Happy Thanksgiving!
John is on-call today.  But unless an appendix is about to burst or a baby is ready to deliver (and the mommy is screaming for pain relief) we figure we’re safe from him being called in.  John is the master cook of this family, so I always get nervous about holidays where he’s on-call.   Sure enough, at 8:30 this morning, just as we’re about to start making the pancake batter for breakfast the phone rang.  A labor patient.  Ugg.  He’ll be gone all day.  Any other Thanksgiving Day where we didn’t have people visiting us, or where we weren’t going to visit others, I would have just shrugged my shoulders and found something to heat from the fre

Cornrows
Still working on perfecting the cornrows (I always end up running out of hair before the end of the row….I know what the problem is, I’m taking too much hair into the braid, but I can’t seem to stop doing it), but at least this time I was able to add some interest to the direction of the rows.  It was fun to do, and although she got a little fuzzy as the week ticked by, she wore this for an entire 8 days.  Ah, extra time in the morning, I could get used to that!

Christmas Shopping – Sales On!
Check out Amharic Kids…they are having a 4 day sale that ends Saturday.  Great fodder for Christmas pressies here that give back to Ethiopia.  We love Tsion’s Story here and it would make a lovely gift. Invisible Children is having a sale.   Their cinch bag deal will help you spread Christmas

Appreciation
I just love this pic.  It makes me smile.  She’s appreciating her artwork, and I, as usual, am appreciating her.  Happy Maya-Mommy Day Wesdnesday!

Let There Be Hope
I don’t know if its because the spirit of Thanks-giving is upon me, or maybe its because we are preparing ourselves for a trip back to Ethiopia, but this short really moved me.  A Glimmer of Hope is one of my favorite charities making real change in the lives of Ethiopians.   Please watch, and check out the work they are doing.