by AmeenaBlogArchive | Sep 12, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
Well, it has been a crazy week. Getting the guest apartment ready. We have named it the ‘tree house”. For the flame trees. I think it’s a catchy name, and we’ve always named all of the houses we live in…usually by the address, but...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Sep 4, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
Anyone who knows me well knows I can get a little obsessed with things. It usually last about a month or so until I’ve read, researched, and experimented with that specific activity or topic way more than I’d like to admit. My sweet wife chooses to call...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Sep 3, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized, Work
This morning I was greeted by our resident assistant, Naomi, and one of the centre girls at 7:30am on my front porch. They reminded me that today was a graduation ceremony at the vocational training program a few of our girls attend. All the girls had been up since...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Aug 24, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
We got to chat with a wonderful civil servant Saturday (on Ian’s birthday). On the drive home from Nairobi we were stopped by the police at a police check-point. Generally only buses, mutatus and trucks are stopped so they can pay a bribe. Our man in blue did...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Aug 13, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
I truly can’t believe the way you all spoil us with mail. I love it. It is really one of my favorite things. The kids too. So, thank you’s go out to these recent package senders: Bonita May (mother-in-law with a flair for getting as much as she can into...
by AmeenaBlogArchive | Aug 13, 2009 | AmeenaProjectBlogArchive, Uncategorized
Ok, so here is a shameless plug for someone to rent our cute Portland house. We had a great renter….who just needs to go back to his own house so it doesn’t get foreclosed on. Long story, and it’s his. Soooo. Who wants to rent our house? I can feel...
