In the Canadian Ethiopian adoption world it’s been a busy week! Lots of referrals (no, not for us, but we’re happy for the others…) and visas coming in, which means parents picking up their babes.
Back in the sunny Okanagan, we’re so glad to have some friends bring home their new son. He’s a cutester - [...]
Earlier today, I received a comment on my blog that I thought deserved a more prolonged answer. Here is the comment (it pertains to the post right before this one.)
Nicky,
I pose this question of you because you seem thoughtful, intelligent, and capable of answering this with depth and hopeful understanding. I honestly don’t mean this [...]
Things are getting worse and worse in Ethiopia - apparently food costs have risen dramatically, but goats and cattle (the main source of wealth for Ethiopia farmers) are worth much less because of the animals’ own malnutrition. You can see more pictures and coverage by the BBC by clicking the photo above.
It hurts to think that [...]
Two weeks ago I was up north paddling with almost 400 other people protesting the impending Site C dam. Here is a little video I found about the paddle - it’s really fun and you can see where I was! Plus, you’ll recognize lots of my family - everyone except Jrock, who had to stay [...]
My best friend (since grades 4/5) lives up in Prince George, so I realy don’t get to see her very often. But since I decided to drive up north, and she is 2/3 of the way along the route, I stayed at her house for an overnight on the way up and the way back.Â
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it was so wonderful to see all of our family while up in Fort St. John. The only person missing was Jrock.
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My sister and her husband were actually in the process of moving while I was there. They are heading down to a new life in Invermere, which I think they will really love. Notice [...]
My mother-in-law saw one of the pictures I took of her in the garden and exclaimed “I look like an old farmer!” Well, the irony is, they are. Ha ha. But I thought I would rub it in and title the post that way.
Jrock’s parentals are visiting this week - it’s really nice to have [...]
My little bro, B, is getting married in 2 weeks. Wow! only 2 weeks. While I was up north, we held a surprise shower for his fiancee D. She was really taken aback - we had a lovely little group of 13 people there, all to wish them well.
My sister did the invites and my [...]
Yesterday was Jrock and I’s 3rd anniversary… I got home just in time so we could spend the evening together.
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We went for dinner at Mission Hill - the Terrace Restaurant. It was just lovely - the food was fantastic, and there was a different wine paired with each course. I thought I would take a [...]
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This past weekend I travelled up to Northern BC to paddle down he Peace River and protest the proposed Site C Hydroelectric Dam. I’ll tell you more about my trip when I get back, but for now here are two pictures. If you want to know more, visit paddleforthepeace.ca !
We sometimes find our baby Haatim in the strangest place.Â
Like… what is he doing here?
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Just when you think that cats don’t like water…
Actually, I think he was spider hunting! We do have a few in the house
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Harambe is a wonderful family camp that takes place in Naramata each year for families with kids of African descent. It’s a wonderful opportunity to hang with families that look like yours, and the kids have a great time learning African drumming, Hip Hop dancing, etc. We fully plan on going each year when we get [...]
My parents also cruised through for an overnight last week. They hit the absolute hot hot hot weather - it was 35+, 37+ and 37+ over the 3 weekend days. Whew!Â
Even the dogs (theirs and our 2) were really hot, so we headed down to the dog beach… 5 adults and 3 dogs! (Boy, I’m [...]
Last week Jrock’s best friend from Calgary visited… they’ve been BFs -best friends- since elementary school - which is quite something. Since J had to work the first day, I took K on my bike tour of downtown Kelowna, complete with breakfast in a sidewalk cafe, a cruise down the boardwalks and through the bird [...]
I thought I’d give a little update on the wait this month…
Well, we are still “top of the list” - meaning that the next kids who come in who fit our age request will be referred to us - and we are still waiting. 10 months. Who knew? Certainly not us. People who submitted their [...]
