Happy 2012!!!

So, I was thinking about doing a New Years post and thought I would look back to last year’s posts to see if I had written one.  Turns out, I did write one! Here it is.  If you had the interest in clicking you would have read that my goal for 2011 was to become more organized.  Ouch. I had kinda forgotten about that somewhere in March. Oops.

So did I become more organized?  I think so.  Am I so much more organized that others have noticed…probably not!  A goal that needs to be continued it seems.

As 2012 approaches I have a few things I want to accomplish.

1)  I want to make more reading goals, as I completed my three reading goals for 2011 and was very pleased with myself for that.  This will be another post, once I figure out exactly what my goals are.

2)  I want to figure out my camera better. (FireMom I need you on this one, maybe I can pay you in coffee beans?!)

3)  Once Enu is settles in school I want to work more. I love my job.

4)  Oh yeah. I need to become a domestic goddess.  Hmmm. I won’t even pretend that is possible!

Any special goals for 2012 for you and yours?  Have a great New Years and I hope that 2012 brings many blessings to you and your family!

While we as a family recognize the seriousness of this date, we also have started celebrating September 11th as the Ethiopian New Year.  Enkutatash is celebrated as the new year for Ethiopia.  If you want to get all smart on the subject check this out.

Since Hubby has a crazy work week we celebrated last Wednesday with Ethiopian food cooked by ME, believe it or not! I made Doro Wat (spicy chicken) and red lentils with fresh injera (bread) that I picked up in Columbus for the occasion.

Today the girls took some Ethiopian activities and some Ethiopian sweet bread to share with their classmates.

Doro Wat in the pot cooking.

Look at me cooking!

Mita and Elle at our Ethiopian table setting (no utensils!)

Enu with our Ethiopian Saba doll we bought the girls.

Meg with the Saba book.

Hubby with a full mouth!

The kids loved the dinner and ate and ate and ate!  I love having an Ethiopian-American family.  The heritage and culture of Ethiopia are amazing to experience and I encourage all of you to try some Ethiopian food sometime!  Remember if you want it to not burn off your mouth order “alecha” not “wat”!

By request, here are links to the Ethiopian recipes I  used the other night.  If you try it, let me know how it turned out!  Some of the spices have to be bought in a specialty store, or Amazon!  Doro Wat ,  Mesir Wat (red lentils).