Kamryn in Africa

Zambian heat...

2011-11-02T04:06:00.001-07:00

Really wears on you!

Church at our house!

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Hey guys!! This Sunday was a special one, because the whole church came to our house! It was awesome! We sat on camping chairs or on blankets, sang some songs, and daddy preached! It was really fun! Before the service all the kids played American Bulldog, and one time, when dad was it, I was the last one to be caught, so I was it. There was a very close call. Many people were stuck in the middle, not to far apart. There was no other way but between them, so I ran full speed thew them, and I just made it! After the service, we had some snacks, and then the kids played a game of Capture the Flag! Boys against girls. We tied. Well, it was a crazy Sunday! But fun!

--
Kamryn

What you see on a drive around town

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This first pic is a thing you always see! People just hop in the back for a
free ride! Not the safest way, but cheap!

The second picture is a picture of Zambia's collage grounds.

The third picture is a picture of a mini bus. People cram into these buses,
and I mean cram! You can't go a day without seeing one!

#4 is a picture of our property from the outside. The purple wall is ours.

5. Mwape! He is always there to open our gate when we get home!

Well, that's a summary! Catch more later!

Whats wrong with the sign #3!

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This one is easy!

Whats wrong with the sign # 2

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Try to figure it out!

Before...

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And after! As many of you know, I have been told about 10 times this last
year that I would get my braces off the coming month. Well, it never
happened. And last month, they told me the same about this month. Why did
I believe them? Because... I don't know! But I did! And here I am,
before and after!

Livingstone story Day 2 part 5

2011-09-01T02:22:00.001-07:00

After our relaxation, we got ready for our high tea on Livingstone Island.   I was really excited, because I had never been to a high tea before.   Now is when you should look up Livingstone Island, because it will take way to long to explain to you where and what it is.   So we went to the Royal Livingstone hotel, and seriously, only the royal stay there! It is $400 per night! And VERY fancy! Any way, so we were going to take a boat to Livingstone Island. So we got in the boat and started speeding full speed towards the edge of the falls.   Livingstone Island is right on the edge of the falls. It is the place David Livingstone went to first look over the edge of the falls.   The Zambian person in the boat with us asked the driver, " What if the motor failed?" Then every one was like," Ya!"
"Well," he said,"we would all go over the falls."
And he said it true enough!   The current would have pulled us right over the edge.
"But," he said," That would never happen!" Ya right! Any way, we made it safely.   They have not civilized this place at all, except for making paths and making a small loo and putting up a couple tents, which we were to have our high tea in.   And not only did we get high tea, but a tour of Livingstone Island.   And because the falls are in full spray, the ground is really wet and muddy, so we had to go on our tour bare foot!   HEEHEE! It was fun! So we sloshed through mud while the guide gave us a tour.   The awesome part was, that there are these rocks extending to the very edge of the falls, so you could walk on the rocks and look over the edge!   And two of the guys hold your arms and you can lean over the edge!   REALLY COOL!   And guess what! We had to wear these really this rain coats, because the falls was in full spray.   And mom didn't go with out getting wet by the falls after all! Her rain coat didn't fit, so she got SOAKED! Even in the middle of the island, you could feel the water! And the guide had to shout it was so loud.   I forgot to bring a coat, so I was freezing!   So since our feet were so muddy, they actually washed our feet for us! With hot water, and they dried them! So I put back on my shoes, and I sat down in the tent.   And as I said before, I was FREEZING!    So for a while, I was using a napkin.   But then the very kind guide brought be a towel, and I wrapped that around my shoulders.   Then I was warm.   For high tea we had little pies, scones, sandwiches, brownies, cream puffs.   YUMMY!

Part 3 Day 2 Trip to Livingstone

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Part 3- day 2:
Well, I have to admitt, i was kind of hopeing that we wouldn't have
any more adventures How lame, right? Any way, it was cold seasom in
Zambia, and in the mornigns, it is cold! I got out of bed, and I
nearly froze!( I like to exgagerate.) But it was freezing. We were
planning a trip to Vic falls, a high tea at Livingstone Island(if you
dont know where that is, look it up! It will help you appreciate what
I will say later. So some how we managed to get dressed, and bundle
up, and go to the Lodge Resturant for a buffet breakfast. It was
yummy! So we got a taxi to Vic falls! To me, it is the best time to
visit, because that is when the spry is hardest, and there is this
tiny bridge, and it is so slippery,and when you walk across it, you
get soaked to the skin!( Mom wore a poncho, but what is the point of
going to Vic Falls in the heaviest season, and not get wet? Any one
agree with me?) I didn't wear a poncho, and I got soaked! it was
awesome! Afterward, we went to the market before the gates of
entering Vic Falls. They have so many cool crafts and things! It is
awesome! And the coolest thing is that they accept american dollars
which is great because I had a few! I got a gold snake shaped ring.
it is so pretty! We got back to our ladge, and relaxed.

--
Kamryn

Sorry!

2011-08-23T02:38:00.000-07:00

Really sorry, some how the first part of my story of me and mom in Livingstone got posted after the second part! So just read the first part first, and then the second!!

Thanks!

Livingstone trip, PART 2- Continue of day 1

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So, we were supposed to arrive at 3 in the afternoon, but we arrived
at 7! It was a very long trip, and Dad said though a text that we
were going to fly back! YEEE HAAA! At the bus stop, it was pitch
dark, and our taxi driver wasn't there yet. So, we waited at the
pitch dark bus station in the middle of down town. You know, after
all we had been though, I was actually beginning to think that our
taxi driver had forgotten about us. We had only been waiting a couple
minutes, but after all our adventures right after another, why not,
huh? Well, thankfully he didn't forget about us! He was very nice,
and sorry for being late! He drove us to our lodge, where we were
going to drop of our stuff and go to dinner. And surprise, surprise,
the power was out! And, to make it more scary, the lodge was in the
middle of a game park, so hippos and elephants and monkeys just rome
around this place Now, we were walking through the pitch dark, going
to our chalet, feeling like we were going to bump into a rhino! Note:
NOT a good feeling! So, we got to our chalet, we dropped off our
stuff, and we got back into the taxi. It was then around 8, when we
got to Olga's, the Italian restaurant where we were going to eat. We
got some pesto pasta, and ate it with out anything interesting
happening, except for the power going off and quickly coming back on.
When we finished, we got back into the taxi and prayed that the power
would be on then we got back. And unfortunately, in wasn't. There
was only 1 candle in out chalet, so it would be a very dark night!
But guess what! While we were at the front desk, the power came back
on! YAAAAAAAAAA! So we walked back to our chalet, feeling
triumphant and safe! We got into our chalet, and turned the light on.
Uh Oh. Surprise surprise, the light bulb was not working. It
looked like we would have to wait until morning. Thankfully the one
in the bathroom was working! So we settled into our cozy, cute
chalet, and went to sleep.

My trip to Livingstone- Part 1 of 4

2011-08-16T11:21:00.000-07:00

Hello! I have not blogged in a long time. As you know, I turned 12 last month,and I went on a trip to Livingstone( Victoria falls). It was so great, exciting, and an adventure( A LOT of that!) and over all, FUN! It was a three day trip, from July 2-4. I am dividing it into days, so I wont have to do one big blog!

ENJOY!

I woke up really early, got ready, and then we drove to the bus station. (Yes, we took a bus.) It was supposed to take about 6 hours, but I am not going to spoil my story by telling you why supposed is in italics! This was probably the most adventurous day ever, and you will soon see why.

First of all, we paid for a luxury bus, and we didn't get one. Not bad, but disappointing, because the Luxury bus was comfier, and had a bathroom. We sat in the bus for a while, and then the bus started! We were moving fast, and I was excited! For an hour and a half, me and mom talked, read, and I wrote thank you cards for my birthday. When we got to a hilly part of the road, the bus stopped abruptly. Mom said to the person across from us(who tried to give us a Jehovah's Witness magazine) " Uh-oh!"

I was kind of getting worried. Then, from the front of the bus, comes the driver. He said," I am very sorry. Our bus has broke down. We will have to wait for another bus to come from Lusaka to carry you the rest of the way."

Can you see why I put supposed in italics? Oh, but this is just the beginning!

So... we waited. And waited. And waited. And.... and 2 hours later, we caught sight of a blue bus coming up the hill! I wanted to scream!

And guess what? This time it was a Luxury bus! (So we didn't lose our money!)
So we got on that bus, and started driving. We talked, and read, with occasional stops. Oh, when out bus broke down, we stopped at Dallas Ranch(a farm in Zambia :()) which was ironic because we had people on our bus from Dallas, TX! HEHEHEHE! So we got to Kalomo, where our good friends the Murphy's live. Kalomo is 2 hours away from Livingstone, so we rarely see them. And they were also leaving for America shortly, so they came to the bus stop to say hi, and bye! And guess what! Our bus broke down! ( I was beginning to doubt if we would ever get to Livingstone!) But this time it turn out to be a blessing form God! We got half an hour to visit with them, instead of 5 minutes! And it was a good thing they came to the bus station, because they were the ones who fixed the bus! No, they are not mechanics. Simply the suppliers of super glue! WE FIXED OUR BUS WITH SUPER GLUE! YIKES!!!!!

