Africa Pictures

Pictures of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania are up!

Conferences

This is how I feel after 2 days of Parent/Teacher Conferences:



photo in Masai Mara National Park, Kenya

Home from Africa

Chris and I are back, we're well, and we're stuffed full of turkey, which is more than I can say for everyone who went to Africa with us! This last week included another exhausting but rewarding round of being educators, finished by "Princess Day" for me on Thursday. That night, we had some of our friends over for their first Thanksgiving meal ever, and it was a hit! No, I didn't make the turkey, but I made lots of other delicious, fattening dishes. We ordered the bird form the nearby Sultan Center.

More pictures of our safari and the cutest 1st grade class ever are soon to follow.

Reading counts

I do a lot of reading; in fact, I read when there are other things that I should be doing, but I think my brain is starving for more than the Grade 1 jargon that I use for 8 hours per day. Here are some books that I would recommend at the moment, some for you AND some for your kids!

Mr. Darcy's Diary

Muslims, Christians, and Jesus

Over in the Meadow

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

The World in Words

I Like This.

found on Twenty-Two words

New Car

I'm not sure when we got this exactly- maybe 3 weeks ago. It's 3 years old, has 67k km on it, and we bought it certified used from a dealership called Auto Lease. We had been shopping around for a little bit, and a guy who speaks Arabic and knows a lot about cars went with Chris to help get him a deal. That he did.

Chris drives a lot back and forth to school, about 40 minutes each way, so it's nice to have something newer and more reliable. Now, we just pray for his protection from all the crazy drivers in Kuwait!

October Board

"My grandfather says I have to wear the rings when I swim, or I will go to the bottom and stink."