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Same or Different?
Yesterday was the start of a new week here in Kenya. I decided that my mom's picture of us camping indoors is a good visual of what is happening here. There are so many aspects of our current day to day living that are similiar to camping. And I am referring to...
More things that are not child proof
OK, so we have these sweet secutiry gates on the doors to keep people out, they double as nice kiddie gates to keep kids in....or so we thought. This latch is way up at the top of the door and today we caught the two of them working together. ...
A run to town
Before, when we lived in the States, I could run to the grocery store and back in about 15 minutes. I didn't really have to plan much for meals cause if I didn't have what I needed, I could just pop out and get it real quick. Same goes for if i didn't feel like...
Around the House
Lucy in the beautiful evening sun. No shoes (sorry grandma) but at least she has her purse. Many things are very different. This is our kitchen window. Some things are still the same. A good bath time is still as fun as ever. This poor...
One Week – Settling in and Making Friends
Anne and the kiddos resting inthe shade after our little walk off the compound. Eli has been cooped up and whenever we get out he climbs, runs, throws something, or just plain spazes out. We Went for a little walk today and the kids made some new...
Hopefully some pictures
our front porch yesterday morning's bugs that came through the shut door tucking the kids into bed, their beds were handmade by Salvation Army's students at Variety Village driving into Thika, note the roadside furniture for...
Impressions
What can I say??? This is Ian jumping on to our (Anne's) blog while she's learning to make Ugali in the kitchen. Ugali is that staple food here and it is a thick corn meal past that's eaten with everything. This internet connection is so intermittent and slow...
Our new town & home
I'm having a little bit of trouble with the internet connection this evening, but will hopefully get a few pictures on here of our new town and home in Thika, Kenya. We traveled from Nairobi yesterday up the Nairobi-Thika Highway a bit over an hour (severe traffic...
Things that are not “child-safe”
Today Ian and I needed to be ready to leave our temporary apartment at 7:15am to head to immigration to finish the application process for our work permits. This is the process that was begun at the end of October 2008. There was no worry about being late, as...