Monthly Archives: August 2014
What’s in a name?
Our Jackson Davis Adu was born on a Sunday, so he inherits the Akan Day Name, Kwasi (some spell it Kwesi). It just so happens that my great-grandfather, a former local chief in my father’s hometown in Ghana, was also a Kwasi! Jackson is fortunate to inherit his great-great-grandfather’s distinction, “Papa” (or “Paa,” for short), referring […]
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#17
Believe it or not, Jackson is grandchild #17 for my parents! I know, right??? You’d think my parents would be tired of grandkids by now, especially considering that they live within about a 10-mile radius of most of the other grandchildren (numbers 2 through 16 live in OH). But seeing them with Jackson last weekend, you’d think he were their only grandchild. […]
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Surprise!
Jackson and his mother schemed with parents to plan the mother of surprises! On Friday, 8/1, just three days before my birthday, I went home from work only to find… … MY PARENTS! Yes, Jackson’s paternal grandparents flew all the way from OH to visit us for my birthday (and Jackson’s 1 month birthday) — and […]
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