Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on May 29th, 2011
In the way of Kentucky, the ram and bull of April and May never quite yielded gentle spring days, heralding instead rain, more rain, still more rain, high winds and downed trees, and more than a few days with winter-like temperatures. Now Memorial Day Weekend has arrived, bringing with it a wall of heat and [...]
Yesterday morning, my friends Gabriel (AKA Kwai or Akech) and Alek (AKA Mama Agotich) welcomed their second child, a daughter named Anyieth. I’d be happy for them no matter what, but the fact that this baby arrived on my 14th wedding anniversary made it especially sweet. Of course, the more significant circumstance is that this [...]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy on May 5th, 2011
I’m catching up on photos this week. Easter pics just went up, next come some-mid April play dates, and then the annual KIP Derby Parade. This last item is a sore spot. Simon’s class was supposed to create Derby hats. I discussed various horse themes—including Super Hero Jockeys—but Simon insisted on a solar system theme [...]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on Apr 26th, 2011
What a day. Around noon-ish yesterday, I noticed a yellow jacket in Simon’s bedroom. “Hm,” I said out loud. “How’d you get through the screen?” Then I pushed the screen out a tad and let the unwelcome guest fly out. Later, I saw another yellow jacket in the living room. “Shoo!” I said, this time [...]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on Apr 23rd, 2011
If there is a single lesson I’ve learned from my Sudanese friends, besides to be grateful every day for the life I was born into, it’s that charity does not exist the way I had previously imagined it. It’s not just that I think altruism is a myth (most people I know who volunteer find [...]
Posted in Family, Friends, Jessica, No Boundaries on Apr 17th, 2011
I took a little break here. Did you all miss me? The reasons being: 1. I got sick again. My sinus infection never really went away, so I saw my doctor on Wednesday and am now four days into a new round of stronger antibiotics. The day I decided I needed to take action was [...]
I’m hosting a baby shower for my friend Alek, Agotich’s mother. Invited guests include fellow members of the Refugee Education Fund and a mix of American and Sudanese women. We didn’t have much lead time for the shower, and it was hard for Alek to gather everyone’s addresses. So she gave me a list of [...]
Thanks to everyone for the encouragement. Here’s the current status: 1. Fundraiser: Done. PA system back, monies deposited and receipts reconciled. We made good money, and I”m enjoying the iTunes playlist I made. So is Simon, who has told me, alternately, that Whiskeytown sounds like a good party and that Alison Krauss’s voice is “really [...]
So the good news is that Agotich is comfortable enough with me to unleash her terrible twos in my presence. And the bad news is that Agotich is comfortable enough with me to unleash her terrible twos in my presence. Between the hour and a half she spends at my house in the morning twice [...]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, Little Boy on Feb 3rd, 2011
I have a few cute pics to share. First, there is Simon and Ruby at the zoo last weekend. Not-too-cold winter days are the perfect time to hit the zoo, as the animals are actually awake and active AND you can see them since the crowds are so much smaller. Here’s Simon and Ruby on [...]