So I have sooo much to share, and boy oh boy time flew by and i tell you, i did not have even time to get on the computer to blog all about it.  I have so many pics too to post, and i will this week. 

So We stayed an extra week at home due to the volcanic eruption.  My travel agent had told my husband that KLM had not cancelled their flights, but of course that wasn’t true. We drove about 3 hrs to get to the airport Sunday April 18th only to find a notice posted  at the entrance on Kilimanjaro airport that the flights were cancelled and 4 cell phone numbers were provided for contact with questions…

Well, what KLM didn’t realize that those contacts never answered their phones… maybe they were overwhelmed with the number of calls they were getting, or what not… well i sent them a very good text  message saying, they should have never posted the numbers if they didn’t plan on picking up their calls, well that got my call answered with just the obvious answer  that they didn’t know when anyone could travel.  I had to get my travel agent in USA to rebook our flights and yes we made it back last night.

So… about travelling with kids…Alone. Oh Dear. NOT EASY. Not easy for me, or my poor kids. Eli was soo tired and fussy that, i didn’t realize how tired i was myself. Our flight from Kilimanjaro  to Amsterdam was about 7 hrs 55min.. i got lucky that Julian slept throughout that flight and Eli slept most of it.

From Amsterdam to Detroit i think that was  about 8hrs this one Julian was up most of it and ensured that his brother stayed up as well. There was a male flight attendant that pissed me off on this flight. I specifically ensured that they were aware my son had a peanut allergy,  and to be cautious i called this attendant and asked him.. will you be serving peanuts on this flight and he said no.  During snack time i turned round and saw another flight attendant passing peanuts over my shoulder and i about jumped off my seat.  I immediately tapped his should and let him know my son had a peanut allergy. Julian had already started having a series of coughs, i gave him Benadryl right away and the attendant took the peanuts back.  stopped serving them and he wanted to know why i didn’t let reservations know… Which of course i had not only done this, but so did one of the attendants. He asked me which of the attendants, i pointed to him and he went to him and i think confirmed what i had told him. He never even apologized for this. But anyway all in all… They stopped serving peanuts and served pretzels instead. 

So, For those travelling with Peanut/nut allergies just be cautious, have your antihistamines on hand, and always let everyone know, it may clearly say on your reservation, peanut allergy, but some people still take it for granted. You may even let the attendants know, but some people are just careless, and so for me just lesson learned i could let more than one attendant know…next time.

So we really had fun in our trip. The children got sick, but for the most part they had great times. I will write soon and post all the cool pics

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It has been quite a trip!  It was great seeing my family. My dad, little sister and uncle picked us up from Kilimanjaro airport and we had a  2-3 hr drive to Kikelelwa where my parents live. Oh man. It was absolute beautiful, just the way i pictured it. It had just rained and the air  was extremely fresh. It could never get cleaner than that. It was green, everywhere!

The corn fields were full, my moms grass was green, the coffee beans were green, the backyard was full of avacados and mango trees fully packed of fruits. The bananas were hanging loaded with every kind of banana you can imagine. The photos that i will upload am telling cannot do this place any justice.

I am truly in love with this area, my little hometown, Kikelelwa sitting down below the slopes of mt Kilimanjaro. I call this place, my parents home. I cried with joy. My mother and my father still looked the same except just a little older. My baby sister looks very different she has grown into this beautiful, mature, and wise young woman. I love her.

Oh man.

So… With all that beauty. I couldn’t get to enjoy all that this first week. Eli fell sick. Eli caught Malaria, then had a reaction to some of the drugs and had a series of diarrhea, and now he has bronchilitis, and did i mention no sleep? But he is getting better now, and he is finally sleeping.

Julian.

Julian loved it in Kilimanjaro. He loved chasing my moms cats around, he loved the outdoors. He loved talking to the cows and goats, and pigs… but most of all playing and chasing the poor chickens around. By the way, his cousin taught him how to pee outdoors, so just a fair warning to his dad. Don’t be surprised if Julian just pulls his pants down on the soccer field and just water the grass.. lol. That is what he is saying, ” i have to water the grass, so it can grow or i have to feed the chickens” By the way we do have restrooms, it is just ways for him to get back in the house, if he was already playing outside.

So, Julian misses his dad so much. He cried the other day and told me he missed his dad. He won’t let me out of his site, i think he is scared i won’t come back for him. But he has been having a blast though. It has been awesome!

We are in Dar-es-Salaam this week to meet with his dad’s side of the family. I am sitting here with my sister while both boys sleep, and i am like relieved. This is the second time Eli has really slept well since we arrived. I feel bad for him, but i am glad we were able to take this trip.

I took lots of photos will upload soon.

The nyama chomas …mmmh. can’t have enough!

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