HERE’S WHAT’S UP! – A NEW VIBE

A Cameroonian delicacy: Fufu, Njamanjama and Kati Kati Hello lovelies, how has the week started for you all? Before we continue, let us just ask any mother (especially of toddlers) this question: how do you do it??? Am we the only one that feels like all the sins chores in the world are upon us? Am we the only one who is constantly tired? Am we the only one who always has something pressing to do? Am we the only who sometimes feel like she may lose it? Am we the only one??? Motherhood is tedious… so hard yet so fulfilling. How we still manage to write blog posts is like a miracle to us. We're always writing posts in our head but how do we get the time to transfer all those posts to the blog? We sometimes wish our musings will automatically transfer to a computer screen. If only wishes were horses…Okay lovelies, this week we decided to start something new. A segment entitled, ” Here’s What’s Up!” slated for every Monday in which we'll share the highlights of our week. We go through lots of exciting things every week which we think will be nice to document with pictures. We hope this goes down well with us.The past week has been eventful for us. Whoop! Whoop! We signed up as an independent beauty consultant for Mary Kay. This is so exciting for us because we looooove beauty makeovers. When we ‘stumbled’ on a Mary Kay makeover, we knew it was something we would love to do. The best part is that Mary Kay products are so authentic. When you apply the foundation for instance, you see your face transform right before your eyes. So, if you are in our area, holla us for a makeover!Still talking about Mary Kay, we had one of the most relaxing evenings we have had in a long time. We were invited by our director for a night of dessert and coffee at a historical restaurant. Here’s the gist: we first took a picture with the other Mary Kay consultants outside the restaurant. As we went in, a man all dressed up in a black suit greeted us with a very welcoming face. Then we got seated in a classy room, chatted and got to know each other. Our greeter man came to tell us some stories about the restaurant which was built in the 1870s. The stories were interesting and tad creepy but told in the most humourous way. Then the man showed us around. See some pics below… The wine room in the basement of the building This is what we ate: Chocolate Cake… Our director had this: Deconstructed Banana Cream Pie A chandelier in the historic building Our Recruiter had this: Caramel blah blah something We did some serious sports this weekend. Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! We had tried our hands at Tennis and we barely hit the ball. But last weekend, we nailed it! Mr. N taught us how to get it right. It was so much fun to play it well. We didn’t want the game to end. After that, Our oldest said, “You and daddy played tennis for a loooong time…” Lol. She got tired of keeping her baby sister happy while waiting for us to get done with the game. Playing tennis with Mr. N was a great way of bonding as a couple. See some pics below… We finished when it was getting dark

Meanwhile, fall has officially begun-

We stumbled on some fresh groundnuts at the farmers’ market. We boiled them and they tasted just like ‘contri groundnut’ (village peanuts). The next time we find these treasures, we will buy the whole merchandise! ‘Kontri Granut’

Also bought some fresh Njamanjama (huckleberry in Cameroon) from the farmers market. We used it to cook the stir fry you see at the beginning of this post.

In church this Sunday, we started a series captioned, “This is how we change the world.” In the following weeks, we will be learning practical things to do to become more like Jesus.This is us in church:

Baby Y attended the babies’ church for the first time. She adapted well… didn’t make a fuss.

Yes, we had a super duper week! How was yours?