tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83983021528554220322024-02-20T14:43:40.816-06:00Chilly EthiopianThis blog chronicles our life as a family of four with the addition of our daughter from Ethiopia.
It's a great way to record special moments and to keep everyone informed of what's going on in our wonderfully crazy life!Chilly EThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14169055736140222225noreply@blogger.comBlogger1023125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398302152855422032.post-68577005593006013712018-02-01T13:30:00.002-06:002018-02-01T13:30:56.282-06:00Coffee Crawl #50! Coffee Stop: <a href="http://steamshipcoffee.com/" target="_blank">Steamship Coffee and Tea</a> in the Lyn Lake area of Minneapolis <br />
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We really wanted a unique place for our 50th Coffee Crawl as we saw this as a major milestone for our family and for this tradition that we have come to treasure. Tony thought this funky, steampunk-themed coffee shop would be fun not only because their coffee got rave reviews, but they were also a "gamers" shop, (meaning that they sell games and that serious geeks, (I mean, Gamers) meet there to play all the time. We thought the kids would enjoy settling down with their food and drink to play a family game, as all too often, the coffee stop is enjoyed a bit more by Mom and Dad.<br />
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We were a little dismayed when we walked in and realized that their advertised "food" was actually just toaster waffles and a few random sugary pastries and we were all hungry! We debating leaving, but since quite a bit of research and planning goes into picking the coffee stop and activity stop, we didn't want to abandon the course and wander aimlessly trying for something better. We decided to make the most of it, so we got our coffee and a couple of pastries and thought we'd hang out for a little while and then go find a real breakfast. Turns out, the coffee was spectacular, some of the best we'd had, so we were happy with that, however, after 2 HOURS we were still there, locked into a longgggg, strategic, game! I thought Fantaye was going to lose her mind with boredom and hunger. We probably wouldn't have stayed there that long on our own, but a kindly guy at a nearby table had heard us debating which game to try and he not only helped us pick one, but he sat down with us to teach us and help us play. We felt locked into it at that point and tearing Raina away before it was done was an exercise in futility anyway. Thank God I finally won so we could get out of there! Hahahaha. At any rate, we would definitely go back for coffee and games as long as our tummies were fully loaded first.<br />
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Activity Stop: Jan's Christmas Trees in Clear Lake<br />
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After a quick detour to a Sub shop for sandwiches, we drove almost an hour North to Clear Lake to Jan's Christmas Trees so we could cut down our Christmas tree. Unfortunately, our usual tree farm that was only 15 minutes away from our house went out of business, so we had to find a new place. We were listening to the Vikings on the radio and they pulled out a big win just as we were pulling in to the tree farm. Yay, Go Vikes! We were immediately struck with how large and picturesque the tree farm was and we thoroughly enjoyed the meander, impressed by the quantity of trees and in different sizes and in different colors??? We had Purple on our minds after the victory and thought, what the heck, why not? Let's get a purple tree!!! We found the perfect one and LumberTony sawed it down for us. Sweet. Something new and fun! After the chop, we went inside the adorable gift shop to peruse the ornaments and decorations and the girls begged to get S'more supplies for the fire pit out front. This place was designed for kids as they also offered horse-drawn wagon rides, had a play park and hay bales to climb on and Santa waiting in his own little house for pictures, (our sassy teenagers absolutely refused to get a picture with him). We fell in love with this tree farm and while it wasn't that convenient to get to, we considered it all a part of the day's adventure and I am sure we will go back. Unfortunately, we didn't get the tree decorated that night because the girls had to volunteer at church, but I did throw some lights on, so we could bask in the glow of the Vikings win and our pretty, purple, tree.<br />
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What a long, fun, day and a success to our 50th Coffee Crawl!!! We cherish these times together as a family, exploring our city, trying new things, and most of all, making memories. Our first coffee crawl was April 4th, 2009, this one was on December 3rd, 2017. We've had 8 and half years of good times together and we are proud of this tradition and hope to keep it going for many more!<br />
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Easter in Denver with my cousin and her family.</div>
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Quick stop in Idaho Springs, (we thought it looked like Radiator Springs from the movie "Cars") to visit recommended pizza eatery, Beau Jo's and beer purveyor, Tommyknockers. We loved both. Raina thought it might have been, "The best pizza I've ever had" and Tony filled up his new growler with the blood orange flavor and liked it so much we had to stop there on the way out for a refill!</div>
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In Vail, walking around on Easter evening and we spotted this big bunny.</div>
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This is the big day! Sunny and beautiful, ready to hit the slopes!!!</div>
