by AmeenaBlogArchive | Nov 13, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Kenya, Thoughts
Big weekend. Megan comes back to Kenya from her adventure in the US Ian’s parents arrive for a visit from Portland: And, this wonderful loaf in the oven that we are expecting turns 15 weeks new! It is a relief to be over so much of the tiredness and nausea that...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Nov 2, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Kenya, Uncategorized
I’ve never been real keen on the idea of Halloween….except that I love the whole costume and candy part. Around the first part of October, we received an email from the Embassy warden, who is basically an American in our area of Kenya assigned to keep...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Oct 2, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Family, Kenya, Thoughts
Ok, I guess that was a little mean to post the last blog about a baby and not mention any news of our own. You know, we just lost this last baby the last week of July. That is only 2 months ago. That was our second loss in just under a year. It was a hard thing for...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Sep 30, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Food, Friends, Kenya
We joined a small group from church. For you non-churchies…that is just a way of saying being assigned a group of friends that you meet with to socialize, and support, and study with. We’re trying to expand our social circle a little…..it’s a...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Sep 27, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Friends, Kenya
So it’s been a little over a week now since our volunteer training crew from Portland has left. It seems like forever and a day since they were here; so much goes on in each and every day at the Centre that we are just worked and worn out by the evening. Our...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Sep 23, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya
We were invited to a party. We found out when we arrived that it was to benefit the Rotary Club of Thika. And that it cost money. Ooops. Thankfully, I had the exact amount of the entrance fee (to cover the awesome dinner) in my wallet. Here are some pics of the...