation". I was checking for THE national course, but found out that it seems like we have a new course every year.
So from now on Family Broman's national course is Jansson's temptation.
Cornelia is home sick today, she has a bad cold.
Will also try to find the national song so our children learn it. They already know UAE's, because they play it every day in school!!

See you!

lördag 5 juni 2010

Walk exercise

Not much else to do when it's as hot as here.
We had breakfast and then we went to the pool.
On this picture Henrik is doing his walking exercises in the pool, he
is training realy hard.

torsdag 3 juni 2010

Music production at Eis Jumeirah


Today Cornelia and all other children in KG 2 and Gr 1 preformed their
music production and it was so great. Cornelia and her class
did ,Walking through the circus, and they where so cute.
The theater where full of crazy parents, all wanting their child to
see them and be as close as possible to the stage, just so they don't
miss one second of their child's minute of fame, haha.

After that Me and Cornelia went to the Mall Of The Emirates and did
some shopping ( summer sale is on now so we did some good bargains=)).
When we where heading home the clock was already 12.30, so we went to
pic up Victoria. It's so good to be home all afternoon and not
spending all time in the car.

Now it's weekend and I really really hope Henrik and the girls are
trying to get rid of some guineapigs this weekend.

onsdag 2 juni 2010

Enja

Now me and Enja are about to see Dubai's answer to the dog whisperer.
Will be very interesting. During this year I think I have manage to do
some progress with Enja but I'm far from satisfied and my dog trainer
her also think that this is something else. So I hope really soon this
lady has time for us, will be great fun.

Yesterday me and Victoria was on a play date at a friends house in
Victory Hights. Nice houses and also nice neighborhood, much greener
that I thought.
This friend of Victoria, her mum is a very nice lady from Jordan and
she is also muslim. So I use this play dates to educate my self in
other cultures.
So we where talking for a couple of hours and the girls where swimming
and playing club penguin.
Cornelia was home with our maid Leela, and I suppose she also played
club penguin=)
This is the worse period of the year now, it 's so warm so it's
impossible to be outside for more the 10 minutes.
The best time, is the mornings, when it's still a bit cooler.

Henrik was at the American hospital doing this magnetic therapy. His
not feeling better but I hope the next ex-ray is showing some heeling
process.

Now it's only 19 day until we are back in Sweden, and that feels
great. Will just stay in our house the first couple of days. Next year
we will bring Enja, at least we think so. It's quite expensive to do
so but I think she would love it.

See you