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The views were breathtaking!!!!</div>
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And we snapped the family photo just in time because it was my last run...</div>
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I bit the dust just seconds after the picture- split my lip open and hurt my arm/shoulder. We got down the mountain and I left my family skiing and walked over to the ER. Fractured Humerus. Bummer!</div>
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Lunch at Mid-Vail</div>
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Hot-tubbing and swimming in the heated pool back at the hotel!</div>
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You never know who you are going to see in Vail- I got this picture with Ryan Sutter, husband to Trista, the first Bachelorette, in a local coffee shop. He was very nice and cute!</div>
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Second day of skiing for the Twerps!</div>
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Later that afternoon, another meet-up- bowling and cocktails with good friends, the Tollefsons! Didn't know they were in Vail until we saw their Facebook post.</div>
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Arrival in Glenwood Springs, about an hour west of Vail. We stayed at the charming and historic Hotel Denver and looked forward to some rest and recuperation in Glenwood's famous mineral hot springs! </div>
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Cutest room ever- exposed brick, track lighting, western decor and a mountain view!</div>
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Morning hike to visit final resting places of outlaws Doc Holliday and Kid Curry!</div>
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On to Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park! Where my family enjoyed the thrill rides and I just captured it on film. <br />
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The Alpine Coaster- can't believe they did't get kicked off. Rule followers- Not!</div>
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The Giant Swing- otherwise known as the Mountain Heart Attack or Insta-Puker </div>
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The Soaring Eagle Zip Line!</div>
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Exploring downtown Glenwood and this mural was on a wall, it made for a cool photo except these two were done with picture-taking and are too cool for school!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Colorado 2016- despite me taking spring BREAK a little too literally, we had an awesome time!!!</span></div>
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Coffee Stop: <a href="http://www.goatcoffeehouse.com/" target="_blank">The Dancing Goat Coffee House</a> in St. Paul</div>
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This place was full of coincidences! Tony spied this cute, brick, coffee shop while driving by one day and vowed to bring us all back for a coffee crawl. Little did he know that the meaning behind the name of the shop was derived from a famous Ethiopian story! We noticed the words stenciled on the wall and couldn't believe the irony. We have that storybook in our house. It shouldn't be that ironic, I guess, since coffee was born in Ethiopia, but still, it felt like it was meant to be today.</div>
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Warm colors, organic coffee, tasty breakfast sandwiches hot off the presses, yum. I had the Almond Joy coffee and Tony had the Nutty Irish. Raina had a blended Turtle and Fantaye, the hot chocolate.<br />
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The second coincidence of the day occurred when we went upstairs to check out the live music. As it turned out, it was the same group of guys that we saw two years ago on our <a href="http://chillyethiopian.blogspot.com/2014/04/coffee-crawl-37.html?q=crawl" target="_blank">Como Coffee Crawl</a>. Tony recognized them right away and we thought it was a fortuitous treat as we thoroughly enjoyed them the first time we saw them. We asked them what they called themselves and they replied that they didn't really have a group name, and that many of them have just enjoyed playing together for 20 to 30 years... They brainstormed and came up with the name, "Spencer and the Old Guys" due to the one younger man in their midst. We helped them find their identity, yay! It was a lovely way to pass the morning, good coffee, tasty breakfast sandwiches with sausage and bacon, (what?) snuggles on the couch and the folksy notes of the fabulous string instruments. We didn't want to leave...<br />
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The Activity Stop: The Raptor Center on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota<br />
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This is another place that Tony-the-Birder, had been wanting to visit for awhile. The girls were confused as it was located right by where we took Ethiopian dance classes and they thought for sure we were doing something related to that, but he surprised us! We lingered in the gift shop/entry for a little bit, waiting for our 12:30 guided tour.<br />
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The girls checked out this cabinet of bird feathers and claws to see and feel first-hand some of the differences between the raptors. We also were impressed by the quantity of bird patients in the facility at any given time as noted by the sign below. They are busy people, helping out wounded birds that are brought to them from car crashes or other unfortunate accidents.</div>
