Nicky on May 30th, 2009

 Ingredients for a nice summer afternoon:

Green sun tea with mint (Add green tea bags to water in glass jar along with sprigs of fresh mint and set i the sun for a couple of hours.  Then chill, baby.)
One friend with nice pastries from the bakery
Her cutester daughter
Mint and chicken spice (sage) ready to be picked, [...]

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Nicky on May 28th, 2009

Jrock can be pretty obsessive sometimes.  This year, he was all upset because he can’t use his toxic weed killing potions anymore… (city bylaw came into effect) UNTIL I gave him his handy-dandy-lion killer!  It’s a neat but simple device that rips up the offending weeds by the roots.
Our backyard is well aerated now, because [...]

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Nicky on May 25th, 2009

It’s been a while since I completed my Master’s studies… and I do love going to school. 
So this July off I’m going to a continuing education class for a whole week at the local university - the course is “A Brief History of Jazz.”
A whole week of studying jazz music - how awesome is that? [...]

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Nicky on May 22nd, 2009

I am so grateful that our agency sends us an update about the girls every month.  Usually there are pictures and their current height and weights.  Sometimes we get more information too. Above is a “sneak peek” of our girls’ pictures this month… we can’t show their faces on-line, but noone could identify them with [...]

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Nicky on May 21st, 2009

This past weekend we sure put on the miles - 2400 km to be a bit more precise.  We took two days to drive out to Saskatchewan, had two days there, and then drove two days back again.
I think I need a vacation from our vacation!
But we did get to see a lot of people [...]

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Nicky on May 20th, 2009

… hold your breath!
June 11, 2009 - here we come!

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Nicky on May 19th, 2009

Somehow in all this distraction and confusion, I forgot to showcase the girls’ room… here are some pictures I took last evening: enjoy! 
And remember, if you want your own murals done (in BC or Alberta)
visit the artist’s blog.

And a video tour, with some details…. fabrics, toys, close ups of the animals, etc.  (Yes, it’s worth a [...]

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Nicky on May 13th, 2009

We’re not completely out of the woods yet, but mercifully, we got some wonderful news today.  The biggest stumbling block in our way, the thing I was really REALLY worried about (let’s say no sleep for two weeks!) has been dealt with. 
It’s such a relief.  You have no idea.  We were so terribly worried and [...]

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This weekend we got together with a bunch of other families who

have children adopted from Africa 
are somewhere in the adoption process
have African cultural heritage

Our group is called Okanagan Families with Children from Africa.  We formed… when was that? two years ago now? wow! and have been growing ever since.  This potluck get together had over [...]

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Nicky on May 9th, 2009

Finger Puppets - an essential tool for international toddler travel!
I bought a set for my secret pal (what seems like eons ago, now - ) for bringing her 2 and 4 year olds home… and she said they were great.  So Jrock and I were out shopping and we picked out an “under the sea” [...]

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Nicky on May 8th, 2009

So I’m now checking with the agency about what I can and cannot do - and they are doing the same.  You have to be careful in these situations not to interfere where you are not wanted or supposed to be.  (And just so you don’t think otherwise by my lack of information disclosure - [...]

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Nicky on May 7th, 2009

I am <this close> to hopping on a plane.  There has to be something I can do… I only worry that if I interfere I will jeopardize our adoption in another way. It’s the only reason I am not in Ethiopia already. 
I contacted my old friend who lives in Ethiopia today. Bless her soul, she returned [...]

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Nicky on May 5th, 2009

Spring is here and it’s a great time to play a guessing game with Mother Nature - so all you gardeners out there… why don’t you give a try?
I’ve posted pictures below of five of our trees’ blossoms… can you guess which is which? The photos were taken two days ago.  Just post a comment with [...]

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Nicky on May 2nd, 2009

This weekend my sister-in-law spent the weekend in the area.  So we spent some girl time together eating Thai food and antique shopping. I sure enjoy her company - I wish she lived a little closer!

d and jrock

My grandmother was also in the neighborhood - she was with my uncle S up in the Shuswaps [...]

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Nicky on May 1st, 2009

On a lighter note…

We heard via a discussion group that Amharic Tees was going out of business - so we ordered some little Tshirts and they arrived this past week. (They still have some stock, if you are interested…) Super cute, aren’t they? They look big in the picture, but they’re all pretty tiny.  That should [...]

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