I have to go! Toon in tomorrow(or some time later) to see if we ever get to Livingstone!
Kamryn

Happy Valentines Day!!!

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Thank you all for supporting our family! All of you are a blessing to us!

Mangoes!

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YUMMY YUMMY!

You know, when you live in Zambia...

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You have to be resourceful!

Musiniga~

2011-02-11T22:32:00.000-08:00

Hey guys! Here I am, blogging about musiniga(mu-se-ne-ga). They are
purple berries that have a pit in them. They taste like soap if you bite
them, but if you suck them they are really good! I think I have blogged
before about the kids that came to climb the tree and get the berries. They
came this time too! And this is also mango season( I will post a picture
later). The only REALLY annoying thing is that it stains the ground when
they fall(as you can see!)

TTYL!

Some information on the poll

2011-02-11T07:01:00.001-08:00

Hey! I thought you guys might want to know some things about the pictures I took! The fuzzy red flower comes from something like a willow tree. It doesn’t smell, and it is sometimes really annoying because when you are crossing under neath it, it always gets in your hair. Some one told me that it cures malaria(I highly doubt it!)

The berries are called musiniga! They are edible, and I will blog more about them later!

Kam

Steve Allen

ACTION Zambia

www.aliveinafrica.com

Poll

2011-02-10T05:28:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys! I am trying a new thing. I want you to look at the pictures in
this blog, and then do the poll, voting for the picture that is you
favorite. If you like the palm tree plant thing, vote for it. If you like
the berries, vote for it. If you like the red fuzzy flower picture, vote
for it! Thanks!

P.S. I took all of these pictures!

About my last blog

2011-02-03T06:14:00.000-08:00

hey! We are back in Zambia, and I have to admit I am glad to be back! Seriously, though, it is nothing personal! There are some downer things about Zambia, though. And one of them are snakes. Black Mamba's, Cobras, all those. You know, I think our black mamba buddy there was really missing freaking us out every once and a while, you know, he couldn't, because we were gone. He was so glad we were back, he got a little cocky and came up and waited on the front porch for one of us to come out so he could say welcome back, and then see us scream and run away. Unfortunately for him, though, dad knew what to do when he saw him out there at 3:00 in the morning(jet-lag, ughhhhh). Dad grabbed the nearest thing to him and jammed that on top of black mamba buddy. And the nearest thing to him was a rubber maid plastic container! Well, get what you get, and don't have a fit!

P.S. When our guard got here in the morning, he(black mamba) was executed for his horrible crimes.

Welcome back!

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Thanks!

OR NOT!

SNAKES!!

2010-09-07T09:25:00.001-07:00

You guys want to be freaked out? I hope so, because, If you dont, I advise that you do not read this blog!!! Some one asked me to do a blog on the snakes of Africa, so here it is! First I will list all the poisonous snakes in Zambia, and then I will list all of those poisonous snakes that we have seen/killed in our yard, and If you dont mind, I might list all the non-poisonous snakes, and maybe a couple funny stories, too!

Here I go!

Here is the list of all the Poisonous and non poisonous snakes!

Poisounous:

Cobra
Black Mamba
Green Mamba
Boomslang
Spitting Cobra
Puff Adder
Bon Viper
Icipili
Lukuni Luma
Icilele
Umwenda Kawa

Non poisonous:

Mole snake
Brown house snake
Python

As you see, there are not very many non poisnous snakes in Zambia! So, I little tip for you! If you see a snake in Zambia, please avoid it carefully, because there is a high chance that it is poisonous!

Here are the poisonous snakes we have seen in our yard:
Cobra, spitting and non sptting,
Black Mamba
Green Mamba
Puff Adder( not in our yard, thankfully!)

And thankfully, that is it. But for the non poisonous snakes we have:
Brown house snake
Mole snake( At our friends house.)

Now for a couple funny storys concerning snakes!

One time, the first time we came to Zambia, a couple years ago, We had found a snake near our front patio, who was a cobra, and, the poor little fellow, was killed by Mwape during his( the snakes) lunch. He was feasting on a fat toad, near our front patio. After he was dead, he was still trying to swallow the hug frog. maybe If I can find the picture, I will blog it! It is quite a sight! Any way, to get to the funny part! We had the picture on the computer,and our land lady had come over to see how things were going. We were showing her the picture of the snake who had a frog, half eaten, still in his mouth, and she was intently inspecting it. All of a sudden, her phone rang, and I think she broke the world record for jumping that high with out a trampoline! Oh, man you should have seen her face!

Here is another:

One time Julia and Bradyn were playing out side, Bradyn was on the swing, and Julia was playing near the wall. Julia was playing house or somthing around these big Flower pots. Julia was inspecting one pot to see if it would work as a stove, and she looked behind it, and she skreamed with delight," Oh Bradyn! Come look! I found I big snake!" And if Aunty Miriam had not come up, and grabbed her away, I think Julia might be dead right now! The snake that she saw( And almost picked up) was a Mommy King Spitting Cobra!

I will rack my brain for some more stories( And check the computer for pictures!)

--
Kamryn Allen
"Go into the world and preach the good news to all creation." Matthew 3:14

HELP!

2010-09-04T02:40:00.001-07:00

Hey guys! I need some help! I have run out of things to blog about! If any of you have somthing you would like to know, could you email me or comment on my blog, so I can blog about it, and then I can have something to blog about?

Thanks!
--
Kamryn

Horse (bare) back riding!

2010-09-01T01:02:00.001-07:00

Hey guys!!!! Guess what! At horse back riding yesterday, I rode bare back two times! Here is the story,

The first time I asked the groom if I could, and he said," Sure. Put this bridle on Merry Legs( a tiny little white horse!) So me and my friend Sarah put the bridle on her, and just swung our leg over her back( she was THAT small!) And we just rode her around. So one time when Bradyn was on her, she said," I want to trot. So Sarah grabbed onto the bridle and started jogging. So when Merry Legs started Jogging, Bradyn wasn't ready, and just fell right off, onto her bum!!! Thankfully, Merry Legs is only 2 feet tall!

So, after a good ride, Rachel( our teacher) came up and said it was time to start our lesson. We jumped half of the time, and did gymkhana the rest. But for once, the horse that I was riding( called Twinkle Toes, who is known for how fast she is,) would not go fast! I mean, I was kicking and squeezing with all my might, but she would NOT canter!!! But after Rachel smacked her on the bum with a riding crop a couple times, she cantered heartily!

Now, the second time I rode bare back was when I finished taking off the saddle, and I was about to put the horse in the stable, when one of the grooms told me," Do you want to ride the horse up to the paddock( pasture)? Then I replied," But I already took the saddle off!" " No!" He said," Bare back!" DO I?????!!!!!!!!!! So after a little help from the groom, I got on the horse and rode it up to the paddock, BAREBACK!!! It was awesome!!! But, the groom told me I wasn't aloud to go faster than a walk, so just in case you are wondering, I didn't gallop up!

I will share my adventure next week!

Kam

What does creation tell you about God?

2010-08-14T05:20:00.001-07:00

O.K. Just take one minute and go into your back yard. Look at the sky. Look at the flowers. Look at the trees. Look at the birds. Look at the people walking on the side walk or driving their car on the road. What does creation tell you about God? I am sure most of you know that God created every one and every thing. He made the sky. He made the ground. He made the flowers. He made those trees. He made those birds. He made those people walking on the side walk and driving their cars on the road. He even made the earth that those side walks and roads are now covering!

Now. Look at all these things. Now, ask your self, What does creation tell you about God?

Well, by looking at the sky, you would know that he is thoughtful. God knew that we couldn't care for His plants that he created all by our selves! So he made rain. Now, the sky is very important for that very reason. If the sky wasn't there, than were would the rain or snow fall from? It might come up from the ground. But that wouldn't be rain. Then we would have to walk in soggy ground all the time!!! The roads would be ruined. You see, God was thoughtful enough to make it fall, not rise!!

Part 2 tomorrow!

Now, take flower for example!! You could be the smartest person in the world. You could know all the points and joints in the flower. You could know all the fancy names for all the flowers in the world. You could be the brainiest brain in the hole wide world, but no matter how had that person worked and worked, he could never make a flower. Sure you can make fake flowers out of fabric ad things! But you could never make a flower. A real flower that could gather sunlight in its leafs, gather nutrients from the ground, and have all the brilliant, beautiful colors like all other flowers do! So what do you think God is by this? You would think he was smart. You know, if the people who can make fake flower out of fabric are smart, God is really smart!!!!

Now, we have the birds.