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These two little guys, the Vulture, (who is so ugly he's cute, and is 42 years old!) and the regal Eagle are permanent residents of the Raptor Center, unable for physical reasons to be released back into the wild. Instead, they are pampered by the staff and serve as ambassadors of education to the University of Minnesota veterinary interns and the many visitors to the center.<br />
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We had such a fantastic time, learning more about these awesome raptors and seeing how much impact the University of Minnesota has had on the world, leading the way in raptor rehabilitation, and education and teaching other facilities across the world to do the same and single-handedly saving entire species from intinction. Fascinating and inspiring!!! So proud of Minnesota!<br />
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This cute shop specializes in homemade baked goods and paninis using fresh, organic ingredients. We liked the Irish theme and the homey atmosphere that gives off a warmth that lives up to the meaning behind the Claddagh symbol, (Love, Friendship, Loyalty). We stalled out at the coffee board, overwhelmed by all the fun choices of coffee drinks and barely able to decide between the Hot Molly with Cayenne and Honey or the O'Danny Boy with Banana and Chocolate. I chose their namesake, the Claddagh, which had Irish Creme and Dark Chocolate and Tony got the Salty Dog with Chocolate, Caramel and Sea Salt and then he couldn't resist also ordering the Hot Molly. We were plenty energized with sugar and caffeine! The Breakfast paninis were also delicious with a little side salad and we were all pleasantly stuffed by the time we left. </div>
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We had never been to the History Center before and this is what we love about Coffee Crawls, they get us out and about, exploring our community and appreciating some of the awesome museums and attractions that the Minneapolis/St. Paul area has to offer! This place was big and we spent hours here and didn't even finish all the levels. We spent most of our time in an exhibit called "Then and Now" which had all kinds of interesting and interactive displays depicting eras and events in MN history.<br />
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We put on hard hats and learned what it was like to be a Minnesota miner complete with mini-explosions and an elevator ride.<br />
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This door came off a school bus that was on the 35W bridge when it collapsed. It was interesting to read about it as "History" but to remember that day so clearly in my mind.<br />
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Here is Raina, playing in a replica of an old-fashioned soda shop. Fantaye had been with her moments before pressing buttons on the ancient cash register just to the right of Raina in this picture and she said, "What flavor do you want Mom"? I started laughing and said, "Honey, that isn't a soda dispenser, it's an old cash register". She thought pushing the buttons would give you strawberry or orange, etc. Wow, how far we have come...</div>
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This exhibit that the kids are sitting in front of with Tony was probably my favorite, but definitely disturbing. You walk inside the World War I cargo plane and sit on the bench to watch a movie about D-Day. It's an interactive experience as the narrator tells you that you are one of dozens of young para-troopers getting ready to jump into combat- the plane shakes, you can hear artillery whizzing by, explosions are lighting up the windows and you start to feel the panic that the servicemen must have felt before jumping into the crazy unknown. When the green light above us lit up, we knew it was time for the men to jump, but then, bang! The plane was hit and spiraled down. We were shocked to learn, and I was crying, that this was a true story from a MN unit and only 3 men jumped off that plane before it was shot down by the enemy. One of them lived to tell the story....</div>
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All in all, we had a great day, learning, laughing, crying, being silly, exploring. It was our favorite kind of day. Happy Valentines Day to us!</div>
Chilly EThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14169055736140222225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398302152855422032.post-57384867668432322132015-09-30T15:29:00.001-05:002015-09-30T15:29:38.060-05:00Tony's Awesome Blood Moon!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Chilly EThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14169055736140222225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398302152855422032.post-31013196681821540612015-09-20T15:58:00.000-05:002015-09-20T15:58:00.322-05:00Coffee Crawl # 47 Victor's 1959 Cafe in Minneapolis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Coffee Stop: <a href="http://victors1959cafe.com/" target="_blank">Victor's 1959 Cafe in Minneapolis</a> located off of Grand Avenue and serving Cuban fare.</div>
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We loved this place not only for it's authentic and delicious coffee and cuisine, but for it's funky-fun atmosphere. A place where you are allowed, even encouraged, to write on the walls? THAT was right down the kids' alley... the girls searched for just the right spot to leave their mark (s) and even Tony and I got in on the fun. Would you believe some other girl named Raina wrote her name in the sugar mug? Raina added hers to it. The food was definitely amazing, from the beans and rice to mango pancakes. We had such a hard time deciding what we wanted to order, that we decided we just needed to go for it and come back sometime soon for the other tempting offerings. </div>
