Happy Birthday Andrew!

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Andrew!
Happy Birthday to you!

Good Luck Kristin

Today is Kristin's first day at her new job!

Good Luck Kris! Is anyone else jealous that she can wear teva's to work and not get in trouble for it?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEREDITH!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MEREDITHHHHHHH
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

We hope you have a great day...we love you!

Check Out Julies Pictures Online!!!

I am sure you all got sent this link, but I added it to the sidebar just in case. Click on the link to Julies pictures, I have set up an account if you want to sign in as me to view them... Username: SniderM Password: Hoboken

Julie, the pictures are awesome!!! Thank you for sharing your experience with us!

Welcome Home Julie!!!

We are glad that you are home safe and sound! We hope you get your shower and food quick. When you post your pictures put up the link! =)

Congratulations Kristin!!

Kristin got a job offer today from Shelburne Plastics....Congratulations! We are proud of you!

Burlington suggestions

Hi all -

I was talking to one of my co-workers who was looking for a vacation destination and I mentioned Burlington and it turns out that is where they are going to go. He asked for suggstions on what to do and where to go. I need recommendations for good restaurants and stuff to do. Let me know what you think!

Thanks
Andrea

Last update from Kenya before I leave

Hey Family,
I realized I hadn't really updated you guys in a while so I thought I would write on here before I went to bed. Everything is still amazing! We did our big project over the past week or so. My group's project was on agriculture in a swamp about an hour away. We went out there everyday for four days and split up into groups of two with a guide for each group and we interviewed the Maasai people living in bomas around the swamp and the non-Maasai people cultivating in the swamp. We also created a map of the swamp using GPS. It was basically the best experience I've ever had. Most of the people here are soo friendly and welcoming. The guides were awesome too. I am going to try to help one of them get a scholarship to go to school in the U.S. when I get back. However, after the research was very stressful. We did 90 boma interviews and 81 cultivator interviews and had to put all that info into tables and do statistics tests and I personally created 4 maps. Then we each had to write a paper on it. My paper was 17 pages without the tables and stuff and it was 50 pages with that stuff. Pretty ridiculous really. But I got an A- for the whole course, so that's good. The paper writing ended on Thursday, and life has been good since then. We went to Amboseli National Park again yesterday and it was soooo much fun. We saw hyenas eating a gazelle and a hippo out of the water trying to fight buffalo and we saw lions again. It was sooo cool! On the way home we were all quiet and thinking about how sad we were going to be to leave, now that's like the forbidden subject cause everyone is so sad.
On another note, I do know all about the whole travel carry-on restrictions and it stinks. All we can carry is a clear plastic bag. It'll be alright though, I'll survive.
Lastly, Mom, be ready to take me out to eat as soon as I get to the airport cause I want some American restaurant food! And I want a HOT shower as soon as I get to the house! If it weren't for those two things, and all of you of course, I don't think that I would ever go home. Unfortunately this did have to come to an end though, but I'm so glad I came and had this wonderful experience.
Sorry the blogg entry is so long, I'll see you all soon!
Love you!

Save the Date - September 24th!!

Where are you going to be on Sunday, September 24th??

At noon, there will be a mass for Pipere and Baptism for Emma. This will be followed by a birthday party for Emma....now we all get to witness her walking! More details to follow....

Kristin's Bone Marrow Donation

We all know tomorrow is Kristin's big day! As of this morning, she was feeling pretty well with some pain in her lower back. She will head up to New Hampshire tonight and stay at a hotel across the street from the hospital. She has to be at Pre Admission Testing at 6:45 AM tomorrow! Throughout the day, my mom will call and give me updates and I will update this blog as much as possible. Since the phones don't work in the hospital, it will be easier for everyone to check the blog regularly than to have my mom trying to call a million people throughout the day. We all wish Kristin good luck...this is truly an awesome thing to do for someone!

Good Luck!!

Family Recipe

I know everyone was talking about putting up some family recipes (ie Lisa's taco dip!!!!) Post them here! :)

Family Weekend 2006

Well, we had another successful Family Weekend...minus a few key players (Julie, Gail, Amy, Michael, and Brian). I will make sure I post the pictures once I get a chance to put them on the computer. It would be great if we could all share a funny or special moment from the weekend, I am sure the absent parties will enjoy reading about them and laughing!

The shower gifts for Camp Pinehurst were all wonderful! Thank you everybody so much!

what's going on?

Hey family,
How was family weekend??? I went on here hoping for an update about what fun I missed and there isn't one. I'm beginning to think this blogg is not frequently checked by anyone, surprise surprise. Kenya is still amazing by the way. I would put more pictures on here but it takes too long and we implemented a 20 minute internet time limit today. I sent all my postcards out today so you should get them before I get home hopefully. I sent them to all the parents, so if you don't live with your parents anymore, they'll have to show it to you, sorry. Well I don't really have much to say and I have to get back to doing all the work we have here; its a lot. So, I'm going to go, but I expect a blogg about how family weekend went soon!
Love you all,
Julie