Friday, February 20, 2009

5 things

O.K. My lovely wife Carole did a thing on her blog about 25 random things. Well I was thinking about that and thought I would do one, but everyone is doing that. So I thought of something.

It's 5 thing I don't want to here from my 12 year old daughter until she's 24 and married

5 Dad I'm done with school

4 Dad I'm moving out

3 Dad I need pads

2 Dad that boy is smokin hot (unless he is on fire)

and this is the most important thing of all

1 Dad I'm pregnant

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Monday, February 02, 2009

Africa


the cook (forgot her name) Carole, Johnny, Abel and me at the quest house
1 dollar a day would feed a family. O.K. when I would see those commercials on T.V. about Ethiopia. I thought that was a load of crap. There's no-way you could do that. those people in that commercial are trying to rip us off and take my money. Then I went there to pick up our 6 year old son that we adopted and was I wrong. Not only will that feed a family that also will buy you a bag of the best coffee in the world(and I hate coffee but I drank it there), a can of Coca-Cola, a pack of gum (from the street kids), and still have some change left over.
When I was there we stayed at a Guest House (like a Bed and Breakfast here) and I talked to the night desk worker a lot. His name was Johnny and he had just graduated from University with a degree in business. Very smart and nice man. We talked about his country and my country. He asked if there were poor people in America and was shocked when I told him yes. He thought all Americans were rich. I asked him what a construction worker makes and he told me around 800 bir a month ($80). There was a lot of construction work going on in the city. He also said that it was hard to find a good job there and that why he was working at the Guest House. (I think he was a Angle from God sent there for us.) He helped us out so much by telling us what the kids were saying,took us to a shop to get a back-pack when mine broke and would not let us carry anything no matter how hard I tried to get it from him. I gave him my Steeler's hat that I brought with us and he would not stop saying thank you every time I would see him he would have it on.
I have so much more to say but words would do it no Justise
Thanks for all your prayer
Dean