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Activity Stop: well, due to time constraints today, we didn't actually have an activity stop. We looked at some bikes at a nearby store that Tony wanted to purchase as a company party giveaway and we darted into a salon to play with some makeup. We were so content from our big, happy, entertaining breakfast place that no one really minded. <br />
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Here's just a few cute pictures from Summer that I wanted to throw on before I blog another coffee crawl and two big trips!!!</div>
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4 neighborhood girls, just out for a walk!</div>
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For the first time, Fantaye went away to camp this year- she spent 5 nights away from us and had a blast swimming, hiking, playing games, eating in the mess hall and making new friends. She is shown here with her camp counselor, their cabin represented "New Zealand".<br />
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Night out in the vineyard! We live near a great little winery and took Dad and Pat there for the first time. We had just picked up Fantaye from camp and she was out cold in a matter of minutes. Apparently she didn't get her regular allotment of (a lot) of sleep...<br />
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Coffee Stop: <a href="http://lamdolldonuts.com/" target="_blank">Glam Doll Donuts</a> in Minneapolis</div>
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Okay, now, this place was awesome! Not only did Tony call ahead and a guy named Joseph was kind enough to set aside an assortment of all their best donuts for us just to make sure they still had some, but the donuts were insanely delicious! The frosting was like no other I've had, kind of airy and whipped or something, but it just felt so light even though I know it was about 1000 calories! I had the maple-bacon Long John, which I have had at other places, but Tony and I agreed that this was by far the best. We appreciated how creative their donuts were, but it made it so hard to choose! The maple bacon or the sea-salt-caramel-chocolate or the cherry cheescake, (will have to go back for this one) and the list goes on and on. They even have one made with Surly, Tony's favorite beer! We girls, (Raina, Taye, me, my sister Brenda, my mom Darlene and Raina's friend Eliza) loved the decor which was colorful and vintage and the despite the small facade, it was quite large inside and also had a spacious patio in the back. They also allow dogs, so you know these are good people. :) We had incredibly efficient, helpful, and friendly service, (we liked the pink and green hair on the girls behind the counter too) and the tastiest donuts! We highly recommend Glam Doll for a naughty splurge day, you will be tempted to have more than one!</div>
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Activity Stop: <a href="http://verticalendeavors.com/" target="_blank">Vertical Endeavors</a> indoor climbing facility in Minneapolis</div>
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Tony, Raina, Fantaye and Eliza were smart and burned off their zillions of donut calories climbing for hours at Vertical Endeavors. You know my family, they are fearless and love to climb rocks whenever possible and this place happened to be right across the street from Glam Dolls. My mom and I and my sister chose to observe and eventually walked across the street to a Vietnamese restaurant for some Pho, (a first for me- rare beef in broth with Thai basil, sprouts, hoisin and noodles- yummy)! </div>
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We all had a really fun time on this coffee crawl and having my sister and mom with us and a bonus friend for Raina, made it extra-special!</div>
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Tony, free climbing- glad I wasn't there to see this...Raina took this picture.</div>
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Every year on the 3rd, the town next door, where we used to live, has a big carnival and street dance. We love going to it when we can because what is not to love about riding rides, eating fair food, seeing old friends and dancing the night away to the fabulous "Casablanca Orchestra"?</div>
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They had an Afro-Italian food truck where Taye and I ordered beef ribs with rice and berbere. Now that's some special kind of fair food! Way better than a corn dog!</div>
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Fourth of July!!! We like to start out our Fourth with a little healthy competition at the annual Medallion Hunt. We have come SO close to nabbing it and this year was no exception. Rats!</div>
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Little Miss Cuteness was ready to go and looking the part, but did not have the stamina to run around the park like a crazy person in the heat for two hours! <br />
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We were hoping this picture would be the one printed in the local newspaper with the caption, "The Winning Medallion Hunters" but alas, we will have to wait for next year! Not pictured is my sister who was visiting from Vegas and was such a trooper to go with us. She was in charge of texting to us the new clue that was posted every 20 minutes.<br />
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Our house was decorated and ready to celebrate the Fourth and the start of the Tour which were the same day this year! We spent the evening at some friends' of ours who live on Lake Minnetonka. We splashed all day and watched the fireworks from their dock at night. What a great time!<br />
