The kids have discovered a couple of on-line kid sites and often ask to use the computer in recent weeks. Today I left them side by side in my bedroom taking care of their virtual online pets. As I left the room, they were discovering the joys of virtual smoothie-making and reading recipes.
As [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Just wait ’til Daddy gets home
Posted in Family Life on July 31, 2007 | 4 Comments »
This town ain’t big enough…
Posted in Family Life on July 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
(I asked for their best gonna-get-the-bad-guys faces)
We went to a HUGE birthday party this weekend, BBQ, band, hayrides, glowsticks, 1940’s airplane took off and landed right in the field, and after all that…”tenting”. They’re sleepy cowpokes today. The cowboy theme was fun, and the whole family played. John is the nicest bad guy around.
Mothers2Mothers
Posted in Ethiopia on July 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In parts of Africa, up to 75% of the babies born stand to lose their mothers, who are HIV+, to AIDS-related illnesses. Without intervention, more than a quarter of these children will themselves inherit the virus. An entire generation is at stake.
Go check out this amazing organization.
If you’re traveling to Ethiopia soon
Posted in Adoption on July 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Or have returned recently, click below to read the CDC advisory regarding Hepatitis A:
(thanks Lester!)
Dinner with Dawit
Posted in Dawitish on July 23, 2007 | 4 Comments »
What fresh new hell is this? Eggplant?
Well, I’ll move it around a bit.
But the sky will fall before I take a bite.
Can I be done?
Birthday wishes
Posted in Family Life, Lilyisms on July 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Today is my birthday, and my kids spent the entire day wanting to wait on me. Yes, this sounds very relaxing…until I realized (about 15 minutes into it) that this would mean I would spend a good part of the day coming up with things for them to do for me and then feigning extreme [...]
Summertime Dawitish
Posted in Dawitish on July 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
We had a stellar 4-year old day:
In addition to deleting my entire photo library, dropping a cooler of lemonade on the floor, and spilling Coke on a piano keyboard, yesterday’s Dawitish was great:
Mommy, I can’t find any short-sleeved pants!
and in helping come up with possible consequences for not listening the first time (an ongoing issue)…an [...]
Big news…
Posted in Adoption on July 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Go read about what’s happening with the Purple Folder! It’s about to leave the country….
More funnies
Posted in Dawitish, Family Life on July 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So, Dawit got Cracker Jacks at the baseball game. Of course there was a prize in the box which included several jokes, which Dawit attempts to repeat.
Why does the shark like to swim in salt water?
Because pepper water makes him sneeze!
(he does that one quite well) Another:
Why was the frog [...]
Summer stuff
Posted in Family Life on July 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Having mini-golf fun with Auntie Amy, Cousin Brittany, and Kate.
Planned for tonight: baseball game with fireworks afterwards. It’s a first for both kids, I’m not sure how they’ll do with it.
