by AmeenaBlogArchive | Jan 9, 2010 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
Our good friends Rhett and Erika Lee are on their way right now to visit us! They are somewhere between DC and Amsterdam, having scored some sweet first class seats! Yeah for them! Here’s a picture of them with Rhetts mom, and their kids Caity and Jackson who...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Dec 11, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
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...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Nov 7, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
I don’t think I’ve ever really felt it, until now. This arrived at our house this week as a total surprise: It belonged to another ex-pat who went back to the States in June and I had...
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 9, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
This weekend, Ian and I will celebrate being married 12 years! When we first met, my freshman year of college (his sophomore), I had a boyfriend and he had partying and skiiing. Ian was the bad boy on campus with long (past his shoulders) hair and I was the good girl...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Oct 2, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
This week we welcomed the 2nd baby born to a vulnerable mother at Karibu Centre. Baby Ian. This baby was born to an 11-year old (no, that was not a type-o) girl who was supposedly 5 months pregnant. After 3 days of backache not alleviated by tylenol, we took her to...