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<br />Chilly EThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14169055736140222225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398302152855422032.post-91373832145357269882015-07-13T06:00:00.000-05:002015-07-13T06:00:03.364-05:00Coffee Crawl #45 Muffin Top Cafe in Downtown Minneapolis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Coffee Stop: <a href="http://www.muffintopcafe.com/" target="_blank">Muffin Top Cafe</a>, downtown Minneapolis</div>
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We had originally decided just to go out for breakfast this morning because we had a gift card to use, but when we realized that today was the day of the "Pride Parade" and that our restaurant was located in the heart of the action, we knew we would never get seated without reservations. We defaulted to doing a coffee crawl instead and when we referenced our coffee shop list, we realized that there was one we hadn't been to nearby called the Muffin Top. Unfortunately for us, we arrived too late and all the good muffin tops were already gone. We ordered coffees and decided to wait in line at the adjacent diner for a full breakfast instead. An hour later and after lots of interesting rainbow colored people watching, we finally got our food! It was very yummy and almost worth the long wait. We were glad that we hadn't built a special coffee crawl around the Muffin Top because we really wouldn't recommend it. It was a little too urban for us and not great for kids, (not so clean and highly questionable clientele).</div>
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Activity Stop: Walking through Loring Park, seeing the <a href="http://minneapolis.gaycities.com/events/351272-2015-twin-cities-pride-parade" target="_blank">Pride Parade</a> and going to the <a href="https://www.walkerart.org/garden/" target="_blank">Minneapolis Sculpture Garden</a>.<br />
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Sculpture that you can play on, that's my kids' kind of thing! The confusing thing was that some of them you could play on and some you couldn't! Fantaye didn't really stop to read which ones were which. That's a mean trick, park planners!<br />
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For my birthday, I wanted to do something adventurous, so we surprised the kids and took them zip- lining in Jordan! The picture below is a joke, I am really the only one scared and I was scared! It was much higher than I expected it to be. We did three zip-lines twice each, having to hike up from the bottom to do them all again. Once I jumped off, it was thrilling and I wasn't afraid anymore. What a great day!</div>
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One of the first rules they told us was, "You must keep at least one hand on your safety rope at all times". Fantaye never thinks rules apply to her... I, on the other hand, had a death grip!<br />
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Summer is finally here which means Grad parties, biking excursions and softball games!</div>
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Raina and Fantaye jumping for joy at their cousin Bradley's grad party!</div>
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The girls and Coach Tony after their second place finish in their softball tournament!</div>
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<br />Chilly EThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14169055736140222225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398302152855422032.post-89675697785882521252015-07-10T06:00:00.000-05:002015-07-10T06:00:00.963-05:00Last Day of School 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is the last day of school and then Raina will be a seventh grader and Fantaye a fifth grader. Wow. Raina gets on the bus before 7 am, so there was no party for her, just cinnamon rolls made by Mama and a loving send-off with hugs and kisses. The rest of the kids get on the bus at 9, so there was plenty of time for our annual "Farewell Breakfast" that we have in the neighborhood. We have egg bake, fruit, monkey bread, cinnamon rolls, pumpkin muffins and all kinds of goodies. The kids love it and it is a fun way to celebrate the past school year and the upcoming summer! After school, all the kids came together again for ice cream sundaes and an afternoon party!!!!</div>
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<br />Chilly EThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14169055736140222225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398302152855422032.post-83663110910259110422015-07-09T06:00:00.000-05:002015-07-09T06:00:04.659-05:00End of Year Field Trip to the Twins!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My kids don't often want me to come on field trips with them anymore, but Fantaye really wanted me to go to the Twins game with her and her friends at the end of the year and I was happy to oblige. I really spent most of the time taking one or more of the ten kids under my watch to the bathroom, the water fountain or the food lines, and they really don't watch the game, but whatever, it's the thought that counts! </div>
