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Happy Ayyam-i-Ha everyone!

Posted by sieni on February 27th, 2007 — Posted in Family

We wish you all a joyous and festive Ayyam-i-Ha week and blessed Fasting period

From our family to yours! Alofa tele

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at home…

Posted by sieni on February 21st, 2007 — Posted in Tara

and still lovin’ that bottle

I went away for 5 mins, came back, and Tara had somehow crawled backwards under the table

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She’s growing up way too fast for us…

Posted by sieni on February 20th, 2007 — Posted in Friends, Tara

Tara at 5 months

Last week we had some very dear friends of ours come as pilgrims to the Holy Land and visited us at home. The Khosraviani family are from Chch, NZ–our community before we came to the Holy Land–and it was just sooooooooooooooo good to see them again and to catch up on the last 3 years together. Miss you guys!

Yes, we had to utilize the 3-sec-shot feature on the cam

On Friday for lunch we ate at Tatami’s for the first time in a long time. Good food, good company.

Tara loved the fishies…

and the chop sticks

The guys had a “business” meeting over the business lunch

while the girls made plans for Ayyam-i-Ha

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a beautiful day in haifa

Posted by saba on February 9th, 2007 — Posted in Friends, Random moments

Well we awoke to a beautiful morning, and decided to go for a walk.

We went to visit Sieni officemates and while Tara and I sat a Lessan’s desk Amelia dropped by to say hi!

Tara was fasinated by Lessan’s keybord.

I opened a blank notepad document and Tara went to town typing away! See lessan’s post on his blog. Im so happy she got the |337 63n35!!! Now I am so going to get this t-shirt for Tara

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m&m’s partaaaay

Posted by sieni on February 8th, 2007 — Posted in Friends

Last night Saba, Tara and I joined friends in celebrating the engagement of Mateen and Monica at a chic restaurant overlooking Haifa city–the view was amaaazing, atmosphere romantic and the food was delish. Congrats to a beautiful couple that we love oh so very much.

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News and pics from Samoa

Posted by sieni on February 7th, 2007 — Posted in Family

For the last six years my mom, Tali Gordon, has been conducting Bahai children’s classes and recently junior youth classes in five villages on the islands of Upolu and Savaii. The total number of children attending have been over 60 with only about 10 of them being Bahai. In one village a faifeau (priest) was very happy with the programme my mom was facilitating that he told my mom that he will leave a couple days of the week free for her to conduct the classes in his village. A majority of the kids’ first language is Samoan, and as a result of learning Bahai quotes in English, many of the parents expressed an increase in the improvement of the children’s English-reading and speaking skills as well as character building. As a result also, many have improved their grades in school. It was amazing to see the love and respect these kids and their parents had for my mom when I was in Samoa; these programmes encouraged by the Universal House of Justice have evidently changed their lives significantly.

“…These children are the plants of Thine orchard, the flowers of Thy meadow, the roses of Thy garden….” ~ ‘Abdu’l-Baha

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A Truly SOUR Story

Posted by saba on February 7th, 2007 — Posted in Friends

So there is this beautiful princes enjoying a morning brunch with her entourage when from the corner of her eye she spots something that looks outright delectable!