Gender Specific Colors- Who Started The Pink and Blue Trend?

April 17, 2013 | 4 Comments
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Samuel’s hair color faded and so he asked for pink when we recolored it. We were shocked at how well the pink latched on. Seeing his vibrant pink hair made me wonder how certain colors became gender specific. Pink was not always a color assigned to little girls. However, the majority of children (regardless of sex) were dressed in white dresses until around the age of six. Early 1900s- Boys in Pink When color (mainly pastels) starting integrating into children’s fashion in the US, … [Read more...]

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Palm Springs Air Museum

June 1, 2012 | 3 Comments
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Disneyland now has competition. We took the boys to the Palm Springs Air Museum. It has one of the world's largest collections of flyable WWII aircrafts. Never in a million years would I have believed Aram and Samuel could spend a whole day here and be entertained. Well, to my surprised that is exactly what happened. The boys were enthralled by all of the fighter planes and the stories that went with each aircraft. Any history buff or child with a love of airplanes will be in awe of this … [Read more...]

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Easter News

April 18, 2011 | 1 Comment

Random fact about this Easter that I thought was interesting! I received this in an e-mail from a friend at the Ethiopian church we attend: "Also, especially enjoy this Easter  as the Western and Eastern calendars have again mystically converged and so we are uniquely sharing the holiday together across the whole world.  This only happens a few times every century!  " … [Read more...]

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Holy Week

April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Ethiopia starts "Holy Week" today! We went to church to start the festivities. Of course, we forgot our camera. There were children singing, and a lot of great food (I'm still thinking of the fried things stuffed with jalapenos and lentils...I need to find the recipe, or at least the name).... Everyone wrapped palm leaves around their heads in the shape of crosses. Ours didn't look nearly as elaborate as some. This is the last week of lent for all Christians, but Ethiopians have … [Read more...]

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Ethiopian History- Judeo-Christian beliefs

April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Here is part two in my series. Again, this is another topic of interest for me: Theology. And not just any area of Theology, church history! I am as surprised as anyone that this is actually an interesting topic. I switched my major to Biblical Studies to Theology with a concentration in church history, just so I could take more of these classes. So, here is the church history in relation to Ethiopia: Noah’s third son Ham, after the flood, settled in Canaan. Part of the area is now … [Read more...]

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History of Ethiopia- Prehistoric Ethiopia

April 28, 2010 | 2 Comments

Ethiopia has one of the richest and most interesting pasts of almost any other country in the world.   Ethiopia is literally the cradle of civilization. It is a physical Anthropologist's dream because it is covered with facts dating back millions of years. For instance, many people remember the discovery of Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis) an almost complete skeleton of an ancient bipedal hominid. Did you know she was discovered in Ethiopia? Or that her true name was actually given … [Read more...]

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