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<br />Chilly EThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14169055736140222225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398302152855422032.post-49106588353933485962015-07-08T06:00:00.000-05:002015-07-08T06:00:05.556-05:00Girl Scouts End-of-year-party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I am one of the leaders of Raina's Girl Scout troop, most of whom have been together since first grade. They worked especially hard at cookie sales this year so that we could celebrate at the Mall of America, having a sleepover in the Sea Life aquarium complete with snorkeling in the reef tank. Unfortunately, due to the scheduling conflicts of finding a workable date with two leaders and nine girls, we were unable to go to Sea Life. The girls quickly got over their disappointment when we suggested an overnight camping trip instead. What's the only thing you don't want while camping with 9 girls? Rain you say? Oh, yes, we got plenty of that and mud too. We were just lucky to have enough dry time to cook dinner and breakfast without getting too wet, but it was not what I call ideal conditions. If I'd had my druthers, I would've bagged it, but the girls were excited and really wanted to go. One of the families saved the day and pulled in their 30 foot camper and the girls all slept in that while we two leaders pitched a tent... In the end, we decided the rain was a good thing because we were practically the only ones camping in the entire park and there was no one around us- thank goodness because those girls were SOOOOOOO loud! Can you imagine the problems they would have caused us? </div>
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Fantaye's birthday always falls around Memorial Weekend, so it makes it hard to plan parties for friends and for the family. This year, two weekends before her birthday, she had a birthday sleepover with one of her best friends from school. Fantaye is very into cooking, so for both of her parties, (friend and family) she wanted to have a culinary theme. She and her girlfriend tried to make chocolate chip cookie bowls for their dessert sundaes, (not so successful) and for dinner they made mini-lasagnas in a won ton cups, (yummy and easy) and garlic bread and mini caesar salads with Frico crisps, (baked parmesan cheese crisps). They giggled and goofed around and made a mess, but they had fun!</div>
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Then, for her actual birthday, she started the morning by breaking through the birthday banner and into a new year as a double digit kid! We let her open a few presents and brainstormed what we could do together as a family to celebrate.. </div>
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This was Fantaye's Ethiopian present, one of which she gets every year on her birthday in honor of her birth country. Rats! It doesn't fit, she has just grown more than we anticipated when we were buying these things in ET 8 years ago... we also gave her some cute Ethiopian bookmarks so she would still have something. Good thing we bought more than necessary!<br />
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For an activity, we decided upon an artsy place called, "Paint your Plate" in Edina where you can hand paint any number of different kinds of ceramic items and pick them up a week later after they have glazed and fired them for you in their kiln. Taye made a b-day plate, Tony and Raina made mugs and I made an ugly trivet, (not shown here).</div>
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For Fantaye's family party, she wanted to cook all the food so she and I worked all day preparing the hamburger and seasoning mixture for the burgers to be baked in the oven, the chicken for the crock-pot buffalo chicken sandwiches, multiple salads and a cheesy potato crock-pot dish as well. We also scooped sorbet into lemon and lime halves and had chocolate eclairs with ice cream. I was so busy that I forgot to take pictures of the food and of Taye as she opened presents, so we only have a few pics. She got these glasses so she could look cool on the softball field and I know she will get a lot of use out of this fantastic apron!<br />
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<br />Chilly EThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14169055736140222225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398302152855422032.post-27209929667742830952015-07-06T12:57:00.001-05:002015-07-06T12:57:16.007-05:00Coffee Crawl #44 The Blue Ox Coffee Company in Minneapolis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Coffee Stop: <a href="http://www.blueoxcoffeecompany.com/" target="_blank">The Blue Ox Coffee Company</a> in Minneapolis on Chicago Ave. </div>
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This was a very artsy coffee shop and we enjoyed looking at the full wall mural, fun photos, chalk drawings and eclectic art hanging about. The kids and Tony had pastries and organic bananas and I had a hot, homemade, quiche for breakfast. The coffee was good, but I wouldn't say that we were overly wowed by any of it, but they were really nice people and we snuggled on the couch while Taye busied herself taking pictures around the joint.</div>
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Short detour before the activity stop: The Children's Hospital of Minneapolis emergency room, (don't worry, no one was injured).</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">When Raina was 5 and Taye was 3, they had a "Daddy's Day Out" and Tony took them to the Midtown Global Market where they sampled food, explored, and bumped into a photographer who was working on something called "The Smooch Project". She was taking pictures of thousands of people kissing, from all walks of life and in different kinds of relationships. She took this picture of Raina and Fantaye (in the frame) and a year later, informed us that it was one of the select few chosen to hang in one of the ER rooms of the Minneapolis Children's Hospital. We happened to drive by the hospital on our way to the Activity stop and as a whim, stopped in to see if we could see it. A woman and her newborn baby occupied the room, but she agreed to let us in to see the picture while she waited for the doctor. We put on masks to protect the newborn, but it was so cute to see the picture of the girls which was really big! We took pictures of the girls in front of themselves and I think the woman found us a welcome, interesting distraction. As a side note, recently, a friend of ours from high school ended up in the ER with her daughter and was given this same room. Her daughter asked about the girls in the picture, wondering of their connection and the woman could answer, "Ha, I actually know them and they are sisters"! Too funny. </span></div>
