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POSTED: July
18, 2008
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We’ve been washing all the baby clothes that we’ve
had stored away & we started packing our bags for Dubai.
Abby’s enjoyed all the new things going on. She really liked the packing process
& she really wanted to help.
Here’s Abby’s favorite way to help out.
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We had some friends in town this week & one of
the little girls brought a baby doll.
Abby loved it !! Here she is
practicing being a big sister.
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Our little one is growing & growing. Here’s a 35 week pregnancy picture.
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Abby enjoying crumpling up paper at her little table
in her room
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This is a little guy that Andy & I have been
helping out for the past couple of months.
He was so malnourished when we first saw him. We’ve been buying milk, cereal and vitamins
for him & he’s really starting to improve. He’s still skinny, but he looks so much
better than he did when we first saw him.
He’s 10 months old. He got
sick when he was 1 month old & he never regained his strength. He’s just now starting to get his
strength back. His Mom was so happy
yesterday when we checked on them.
She said he can’t crawl yet, but he has started playing a little
bit.
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When we went to check on the baby yesterday, his
little sister had taken him to the local clinic to get some vitamin
biscuits. We wanted to see him, so his
Mom came with us in the car to go to the local clinic down the road. We started the car, went forward about a
foot & then our front tire went right into a hole. The baby’s Mom was leaning forward in the
front seat & when we hit the hole, she leaned forward and hit her head
on our windshield. It cracked our
windshield. We were all surprised !! She
was totally fine & said it didn’t even hurt her, so we’re thankful for that !! The roads
we drive on are not always real roads.
A lot of times they are donkey cart paths that we drive on to get
out to peoples houses. This
particular road ended up being a little more treacherous than usual. This is the road we were driving on &
the next picture is the hole we hit.
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Our broken windshield
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Yesterday was a big day in our goat project. We distributed goats to 24 of the new
women that joined our project. The
ladies were so happy to finally receive their goats. They each got two female goats and one
male goat.
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The ladies came & one of our co-workers explained
the process to them
& told them the story of the Good Samaritan.
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After that, we drew numbers out of a jar to see who
would get the next set of goats.
Abby helped with this task.
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When their number was drawn, the ladies would come up
& put their fingerprint “signature” on the page. Most, if not all, of these women are
illiterate & don’t know how to sign their name.
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The ladies were so happy to receive their goats !!!
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After we finished up with the goat distribution, we
did one more vet clinic with our breeding goats. We did an ultrasound on all the goats
that we thought were pregnant.
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Abby helped Andy shave the goats necks. We took blood from all the goats
to make sure they are still free from brucellosis
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POSTED: July
13, 2008
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It’s been raining a lot around here this week, so we’ve
been enjoying the cooler weather.
It’s been in the mid-70’s almost every day this week. We’ve had to find things for Abby to do
inside since it’s been so cold and muggy out. Here she is enjoying her coloring book.
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She was very proud of her artwork
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I took several pictures of Abby napping this
week. I’m not sure why I took so
many sleeping pics, but she did look cute during her nap times. Here she is cuddling with her stick
horse.
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Like Daddy, Like Daughter
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Abby enjoyed drinking a cup of hot tea with Ababa and
Desta.
Drinking tea is one of Abby’s favorite pastimes !!
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POSTED: July
5, 2008
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We hope everyone had a Happy Fourth of July !! We celebrated the holiday with a cookout
in our front yard. It was a lot of
fun !
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Andy grilled out burgers & we had quite a feast
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We had fun playing a little Frisbee. Here’s a great action shot. 8 months pregnant
& I can
still catch the Frisbee :0)
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Abby and I decided to take our own picture
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POSTED: July
3, 2008
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Well, it looks like Molly is forever going to be a
puppyless dog. We’re really happy
about that !! Our vet friend came
out to work at our goat project site & while he was here he spayed our
dog. We put a fold up table out on
our back patio & he and his interns went to work. It was raining while they were working
& the power was out so we had to run lights off our generator. It was a fun experience !!
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Abby got her first taste of veterinary medicine. She seemed to enjoy it. Maybe she will become a vet when she
grows up.
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Mommy & Abby watching Molly from our back door.
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Andy giving Molly a shot to keep her asleep for a
while longer. He was the only person
who didn’t scrub in for the surgery, so he gave the shots so everybody else
could stay clean.
He has become a pro at working with animals.
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POSTED: July
2, 2008
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I just love to hear Abby pray. It’s one of the sweetest things I have
ever heard. She loves to pray before
meals & she usually asks if we’re going to pray before I even sit her
down in her chair at the table. This
morning, I walked in her room & she was pretending to make some
food. She wanted me to sit down
& eat her play food with her.
Before we ate she told me that we should pray. This is how her sweet little prayer goes:
Jesus, thank you for this food. Thank you for this day. Amen.
It’s short & sweet, but I know it must be
pleasing to God’s ears !!
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I asked her if I could get a picture of her praying
& she happily obliged.
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