What is different between Africa and Bellingham, Part two

2010-08-09T07:54:00.001-07:00

Here is the part two I promised!!

1. They call soccer football( it make sense!)
2. The skies are sunny all the time!
3. Beautiful and many species of birds.
4. Every one that can afford it has a gardener, and a house helper,
who helps around the house.
5. Every one has a wall around there property for protection.
6. There are very few two story houses.

That is about all I can think of (for now!!)

Kamryn

What is different between africa and Bellinghm?

2010-08-06T02:53:00.001-07:00

Hello!! So, every day I wqill have a subject to blog on!!! It is part of my school. Today the subject is: What is the difference between Africa and Bellingham(or America) O.K. I will do the first half today, and the second half tommorow !!! It is going to take that long!!!

1. Mosqitoes. ome malari, some not.

2. No dish washers. You have to do all the dishes by hand!

3. Poisonous snakes

4. Steering wheel on the other side of the car

5. Driving on the other side ofthe road.

6. You get a driving liscense when you are 18.

7. No Mc donalds, Burger King, Toco Bell, KFC, Star bucks, Dairy Queen, In-and-out, Red Robins, Whibleys, Basket of robins, Crusin Coffee, Jekle and hyde, Dominoes, Pizza house, and evey othe restaurant you can think of !!!

8.Lady;s carrying 20 gallonbuckets on there head, and they do it WITH OUT holding on!

9. No parks

10. No lakes to cool off in in the summer.

11. No snow:(

12. No Family:(((((

13. Boing sunday school.

14. Sunday school in Nyanga

15. hardly any internet

And about a million different things!!!
Sorry Mom and Dad for complaining a little too much!!!

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Be prepared to be...

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FREAKED OUT!

Check out what we found in out attic!

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( In the second picture, I am the one holding up the ruler!!!)

Check out this chick baby!

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Jojo...

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Advertisment...

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This is an advertisement for a lodge in Zambia, that, well, is pretty funny.

Cool Breeze Lodge, the best place to be all the time!!!!

This is an other one for a local shopping store in Zambia. (Find what is wrong. It is pretty hard, and funny!!!!!)

Happy:(adverb) Definition: Being glad or excited over a particular thing!!!!!!

A very funny story

2010-05-16T06:04:00.000-07:00

Hello! This story was forwarded to me, and I thought it was very funny. It is a true story.

So one time there was a teacher at a non Christian school teaching her students about whales. She included that a whale's throat is to small to swallow any one whole. This one boy exclaimed," But Jonah was swallowed by a whale!" The teacher said," No, he wasn't." "Well," the boy said," When I get to heaven, I will ask him." "But what if he went to hell?" the teacher asked. " Then you ask him." was the reply. I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS SO FUNNY!!!!

Rhoda and her sayings #1.

2010-05-16T05:51:00.001-07:00

So, we were all sitting around the lunch table(eating burritos. YUMMY!!!!) We had all already said thank you about a million times, except for Bradyn. I could tell she was thinking of something. I also was wondering why she didn't say thank you. Alof a sudden, Bradyn shouted out," Give me an Y!!!" ( I have no Idea where she heard this!!) Give me an U!!! Give me an M!!!! Give me an M!!!! Give me an Y!!!! What does that spell? YUMMY!!! And that started the conversation for the rest of the meal. We had Julia spelling out Jojo, Bradyn(trying) to spell Stephanie, and I think I shot out a Mommy. Well, when we were all clearing the table, Rhoda wanted some attention. So she said," Give me an J, give me an A, what does that spell? JOJO!!! She thought she was so smart. As to why I put this out, I don't know. I just thought it was pretty cute!

WE GOT CHICKENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-05-14T01:42:00.000-07:00

We finally got them!! After many weeks of hoping and disappointments, we finally got them. They are layers, witch means they don't need a rooster to lay eggs, but they do need special feed. They are big, and VERY beautiful. Now, our family likes to name things. We had a little problem with that with our bunnies(who are all dead). For example, Bradyn first named her bunny Pancake. Then it changed to nibble, then sleepy, then minty, then Cookie, then Oreo, then the final name, Ma-moo. I believe she died in exhaustion of being named two times every week. Well, this time hopefully it wont be that way. Bradyn named hers Hosanna Savanna, Julia's is Love Anna Allen, and Rhoda's has no name, whom we call Rhoda's chicken. I wanted mine to stand out from the others, so I gave it a very long name. Here it is: Caned Katie Josaphine Marabel-la Betsy Mary Polka Anastasia Thumblina, Twinkle toes, Lia, Mustard Girl, Flower face, Verina Allen.

TTYL!!!!!!

The horses...

2010-04-13T08:37:00.000-07:00

Hi guys! I was just wondering if you wanted to know were all the names of horses in the last pool came from. O.K. Roxxanna and Queens page are my imaginary horses. Double Trouble, Dante, Twinkle toes, and Topaz are names of real horses at my new stables. I have ridden Twinkle Toes and Topaz. Topaz was my favorite. Double Trouble is Topaz's girl friend, and Dante is just a horse who is ridden often. If any of you were wondering, Dante is pronounced Dan-tae.

ttyl,
Kamryn

Question for the animal lovers: What is the fastest and most poisonous snake?

2010-04-07T07:42:00.000-07:00

... Black Mamba! They are a type of snake in Africa. There has been no anti venom created for its bite, and it just so happens that we have found 5 black mambas in our yard the last 5 weeks. Only 4 of them killed. 2 today, one 4 weeks ago, and two 5 weeks ago. i dont mean to freak you guys out. We (me, daddy, Mommy, Bradyn, Julia, Rhoda) are pretty safe. We know the danger in a snake. We know that we could easly get killed by walking too close. We will run away at the site of a snake. We will probably run faster that the snake itself! No, we are not worried about ourselves. Its Jojo. She does not know the danger. She might think it is just a fun animal to play with( Jojo loves animals) If she was to go over to it and pick it up... I don't want to talk about it. We just really need your prayers. Especially since there in no cure for black mamba bite... If God wants the Mamba's to stay here, as a trial, just pray that he will take away the Mamba's and give us Cobras...there is a cure for there bite. Well, talk to you latter!

Kamryn

Ummm...

2010-04-06T08:43:00.000-07:00

Hello! I just wanted to make an announcement. The winning vote on our poll was... Kapenta!!! Now, the people that chose ordinary food, I don't blame you! The net runner up was normal food, and the last was cow intestines. i was the only one who voted for that. No one voted for field rat or Chicken Feet(yuck). Check out my new one!

Kamryn

I am...

2010-03-30T02:07:00.000-07:00

GROWING!!!!! O.K. Here's the fact. On August 25, 2009, Mom measured me. Are family is just starting that, you know. Stand against the wall and mark it down. Anyway, about seven months ago I was measured. I was 4ft 11in. Now I am 5 ft 1 in. Ya baby!!!! So just if you don't notice, I have grown 2 INCHES!!!!
Well, I need to go!
Kamryn

Poll...

2010-03-22T02:39:00.000-07:00

Hello!!! The most voted on in our last pool was... you would rather go swimming in mud!! Now, please vote on my next one. And after you are done voting, please leave a comment telling what you voted. Well, in the last on I voted for stepping on a snake and getting bitten by it, and on the most recent, I voted on eating Cow Intestines. Sounds awful, but good. Gotta go!

Kamryn

Book report, part two

2010-03-17T02:53:00.000-07:00

Hi there guys!!! I am sorry, the first part of my book report got publish accidentally before I was done. Sorry about that! Well, here is the second part.
The mail character in this book is Tom Sawyer. He is a fun living boy, and is always getting into mischief. he is full of spunk, and is always looking for adventure. he gets himself into trouble too often!!!!
The other mail characters in this book are Huckleberry Finn and Joe Harper, Tom's two best friends. They do every thing together, so if you read the book, you will here a lot of them. I should also mention Becky Thatcher, Tom's female companion. They do a lot together too.
I think this is a comedy book( at least it should be!) It was set in the modern times of America. Tom Sawyer, is well, trying to get himself into trouble. From getting lost in a cave, to witnessing a murder scene, Tom Sawyer does it all! My favorite part of the book is when Tom goes adventuring with his companions, Joe and Huckleberry. The take a raft out to an island, and no one knows were the were. After two day of them being gone, every one gives up hope of them coming back. So right in the middle of their own funeral, Tom walks is and says,"Howdy people! What are y'all crying 'bout?" SIMPLY HILARIOUS!
My final word on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is that is was a fun filled book. I enjoyed it completely.
Now, Tom has been on MANY other adventures, so read the book!!!

Kamryn Allen

My book report

2010-03-16T02:47:00.000-07:00

Hi every one!!! I thought I would share with you the book that I just read. I really liked it, and I hope you will to(according to the report!)
The book "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" was written by Mark Twain. This book has 224 pages and was published in 1986, by Penguin Books. I read this book because Mom thought it would be a good book to read. This book is a best seller and is very popular.