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Activity Stop: <a href="http://new.artsmia.org/" target="_blank">The Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a> in downtown Minneapolis.</div>
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Today was not only Mother's Day, but it was also the first Sunday of the month, which means that it was "Family Day" at the Institute. They make a special effort to put on all kinds of activities for kids and families including treasure hunts and art projects. My girls love to do art, (so do I and Tony) so we spent the majority of our time in the art rooms making our own things. We meandered through the exhibits a little bit, but we will have to go back sometime without the kids because they got pretty bored pretty fast. Bummer. I was hoping to see more, but oh well... We scratched animals and sayings into stamps and we also made our own watercolor paintings.</div>
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Fantaye found a picture on the internet to use as inspiration for her painting and she did a great job!</div>
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Raina and I worked on this one together. A tree in two seasons.</div>
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What a fun day, thanks guys!!!</div>
Chilly EThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14169055736140222225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398302152855422032.post-36159584951980748682015-06-04T06:00:00.000-05:002015-06-04T06:00:08.058-05:00Blogging or "Booking"It appears that I can only do one thing on our computer at a time, which explains my long absence on the blog... I am currently working on a Shutterfly Photo Book of our trip to France and Italy last summer and it soaks up every last bit of computer energy I have, leaving nothing leftover for sifting through pictures and composing line for the blog. Ugh! I am now working on the "Rome" section of the book, which is the last part and I hope to be done soon. I joke that this book is my 100 hour project and is so long it may cost more than the trip itself! Ha Ha. Anyway, I just wanted you to know where I have been and that I hope to be back soon. I have at least one fun coffee crawl to blog and the girls' last day of school is today, which means that we will be busy doing all kinds of fun and blogworthy activities! See you soon!<br />
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On the road again... Branson or bust!</div>
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Ahh, now That's the view I love and look forward to every year! Table Rock Lake from my dad's deck. So peaceful. </div>
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Raina couldn't wait to spend some time outside even though our first evening was a little cool. She also refused to wear anything but shorts and sandals the entire time.<br />
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Easter egg hunt at the Bass Pro Shop!</div>
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The girls excited to go see one of their favorite shows in Branson!</div>
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Tony volunteered to help out on stage at the show- he has on the Native American headdress, impersonating one of the Village People. </div>
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Shuffleboard competition!</div>
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The pink on her cheeks and shoulders match her suit and we kept reapplying sunblock! We pale Minnesotans just aren't used to the hot sun!<br />
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On our way home, daddy humored us and let us stop in Des Moines to get our picture taken with "The Bachelor" mural. It is a likeness of Chris Soules and his chosen love, Whitney. Hopefully, they won't have to paint over it by summer.Chilly EThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14169055736140222225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398302152855422032.post-13419884428700000442015-04-10T05:00:00.000-05:002015-04-10T05:00:08.643-05:00Chef Fantaye<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Fantaye loves to cook. She loves helping me in the kitchen whether it is making dinner or breakfast. Since she has gotten so adept, I have started letting her make her own omelets and scramble eggs in the morning and she came up with her own way of doing it that is simply delicious. I have tried to duplicate it unsuccessfully, she has the magic touch. These are her cheesy eggs-</div>
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These are the cheesiest, yummiest eggs ever, but what makes them so good and texturally interesting are the crispier pieces of cheese. So proud of her mad cooking skills!</div>
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Since January, my neighbor, Jennifer, and I, worked on our school's big fundraiser, a silent auction, to be held at our annual Fine Arts Night. We just took it over this year as the head coordinators and we were slightly obsessed with creating a successful night. We put countless hours into begging businesses for donations, creating signs and tables capes and attractive bid sheets. We had a raffle, we introduced food into the night for the first time by offering hot dogs, chips, apples, pickles and water and we asked the classrooms to do a piece of collaborative art to include in the auction as well. We had many balls up in the air and for awhile, our home-life suffered the fall out of our single-mindedness. Meals were haphazard, laundry piled up, forget about dusting and vacuuming... It was a little crazy, I will admit. The good news is that we almost made 50% more than the previous year. Toot Toot! I mean, Woo Hoo! </div>
