Guests

This summer we found out about an opportunity to have an Ethiopian woman and her daughter live with us for a few months while her daughter was here for medical treatment. There were some delays with their visas (seriously USCIS, bite me), but they did finally arrive a little over a week ago. S (the mom) and little B (age 5) will be living with us until sometime before Christmas.

It is an interesting experience being the face of American families. I often wonder what S really thinks about us, how we parent, how we behave, how Matthew and I interact (we tease each other A LOT). I am also keenly aware that we have an opportunity to show what adoptions look like long after the children have come to America. S works for an adoption agency in Ethiopia and although her role is administrative, I am sure how we parent and how our children behave and interact will be a topic of conversation upon her return.

Honestly, I am very grateful for this opportunity. I am excited to share my home with these beautiful ladies and give my children a chance to spend some time with other Ethiopians. Little B is doing well, and the wonderful people at Gillette Children's Hospital are going to take great care of her. Right now the plan is surgery at some point in the next month. While I have permission from S to talk about them on the blog, I know Ethiopians are generally private about their health, so that's all I'm going to share about Little B's health for now.

Their trip here was their first time out of Addis, and I think the first week was a lot of culture shock. They have done amazingly well and the amount of English Little B has learned in just one week is crazy. Tonight S made shiro for dinner (one of my favorite Ethiopian dishes), everyone but Little B enjoyed it - she preferred bread with peanut butter!

Little B and S at the TC Harvest Festival