Just a small reminder....

2010-03-09T02:57:00.001-08:00

Hi There!! Please vote on the poll!!! I think I did pretty good myself...

Part 4

2010-03-09T02:45:00.000-08:00

...A big giant baboon!!!! We didn't know the danger, and we didn't know that that was a female. Also we didn't know that we were 2 feet away from her babies!!! We were like," Hey, Sydney!! Bring your camera and take a picture of this baboon!" BIG mistake!!!! First the baboon grunted, the she bared her teeth. Then she charged. At the same time, Macie was walking out of the rocket. She didn't see the problem. Sydney, Rachel and I screamed and ran for our lives. In our fear we didn't see Macie. All of a sudden were all in the rocket with large goose eggs and bruises. "Well" Macie said,"at least we are safe!" She spoke to soon. Through the door came a big BIG....

To be continued!!!!
P.S. Please email me or leave a comment if you want to be in the story!!!

Garbage, Disese, YUCKY water , all in one!!!

2010-03-06T22:47:00.001-08:00

Hi There!!! Now, this subject explains it all. Yesterday, our director’s house was flooding. Not with rain water(we have plenty of that around here right now!!!!) but with SEWAGE water!!! You probably don’t know how bad it was. There is disese in that water. Cholera, and others that I don’t even want to talk about!!!! The water was rising evey minute, and our director said he wanted to evacuate. So we(all of the grown up action workers, and me to baby sit our directors kids) went to help them move out. I took us like two hours to get there, because we had to buy gum boots, and we had to go through 3 feet of dirty water in our car to get there. YUCK!!! Well, we got there and the water was rising at the hour!!! So I quickly hearded the two kids inside and put on a movie. That keep them distracted!!!! After that movie, I read some books to them. Then we set up Ireen’s play house. Then mom’s phone rang so I had to bring it to her. I don’t know how I got the guts to walk through that water to hand it to her!!!! Their house was surrounded with water, so I had to put on my gum boots, size seven, and tromp through the water. YUCK!!!!!!!!

After two hours of entertaining the kids, I said it was time for lunch. They were pretty happy about that. I was too. So we walked down to their new house, right down the road, and got some lunch. Ham and cheese sandwiches never tasted so good!!!! THANKS MEGAN!!!!

Well, back to the movie!!!!! We put on the movie Princess Bride, but I stopped it. Ireen was fine with it, but it was WAY to much killing for me. I said we should color. So we did. I put on a different movie and then it was time to go!!!! And you will never guess what 5-year old Ireen said to me. “ Kamryn, when our house floods again, you can come and be my baby sitter again.” SO cute!!!!

Have to go!!!

Kamryn

MOM'S DAY OUT!

2010-02-24T09:47:00.000-08:00

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so sorry I haven't blogged in a while. I was so busy with school, that whenever I got a chance to blog, the internet wasn't working. Today I pick to tell you about our mom's day out. It is a time when all us AZ kids go to aunty Karen's house, out in Makeni. While we are there, all of our moms go and have a good time together. They might go to get a manicure, or go shopping. This happens once a month, the last Wednesday is the month. We all carpool out to Makeni, and are relieved when we get there. There are nine people sitting in a car that can only hold seven. It is also a long drive. When we get there, we will go play. This first picture is a picture of all of the kids sitting in the tree. Then, when the moms are gone, we decided to go on a walk. We stopped by miss dil's house to feed the fish. The second picture is one of all of us standing by the tank. Before this became a fish tank, it was a swimming pool. When we where taking the picture, Caleb(the one with blond hair and the red hat) was walking and and didn't see the hole witch normally the people get all the dirt out of the pool with, and stepped in it!! Oh, great!! We don't need some onre smelling like fish!! And for added measure, he did it again!! WOW!!!!! Ten we went to the local playground. The third picture is a picture of me, Caleb, Ireen, and Macie walking across soem tires that were cemented into the ground. Aunt Karen wanted to take a picture of all of us on the slide, all staked up. Being the oldest, I had to be on the bottom. I was doing pretty good until Julia and Payton added on. This was to much!! I collapsed, with all of the eleven kids on top of me!! Yeesh!!! Then we went back to the house and watched a movie. it was the movie UP. Thank you Aunty Karen for the WONDERFUL day!!! BYE!!!

Uh, what is that on my plate?

2010-01-05T07:13:00.001-08:00

Hi guys! Now, if you look at the subject, it almost explains it all.
Here in Zambia, the staple food in Nshima(it is YUMMY!). It is a filling,
easy to make and cheap food. Now, in America, our staple food is
hamburgers, hotdogs, and pizza. Now Nshima (the N is silent, so it is
pronounced shima) is quite different. It is made of the same thing grits
are made of, except it isn't so runny(and it usually isn't eaten for
breakfast). Now, Nshima is not eaten plain. You eat it with relish, which
can be almost anything. Fried caterpillars, (I have tried them and they
taste like French fries! Except the ones that aren't cooked very well. They
are still gooey on the insides! Chicken feet(which are eaten with the bones
and toenails!!! And, they aren't very yummy!) Cow intestines(they look like
honey comb and they and they are VERY chewy.) And, I was even brave enough
to try Field Rat!!!(it tasted like steak!!) Oh, and one more. Kapenta,
which are little tiny fish that are eaten with the eye balls and guts and
bones!! (these ones taste like soggy French fries!) Now, all of these I
have eaten, and I say these things by personal experience. Now there is
lots more. Beans, cabbage, meatballs, scrambled eggs, soya,(That is the
stuff that is on the plate in the picture, it looks like little pieces of
meat. It tastes like chicken. We have it a lot. The other thing on the
plate is the Nshima.) You name it!!
Well, I hope I didn't gross you out!
Ta-ta!
Kamryn

4 pictures for you

2010-01-04T19:24:00.000-08:00

HELLO! I am so sorry I have not wrote in a long time!! Whenever I want to,
the internet isn't working, the power is out, or Dad or Mom is on the
computer. One of my New Year's resolutions is blogging 3 times a week or
more!
If you are wondering what these pictures are of, I will tell you.
So, Sunday morning, at about 8:45, we heard some knocking at our gate.
Bradyn went out to answer it, and there were 5 kids asking to pick some
fruit/berries, called Msukai, from our tree. After asking dad, he came to
the gate and let them in. Mom was a bit nervous that we let them climb it,
cuz it was a 40 foot high tree! One time, I looked up, and about 40 feet
above me, there was this teenager sitting on a branch about as big as you
ankle! When I saw that, closed my eyes and prayed a silent prayer!!
Thankfully, all they left with was barrels of berries!!! Thank God for
that!!!! All of us felt good about blessing those people! Unfortunately,
they didn't know English very well, so it was hard to communicate.
Today we started school again, after a whole month off. I think I
like Having August, April, And December off instead of having June, July and
August off. Then You don't forget things!
Well, I hope you liked my update!
Alive in Africa,
Kamryn

Part three (3)

2009-07-28T00:55:00.000-07:00

When we looked out the window, this spotted giraffe poked his head up to the window. The giraffe looked surprised and licked the window! Kaitlyn and I grabbed on to each other to keep from falling down we were laughing So hard! My friend Sydney got out her camera and took a picture. When we all looked at the picture, we started laughing all over again. Then Danielle said " Sydney, I think you are going to win an award with that picture!" All of a sudden, Chloe said "Guys, if we saw the giraffe, then we are probable close to the ground!"
Sure enough, the sergeant of the ship said " We are landing in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, LANDING! As we landed with a BUMP, I whispered to Kelly " I am pretty sure this is going to be fun!" As me and Rachel stepped out of the rocket, we saw......................

To be continued!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. If you want to be in my story, just leave me a comment and tell me where, how and what you want to do in my story. Thanks!

Part two (2)

2009-07-26T00:41:00.000-07:00

We took off! We were going SO fast! My friend Blake(my very good friend when I was a little girl) was so exited to be in a rocket ship, had forgotten to buckle his seat belt and when the rocket started, flew backwards and bammed into the wall. I looked out the window to see my cousins Annabelle and Molly Bea waving good-bye. I waved back and watch as they grew smaller and smaller.
When I looked up, I saw my Math teacher(who's name is Owen) purchasing tickets for for safari on his MAC computer and Bumpa and Boggie( my grandparents on my moms side) feeding Freddy the crow some peanut butter sandwiches. Then I hear Papa(my grandpa) ask,"Is there any golf in Zambia?'' " The sergeant of the ship said" There is a golf course right by the Safari lodge." Then I whispered to my friend Sophia," I am so exited I am going to shoot right out the window!" After giggling for about one minute, I grabbed my companions hand (who's name was Kara, my really good friend back in America) and said,"Kara, look out the window!

To be continued!

To be continued is to be continued tommorrow.

