Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Molly Moon's, Seattle WA

pear sherbet, blackberry sherbet, honey lavender ice cream

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Krause family holiday - Shuswap

From July 17-24 the Krause clan headed up to Shuswap Lake for a week. We all stayed together in a house, with the lake as our backyard.


Grandma Krause and grand daughters

Ada enjoying the lake

Jane relaxing in the pool

Jonathan, Courtney, and baby Linden in background


Heidi enjoying a few quiet moments to read

Paul and Ada heading for the lake

Ada and Grandpa washing the car...

...and Ada spraying Grandpa!

Monday, June 21, 2010

What I'll miss...

Girls in Dresses

Here in PNG, the most culturally appropriate attire for a female is a
dress or skirt. So naturally, Ada usually wears a dress every day,
which is fine with her, because it's all she's known. I know that
once we're back in Canada she will be wearing pants and shorts as
well, but I think there's something extra sweet and feminine about a
girl in a cute dress.

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

packing

Here's Jane, helping Daddy pack some suitcases for the trip home to
Canada.

beauty parlor

A few days ago I decided to have some fun with Ada, and painted her
toe nails for the first time. She immediately wanted her finger nails
done too. I agreed.
Next she decided that I should also have my toe nails painted - by her.
I conceded and let her go to it.

I think I ended up with more polish on my toes than on my toe nails,
but it was worth it to give my little girl some fun. It makes me look
forward to many many more mommy-daughter bonding times together.

What I'll miss...

Nothing but a Nappy...

Living in a tropical climate year round means lighter clothing.
Especially for Jane, who's wardrobe most days consists of a diaper,
and that's it. I will miss seeing my chubby little girl in her diaper
all day - so cute!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

What I'll miss...

Fresh Papaya For Breakfast

I was first introduced to papaya in Mexico, by Paul's mum. She taught me how to eat it by sprinkling some sugar on it, and squeezing lemon or lime juice over it. I loved it.
I still enjoy papaya, though I don't need the sprinkling of sugar anymore. We have several papaya trees growing around here, and Paul often checks them to see if there is ripe fruit ready for the picking. There is nothing like fresh papaya with a squeeze of lemon juice first thing in the morning - Yum.

from the tree to the table...

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

What I'll miss... The View from Here

One of the first things that comes to mind when I think about what
I'll miss when we leave PNG is the view from our dining room/living
room windows. It is spectacular, awesome, stunning. Our house is
situated on a ridge, so a few feet from the back of our house, the
ground drops off for hundreds of feet. Growing up from far below are
trees covered in vines with purple flowers. Beyond the drop off are
hills springing up out of the rainforest, some with villages on the
top with 360 degree views. Further yet is the town of Madang and the
ocean. And on a clear day, beyond the Madang Bay, you can see the
Finisterre Mountains.
This is the view we get to enjoy each day, and it hits me almost every
morning as we look out during breakfast what a beautiful place we live
in. I will sure miss this view...

What I'll miss...

These days it is easy for me to spend a lot of time wishing I was back
home in Canada already. Especially since we've made our decision to
return home and made travel plans, I can hardly wait to get back.
It's too easy for me to focus on all the things I'm going to be happy
to leave behind here in PNG: being sweaty and stinky most of the time
due to the hot weather and high humidity; the bugs and pests in the
house; the mould and having clothes that smell of it, even when
they're clean...

But Paul challenged me today, asking me how we can make the rest of
our time here in PNG meaningful, instead of just being a "waiting
period" of days until we can get back home.

So - this got me thinking, and I realized that he's right. There are
some great and wonderful things about living here, in this country so
far from what I have known for most of my life back in Canada. So my
goal is to concentrate on the positives, on some of the things I'll
miss about living here in PNG.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Monday, January 04, 2010