Bohol Beach Club This is my second and final installation of ‘Best of the Philippines’ where I sum up all I’ve learned in the last 21 months of living here. Â I know you’ll put it to good use and I encourage you to pass it along to other ‘newbies’ in...
Today was our annual Holiday party with the kids from Friendship Home. Â Each year we take them out to do something ‘special’ during the holidays. Â In December of ’09, if you remember, we went to the IMAX. Â Well this year I thought we’d change it up from movies...
As many of you remember, last year was a VERYÂ tough Christmas for me. Â After those challenging few days, Nick and I made a pact that we would change things up for Christmas 2010 to ensure we didn’t end up in the same predicament… To prevent further sadness, we are doing two...
As is the tradition, we put on a big ole Halloween Party for the kiddos this week. Â Man was it fun! Â Their energy is especially infectious on ‘special days’ like these when we go all out to celebrate something. Due to lack of costume options, 2 out of 3 kids were ‘dead...
Hello blog readers- Sorry for the posting delay! Â I have a good excuse – I was busy getting myself to Minnesota! Â I’m getting settled in nicely now and enjoying spending time with my family before all the friend visits begin. Â Before I start blogging about all my Minnesota...
I have the most heart-warming story to share with you today! Â Back in April you’ll remember that Nick and I accompanied the Friendship Home kids to the Water Park (CLICK HERE to read that post). Â We had an AMAZING time and I posted all sorts of pictures of the kids screaming with...
I was in charge of designing a holiday party for the Friendship Home kids. I was determined to make it highly memorable, introducing the kids to a few new holiday activities. It didn’t take me long to decide on cookie decorating for the main activity. Norma was in the kitchen...
I think I’ve mentioned this before but the Manila Embassy has a charity organization called the US Embassy Club (USEC). They sponsor 8 different welfare projects in the city and fundraise primarily through 2 Bazaars per year (one of which is in jeopardy by another impending...