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Seriously Stressful
Anne has been insisting that I write my weekend experiences before I forget the little details because she thinks it would be a good read. I've been reluctant because 1. I'm still recovering, 2. It will be challenging to write it out in an appropriate way for all...
Blog grabbing
Here in Kenya, if you use the term "land grabbing" pretty much anyone knows what you mean. It's the process of people taking land that isn't theirs to sell. They might represent themselves as real estate agents and sell you a land deed or title (that later turns...
Awww
A moment of true love. Lucy was invited to attend school all week, all day with Eli as this is the last week before a 3 week break between terms. No mention of me paying the insane private school fees the school charges.....so I jumped on it. Eli has been REALLY...
Fun stuff
My dear friend Eve sent this baby onesie in a package to us a little over a week ago. I love...
The bag
I've been hunting on etsy for the perfect diaper bag. I had the same bag for both Eli and Lucy and sold it at a resale event in Portland before coming to Africa. I think my line of reasoning went somewhere along the lines of "if I have another baby, it won't be...
A bit dry
As I sit here getting ready to write my absolutely average thoughts....a mosquito buzzes my ear and I wave my hands in the air and jump up like a possessed woman being tasered. Really, is there anything worse than that sound of a mosquito in your ear? Perhaps the...
a day in the life of my active child
Last week Ian was able to tag along on a climbing trip up Mt. Kenya. This is one of those things he has hoped to do while we are here, so we both agreed that it wasn't an opportunity he should pass up. It meant that he would be gone for a total of 4 days. The...
Baby Love
I love babies. Mine and other peoples. Ian's brother and his wife had their 3rd child, a baby girl, born this weekend. In honor of that, here is a picture their baby girl, Aliyah (you might need to click on it to see it larger, I copied it from his facebook...
I’ve been demoted
Eli's newest deal is to threaten me with things like, "You won't be my mom any more." " I won't love you, if you don't..." and so on. I don't generally respond to his threats except to shrug my shoulders and say something like, "That's too bad". Tonight, he again...
Me time
So, I like to knit. It's me time. It's time when I can generally veg out, relax, and physically can't be doing something for one of the kids or another adult because my hands are full and my brain has been turned off, or at least it's in full knitting mode....