2009-07-24T11:55:00.000-07:00

I am sorry to report that Kamryn is sick with a high fever and was unable to finish typing her story. Report back tomorrow and we should be good to go. Please pray for her as she and Julia are both feeling the Zambian flu...
Thank you!
Her Dad

My creative writing story(using my spelling words)

2009-07-23T04:34:00.000-07:00

One day,when i was going to college, my bachelor teacher said "We are going to go on a field trip today to count the musicians in Zambia,Africa." All of us were SO excited! Then this pretty girl named Ashley asked "When we are there, could we go on a safari?" Our teacher felt pressured, so he said "Sure."
"O.K. people" said our teacher "I am giving you 30 minutes to get your supplies. Then meet me at the basketball court to board our rocket ship."(They had to do the field trip all in one day, so they had to take a rocket ship) So my classmates and I ran to our lockers feeling excited. But I did not know what I was about to experience.
When the rocket arrived, we found our field trip buddies and boarded the rocket. The sergeant of the rocket said " 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Launch!" The engine fired up and

To be continued tomorrow!

99.8, 99.9, 99. .... No wait! 100.0! (If you are wondering what this is, it is a themometer)

2009-07-22T04:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, right after playing outside I came inside not feeling well (I have a cough, so I wasn't worred) But then Mommy took my temperture and it was 38.2C(100.2 F) But after a good nights sleep, I had no fever and was feeling great. But do you know why I am better? Beacause those bad germs ran right out my nose and right up Mommies. Exept that the germs had babies inside of me, then disiding they wanted to move, They carried their babies with them up into Mommy to do more dammge. Did you know that babies work EXTRA hard to please their Mom and Dad? Well now you do!
So, to get to the point, Mommy is VERY sick. She has a fever of 100.0. That is hard for her, and hard for us to. We need your prayers. Here is your homework today: PRAY! Todly-doo!

What I like about living in Africa (and what I don't like)

2009-07-21T02:49:00.000-07:00

Hello today Mommy thought I should do a blog about he subject of what I like about living in Africa. (I just added in what I don't like because you might want to know what I don't like too!)

What I do like:
I like having a dog (because in America we couldn't have a dog.)
I like having a trampoline (in the ground.)
I like having a big house.
I like it (almost) always being warm.

Now, what I don't like:
I don't like not having a dishwasher.
I don't like not being able to go swimming whenever I want to.
I don't like that it is FREEZING right now ( we are in winter season here and we have no heating in our house.)
I don't like that Max peed on my foot this morning.

Well, I better be going. Write to you tomorrow.

Headgear!?!

2009-07-20T04:12:00.001-07:00

From KAMRYN

Hi! Beautiful day, isn't it! (I pretending to sound cheerful) As you all know,I have braces. I have had an expander. Now we are going to play a guessing game of what I have in my mouth now. I am going to give you five clues. #1:It is very uncomfortable. #2:It is very ugly. #3:You have to use rubber bands to secure it. #4: It makes you talk weird. #5:You can wear it. Now think. Can you guess what it is? Did you guess: A rubber band secured uncomfortable mouth guard? Answer:WRONG! Did you guess: Uncomfortable ugly rubber band makeyoutalkweird high heels? Answer:WRONG!(Those are SO out of fashion) Did you guess: VERY ugly uncomfortable reverse headgear? Answer: CORRECT! To those of you who guessed right: CONGRATULATIONS! YOU WON! To those of you who guessed wrong: CONGRATULATIONS! YOU LOST! To those of you who have not had headgear: Headgear is ugly, uncomfortable, and it HURTS! To those who have had headgear: You know what I am going through. Please pray for me.
Every one have nice day! (I am pretending to sound cheerful again)
Goodbye Today and Hello tomorrow!

Come on, Please smile!

2009-07-19T04:42:00.000-07:00

Hi! Today I went to a church of one of the pastors my Dad teaches with my Dad and our intern Owen. It felt like the longest 2 1/2 hours of my life! The pastor(who's name is Joseph Zulu)was so powerful that he blasted my eardrums! There was about 25 people there, about 1/2 children. It was a good thing I brought my Nancy Drew book!(Even though I finished it WAY before the service ended) At the end we took a picture, and you really have to persuade them to smile! Owen took about three picture until he got half on the congregation to smile. Just wanted to tell you about my adventure. BYE!

Summer in Winter

2009-07-18T04:34:00.000-07:00

Hi there! Today..........Well.....................How do I say this? O.K. Got it! Here in Zambia it is cold season(or what we call Winter) But it is actually summer. Get it? Well, if not, let me explain. Cold season here is always about 60 degrees.
But instead of being 60 degrees, it is actually 85 degrees. It is always the unexpected here. (Pretend I am the Weather Man) "Hello there people! This week in Zambia is going to be cold. The skies are going to be clear, but the air cold. I am talking like, 60 degrees. So turn on the heater and pull on the jackets. Well, folks, This is 2009 Zambia radio. Thanks for listening."(end of talk) The next week: " It is so hot out you could fry an egg on the road!"(I cant say side walk because there are no side walks here. People just walk on the road. It is good enough.) Moral of story: Never,and I mean NEVER trust a Weather Man!(or woman)
That is enough for Today! BYE!

1,2,3,4,5,6............7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-07-05T02:59:00.000-07:00

HI! I have some BIG news! Yesterday, we welcomed a new member into our family. It is not a dog(I simply CANNOT have another one!), not a cat(We have already been through one of those), Thankfully not a Giraffe.Actually, it would be cool,and I could get my stuffed animal down from the roof,(don't ask how it got up there!).......nah, WAY TO MUCH DODO TO CLEAN UP!,is it a, well I don't know, but maybe a little girl? WELL,IF YOU GUESSED THAT YOU ARE RIGHT! On July 4, 2009, we adopted a little girl named Rhoda! Some of you might be surprised that we are adopting her. She is four, and we are changing her name to Jennifer. Her full name will be Jennifer Rhoda Allen. She is such a sweetie. She still has accidents,so we are trying to get her to tell us when she has to go. Well, when you gotta go, you gotta go.If you have any more questions about her, just write to me in a comment. Right now, Daddy, Bradyn, and Julia are doing a 550 piece puzzle of zacceuss(you know, the tiny tax collector in the sycamore tree?)I am, well, writing to you. Mommy and Rhoda are putting clothes on the clothes line. JoJo is, Where is JoJo? Probably crawling around getting into................ Crash! See! I told you! There goes the candle holder thingy!
Well, I gotta go eat lunch! Bye!

sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-05-20T09:40:00.001-07:00

HI!!!! I am SO sorry that I have not blogged in a long time!!!! I have SO many things to say it is going to take HOURS!!!!! My birthday is coming up,in about a month. Then I am going to be double digits! And I will be in 5th grade! Another family on the AZ team arrived yesterday. They are the Whitfield's. And also when the Melville's leave,who is left to be the oldest in the AZ team? Oh,just ME!!!!!It is really quite scary. Today we went to the orphanage and taught the orphans the maccaraina and the hockey pokey. It was fun. Every Friday I go horse riding at a stables called "trot over stables". I got put in a hard class. You have to jump and stuff like that. sorry! I bet you can guess who just broke the couch! B-R-A-D-Y-N!! It was not a very good idea to be standing on the top of the couch trying to get something of the cabinet! There was some really good cookies at the store today and I ate so many I had a stomach pain. Have to go! tisoinana!(that means bye in nyanga)

BAD DOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-04-09T10:31:00.000-07:00

hi!!!! Did you know that I have my own E-mail address!!! So If you decide to E-mail me, E-mail me at this please(Because my mom and dad don't want us going on their account). Kamryninzambia(@)gmail(dot)com. Max is doing good, except he bites you, comes in the house,and,well,um, everything else a bad dog does(sometimes he is a regular sweety, but very rarely)
The picture here is one taken in the corner of our living room,in front of our(actually someone is storing it there,I am quite sad to give it back)wooden giraffe.
have to go,
bye

Hi... Bye!

2009-03-30T10:36:00.000-07:00

Hi Guys. I have my own email. it is kamryninzambia(a@t)gmail(d.o.t)com. So, if you want to email, you can email me there. I just wanted to show you a picture of my Auntie Miriam and us snuggling with her in her cool shawl thing. I also wanted to say I got my wire two days ago in my braces. It is a bit sore still and pokey. Have a great week!

A little recital for the grandparents...

2009-03-22T12:17:00.000-07:00

Dad here stealing a little Kamryn blog space to post our oldest daughter giving her blog-recital of her playing piano... We miss you grandparents, and maybe this will help lessen the distance with this little personal concert.

It's raining, It's pouring, Bradyn is snoring!!!!!!!

