Lily and I do some advocacy work for women and children with heart disease. Yes, we both have heart disease. We were featured in a public awareness campaign through Womenheart a couple of years ago, and most recently Women’s Day magazine is bringing attention to the issue in an article that shares my journey with [...]
Archive for November, 2007
The photo shoot
Posted in Family Life, Red Dress on November 19, 2007 | 3 Comments »
At the dinner table
Posted in Lilyisms on November 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We were all seated at the dinner table, and the kids were doing surprisingly well with their manners. Until this:
Dawit: Grandma, how old are you?
Lily: Dawit!! It’s not appropriate to ask old people how old they are!
Countdown to Grandma
Posted in Family Life on November 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The kids are getting out of school early to pick up Granny from the airport today. Dawit is excited because she usually brings presents, and makes him tacos. Lily is excited to do crafts with her and drink mint tea out of her unicorn mugs. I am excited to maybe go on a date with [...]
Pony party
Posted in Family Life on November 4, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Not even Hurricane Noel brushing by New England could stop the party. It was pouring rain when we left the house to go to the party yesterday, but as we approached the farm about 7 miles NW of us, the sky cleared and there was no rain at all! About 13 of Lily’s [...]
Happy Birthday Lily!
Posted in Family Life on November 2, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Lily will be 7 years old tomorrow. We’ve planned a farm party complete with pony rides. Cross your fingers for no rain! The box has already arrived from Granny, so she had a fabulous outfit for school today. She thinks she looks Parisian. Party pics soon…
