Even Bigger
Some of you may have seen the rat that was killed in our backyard a couple months ago. It was rather large and I thought the gardener was a little crazy to suggest that there were larger rats yet…that is, until yesterday! Read more
Charming Baby
Last night at this time I was falling asleep while trying to memorize the Zambia Highway Code or the 10 rules of the road. My driver’s license expired and one of the steps to getting it renewed is to take an oral exam during which you recite the 10 rules. This morning I was prepared. Read more
Little Mamas
Last week we made another family trip out to Ciyanjano. Tim was taking 14 trees out in our vehicle so the kids rode with Kelly Huckaby and Derek Dearth. The roads out to Ciyanjano are an experience in and of themselves. Apparently, the kids had a great time riding with uncle Kelly who made the ride as bumpy as possible. Read more
Turtle soup?
Yesterday at lunch time we noticed that a turtle had strayed into our yard. Ian and I enjoyed watching it meander around the property but Ireen was scared of it. She litterally trembled when she was made to touch the shell. After lunch I took the kids for their swim lesson and then returned home. Read more
A Zambian Baby Shower
This is an entry I wrote a while back but never posted:
Before leaving for South Africa, my team-mates gave me a “baby shower”; my states-side friends gave me an “online shower”, the church in South Africa threw a “stork party” and now my baby has been properly welcomed by my Zambian friends. In Zambia it is customary to bring gifts for the baby only after he or she is born. Read more
Extra-curricular
Usually I (Andrea) am the one who receives most of the doubtful, sometimes accusatory, questions about home schooling. “Why don’t you send your daughter to school?”, “Aren’t you afraid she isn’t going to develop socially?”, “How many hours a day do you spend schooling her?”, “Can she read?”…and on it goes. Read more
Cloth Diapering
This past week I started Tristan on cloth diapers. Now, I tried using cloth diapers with Ian but bought the supplies locally. The Zambian nappies didn’t absorb fluid well and the plastic pants didn’t contain the blow-outs. I was not impressed and found it very difficult to keep up with. As we prepared for Tristan’s birth, Read more
Scissor Craft
Ian has gotten to be pretty handy with scissors… well, not really. He took scissors to one of Agogo’s queen bedspreads. Luckily he didn’t cut all the way through, but he did leave some bald patches where he let the scissor teeth gnaw on the fabric. He was given the alternative Read more
Agogo Tells the Story of Esther
Because we have all of our books packed up ready for our departure back to Lusaka, our devotional book wasn’t available for devotions this evening. Agogo (Mom Armes) said she had just the perfect book to read to the kids. She came back with a book about Esther. Read more
One Month Baby
Today Tristan is one month old! Time is seriously flying by. He continues to fill out and pick up weight. He’s becoming more and more content lying on the bed by himself, looking all around the room. He’s also sleeping through the night fairly well and waits to poop until Read more