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So! My friend Susan, and I, recently returned from a whirlwind four-day trip to Las Angeles to attend the LIVE taping of the "THE BACHELOR" finale. Chris Soules was the name of the Bachelor and his sister just happened to be married to Susan's brother. We were thrilled when her brother asked Christ for tickets for us and he was able to get them! We landed on a Saturday, explored LA for two days, attended the taping on Monday and flew home on Tuesday. Below you can see some pics of our tourist stops, but don't expect any Bachelor pics as we were not allowed to bring in any cameras or cell phones! Bummer... </div>
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If you use a microscope, you can see the Hollywood sign just above us on the hill. Our hotel was actually pretty close to it, but we never bothered to go see it.<br />
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This is how privileged sixteen year olds in Beverly Hills spend their birthday- by closing off the entire shoe department in a fancy store and using it as their party place. During open store hours, mind you... Weird.<br />
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Susan noticed as she was driving that as soon as we crossed over into Beverly Hills, the roads were smooth and slick and free of potholes. Funny.<br />
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Checking out Rodeo Drive and all the posh stores that were closed on Sunday. Too bad. I really wanted to go on a spending spree.. <br />
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Couldn't resist stopping into the Kardashian's store. Not that impressed. Didn't want to buy a thing.<br />
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The Santa Monica Pier is more crazy people than beautiful sights. Skip it unless you are with kids. <br />
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Here we are, taking a selfie for our friends and family so they know what to look for when we are on the live show! This was our last contact for eight hours of standing in line, filling out confidentiality agreements and release forms, eating a quick Subway lunch and sitting with impeccable posture in hard-backed chairs for hours while clapping and smiling continuously. All in all, it was a fun experience, but that bucket is now checked!<br />
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Here is where they hold the Oscars! They lay out the red carpet below up to the Dolby Theatre.<br />
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The Hollywood Walk of Fame. Notice Time McGraw!</div>
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Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Cool.</div>
<br />Chilly EThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14169055736140222225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398302152855422032.post-13460009481632621252015-03-25T15:30:00.001-05:002015-03-25T15:30:51.679-05:00Clever Raina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are at the tail end of Girl Scout cookie sales and the kids have been begging for "boxes of their own" and we generally ignore them... However, when Tony went to check on Raina before going to bed like he does with both girls every night, he found this note and flip flop outside her door. We gave in and left the "Little Leprechaun" a box of Samoas. Asking and begging over and over again does not work in our house, but Raina figured out what did. A little bit of creativity and we are suckers! Chilly EThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14169055736140222225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8398302152855422032.post-83074005909954404002015-02-27T09:10:00.002-06:002015-02-27T21:30:55.941-06:00Smooch Project Photo Put To Good Use!<br />
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Some of you may remember this picture that was posted in a <a href="http://chillyethiopian.blogspot.com/2011/07/smooch.html?q=smooch" target="_blank">2011 blog post</a> by Tony. He and the girls shared a fun day while I was busy and they ran into a photographer working on a massive project called Smooch! where she was attempting to collect 10,000 photos of people kissing. Tony and the girls donated 15 minutes of their time and lots of kisses, and months later, he was notified by the Smooch! project that one their photo had been selected by the Children's Hospital of Mn. to hang in one of their ER patient rooms. <br />
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Fast forward to this week when one of our Facebook friends had to make a run to the ER with her little girl who had a seizure, (she's fine) and was given the room where this picture hangs. She said her little girl was curious about the kids in the photo, and wondered if they were friends or not, and the woman was pleasantly surprised to be able to answer her daughter's question saying, "I know who they are and they are sisters"! She let us know that it was a blessing for them to have something to talk about while they were waiting and it helped them pass some scary time. We are grateful for the incredible opportunity that photographer gave us to touch lives and we hope that many other families have found comfort and enjoyed their picture and speculated on who they are. Small world.Chilly EThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14169055736140222225noreply@blogger.com0