2009-03-21T00:08:00.000-07:00

Hi!!! Sorry I haven't Blogged in a long time, I have been really busy . Yesterday I was supposed to go horse back riding, BUT it was just POURING!!!!!!!!!it rained SO hard I thought it was going to flood!!!! Poor horses!!!!!!! Julia was supposed to go horse back riding, and guess what? It did the exact same thing!!!!!!!!! POURED!!!!!!!!!!!!! And guess what she did? Oh, she just cried for a hour non stop. Poor Julia!!!!!!! But we had waffles and we are going to an orphanage called Kids Link. It is Zambian run and they have about 10 kids there. Lots of them are getting adopted. Well, my braces are getting easier to wear. I get my wire on the 28 of this month!!!!! Please be praying for me.
love you guys!!!!!!

love, Kamryn
P.S. Julia's blog is

braces

2009-03-01T04:42:00.000-08:00

hi, yesterday I got my braces. I got to chose the color, and I chose blue. I also got my expander. it is not a very fun thing to have! It is hard to talk, it hurts, you cant eat solid food without it getting stuck under neath it, did i mention it hurts? I got it on my top jaw. the doctor is really nice, and so is the nurse.
Our friends, the Guffy's are staying with us. They have three dauters, one is seven, one is five, and one is one.:) They are nice too!
Have you read any good books? E-mail me if you have. bye!

2009-02-26T17:41:00.000-08:00

hi guys! just saying I miss you sooooooooo much and I am geting my braces on Saturday. I am not looking forward to it. Max is doing good and so is JoJo. see ya later, Bye!

MAX, books and fun!

2009-02-25T09:57:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys! You might of heard that Max came yesterday. He is staying her for good now. He is so cute. He is sleeping right now. Whenever you sit down he will run over to you and lick you and try to bite your nose. Or if you have long hair, he will try to bite it. Guess what? Mommy cut her hair cut really short today. I'll put some pictures up later. I am reading a lot of books lately. My favorite fewI have read is: The Marvelous Land of Oz and The Golddust and the quest for the Egg and Freddy goes to Florida. I need a couple more books to read. I also read Little Women but I wish Beth wouldn't have died. I wish Jo would have married Laurie. Happy Late Valentine's Day! Well, I love you all!!! Please leave comments or email me some titles of books you like... Allens(at)aliveinafrica(dot)com

Horses

2009-02-21T20:54:00.000-08:00

hi! i went horse back riding yesterday,the name of the horse I was riding was ''Minnie" and my friend kaitlyn came over for a sleep over.We had a busy saturday! But now it is sunday, And we are going to two churches today. I miss you guys soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ex. ex. ex. much!!!!
bye

I safaried!

2009-02-11T09:17:00.000-08:00

Hey Guys! We went to Protea for the third time. We went there because the Knifongs and the Huckaby's and we were celebrating. I think you have heard about Protea before, right? It is where I sat on the elephant and held the python. Well, this time they didn't have pythons that were tame. Pretty sad:( Well, I got up on the Elephant again. And this time I went up all alone. It was amazing. When the elephant was standing up from kneeling down, my shoe fell off. I was afraid he would step on it. Her name was Punga. It means Power. God is definately more powerful than she is. And protea also has a pool. If you have never read my blog before, Protea is a safari lodge. The pool was very fun but cold. There is a little wading pool and a big pool. So this big, big antelope called Kudu walked up to the wading pool and decided he wanted a drink (he was as big as a horse!). Seriously!!! So, I was playing in the wading pool and I looked up and there was this humungous Kudu looking right at me. He was at least like 6 feet away from me. So, when he kneeled down, he started drinking out of the wading pool. I would not want to drink out of that pool. No Sir! When the Kudu first decided he wanted a drink, Irene, Tim Hilty's adopted daughter, was getting out of the big pool and there was this humungous Kudu right in her face. She freaked. She is a little bit scared of animals. On the way back, I got to ride with Irene in her car. Just to let you know that Irene is just four years old. And she really likes princesses and strawberry shortcake. So, when we were just getting out of protea, all of the sudden she fell asleep. Her head would sink down, down and down.The she would put it back up again. The she finally woke up and we played Princesses (she was Cinderella and I was Prince Charming!) So, Cindarella had a hose that didn't work and so I had to ask her twenty times "what are you doing?" That is the end of my blog. My dad said I need to be done now. Bye!!!

Our neibors,

2009-02-04T08:51:00.000-08:00

hi guys! Miss you!The knifong parents are visiting Zambia. They are thinking about moving here. They have five kids.Jamilyn,age 11,Bri Ella,age 9, Hogan,age 4, Benjamin,age 2 or 3,and Marybeth,age 1. Our wall is going up fast. We are like''SLOW DOWN!!!!!! They don't listen. The reason I don't want the wall to go up is because....WHAT!!!!!!o.k um sorry! but my dad just saw a snake in the front yard! time to get my feet off the ground!!! back to the point, i don't want the

wall to go up because met our neighbors, and they are nice. I miss you guys and I will blog again soon.

P.S. Check out Julia's new blog.
Bye!
Kamryn

we adopted a orphaned baby boy!!

2009-01-28T09:40:00.001-08:00

hi guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sooooooooooooo exited to tell you this, but, i finally got a baby brother!!!!!!!! he is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute!!!! his name is max,(named after daddy) he is as big as a little plate!!!! look at the picture and tell me what you think!!!! isn't he cute!!!!!!!! I was soooooo exited to here that we were going to adopt him!!!!!!!

miss you guys!!!!!

love,kamryn

were here!!!!!!!!!

2009-01-16T23:21:00.000-08:00

hi guys!!!!!! sorry i haven't blogged in a long time,we are in Africa!!! i miss you guys alot!!!! if you have not heard, we had a big thunder storm two days ago. our kitchen flooded!! the living room leaked and mom and dads bedroomleaked too. If our house was that bad, imagine what it would be like in the compounds!!!(our electricity got knocked out!) be praying for them!!! did i mention that our back wall fell down!!!!!!!!!!! but i am glad the wall fell down because we met our neighbors and they are very nice,and they have six dogs!!!!!!!!! miss you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

love,
kam

My life

2008-07-17T09:57:00.000-07:00

Hi guys! Living by the water is great. I swim literally everyday. And, my cousin Darby is here. And we are going to the Kit Kitteridge American Girl movie today. We are settled into our home and we really like it. Mommy is going to have a baby is 21 days. I don't know what the name is yet, but I want to know! Just in case you haven't heard, it is a girl! I was hoping for a boy, but you get what you get and you don't throw a fit! The blogs are this exciting now that I am not in Africa. But, we are trying to raise some money for Africa. I am going to walk dogs to raise money for the orphanages. See you guys later!

2008-07-02T10:26:00.000-07:00

Hi Everybody! Sorry for not updating in a long time. I have been sooooo busy. (Aaron Gibbs is here. He says, "Sooo busy? Doing what? " Kamryn says, "Swimming. Yesterday I had a birthday party. Four people came. Two couldn't come. Check out this site to see what we did!" We love you and talk to you soon!

counting down days

2008-05-27T09:01:00.000-07:00

There is so much I have to say! I don't know where to start... We are coming home really soon. Only a couple more days! I am so excited to see you guys. We have a new countdown. 10 more days, 9 more days... etc. etc.

We have been rice and beans a lot for dinner. Well, I think it is because we are trying to keep our budget down. I am getting kind of tired of it. Is there any food that you get tired of? Please write down on my comments.

I gust want to let all you guys know how I love you!

hi guys...

2008-05-06T10:13:00.001-07:00

Hi! I miss you guys so much. I think when I come back to America, I will miss Africa , too. I can't be in both places at the same time. It is hard. I miss you guys. I will miss my friends here in Africa. I did my recorder class today. Everyone told me that I have the best teacher to teach me Recorder. They say he is the best teacher in the whole school. He never yells at anybody. Whenever you think another teacher would get angry, he just makes up a funny voice, and says, "Please, sit down and leave the poor wasp alone!" or "Sit down, please." Our worker Daka got a new son today. He called dad this morning, "Congratulations! We have a baby boy!" That was so funny. We went to see the baby and it was wrapped up in six blankets so you could hardly see any of the baby. Whenever you parted the blankets so you could see his face, the African's would just close it back up so you could see any of it. They are afraid that the babies will get cold. We love you! Bye!

Another update

2008-04-22T08:24:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I miss you guys so much! We went swimming at our friend, Leah’s house yesterday! It was really hot out. The pool was really cold, though. But it felt good. We are coming home in six weeks. I am looking forward to seeing all you guys! When I was laying on the couch and reading my book, Stuart Little, Louie came up and cuddled with me. And unfortunately, fell asleep. Here is a picture of us.I went to my recorder class today and the teacher said I did good. That is about it. It is almost time for dinner. We love you! Bye!

Sunday Update

2008-04-13T05:23:00.000-07:00

Hi! I am coming home in 1.5 months but I am not telling you the date! Today mommy and I had a date! We went shopping and we went to lunch. I had a potato with egg, bacon and splurged on some cheese. It was so good. I had my own coke. Yesterday, Daddy and Mommy had a meeting and all us AZ kids played at the farm. I was really tired but we had a lot of fun! We played cops and robbers. Philip was the robber's leader and Macy was the cop's leader. I was the robber's captain. Rachel was the helper. Gifty was the distractor, most of the time. Caleb was the substitute if Phillip or me got caught. It was fun.

