Worlds Between Pages
For as long as I remember, books have been an integral part of my life.
Living in the Moment
Note to self:
Moments of absolute engagement
French Resturant Santa in China
Just like last year, we gathered our children and went to the French restaurant in town for a nice big breakfast and waited for Santa to show up.
Engaged
I love it when my children's friends come over and do a project together.
It doesn't happen often enough but when it does, it is great for everyone.
Butterfly in the Sky
Butterfly in the sky,
I can go twice as high
Take a look
It's in a book
Reading Rainbow.
I can go anywhere!
Friends to know
and ways to grow
Reading Rainbow.
I can be anything!
Take a look
It's in a book
Reading Rainbow.
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We love books.
We love Reading Rainbow!
All is as it should be around here.
Halloween in China: Part 2 - Trick or Treat
As Buchela put on his Ultra-man (Asian Super Hero) costume (the red and grey one)...
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One of These Things
One of these things
Group Art
Art should:
Bring us together.
Sometimes, All You Need is Shoes
I am a firm believer that children must be given opportunity and time to find their play.
This day, Dinbit found it in her brother's Crocs.
On Higher Education Grounds
There is a university a 20 minute walk away from our apartment.
Moon Cake Weekend
It is moon cake holiday weekend here in China.
Hoya Hoye: Playing with Fire
Growing up in Ethiopia, I always loved taking part in the "Chibo" ceremony during holidays.
No More A Pagan: The After Baptism Bash
After the baptism and communion at the church, we all went home.
My dad blessed and cut up the giant Ethiopian bread.
No More A Pagan: Dinbit's Ethiopian Baptism
One Sunday morning, this past summer, we got ourselves out of our warm beds at the crack of dawn and headed to the church.
Dinbit's grandmother got her comfortable at the baptism hall while myself and the prospective godmother looked on.
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Dinbit and the Closet
So what does Dinbit do in the mornings, after she drops her brother off at school?
She plays in the closet.
