I’ve mentioned before that Charlotte and I take daily walks around the neighborhood. While Willa sleeps we leave her with the housekeeper, and we have a wonderful mother-daughter alone time.
Category: Addis Ababa
Green Thumb
Charlotte’s preschool has been learning about gardening lately. They dedicated one classroom to a handmade craft garden, where the kids have been building and drawing and painting items to create
Hardship of Hardships
Ethiopia is designated as a “hardship” post, and while I’m not entirely sure what that means, I can attest that life is less convenient here than in many other places
Driving Miss Tracy
I hired a driver three mornings per week, just until our car arrives, so that I can take Charlotte to preschool and run errands. Wondessen is a very safe driver;
Marine Corps Ball
People joke that going to the Marine Corps Ball is like going to prom again. Everyone dresses up in black tie attire, and then we take each other’s pictures. Unlike
Exciting news
Okay, I tricked you. There is no exciting news. Just run-of-the-mill news and I felt like updating the blog while the baby is sleeping. We have two cats living around
Jacaranda Surprise
Yesterday was a bad day. Well, it wasn’t all bad. Our consumables shipment (food, cleaning supplies) arrived in the morning and I had a blast unpacking my Sam’s Club purchases
Photos I Stole From Dan’s iPhone
I haven’t taken any photos around Addis yet because I am scared to death of what might happen if I do. There are all kinds of rules about photographing government
This Is Not a Food Blog
Life is getting better, y’all. We hired a housekeeper/cook (well, she has a “certificate” in cooking, but admitted she has no experience as a cook), so the house no longer