Fern

Fern turns 4

April 19, 2011
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Someone magical and imaginary turned 4 years old today. Last year when Aliza chose this day for Fern to have a birthday I was enchanted– April 19 was Aliza’s due date (she came 2 weeks early). We needed some more mouths to eat the cake and ice cream so the Jones kids plus one honorary [...]

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“Fern? Fern! No! We forgot Fern!”

January 8, 2011
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We spent the weekend at a conference in town and apparently Fern got left behind at the hotel. This is Aliza’s distraught face. She was only partially-distraught, though, because half-way through her lament she remembered something important. “Oh, phew! Mommy. It’s a good thing that Fern has an iPhone because in case the hotel phone [...]

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Fern is in jail in Doha

October 27, 2010
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We knew that Fern was a pesky troublemaker, but jail? Fern’s been in jail for several weeks now. Here’s a story that Aliza told us that I transcribed this afternoon. “Fern is in Doha in jail. She can hear me and her Mommy because our feet are loud on the rocks. We’re coming to help [...]

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The [Mis]adventures of Fern and Yaya

April 24, 2010
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It was a casual Friday morning breakfast in the villa. David was upstairs getting ready for the church gathering. Norah was slouched in her high chair with her right knee up, scooping soggy bran flakes into her mouth. I was busying around getting the kids’ packed lunch ready while I waited for the coffee to [...]

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Surprise, Fern!

April 18, 2010
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Aliza and her pal Fern High Five, Fern!

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Imaginary friends deserve real buttercream

April 18, 2010
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A lot of planning went into making Fern’s birthday cake. Aliza thought about making a pink spider, but in the end this is what we ended up with. With Aliza’s art direction and my steady hand we created a strawberry cake with vanilla buttercream featuring pink borders and silver “just like Fern’s eyes.” (Maybe Fern [...]

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حــنــا

April 17, 2010
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I realized that when I told you that Fern has a henna tattoo on her shoulder that some of you may not know what this means. This is حــنــا. Henna is a quasi-natural temporary tattoo. The designs can be as simple as the one you see here or intricately complex requiring hours of work. A [...]

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