Monthly Archives: May 2015

Thankful for fun times with a dear buddy

Clynnley, our friend from Congo/Zaire days, always makes me smile.  She might be going through tough times, but she’s always wanting to know what’s going on with us.  Her lovely daughter Thea is just graduating from high school and going …

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My big sister!!!

Always an open door, a clean bed to sleep in, stories and giggles to share, and of course!!! lots of great food including the possibility of an In n Out burger just down the road!  Daniel always has something interesting …

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Our stepmom, Ardys

It seems like she doesn’t change much!  Ardys looks like she did 3 years ago, though she does use a cane, for just in case!  We heard some new stories (and a few old ones, smile) about what’s been going …

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Thank you, Kingsburg buddies!!!

Oh what fun!!  Paulette organized for alot of our Kingsburg friends to come share supper and gave us the opportunity to hear alot of news about the 3 years’ just gone by!  Stories about grandkids and trips and of course …

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The fruit enthusiast

Since 3 out of 4 of us can’t eat grapefruit, Roy enjoyed this huge ruby red all by himself!  We were envious, I can tell you.  He added some cherries and raspberries and a banana, a feast for fruit freak!  …

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Mom’s paintings

Since we’re driving from California to Indiana rather than flying, we chose a few, well maybe more than a few, like, 12 or so?!, paintings by Mom to take with us to decorate our rental home for the year.  She …

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If a friend suggests…

Okay, the next time a friend suggests that you place a damp, cool, well and of course never been used tea bag on your stitched up gums where you just had a tooth pulled and a bone graft placed, DON’T …

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Twinsies!

We had an interesting and crazy visit to our favorite dentists’ office.  Roy & I had both lost the crown on the same tooth, and come to find out, we both need implants for that tooth.  So now we have …

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An important stop along the road to Yaounde

 

 

We were on our way to the capital, and had expected to visit friends in a little town near one of the big refugee camps.  These friends had fled CAR last year, and have kept together through many …

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New palm oil press for the CEFA farm

This is exciting!  Usually the palm nuts are processed by hand, yes, our friends rub the boiling hot nuts together with bare hands to get the flesh off and now CEFA has a press to make light work of a …

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