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Did you know?
That there could be a show made just for me called, "So You Just Can't Dance?" I gave up in college, after trying country swing dancing. In high school, I had to be the dance team manager. I couldn't count time. Still really can't. I have trouble finding the...
Christmas: The unusual (Part 2)
So, part 2 of Christmas was our (ok solely Ian's) acceptance of an invitation to a local family's house for dinner. This family lives in the Umoja slum right next to Karibu Centre. The family is quite nice, and we had them for dinner once after the dad,...
Christmas: the usual, part 1
Ok, this blog is all messed up because the pictures won't post like I want them to....but it's just gonna have to do! We woke up on Christmas to a very traditional time. Stockings filled by Santa, a yummy breakfast made by dad, and presents...
Expectations
It's interesting to live in a foreign culture simply to experience all of the expectations and unique traditions that come along with the holidays. Kenya is a warm climate place (ever read that book "Foreign to Familiar"?) and relationships are of premier...
Baby News
Ever since being about 9 weeks pregnant, and having a second ultrasound that showed that there was actually a baby in there, and that we were not in the middle of our 3rd miscarriage in a row, I have waited for this day. I briefly considered being amazing like some...
Self image
I'm starting to think that Kenyan's have a very different idea on how to help children develop positive self image, well actually, a different idea on interacting with children in general. My first clue to this was the large Kenyan man working in the toy store...
Meet me at the manger
That was the title of Eli's school Christmas concert. I was pleasantly surprised by the content of the concert which very much had a "Christ"mas theme! I was surprised because a great deal of the families that attend Eli's school are either Hindu or Jain....so I...
Thankful for Thanksgiving!
I'm a little behind in posts, but catching up. *Smile* We were so thankful to have Ian's parents here in Kenya over the Thanksgiving Holiday. It made being so far from home on a holiday much more bearable. And, Ian's mom makes some great Candied Yams (or were...
Baby takes a trip
Our good friends the Prins's gifted Lucy with a Corelle (I think I'm spelling that right, but Nat, you can correct me since I don't want to go into Lucy's room while she's asleep clutching it, to sneak a peak at the baby's belly) doll. I specifically remember Nat...
Indian Ocean here we come!
Part 2 of our family vacation was a 5 night trip to the beach. We used a missionary specific travel agent in planning our trip and got a pretty good deal on an all-inclusive family resort (I've never been to an all-inclusive before). The morning after returning...