So the other day as I was unloading boxes and trying to sort out the mounds and mounds of laundry I noticed a rather large dust cloud had, oddly enough, made its way in through the sliding glass door and had settled on the floor next to me. I unearthed the nearest broom and was preparing [...]
Off on another adventure. This time we go West! After two years in the Arctic North we are loading our bus and heading West to a land of much rain and seafood. : ) My oldest brother Tim, his lovely wife Ginger and their three girls, who live in Vancouver, WA are following the Master’s call to [...]
A rash of wild hair has swept our household…here’s just a few of the latest and greatest styles. No Mom, I have not dyed my hair blue or any other color. I think Seth would go into deep mourning if I did. Isaiah’s hair on the other hand has gone from blue to green and is now [...]
Sorry, guys…I pulled a Dad and am emailing you ten million pictures in one email. I take full responsibility if it should cause your computer to crash. Love you all lots and miss you more than we can say… Hannah and The Wild Things P.S. Hope you enjoy them at least. : )
“All snakes in Kenya are poisonous.” 7-year-old Cailin announced as she hefted aside Keziah who was just about to step on the small (poisonous) black snake making its way across the carport. Nancy grabbed a long pole and while making a quick snake slaw casually suggested that maybe Kez should have shoes on. Note: never kill a [...]
“Welcome home”! I think we both could have hugged the customs agent as he stamped our passports and smiled his welcome in our direction. After 24 hours of travel, 38 hours of no sleep, 8 ½ months of absence from the land of our Fathers, and many, many days of homesickness Seth and I agreed as we [...]
And for those Kenyans who are not in the road there is a faster means of travel that brings the same “I may die any second” life on the edge kind of thrill. May I introduce the infamous “Matatu”. The means of travel for 95% of Kenyans…and any and all extreme sports tourists that visit the country. [...]
Actually here the big name newspapers are The Standard and The Nairobi Star. The Nairobi Star just came out last month and for their first edition they had girls in shorts selling the papers on the streets. The entire city was scandalized. : ) Ah, culture. So, our time here, it cometh to an end. August is our last [...]
…an African, in a black suit, walking after dark in the middle of an unlit road (highway, street, thouroughfare, ect.). No I am not kidding. Going out in your car after dark here is an exercise in shear terror. Since the majority of Kenyans do not drive they have little to no understanding of the limitations of vehicles [...]
The welcome sign as we pulled into the resort drive was very welcome indeed. After six months of culture shock, two months of 12 hour work days, a very, very long time with no “real” Mexican food, and an eight hour bus ride we arrived at our vacation spot. We were greeted with cool wash clothes and [...]