Today, I made pancakes. I accidentally put in soda instead of salt but they tasted the same. We are doing three activities after school at LICS (the international school near us). I have on Monday a class called Science Investigators. On Tuesday, I have recorder class. I am borrowing a recorder from a friend. And then on Thursday, I have art class.

A couple of days ago, we found a baby cobra in our yard. Lungu had chopped it with a hose so he couldn't move, but he could still strike with his mouth. A couple of days before that Louie (our cat) found a mommy cobra about 1.5 meters long. Julia yelled, "Bradyn, Bradyn, look a snake. She wasn't at all scared of it! Auntie Miriam yelled at Julia to get away from the snake. That was when I was Rachel's house. When I was at Rachel's house, we found a tiny baby cobra trying to eat a baby frog in her empty pool. A lot of cobra's in just one day.

That's it!
Talk to you soon!
Sincerely,
Kamryn

Hi!

2008-04-03T08:07:00.000-07:00

Hi! I miss you guys so much! It is getting really closer for us to come but I am not going to tell you when!!! My daddy got his toenail cut off because it was really infected. I am so glad we are coming home. It is sometimes the only thing I talk about. I ask, "Mommy, when are we going home. See that airplane, I wish we were on it. Momma, I miss all my friends!" (But, I have a lot of friends here that I like, too!) As a matter of fact, I actually made some new friends - Rachel's friends from her school that I met at her birthday party! And you won't believe this, there was a girl there who was from Zimbabwe and her name was spelled C-A-M-R-Y-N! The other ones were Emma, (not Emma Whitfield), Sarah (not Sarah Melville) and that's it! Oh, an Phillip, of course, Rachel's brother. I'll talk to you later!
Sincerely,
Kamryn

An Easter Update...

2008-03-26T09:57:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys! Happy easter! It's a little bit late. The power has been out a lot. We had the orphans over for Easter. We played a lot of fun games, had an Easter Egg hunt, watched a movie and had dinner. I wish you guys could have been here. What did you do for Easter? Please send a comment letting me know what you did for easter. I am curious. I took this picture I miss you a lot.

Sincerely,
Kamryn

Tuesday update...

2008-03-18T08:28:00.000-07:00

Hi guys. How are ya? I haven't done a poll or blog in awhile because the power is always out on Tuesday night. But, right now it is on for a change. I am so excited to come home.

Here are some updates:
Mommy is feeling better. She hardly ever feels sickness unless she takes her whole pill. The vitamins are so strong they kind of hurt her but she knows it is good for her baby.

My sisters are fine. Bradyn is standing right here chewing on a pen. And Julia is somewhere taking a bath. Bradyn is recovering from her fever and sickness she has every week.

Louie is doing fine. He is getting bigger. It will be hard to leave him when we come home. Here He is right now purring as if he wants to talk to you guys! A couple of days ago I woke up and he was sucking my hair.

In school today I got an A in my math!!! In my Mcall Crabb which is reading the story and answering the question, my score was 10th grade. Whenever I get an A or A+ in my math, mommy does this "oh yeah" dance. Mommy is a really good teacher. I am glad that Mommy is teaching us.

I have some friends here. Macy and Emma Whitfield just had a baby named Marly Anne Taziona Whitfield. Her middle name is Zambian. Rachel and Phillip are at school most of the time and I don't see them as much as everyone else. But, I should see them a lot because they are my neighbors. We see the Roberts kids almost every day!

I was climbing an avocado tree and saw my neighbor. I said hello in Nyanga and asked if she was well also in Nyanga. She said she was fine in Nyanga. If you are wondering how I can speak Nyanga, mostly I listen to my mom and dad's language class.

I miss you guys so much!
Love, Kamryn

my Tuesday update!

2008-02-26T08:13:00.000-08:00

hi guys! We are coming home in June! But I can not tell you when!but now that I think about it i think i can tell you! we are coming home on .............idjgidufhgjdhifnsh uhihgjfhg fghdfiuhl hguidhfjgbufhg fuhof. If you want to know when we are coming home you have to be able to read that!!!

I finished my horseback riding class. Maybe I will be able to do it next year! I had lots of fun doing it.

My homeschooling is going well. I am learning about Saul, David and Jonathan in my Bible class. I like math, but have problems doing the right problems. I love to read and I need some more books to read because I ran out of them.

Our power is better, but still goes out some of the time. Last night it went out and we played Flashlight tag. It was fun! We all made it the first game and then I lost the second game.

I got sick earlier this week with a bad headache. I felt really bad, but I am feeling better now. Now Brady is the sick one.

I had Tacos for dinner! They were SO Good!

The weather is getting much better. Warm and windy, but our yard is still waterlogged.

I played with the Roberts baby today who is 10 months old!!! She is so cute. I think I want a girl now! her name is Maddie. i miss all of you!!!

sour lemon

2008-02-15T21:11:00.000-08:00

hi guys!! boggie and bumpa are here!! Vote on the next poll. Last week i rode bitter lemon. now i know why they call her bitter lemon! because she is so bitter! You guys will like the next poll!
bye!

Horseback Riding

2008-01-27T21:55:00.001-08:00

Hi Guys! Today is Monday. Do you know what that means? (Bradyn just burped!) I am going horseback riding! Last time I rode a horse named Thumbelina. She was grey with white spots. A little jumpy, too! But she was very friendly and even put her nose in my hand. I hope this time I am going to ride Sour Lemon! He is a brown horse with a streak of white down her forehead. But maybe the people will let me ride my second favorite, Biscuit! He is brown horse with grey and black dots all over it and a white streak down his forehead. I hope it doesn't rain. If it rains, it will be cancelled. BYE!!!! And oh, please pray for no rain!

I'm back!

2008-01-07T05:15:00.000-08:00

As most of you know I had a concussion with my head. So I haven't been writing lately. I have had lots of things going on. We went to Protea Safari Lodge again. We sat on the elephant again. This time it was even scarier because the Elephant got down on his knees and we got to climb up but when the elephant stood up, I felt like I was going to fall off. It was really fun though. And the python had more babies, lots more babies. Last time there was only three and now there are seven. This time we got to swim. One pool was warm and the other was cold. My head is feel

ing better now and I learned to trust that I was going to be ok in the CT scan and believe that i was going to get better. Thanks for all your prayers!

Poll!

2007-12-26T06:36:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys! I just got back from Livingstone. You should go to Victoria Falls. It is HUGE!!! Here is a picture of it! You should go on a safari, too! We saw some elephants that were also HUGE!!! I was looking at the giraffes in the distance and I saw these big dark figures with white long horns stomping through the woods. I was like, "Cool, more giraffes and then I was like 'Elephants?'" And Daddy turned around and yelled, "Where, Where, Where?" And I pointed over there and said, "THERE!" And there was this other giraffe that was close enough to touch! We didn't have time to go to the Crocodile farm. But the pool was great. We didn't go to the Livingstone Museum either. I am glad that we were home for Christmas. Vote on the poll, please! Bye! Kamryn

HI!

2007-12-18T21:58:00.001-08:00

This is a picture of me dressed up with my friends, Acacia and Christiana. If you don't realize that I have a Mickey Mouse hat, African bracelet, Ballet skirt, an Indian belt, and a little red riding hood cape and a cowboy shirt. Pretty cool, huh? Talk to you soon!

Kamy and her baby!

2007-12-13T12:32:00.000-08:00

Dad here just wanting to show you a cute picture of Kamryn with a baby on her back like the Zambian ladies do it!!!

Christmas orphan party

2007-12-12T22:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everybody! This picture is of me having my face painted by Bradyn. Today I am going to the orphanage. On Sunday, we are going to have the orphan Christmas party. We are going to play games, decorate sugar cookies (some are gluten-free;) and open all your presents that you gave. I think that is probably going to be my favorite part of it. We are going to play Alligator and Hippos (an african version of sharks and minnows) and we are going to do a relay race with books on our heads. We will have to run around the trampoline with books on our head and the person who gets around the trampoline first without the book falling off the head gets to go in the middle and get a prize or something. Please pray for our party on Sunday so that it doesn't rain (or hail.)

Hi everybody!

2007-12-05T22:42:00.001-08:00

I just did something totally cool! Daddy with me, Julia, Bradyn and Louie all did the elf thing. You gotta see it!!!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1189536707

Hello.

