Smiles
Funny Baby
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 Read more…
Congo + Culture
Where the Wild Photos Are
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. Read more…
Congo + Culture
Weekend Getaway
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 Read more…
Anthropology
Corn Mush Diet
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 Read more…
Anthropology
A Note on Stress
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 Read more…
Family
Another Day in Paradise
Another day where we have far more avocados than 8 people could ever eat. Another day where our neighbors celebrate at the highest possible decibel level (this time it’s a wedding, and what’s not to celebrate about that?). Another day Read more…
Anthropology
Quotidienne
Gotta love the French for coming up with a beautiful way to say something as normal as ‘daily‘. The daily norm, the quotidienne, over here seems unworthy of blogging to you all. But every so often it dawns on me Read more…
Family
On titles
Just for the record…I think I have failed to explain that we did not choose the title ‘tenfootfamily’ because we love feet. I once found this adorable family blog around the theme that they all loved coffee. Cute coffee cups Read more…
Anthropology
Back to School: The Students
Our homeschool tradition is that the first hour of our first day of the year is spent taking the obligatory school pictures. Hair gel, chairs, collared shirts and all. You all would laugh with us if you saw that the Read more…