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Monday, April 20, 2009

Easter and Catching Up

A Very tired Lennah

The past few weeks have been fun and very busy. Easter came and went and the girls has a spectacular Easter. Between my parents and us the girls have way more candy than they could possibly eat so it is stashed away for mommy and daddy but they got lots of stuffed bunnies and goodies in their baskets that they are actually allowed to have. We also bought the girls a playhouse and slide for the outside that they are thoroughly enjoying it. Mommy has been super busy since I had to go to Atlanta four days in a row for my doctorate residency. In between my Atlanta trips we had several birthday parties this past weekend. Overall it has been a very busy time. We also have a lot planned with the nice weather coming like heading to the taste of marietta fair next week and getting together with friends. Nothing is looking as exciting as heading to Disney in less than two months. Enjoy the pictures all.

2 comments:

Steve and Aimee Walker said...: I can't believe how big the girls are getting. Let's try to get the girls togther one of these weekends.; April 25, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Christi Crow said...: Too bad we couldn't go the same time as you guys to Disney! School isn't letting out for us until June 12th. Anyway, we are staying at the Polynesian. We did the buy 4 nights get 3 free so we splurged a little on the room. I can't wait! The girls look so amazing and they are still as cute as ever!; May 6, 2009 at 1:31 PM

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Ethiopia is one of the oldest known cradles of civilization known to man. Christianity was brought to the Kingdom of Axum around the 4th century AD and later in the 7th century Islam was introduced. Foreign missionaries were introduced to the region around the 1630's. Because of these unwelcomed guest Ethiopia did not welcome foreign Christians and Europeans into their lands. Its isolationism may have saved the country from 19th century colonialism. In 1936 Italian facists entered the region and forced its emperor into isolation but was later returned when the British and the French defeated the Italians. Civil unrest would lead to the demise of the aging emperor and in 1974 a socialist sort of government was named. The country went through a period of red terror that was funded by the Soviets and Cuba. This lead to the implementation of a communist government being installed in the late 1970's, early 1980's. In 1989 the country went through a period of famine that also lead to a change in governments. Finally, in 1994 the country would declare its independence and later hold free elections.

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For about two thousand years Vietnam was ruled by China, following this period it would become independent for the next almost thousand years. In the 1800's it would be colonized by the French. The early 20th century would bring about visions of an independent republic. In 1945 Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam independent and renamed it the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. By 1947 a full-scale war would break out between the French and the Viet Minh (Ho CHi Minh's followers). China also began to aid the Viet Minh at this time due to its own communist revolution. July, 1954 the Geneva Accords would be sign paving the road to France leaving Vietnam; however, it would partition Vietnam into 2 independent states seperated by the 17th parallel. The South was helped by the United States, while the North would be dominated by the Viet Minh. By 1963 the South's government was very unstable. 1965 President Lyndon Johnson would send troops into Vietnam. The North would lead a massive attack in 1968 destroying much of the South. In 1969, Ho Chi Minh died but his forces remained in tact. By the early 1970's many Americans viewed the war as unwinnable and would prove unsuccessful at containing communism. January 1973 the Paris Peace Accords were signed ending the United States role in the war. In 1975 Saigon would fall to the North Vietnamese and in July of 1976 the two parts were reunified into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The war was disastrous for the Vietnamese people leaving an estimated 1 million to become boat people, 1 million imprisioned, and more than 100,000 killed. Today, Vietnam still has a communist form of government and although they are a developing nation many people remain extremely poor.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Easter and Catching Up

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