The Headley's arrive in Doha, Qatar

Mark & Chauncey on our new street near the "clubhouse"

Well.....we are finally here!!  The kids and I have joined Roger in Doha, Qatar for our new family adventure.  So far, everyone is enjoying being back together and exploring our new home.  One week into our new surroundings and we have met some wonderful new friends at the compound pool,

One of the pools here at our compound

 and today we even ventured out to spend the day at a local resort -- The Intercontinental Hotel in Doha.

The Intercontinental Hotel in Doha - Pool area

  It was a lovely day with 3 other families/couples.  We didn't venture into the lagoon/beach area due to a purple flag flying.....jellyfish warning!  Once Mark saw the warning signs there was no way he was getting into the water!  Can't blame him....the water temp for the inlet gulf area was around 100 degrees!

View of downtown Doha from the Beach at the Intercontinental Hotel

Roger & Chauncey at Lunch - Poolside

Fortunately the pool was beautiful and refreshingly cool, a nice change of pace from the "cauldron" that we call a pool here in the compound.  Even at 8:00pm the pool temp here can be around 95 degrees.   We have also managed to venture out to several of the grocery stores and malls.  We even managed to watch Roger play hockey one evening at the Villaggio Mall followed by dinner at the Pizza Express located near the rink.  Fun place....we ordered a "make your own pizza" from the kids menu, thinking they could pick their toppings, but soon they came over to get the kids and take them over to the kitchen area, giving them hair nets, disposable gloves, and aprons.  The kids were able to stretch their own pizza dough, add the toppings and watch their pizzas cook.  It was a lot of fun and gave them an activity to keep  busy while waiting for our dinner.  Roger has joined a local hockey league and is currently playing twice a week at the mall.  It is a fun outing and we always seem to need a stop at the local Carrefour (large grocery store plus anything else you may need from cell phones to linens, housewares, and appliances-- think Super Wal-Mart on steroids)  Well....that's the update for our first week.

I am still working to figure out how this whole blog thing works, so be patient with me as I adjust the settings and style and try to figure out how to move photos around.   Take Care!! We miss you all!!