10.2.08
Monique and the Mango Rains (Two Years with a Midwife in Mali) is a memoir of Holloways' experience as a Peace Corp volunteer in Mali, where she befriended midwife Monique Dembele.
From the backcover:
Monique Dembele saved lives and dispensed hope in a place where childbirth is a life-and-death matter. This book ...
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8.18.08
Two black flies occupy my house right now. My children brought them home, inviting them to stay with a wide open front door. “Shut the door!” my constant call of the summer. I've tried hunting down the flies like I'm on an African ...
Posted in New Jersey Moms Blog, True confessions | No Comments »
6.16.08
Pink Teddy, as he's come to be called, is Lucy's favorite toy, her lovey. Most of the time – like right now as I write this – Teddy lays on the floor among the other toys, the plastic doll house pieces, My Little Ponies and Legos. But when Lucy wants ...
Posted in Living, New Jersey Moms Blog, Writing, reading | 13 Comments »
6.2.08
I woke up Saturday wondering how soon I needed to leave the house to make it to the Raritan Center by 10 am. The 9 am opening lecture not important to me this year; I wasn't thrilled with the speaker. In previous years, I flew down to Edison not wanting ...
Posted in Home schooling, Learning, Living, reading | 2 Comments »
5.28.08
Behold! The five-year-old captured digitally for our amusement. I'm so going to use this one later in his life when he's the parent. I know we're not supposed to seek revenge, but this kid has a lot of comeuppance comin' his way.
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4.25.08
Yesterday the kids and I had a wonderful afternoon at a local park. Another home schooling mom and her four children came too, and they all had a blast in this wide creek, catching crayfish, salamanders and frogs. Peter caught a baby water snake. Sadly, my camera batteries died, so ...
Posted in Believing, Home schooling, Learning, Living | No Comments »
3.12.08
I want to get a BlackBerry.
Never mind it's the last thing I really need. I'm a stay-at-home, home schooling mom. I spend a lot of time here with my laptop within reach, so easy to check the inbox when ever I want. Aren't those email devices for people ...
Posted in Living | 5 Comments »
