New Employee

Here's the biggest news around the Hill Household: a washing machine! We bought it this weekend from some friends who are returning to the USA, the most common route to get good stuff. This photo will give you a good idea about how fascinated we all are with the new toy in our kitchen. What would have taken an entire morning to wash by hand can now be done in an hour. I never appreciated a washing machine in the States the way I do now. Especially with cloth diapers! Yipee! And easy entertainment for the kiddos included for free (when we have power).

Spooning Talkington Style

We just found out that Tessa is a verified, identified, tried and true Talkington (Kim's family)! She has just passed the ultimate Talkington test. We couldn't be prouder. Dusty passes occasionally, and we haven't tested Jack yet, but his time will come. Me, myself, well I can boast of hanging multiple spoons all over my face, and the random fork at times. The Talkingtons have been known to practice this esteemed tradition en masse at many finer restuarants around Dallas, including the Dallas Country Club. Yes, the other diners always look on in awe and great admiration.

Hand Suckin' Good

We thought you would like to see one of the local restaurants in Mwanza, a city 3 hours to our south where we spent the weekend. We go to Mwanza for medical purposes, to visit friends, to get the dog to the vet, and this weekend for getting additional pages in our ever-shrinking passports. Anyway, this place serves chicken and fries and obviously stole their slogan from KFC's "finger - licking good," but doesn't this slogan have a much more scrumptious title? There are never napkins here when you need them, so just suck 'em! I will admit, it's pretty tasty food.