Happy New Year

Ethiopian New Year, a day late, I know. My computer wasn't cooperating yesterday. But my camera was, so here are my two little Ethiopians.

We received a note from AGCI about how they celebrated the holiday at Hannah's Hope (and I'll make the leap to assume this is how Ashi celebrated last year when he was there).

From Almaz, Director of Hannah's Hope-

"I wish I can write long and have the right words to describe how amazing it is that we have impacted the 268 children who are home over the last three years. It was about this time I was preparing to come to back to Ethiopia.

I had the whole morning to just be with the children. We then had our celebration. The kids are so happy to have a lot of meat for lunch and defo dabo (it is a special kind of bread). We then had some sodas by the bottle; some of the kids love the gas… Yes, for the New Year, we killed two lambs (I was not there because I cannot handle this) which is very traditional here. And we also bought two lambs for Bethzatha the orphanage. The Director, Sam, came to thank us in person on behalf of the children and the workers who are apparently so thrilled. New Year in Ethiopia is really all about meat and good food!

Also, wearing white colored clothing is very desired. So, all of the older children are wearing these very white t-shirts ( I am sure they won't be so white after lunch and after the spilling of Mirinda sodas, Pepsi and the all the mashing of food and chocolates). "

Here at the Campbell house we were a little lacking in the lamb department, but what better way to celebrate than going to the Greek Food Festival (gyros are lamb- I know it's a stretch) and then rolling around in the freshly mown grass in your new white formal attire :)

Same end result- lots of detergent.