Taking Off On a Family African Safari
We have been overwhelmed with responses and inquiries about family African safaris since we returned from our trip to Lion Sands. Here are some of my recommendations and suggestions for taking an African safari as a family.
Stay long enough for it to count.
For this kind of trip and the distance we had to travel, I wouldn’t stay any less than two weeks. It will take you (and the kids!) at least a day or two to recover … Keep Reading!!!
Autographed Time Cover Fundraiser
Post by Kendall Hoover
Remember when Aram got ahold of these and signed them:
Well, now Jamie and Dr. Sears have signed them as well and we will be auctioning off three copies.
Every Dollar from the auction will be donated to our newest project with Waves for Water and DSA Pays It Forward supporting communities in rural South Africa.
Bid on the TIME cover (autographed by Jamie and Aram Grumet and Dr. Sears) on EBAY!… Keep Reading!!!
Are You Racist?
Are you racist?
Most of us feel we can answer this question with certainty, but a online test may tell you otherwise.
Harvard University created a “race preference” test with their non-profit, Project Implicit.
The test uses black and white images of “African Americans” and “European Americans” along with words that are categorized as “good” or “bad”.
It is a very quick test, so if you have ten minutes to spare go take it!
To … Keep Reading!!!
Paypal Working Capital Review
PayPal working capital is a small,short-term business loan that is offered to through PayPal when you have an account and a good reputation for eBay sales and a good history. They loan a small business owners money with no interest rates. They charge you ajust one-time fee,andthis fee is determined by two things:
- How much you borrow.
- How quickly you pay it back.
PayPal gives you money up to 18% of your annual sales. So, if you are selling a … Keep Reading!!!
Book Club Selection -Month 1
Our first book club selection:
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky, by Heidi W. Durrow
… Keep Reading!!!Rachel, the daughter of a danish mother and a black G.I., becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy after a fateful morning on their Chicago rooftop. Forced to move to a new city, with her strict African American grandmother as her guardian, Rachel is thrust for the first time into a mostly black community, where her light brown skin, blue eyes, and
We Are Starting A Book Club!
I’m so excited to announce the newest addition to this blog!
We are starting a book club, which has no other purpose than to entertain all of us. (Okay, and inspire us – depending on the book.)
To follow our book club and selections, just find the tab on the upper-right hand corner of the menu section:
Book Club Topics:
We will be selecting both fiction and nonfiction books that still fit with the overall theme and audience of this … Keep Reading!!!
Will I Be Pretty?
Katie Makkai- Pretty
I think this generation has their work cut out for them. We need to figure out how to appreciate aesthetics and physical beauty, while not having it define us. As Katie beautifully points out, when we start allowing our self-worth to be defined by our outward appearance (or teach that to our children, male or female) the positive aspects of beauty completely vanish.
I believe the more we teach our children, and personally embrace the differences beauty … Keep Reading!!!
Bringing Your Baby To Work
Allowing infants to stay close to their mothers, by their side at work, is one of the key components to the happy and well-rounded staff at Henna Preschool in Huntington, South Africa.
Peggy O’Mara has a popular quote that isn’t technically about bringing your child to work, but I thought was very fitting of this circumstance:
“Don’t stand unmoving outside the door of a crying baby whose only desire is to touch you. Go to your baby. Go to … Keep Reading!!!
Preventing Autism: A Giveaway
Dr. Jay Gordon shocked everyone he knew when I asked him to come to Ethiopia and he didn’t even ask any questions, just responded, “Okay!”
He jumped into working with the Awassa Children’s Project, an orphanage dedicated to improving the community and lives of HIV/AIDs orphans of Awassa, Ethiopia.
He was also with me when I met Samuel’s birth family. Samuel’s first mother and his siblings welcomed us into our home, where Jay sat respectfully and gave each child … Keep Reading!!!
How Breasts Make Headlines
In December, a woman flying from Colombia to Spain was going through customs at the Barcelona airport, when authorities noticed she was bleeding from under her breasts. When they questioned her about it, she said she had just had a breast augmentation surgery.
Since the woman had come on a suspicious flight, and security felt she was acting strange, they sent her to the hospital.
That was where medical professionals uncovered 1.4 kilos of cocaine in her … Keep Reading!!!
An Experiment in Creativity – My Son’s Blue Hair
Samuel has been asking us for a blue mohawk for about six months.
We used spray, but he was adamant about using a less temporary color on his hair.
Brian and I were on the fence about it, so I decided to pose the question to our Facebook page and received an overwhelming number of helpful and thoughtful responses.
In the end, I sat down with Samuel and had a talk with him about why he wanted … Keep Reading!!!
Our Mystery Pet Shrimp
The boys and I got home from the beach and there were a couple of packages waiting for us. I opened one up and to my surprise I saw this:
Those are shrimp… I think.
Someone sent us live sea creatures we were not expecting.
The package was addressed to “Brian Grumet”, but when I spoke to him at work, he had no idea from where or whom they came. “Just flush them,” said the man … Keep Reading!!!
