http://www.tolhouseblog.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:56:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just got back from my first run of the season. Yes, that means I am a fair-weather runner. I can't quite bring myself to run in the cold, especially when I might risk breaking my neck on the snow-covered sidewalks. (And with my natural bent toward clumsiness, you all ... http://www.tolhouseblog.com/2010/03/09/thankful/ Okay, I haven't updated the blog much lately. It's been a little chaotic around here adjusting to life with a one-year-old and three-year-old in the house! All in all, things are going pretty well. We don't have a nighttime routine yet, which means lots of night wakings and not-so-much ... http://www.tolhouseblog.com/2010/01/29/play-time/ So it suddenly occurred to me today that I've committed a cardinal sin of family blogness: I haven't posted any pics of Annie here yet! I uploaded a bunch to Facebook this week, and kind of forgot about putting any out here, so my apologies to those of you ... http://www.tolhouseblog.com/2010/01/14/some-snapshots/ Well, we made it! It was a long journey back to the States, but after about 33 hours of travel, we finally greeted our family at the GR Airport on Saturday afternoon. Annie was a good little traveler. She didn't sleep the whole way by any means, but we ... http://www.tolhouseblog.com/2010/01/13/settling-in/ We're all packed up and ready to head to the airport in a few hours. In the meantime, I thought I'd try to pass the time by checking on my e-mails one last time. I noticed quite a few comments from friends and family who are getting anxious to ... http://www.tolhouseblog.com/2010/01/08/all-about-annie/ Merry Christmas from Ethiopia! We're enjoying a nice, laid-back day after several days of busy scheduling. Due to the Christmas holiday today, the Bethany staff here ended up front-loading all our activities into the first three days of the week. We've taken in a lot of sights and experiences ... http://www.tolhouseblog.com/2010/01/07/ethiopian-christmas/ We made it! I'm drinking a cup of bunna (coffee) as I write this, at the table here in the Morning Coffee Guesthouse. I haven't had much sleep over the past few nights and everything's kind of a jumble. But the most important thing to mention is that we ... http://www.tolhouseblog.com/2010/01/03/in-ethiopia-at-last/ We're on our way to Africa. Right now we're sitting in JFK airport waiting to board for our flight to Dubai. We'll blog more once we get the computer hooked up (we're writing this from the iPod) http://www.tolhouseblog.com/2009/12/31/on-our-way/ That's it. I just double-checked my packing list. And after throwing in a pair of shower shoes and one extra baby bath towel, I declared us officially packed! We leave in the morning for one of the greatest adventures of our lives. God's been so good to us every step ... http://www.tolhouseblog.com/2009/12/30/time-to-go/ It's getting close! I've been weighing suitcases and practicing some phrases in Amharic. Getting Noah packed up and double-checking a million little details. And in two days, I'll be on a plane to Ethiopia! It's hard to comprehend it all. In less than a week, I get to hold ... http://www.tolhouseblog.com/2009/12/29/getting-there/