Gramma
March 18, 2010 | Filed Under Family, Transitions | Leave a Comment
My Gramma, Elise, passed away Thursday, March 11. Her husband Mike, my Grampa, patient and thoughtful, preceded her on May 7, 2004, after 66 years of marriage. Elsie was a challenging woman; but, still, she was made in the image of God.
Zufan’s Third Birthday
March 8, 2010 | Filed Under Celebrations, Family, Transitions | Leave a Comment
Rebecca made a strawberry cake with vanilla butter cream frosting for our baby’s birthday. We realized after that we didn’t have properly-sized candles, but we made due. She’s different, but she’s still the same little girl whose first birthday we celebrated after she and her brother became ours in 2008.
Zemam’s
March 8, 2010 | Filed Under Celebrations, Eats, Family | Leave a Comment
For Zufaney’s birthday dinner we went to Zemam’s Ethiopian Restaurant. We first went in anticipation of traveling to Ethiopia and meeting and bringing home our boy and girl. We fell in love with the food which Debabu and Zufan, as little as they were, ate in the orphanage and grew strong while they waited for us. Served on the spongy, thin injera, which is used as a utensil of sorts, is shiro (spicy, pureed chickpeas), kik wat (spit pea stew), spinach wat, and cubed, stewed beef and minced, simmered beef, and some small samples of a couple of other dishes. Dig this review of Zemam’s from the Weekly. Fantastic!
Renaissance Festival
March 7, 2010 | Filed Under Celebrations, Family, Recreation | Leave a Comment
As we’ve successfully made a November visit to the Pima Air and Space Museum Debabu’s birthday tradition, so we tried to make a visit to Old Tucson Zufaney’s last year. It was fun, but we decided to do the Arizona Renaissance Festival again this year for our baby’s birthday. Debabu, Zufan, and their friend Lariella met a fairy when we arrived.
The Elusive Rob
March 6, 2010 | Filed Under Me | Leave a Comment
I conspicuously avoid having my photo taken or using pictures of me across the Rob Girard Network, preferring to highlight my family and travels (though a few can be found). Here’s a recent shot, though, taken by one of my former students who was sent to snap me for the school yearbook. You can see why I generally stay out of the way of the lens.
