Surprise

Macy can read! In Amharic at least.


We took the kids to Habesha, an Ethiopian restaurant just outside of downtown Denver. Macy was shy at first and the ladies there were sure that she didn't speak Amharic, but she eventually opened up and started chatting with them.

One of the employees there was from Awassa, so we chatted about that. It was nice to hear Amharic again, ask them about certain words Macy says that we don't understand, and especially to see Macy eat like a horse! We all did really.

At one point, Macy picked up one of their brochures and started saying words. She could actually read it! I don't know how well she can read. I could tell there was a word that she was sounding out. But still, that's pretty impressive! And it made us feel good about the decision to go ahead and start her in Kindergarten this fall.

One of the employees wrote down the name of some Ethiopian spices, then sent us down the street to the Ethiopian market to pick them up. Marc is going to try his hand at beef tibs next week. The waitress was sweet to explain to him how to make several things. Except for doro wat which she said takes a very long time and is too complicated. She did offer to come to our house on her day off and make it for us. Gotta love that!