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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Do you remember?



What do you remember? People are always amazed when I start to recall my earliest memories. Like this picture of me I was just a little bit older then Tamara is now. I can remember being on the balcony in Rijeka Croatia .. finding tiny little round pebbles in Mom's rose plant behind me and putting them in my pocket. In fact I was frustrated in this picture because I decided it wasn't the best place for them and I couldn't get them out again.

An email I received from our agency got me thinking today. What will Tamara remember? I was told the facilitator stopped by her foster home to see how she was doing and she found Tamara outside playing with her friends. Chatting away? That was great news as we arranged to have their best speech therapist work with her the last few months. It worked ;o) now if she could only speak English. lol. The weather in Georgia has been wonderful lately so I was happy to hear she was able to enjoy it. And thrilled that she was having a good time and I may regret saying this in 6 months or so but yes happy she is chatting away.

Will she remember playing with her friends? Will she remember pebbles in her pocket? Will she always wonder what happen to her friends? When I was her age I had a best friend Desi who lived across the street. Desi's dog had puppies. I can remember playing with them. I can remember Desi's Grandmother... she was nice to me. I can remember not wanting to go home when Mom called me cause we were having so much fun. I often wonder what happen to Desi? Mom thinks she moved to Switzerland? I wonder? I wonder if Desi remembers me?

3 comments:

jholbein said...

Hi Lee
It is a wonderful idea to adapt Tamara. I am very thankful that Bruce answered my email and gave me the like to this page. I wish you a lot of luck and stamina to make your dream a reality. Both of you will be great parents. Please keep me posted.
Best wishes Josef

Tamara's Mommy said...

Hey Josef.. How's Germany? Thanks for the good wishes. If we fly through Germany and have a longer lay over we'll let you know. I'm sure we owe you a beer for something? ;o) Kisses L&B

Anonymous said...

I am so excited.I can't wait to meet my future cousin!!! YAY!

~Amanda~