Here is our House

It might look like a house out of Amityville Horror but we have yet to experience anything supernatural!
Side view
Back yard (more like a side yard because the house is on a corner).

The Wife is Officially in CT!

Hi Everyone. Well we have officially moved to Connecticut! I know you would probably like to see pictures of our new old house, but I haven't really looked for the cable to hook up the camera to the computer so you'll have to wait a little longer. Plus, I am more busy fixing things than I ever could have imagined so it's hard to squeeze in the time. I did however find the time to discover this video and I love it. If you know me, you know that I love stuff like this and I wish I was having a giant lion hug me instead of patching plaster walls or as I like to put it, patching walls of torture. Other than that we are all doing okay. Stuart likes his job as a Health Analyst and Thula likes all the extra house and yard space to bounce around in. We'll always have a soft spot for Philly and Pennypack ward though. I really mean that. Take care, friends!

The Devil's Pool

This is at Victoria Falls. People call this the Devil's Pool. Only in Zimbabwe. You should try this mom when you go this fall! Scary!

Philadelphia Adventures

Waiting for the bus after the playhouse fun. We are having fun, right?:-)

Little Sylvia and Thula on the merry-go-round
Joy riding in the basement of the playhouse

Walking from the bus stop to the playhouse
Going down the "Big Slide"
Climbing the spider web

My good ol' friend from the beginning of my Philadelphia days came to visit today. It was great to see each other again. The kids have grown, but not much else has changed between us. We decided to take the kids to the Philadelphia Playhouse, but since neither of us had a car we had to get there Philly style. We took a bus, then a train, then another bus. I think we had about three hours of travel time when it was all said and done! We had fun and it was tough to say goodbye all over again.

I love this video! I wish it was me doing the dancing!

Katoba Days

Thula felt sad when Aunt Kato left
Saying goodbye at the train station. Thula was wearing her new fancy gloves. The train station lady told Thula that she looked beautiful and Thula told me afterwards, "I'm going to wear these everyday!"

Thula helping us make empanadas (the real reason I moved to Philadelphia was to learn how to make these. :-) Thanks Consuelo!)
Katoba making her perfect empanada.
The empanadas! These ones haven't been fried yet. Go to Tricia's blog to see a real mouth watering picture.:-)

One of the many spiritual moments in my primary class. Thula's little friend Preston came to visit. Yeah!

Good times in random order

Stuart's co-workers in Philadelphia took us out for Philadelphia's famous cheesteaks, cheese fires, and cholesterol in South Philly. It was so fun! Now my Philadelphia to-do list is complete.
Somebody was having a grumpy day!

We went to watch fireworks at Abington Township just north of Philly. Stuart didn't want to brave the traffic of Center City. Good thing we didn't go because it ended up raining and being kind of uncomfortable. The fireworks were pretty good though.
The front of Pat's Steaks. Across the street is Geno's. I guess there is a little rivalry between them. The cheesesteaks were really good. The workers were pretty tough though and I felt to scared to ask for a drink! I just gave my money and ran. They talk fast and expect you to order Philly style-with a side order of rude. It was a blast. :-)

Enjoying a popsickle in flashy new earings from Aunt Katoba
Thula thought our moving boxes needed a little art work
Our group photo with the five second timer on the camera. Happy 4th of July dinner!

Just call us Zamericans!

Stuart became an American citizen today in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He joined 4,500 other people from all around the world in gaining citizenship. It was quite patriotic. They had Sons of the American Revolution stand for photos. It was a special day.