So, when we went to Tanzania, there were several things that Julian missed playing with. We definitely learned fast when he got back home which ones they were. So you know jet lag was a killer for me, so you can imagine a 4 year old and a 10 month old baby, you are talking about unwinding from a 8-9 hours ahead time zone!  Hey, talking about jet lag ? but of course that did not keep our Julian away from his favorite thing of all …The computer.

His dad took this photos of him moments after playing on the computer. i was going through pics off that camera and i saw them and i couldn’t help but share… Oooh Julian.

He is really a good kid. He was always by my side throughout our trip. My mom joked once, he was sent by his dad to keep an eye on me He knows a lot, and he definitely makes us  very proud daily.

Julian’s first day of school

So, we decided that he starts pre-school. He is in the summer program at Faith Academy, Kansas City MO. He was very excited about starting school. He cried when i dropped him off, but you can see he was happy by the pick up time He woke me up Tuesday morning, saying he was ready for school. I have to admit, i woke up smiling. I can’t believe my son is old enough to be in school.

Eli is missing Julian a lot during the day. He calls JJ a lot when he is gone and he crawls and sits by the door just stares at the door as if waiting for him to come running in. It is great seeing them together. Julian is playing more rough with him lately, we are constantly reminding him to be gentle and that is still a work in progress.

Overall they are both doing great, and Julian loves Eli A LOT, and i couldn’t be happier.

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend and have a great week ahead, till then kwaheri. Goodbye.

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Ouch! So i scared Julian off about monsters back during our trip to Tanzania. Yeah, i know what you are thinking now… Sometime you just do what you got to do…Well, now he can’t sleep. The boy woke up last night  almost fell off his bed,  ran into our room jumping to our bed pushed some of us on the side while he sandwiched himself between us. He said there was a monster in his room.

He just came out of his room again, saying there was a monster under the covers. Oh dear. I need to fix this. Telling him they don’t exist is definitely not an option. mmmmh.

Some of the many fun times  in the parenthood

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The boys had a ball. Julian still talks about it. When we were in Kilimanjaro, he would wake up and go check on the animals. Feed the cows, goats, chase after the cats. Oh poor cats, am sure “ daddy cat” is very much relieved right now Julian left. My mom has 2 cats, a male and a female cat. The female cat “ mama cat” doesn’t take any abuse from no one. It would scratch and try to scare off anyone that tried to get too close to her. Now the male cat “ daddy cat “ as Julian called  him, he was very friendly. He would let you stroke his back, scratch his ears, his belly and even hold him, and so my mischievous son decided he was his play buddy and would chase him around and laugh so loud.

Now he is back home, and he misses the cat, and has started asking if he can get one.He misses all the other kids too, plus his grandpa and grandma. He learned some Swahili while we were there and  this has encouraged us to teach him Swahili now that we are back.

He talks a lot about the trip, and it is great hearing him talk about it. They definitely got a lot of attention from everyone, and definitely a little spoiled too. I am very much ok with that, as they deserved it

My hometown, Kikelelwa is still the same. It is located down the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. It is gorgeous. Nice weather. very green.

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I know it is a little late in the day for this wish, but better late than never…right. I think motherhood is one of the most important tasks in the world. It is one of the jobs that you can honestly say you get to put someone’s else’s needs first before your own and truly mean it.

I recently came back from a trip in Tanzania. I got to spend time with my family and it was great. After all these years and the growing up, you would think my mother would stop  worrying about my well being, but she still had the same look she gave me when i was  13 years old and getting ready for boarding school.

That woman was always on her toes trying to make me feel comfortable. She made sure my boys and myself had breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner on the table everyday. She would wake up early in the morning and make Julian and Eli’s meals, just the way they liked them.

Who else would do that herself, even though there was a live in maid, but a mother. I love this woman with every bone in me. She could be sick, but she would still get up and take care of all of us. She still doesn’t get to take any days off, no matter how much we beg her to. So for her and all the mothers out there who put all their family needs before their own, who love all their children unconditionally, who don’t get a thank you or a break as often as they should…I salute you. I want to encourage you to keep on going strong. I loved seeing the look on my mama’s face, the worried, caring look. I am a mama myself, but it felt great being and feeling like the child once more.

Happy mother’s day mama!

Love you, always.

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