by AmeenaBlogArchive | Nov 9, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Thoughts, Travel
Anne and I play dumb games with each other all the time. Take little bets, try to predict things, or guess things in advance just to entertain ourselves. Since coming here we’ve taken to guessing what causes traffic jams, that we get stuck in pretty much...
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 | Aug 29, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya, Thoughts
So, it looks like the stork that was stalking me had the wrong target. The “real” stork made a real visit to Karibu Centre this last week though. We welcomed our the first baby to one of our vulnerable young pregnant women this week, and what a week it...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Aug 27, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya, Thoughts
Eli likes to hang out at the main gate where he practices playing “guard” with Tito our security man. One morning last week, he was over there particularly early, like by 7:45 or so. I don’t generally have a problem with him being over...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Aug 25, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya, Thoughts
We still enjoy the many packages we receive in the mail. Most of them are from family (thanks to both moms) and friends (Anna Goodworth again!). We were surprised this last week however with a package from Jannie Bahrs a woman I have never met, or spoken to! She...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Aug 16, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Kenya, Thoughts
I wasn’t ever very good with history. My brother was. He was a history major in college. Blech is what I thought about that. That seemed like torture to me, but then again, I picked chemistry as my major. Who woulda thought with where I am today? Anyhow,...