Both of the children have begun writing sentences in school! It's very exciting seeing how far they have already come. They are reading small, short books as well.
And, finally: lice. I think Azer is the one who got them first, somehow, from somewhere. I don't know if I'll ever figure out the source, but I suspect it comes from school somewhere. I pulled quite a few bugs out of him, and only a few out of Reema. Just in case anybody wants to know, I used coconut oil. After leaving it on their heads for a few minutes, I brushed my hand through their hair, and found dead lice on my hand. That's how easy it was. Note that I did comb through tediously for a long time. And I am still combing through daily. It's been a week now, and I haven't found any lice, dead or alive (knock on wood). Dang bugs. I feel like a monkey combing and picking through their hair. Only I don't get to eat them.