As you know I am smack dab in the middle of teaching James and Joel to read well and love reading. For a Literacy Specialist, this is a little bit like being a kid in a candy store! James doesn’t really need any more teaching – just vocabulary, spelling and Read more…
Pop over today to read what one of my colleagues wrote about my experiences in garbage and recycling in Africa. Lots of things seem broken, but there is always a way to fix them.
On this blank canvas of blogosphere I will paint a hodge podge today. The things going on… I felt that wellspring of creativity about to burst Saturday and had to make something (but wanted to finish in just a couple hours), so I made one of these! Super cute and Read more…
You probably don’t have time to sit around and read blogs, and I probably read more than I should, but The Pioneer Woman’s Funny Photo Contest lived up to it’s name! For a split second I thought about entering a funny picture of one of our ‘babies’ (don’t worry I Read more…
Just ran across a friend’s amazing blog, and couldn’t keep it to myself! Click over to read through fascinating and funny tales (it also helps that she’s a professional photographer)! LuAnne actually took the family photo you see at right. With a rich history and worldwide perspective (having visited some Read more…
Believe it or not this was the road on a good day. On our way home it was more like a mud pit. It left me thinking of Mr. Darcy ‘What is 50 miles of good road?’ A carepackage with candy necklaces made the trip quite tasty for some of Read more…
I got asked a good question about our life in Africa, “What is it about your African lifestyle that slims you down?” My first steps on African soil were 11 years ago this week, so in some ways I have forgotten what is different here. The rain waters seep into Read more…
Just a quick note to let you know we are here. We are well. The longer note would go into how 2007 taught us our own limitations, and how to better manage our personal levels of stress. So thankful for those lessons! We use them everyday here. Exercise:I don’t exercise Read more…