Category Archives: Children
Official Grandma
The first day of summer brought a long-awaited visit with Matthew’s family. It was delivered through Planes, Trains and Automobiles. I had a whirlwind weekend of travel with my oldest bachelor son who flew with me to the big city … Continue reading
Another year, another grandchild
It has been nearly a year since my last entry. Life carries on with my family concerns, the daily grind with work, commuting, lifelong learning and volunteering. It seems like a long road ahead to finishing another college program, foreseeing … Continue reading
Grandma in training
Well, it’s Easter weekend and I have not yet managed to travel for a visit with Matthew’s family. It was a harsh Winter in Ontario with snow, freezing rain and a nasty flu bug going around. The first weekend of … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, Easter, gifts, grandchildren, grandparents, presents, tradition
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A merry Christmas and New Years
Another year is wrapping up and another is ready to unfold. Imagine my joy a couple of weeks ago when Matthew’s wife sent Bio Dad and me an email, asking for our mailing addresses. We gladly accommodated. Bio Dad and … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, family, holiday greetings, Holidays, New Year
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An adhoc gathering to eclipse the solar event
August 2017 brought another reunion with Matthew and his family. It had been over a year since the previous one. Of course, we had been corresponding via email through the year, sharing birthday and holiday greetings. Once again, I traveled … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, agile, cosmic, crowds, eclipse, family reunions, pets, Relationships, romance, sunburns
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Bittersweet November
For many years, November has not been a good month for me. This is due to the fact it was when I gave Matthew up for adoption, when I lost my second family in a professional setting, and when I … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, depression, grieving, hope, joy, mourning, reunion, survival, writing
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It was a happy birthday
It has been three months since my previous post, that which I considered my final one for this story. If you just arrived here, you may want to get some context by reading the About page then follow this saga … Continue reading
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Tagged anticipation, families, family, family reunions, joy, photographs, prayer, reunion, shyness, writing
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It’s a Happy Mother’s Day
I can celebrate this Mother’s Day with a sense of closure and an optimistic outlook. One of my beautiful offspring brought home two bouquets of tulips yesterday as an early start on the celebration. I look forward to a home-cooked dinner … Continue reading
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Tagged adoptees, adoption, celebration, child, closure, grandchildren, mother, parenting, Relationships, reunion
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Pee bottle coordinator
Looking back at the summer and fall of 1981, I can say I acquired interesting skills and performed many responsibilities. In addition to sharing rotating chores like tidying the common areas, cleaning bathrooms, sweeping stairwells and preparing Friday supper, I was delegated the … Continue reading
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Tagged chores, drug tests, fetal health, health, pregnancy, responsibilities, reunions, teen pregnancy, urine tests
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The Delegate
I may have caused Matthew some stress when I wrote in one of my emails that I would drop everything to come see him. In my heart I would but in reality, the working world is so busy with projects and … Continue reading
Finding Matthew 