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pumpkin birthday cake
I've come to the conclusion that I enjoyed the preparations for the Halloween party just as much as the party itself (dare I say a tad more even). Don't get me wrong. The party was a blast, but I...
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road trip picinic
Expat Moms all over the city are scrambling to find things to do with their children this week during fall break. The international schools are closed and everyone is frantically texting one another...
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Born Free Ethiopia
I packed up the kids and the truck again on Wednesday for a road trip picnic with a bunch of other moms. This time a visit to Born Free Ethiopia was the plan. Born Free is located about 30 km...
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chocolate ganache
In spirit of Fancy Nancy (whom my girls adore); ganache is a fancy word for a mixture of chocolate and cream. You can use it as icing or filling or even as a sauce. I like to use it as a decorative...
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lots of stuff
Phew! This past weekend was really busy. It was a three day weekend for the entire family and I really enjoyed having Justin home on Friday. Those freebie holidays are so great aren't they? Market Day...
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3 fabulously Fall dinners
Cooking seasonally helps me feel connected to the Fall we miss so dearly in the United States. It's sunny season once again in Ethiopia and I am desperately trying to feel connected to the falling...
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My new favorite baking blog
I must share this with absolutely everyone who will listen. My friends over at Sweet Athena introduced me to Sweetapolita and I have been glued to her blog ever since. It's full of gorgeous cakes,...
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last Halloween hurrah
We've been celebrating Halloween for quite some time now. October 31 was the last Halloween celebration of the year with trick-or-treating at the US Embassy. The kids wore their costumes one last...
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gory cupcakes
In honor of Halloween this week I made Gory Cupcakes for Ladytroupe Sweets Market Day. They look like a disgusting stab wound oozing bloody flesh. But I promise they taste delicious. It's a moist...
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every evening
On any given evening the girls are running out the front door at the same time they are shoveling the last bite of their dinner in their mouths. It's our evening routine of enjoying the setting sun....
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my new favorite cookies
I made scrumptious malted milk chocolate cupcakes with fluffy malted chocolate frosting this week for Ladytroupe Sweets Market Day. They completely sold out. I didn't even get a bite! It's very...
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Marine Ball 2012
Happy 237th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps. We celebrated our Marines here in Addis Ababa on Saturday night at the Sheraton. Everyone turned out in their finery, carrying spectacular...
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a week of baking
I feel like I've done little else but bake this week. My feet are tired and I grated my fingers a few times but it was a lot of fun. Whoever is attending this Thanksgiving feast next week is lucky...
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an Arabella milestone
Bella's drawings before now consisted of her clumsily holding a crayon and drawing lines, lots of lines on a page. Just lines. I have not seen anything more inventive or sophisticated from my second...
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where motherhood and fashion collide
I am really excited about being a guest blogger over at Sweet Athena. The awesome gals that write this crafty blog host guest bloggers for their ever-changing themes. Isn't a seasonal theme fun?...
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Diani Beach, Kenya
We have returned from eight fun filled days at the beach in Mombasa, Kenya. We stayed at Diani Beach with two other families; seven kids total. Addie was the eldest so little kid activities filled...
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swimming at Diani
The villa had a wonderful private pool for us to enjoy. The kids were in heaven! I cringed a little every time the girls chose swimming in the pool over swimming in the ocean, when given the choice....
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the beach at Diani
Justin and I are beach people. We will forever prefer to vacation with an ocean out our front door. When it was just the two of us we would lay on the sand and read until we got too crispy and they...
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camel rides on the beach
Adelaide and Arabella enjoyed a camel ride with their Daddy at Diani beach. The owner of the three camels came by and stopped at the beach in front of our villa showing off the enormous beasts. Two...
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the start of Christmas and the loss of a friend (an electronic friend)
I am known to be overly dramatic about things. From others' perspectives it probably will seem that I am being too dramatic about the loss of my camera. If you haven't been made aware of the tragedy;...
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