Sunday, December 11, 2011

May 2011

New built in kitchen book case under construction



General Contractor loses it





All the stuff waiting for the new bookcase and cabinets




The new fridge and stove. So clean and shiny. That's Cloudy checking them out.




Lela (Ham's wife) in Noah's Ark






Visit with Sita




Two in one.





Field Day







Memorial Day Parade





Memorial Day picnic at the church after the parade




Mother Barbara made water balloons for the kids














May meant remodeling. After mucho researching, we bought a new stove (to replace the one that had been dead for many months, meaning no baking) and fridge, since the one we had was pushing 20 years and was no longer cleanable, ugh, is that ooze on the shelf now a sentient life form? While we were at it we moved the fridge location and built a new built-in bookcase. And more - I gave the sermon at church on environmental stewardship, Lela portrayed Ham's wife, the nearly unpronouncable Neelatamuk, in the Noah's Ark play at church, and we visited my childhood friend, Sita, who I haven't seen in decades. There was Field Day at the school, not as blazing hot as last year, and Lian lost her bottom teeth in time for her graduation pictures. Memorial Day we marched in the local parade, me with the Community Chest, the girls with their Girl Scout troops, then adjourned to our church rectory for the annual picnic, where a good time was had by all.

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Mother's Day

Last spring while riding the train home from the city where I had just handed in the last of Lian's paperwork, I had nothing to do since I had gone through all my reading material while waiting at the Chinese Embassy. I got out a notepad and this poem started to flow and practically wrote itself. Adoption can be bittersweet as there is no gain without a loss.
http://www.emkpress.com/mothersday.html

Lian on left in yellow

Lian on left in yellow
about 14 months, with her friend Hailey

Lian at 6 months

Lian at 6 months
Who could resist that smile?

Lian at 4 months

Lian at 4 months
Right after surgery for her lip

Sha'anxi Province Map

Sha'anxi Province Map
HanZhong in lower left

China Map

China Map
Sha'anxi Province in center