Relaxing with Ndamona

This picture is taken by Berhane on July the 31st, 08 right downtown.

Out on July the 23rd 08

Saturday!

On Saturday the 26th our friend came to visit with his daughter. Later on, Brian, his friend and the kids went out for a walk.

Driving Test

On Monday the 21 I went to try driving test for the first time. I was nervous , because I was not confident wt maneuverability. I drove through those orange cones with my sweaty hands holding tight on the st wheel. Going in was no huge deal. Now it was time to back out; shu, I turned the wheel full turn to the left, as I start to see the two cones again I turned the wheel half way left. Slowly I backed out! Will tell you the results next week. Lol

These pictures were taken couple weeks ago!

Yesterday we went out to down town just 20 minutes drive from our house.

We also took the kids to the library. At the library we signed up for summer reading. You can also visit the Metropolitan library@ http://www.columbuslibrary.org/

@ home

Chilling @ home

Toffee Chip Ma Favorite

This is Toffee Chip ma favorite Ice Cream!

Graeters has my favorite Toffees Chips Ice Cream!

Today, we went to Graeters for some Ice cream! Graeters was my favorite place when I was pregnant with my first child Berhane. I was just talking to my husband that, we used to drive in heavy snow to satisfy my cravings. The ABC would announce "don't drive out if you don't have to," but we just went. It was fan though.

Best places to build wealth

New York is worst city to build wealth - survey Monday June 30, 7:19 pm ET If you'd like to build a nest egg with your paycheck, it may be time to give up New York and head for Plano, Texas.

A survey by pay experts at Salary.com evaluated 69 cities with more than 250,000 people and ranked the Big Apple last. Plano came in first among American cities in which to build personal wealth.

The survey, based on census data and Salary.com analysis, focused on local salaries, the cost of living and unemployment. Secondary factors, such as diversity of the local economy, residents' education, percentage of population below poverty level and commute time were also measured.

According to the survey, the top five cities are home to some of the nation's largest companies and have recorded strong periods of growth. Following first-place Plano came Aurora, Colo., Omaha, Neb., Minneapolis and Albuquerque N.M.

New York's diverse economy and highly-educated residents couldn't save it from sinking to the bottom due to its high cost of living and paychecks that just aren't "inflated" enough to make up the difference, the report stated.

Following last-ranked New York were Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Honolulu and San Francisco.

Red White and Boom!

On fourth of July we went out to witness the fireworks. This was such an experience.