Last week saw a wonderful farewell party, hosted by Emily, and an extraordinary surprise by my colleagues at work. Susanna received some terrific gift certificates by the faculty and the PA, as well as a membership to the Children's Museum. Finally, the Lower School Boys created a book of advice on how to be a good mommy to a little girl- and really, who else to guide me but boys aged 6-10? It really is priceless, and will be such a memento. Some of my favorites pieces of advice range from "Do not feed your baby French Fries" to " Teach her to speak English and then get her a room!"
And now, it's almost time to pack!
5 comments:
I'm so excited for you!
Thanks, Aaron!
Laurie,
Enjoy your trip! Make memories for a lifetime! I am looking forward to following your journey.
Deborah--
Mom to Emma Rose, Olivia and Celia
Hi Laurie,
We will of course follow your travel!! We are looking forward to the story's and pictures. I hope Susanna settels in easy. We wish you strength, energy and LOTS of hapiness.
Greetings from Susanna's orphanage friend Yasmin Shao Yin.
(and her parents of course ;-)
Ernst, Jinke, Yasmin, Marlies Venema
So exciting LAG-not sure of the time change but it is the 9th here-I BELIEVE you were picking up Susanna on the 10th so you may have already gotten to squeeze your beautiful daughter. Hope you have a big box of tissues ready-life will never be the same again (and the good news is it only gets better and better).
Much love to you both!
xo
adair
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