2007-11-30T21:42:00.000-08:00

Hi everybody. Today is Saturday. Our friend Karen is staying with us (she is a friend of Kristen Gilfillan and she lives in Kitwe, just a little north of us. She teaches a missionary family with 9 kids!) I like her. She has red short hair and she is really fun to play with. We are going to the craft fair today. For Christmas we are going to Livingstone (near Victoria Falls) to see the falls and go on a safari. I really miss all of you guys. Thanks for voting in my poll and I knew you would vote for seeing us and so I wasn't surprised when I saw it. I will see all you guys later!

Thanksgiving

2007-11-20T21:40:00.000-08:00

Hi everybody. Tomorrow is thanksgiving. We are going to a restaurant with all our friends. And there is one bad thing about thanksgiving that most of the things we eat for thanksgiving I can't have because of my gluten allergy and milk, too. But I will be thankful. I hope you all have a good thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving. Bye!

gess what........

2007-11-18T08:46:00.000-08:00

I have been sick for a long time. But Bradyn is not all the way better yet. But I am. We had a stomach infection. We got a finger poke. It didn't hurt. Tonight at dinner a bat flew into where we were eating. I was so scared I almost fell out of my chair:) Have you seen Bradyn's Blog yet? She just started one. Go to Brady's Blog.
I am going to start a new poll. It is not going to be questions about Africa. It is a question about all around the world. Boggie and Bumpa are taking a trip around the world. They are going to many places. Let us know which place which they are going that you would want to go to! It is time to go to bed now. Bye!

I hate rats!

2007-11-16T10:12:00.001-08:00

Hi everybody! Yesterday I was looking over at the wall by outdoor dining table and all of a sudden I see this famliar looking head peeking over the wall. And sure enough, it is my friend, the RAT! I hate rats.

At a our first night here in Africa, I was sitting out watching a movie at 5:00am because I had jet lag and I saw a rat run across the floor. I was so scared I screamed. I hardly wanted to get out of the couch. About the umbrella part now. Today it rained. I love it when it rains. I love it because there is a million things you can do it in it, like get your bathing suit on and slip and slide on the trampoline and splash in the puddles or get your bathing suit on and ride your bike through the puddles. One day me and Bradyn in our clothes layed down in a puddle. It was fun. (Mom didn't think so-editorial comment by Daddy). We will put another poll up in the next couple of days. Goodbye!

Today is Saturday

2007-11-03T00:29:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody! I have a million things to say today. My dad just figured out a very cool thing. My dad has a phone that you can text message people on and guess what? On Skype, there is this program that you can type in your message and it comes on to your phone. And guess what, I text messaged my dad. This is what I said, "I love Dad :*" The :* means a big kiss. Today is my house helper is not here so she can't braid my hair. I miss you guys a lot. Sorry the poll isn't too good because I couldn't really think of another one. It will be better next time. Last night we went to the farm (Action Zambia's retreat center/library/home for some of the missionaries) and I have a friend named Gift. You probably know about him because my dad has some blogs about Papa Glenn. But in case you don't, he is Papa Glenn and Aunt Liese's adopted Zambia son. He is funny. He has a sister named Grace. Please pray for her because she hasn't got her US passport and she can't come to Zambia until she gets her passport. Papa Glenn and Grace are still in the states. My sisters Bradyn and Julia are playing, actually, I don't really know what they are playing. They have backpacks and they are journey to Alaska to brush their hair. Julia is trying to say wolves, but she is saying wolfs. Daddy tried to correct her by saying wolves. It didn't help. I want to tell you about Louie, our kitty. Louie is getting huge. He is about 2 months old. He is biter! He found a cockroach and a frog. Zorro, our dog, is scared of him. He is getting into climbing trees. One time I was reading inside and all of sudden I heard this meowing and I looked outside and Louie was hanging from a branch. I didn't get there in time. He fell on the ground. But, he is O.K. Whenever Zorro gets to close to the kitty, the kitty goes Wham right on his nose and then Zorro runs away. Pretty funny.

Yesterday I went to an orphanage. I played with my little friend Mary who is about 5 or 6 years old and I played with my friend Brenda, she is about 9 years old and we played a game called Chicken Feet. And guess who won? All three times, Brenda did. Thanks so much for the care packages... Sorry we already ate all the starburts. We love them soooo much! And, Kara, thank you so much for the bubble gum and coolaid and the lipstick. I am eating the gum right now. I miss you so much Kara. And Turner family, thank you for the candy and the letters and the magazine for daddy. And Magga and Papa, thank you for workbook and the stuffed animals and candy and sandals for daddy. He loves sandals. Here is something to put into the comments... Only if you know for sure tell me if you are going to come and visit me in Africa.
O.K. 1. 2. 3. O.K. I think I said a million things... Bye!

2007-11-01T07:37:00.000-07:00

hi everybody. My dad got back from a confans . I have 1 thing to say. tomorrow I am going to a orphanage called ''NEW HORIZONS" I have a friend named ''Brenda". i have to go now bye.

I have lots of things to say

2007-10-28T10:20:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody, I'll be right back. Sorry, I was just going to open the door for the kitty who was locked outside and I didn't even know it. I have a million things to say so be prepared. It was kind of a joke when I said come see us in Africa because I knew that all of you would vote for us. There were 254 votes. That is a record. Thank you so much! I am going to try and get to 300 next time. This is going to be a good one. Zorro, our dog, went to the vet 3 days ago and he stayed there for two nights and three days. And he has to take about a million pills and ear drops. He has a lot of infections. He has skin problems, hip problems, ear problems, rotten teeth and three ticks and that is it, I think. Today when we put the ear drops in, he was trying to walk while shaking his head, trying to get the ear drops out. It was pretty funny. And then, it was even funnier when daddy, well, he had to open his mouth and drop the pills in so Zorro was walking around shaking his head and going like this (kamryn just demonstrated bleha, blah blip) and smaking his lips. Even our guard was laughing. It was hilarious. Today I went to a church where the singing was different but we got a nice seat and with a cool breeze. Tommorow I have school. My favorite subject in school is handwriting which I have to learn capitols in cursive. I made a new friend. Her name is Brenda. She is at an orphanage called New Horizons. It is a really fun place. Last time we went, we brought games, some of the candy you mailed us and books. They loved the candy. Mommy painted our living room a beautiful yellow. I think my dad will put a picture on his blog, so be looking for it. Bradyn and Julia are watching Dora in the TV room. I don't really like Dora but some of you might. My daddy preached at church this morning about David and Goliath and how to fear God and nothing else. I like it when he preaches. It is always seems more exciting. (these are Kamryn's actual words:) I have a read a million books today. I love to read. Do you have any suggestions of your favorite books? I have almost read all my books because I love to read so much Yesterday I went to my friend Rachel's house. She has a brother named Phillip who is funny. She has a puppy named Coco and Phillip is afraid of Coco. They have another dog named Chisomo. Philip had two lizards that had babies. And just to let you know Coco kills and eats lizards. Yucky! They have a tree that is called the airplane tree. And they have a swing. And we made pollypocket houses. Rachel is good friend and I look forward to my other friend Kelly coming back, too. I think this is enough for today because my daddy says I should stop. He is one who is typing. Can I say one more thing? Yes, daddy says. Please answer some of my questions by the comment post. And be prepared for the next time when I have to say a million other things. See ya'll later!!!

Vote on my new poll!!!! You can vote on more than one:)

2007-10-14T05:36:00.001-07:00

The pictures of Louie

2007-10-09T23:21:00.001-07:00

Hi everybody. Daddy has already had a post on Louie, but now you need the pictures. We love the kitty, but the sad thing is he has a hernia. If you don't know what that is, it is kind of a stomach thing. He has the biggest blue eyes and don't forget he is a boy. I miss all you guys a lot. I hope to see you soon. And if any of you come out to see us, you will probably get to see Louie, Zorro and our bunnies, too. We are getting our cage for the bunnies today!!! Vosco, our Zambian friend, is making it for us! We just got new couches yesterday. I miss and love all you guys a lot. Sincerely, Kamryn

And don't forget ..........

2007-10-01T22:27:00.000-07:00

that you can vote for more than one on the poll!!!

Ox tongue... yuck!

2007-10-01T11:45:00.000-07:00

Thanks to those who voted on the last poll. I voted on Ox tongue, too. Blech:} You should vote on this poll because it is a really good one. We changed it so you can choose more than one if you want to. I know that you guys are probably all awake because it is 8:47pm here and 11:47am there. I miss you guys a lot. See ya later!

julia is almost 4444444!

2007-09-27T01:29:00.000-07:00

It is almost julia's birthday!!!!!! sorry, I am gust getting a little carried away. I am going to a birthday party today, her name is emma I need to go now

My day at the Safari

2007-09-23T05:44:00.000-07:00

Hi , yesterday I went on a safari and I saw lots of animals.Like lions, kudos(which are a kind of deer) impalas, zebra, baboons, all types of deer, and this was isn't very fun but I also got to sit on elephant... Just kidding!!! The elephant was amazing. And after the safari I got to hold a python (but do not worry it was a baby). Our banana's are ripe and I miss all you guys. Bye.