Moon Festival, RVs and Painting
Oct. 19th | Posted by Nicky
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The week+ before our trip to Calgary was eventful. First of all we went to our first Moon Festival,the Chinese Thanksgiving equivalent, hosted by our friends who have a little daughter from China.
Following the fall theme, we had to get our RV ready for the winter, and my Dad was in town to give us a hand. AND he babysat for a few hours one evening for Jrock and I to go to a business meeting. After 3.5 months of no time together, it was heaven. Thanks ‘Grandpa!’
Like everybody else, we’re also getting into fall activities – more time indoors and a bit more organized activities. We went to a music/art program with the afore-mentioned little girl and had a blast… since it’s by donation and every Friday, I think we will go back. Plus the girls really enjoyed the singing.
Life is settling into the New Normal around here… I’m finally over my cold (thank you Calgary visit!) and we’re finding ways to balance 1. kids 2. starting our own business and 3. family/friends life. But still I haven’t found the time to get my consulting work done. Yikes. The girls are starting daycare 2 mornings a week this week (yes, I feel supremely guilty!) and that should give me one morning a week to play catch-up with my contract and one morning to work with Jrock. And now that I have most of my energy back, evenings are starting to become productive time as well.
Anyway, better run – I have some research to do! I hope you will all look forward to my next post on Ethiopian animals… warthogs and donkeys! Cheers!
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- Meeting a friend for hot chocolate. So urbane.
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- They are so good with their friend S.
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- My contribution to the moon festival – a moon cake!
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- Gorgeous girls!
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- My little ladies all ready to winterize Gordon, the RV.
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- Spice sweeping up Gordon’s floor. The broom is just her size.
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- Grandpa and girls checking out the other RVs at the storage compound.
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- We love our kitty! (Squeeze squeeze.)
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- Grandpa supervising Sugar (who is trying to run off with his ear pieces.)
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- Making cornicopias at the Music/Art program.
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- Our best friends – they feed and harass them nicely now.
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- Painting picture frames for our folks in Calgary.
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- Vega, Maggie and Haatim soaking up the autumn sun.
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- Opening a care package from my (host) family in Germany.
You guys certainly have had a busy year. Congratulations on starting your own business and good luck!
Mary
Awwww, SUCH great pictures! (btw- I have a host family in Germany too!
Love the reference to your (host) family… I love when care packages arrive from Sweden! Such lucky girls to have so much family. A
Hi Guys,
I don’t know a better way to contact you so here I am posting to your site. I am in the process of developing a website for Solomon at http://www.ethiopiatourguide.com. Tracy and I felt Solomon did a great job touring us around the Ethiopian countryside(especially to Adama)while at the same time providing some great Ethiopian culture/history lessons. We believe he has some great gifts and abilities that people can benefit from when visiting Addis whether for adoption purposes or otherwise.
Here is what I am looking for/requesting and wondering if you can help:
PART 1
a) A paragraph recommending or a testimonial about Solomon – (I will only use first names).
b) A picture of Solomon.
PART 2
a) Locations you may have visited with Solomon with a short description of the place.
b) A picture of the location.
PART 3
Would you kindly be able to use your influence to gather other people who might be able to assist with this project by answering the questions above.
I can be emailed directly at: mailto:crewson@kreiserconstruction.com.
FYI – I am also in the beginning pages of a FACEBOOK page at:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ethiopia-Tour-Guide/148878204161?ref=ts
Thanks so much,
Steve Crewson
Awww….great pictures. I especially love the ones with their little friend S, but I guess I’m partial!
Make sure to thank the girls again for our beautiful picture frame…so special!
Ciao babies! (mwah mwah)
Your girls are so beautiful and look like they just light up the room! I found out the other day that my dad knows your husband through [his previous work], he might remember him, Ron Bexfield from Lashburn. He was very happy to hear about your two little girls!
Kristin – he does know him! That’s really cool. Say hi from us
What a small world! I will definitely say “hi”. Oh and I love the girls newest art work. When we finish our basement I plan on making a wall of my kids work, with some Ikea frames and just change it out every once in a while.
The girls are so beautiful and seem to be so happy. Congrats again to you all. It’s nice to see smiles