Trouble

*yes, I was farting around with the color settings on my camera.

HAPPY BDAY S!!

We had a great time at your party!!

The pizza made Ryan want to move back to the city ;)

African Reading Challenge: Book 2

I just finished reading The Hospital by the River and can't decide if I liked it or not.

It was a moving book, it really opened my eyes to a devastating problem that I didn't even know existed. The stories of the women were incredible and I enjoyed reading about Ethiopia and some of it's political history but I felt that the book was all over the place and didn't focus on the women enough. Sure, there was a story here and there but they were all sort of lumped together as one poor, sad, devastated fistula pilgrim. It came off as though she was talking down to them. I'm sure she wasn't, she has helped the women of Ethiopia enormously, but I guess I just didn't like her tone of writing.

All in all, it was a good book and I wished I had read it before we travelled to Ethiopia. I really would have liked to visit the fistula hospital. Her book has really made me want to go back and visit more of the country, I am seriously contemplating going back alone in the very near future to do some volunteering and a little travelling :)

*edit- check your local PBS stations! A Walk to Beautiful is airing May 13

I....

I (verb)

I am: shy & pretty stubborn.
I think: about things way too much. I tend to over-analyze.
I know: that I would like another child in our family but I am not sure it will happen.
I want: to never have to worry about anything ever again!
I have: alot of shoes and bags
I wish: that I could achieve balance in all aspects of my life. -I'm stealing this answer from Jayme, it's so true!
I hate: Ignorance
I miss: my daughter when I'm not with her
I fear: that I won't be a good mom
I feel: exhausted but happy
I hear: silence...for now :)
I smell: dirty dogs-gosh, they really need a bath
I search: for answers all the time
I wonder: about Hana. Everyday.
I regret: a lot of things. I should have gone away to college.
I ache: in my hands...and sometimes in my heart.
I care: too much.
I always: have to start my day with a very large coffee.
I am not: a good traveler.
I believe: that everything happens for a reason.
I dance: in the kitchen.
I sing: horribly.
I cry: during commercials.
I don’t always: like my job.
I fight: rarely. I don't like confrontation.
I write: not often enough. I have a ton of empty journals.
I win: most arguments with my husband.
I lose: patience, but I'm working on it.
I never: leave the house or hang-up the phone without saying "I love you" to Ryan & Nora
I confuse: easily.
I listen: to just about any music but heavy metal is my favorite
I can usually be found: with a coffee in hand
I am afraid of: fire & tornadoes
I need: to take a break.
I am happy about: how my life is turning out

I tag: Stacie, Cathy, & Sarah

Walkin' & Talkin'

Ouch!

So, Miss Tiny has taken to biting me...only me. She does it when she's tired and it's always when she's snuggling with me and always on my shoulder. She just pinches with her 4 little teeth and it hurts!

I don't really know how to respond. I usually let out an "Ouch!!" and then say "No biting" or "We don't bite, it hurts Mommy". I don't know if this is the right thing to do....any suggestions???

Here are some pictures of her looking cute and not at all like the little vampire she is at night!