One year ago a mother gave birth to my granddaughter on a town in south- east China. The next morning she was found abandoned on the steps of the government building that is where she would be processed. I wonder how cold it was that night. She was wrapped in a nice new blanket. She had a round face and pink coloring, so the finding ad in the newspaper reported. Adley is a joy and we are blessed to be given this beautiful child. She is an easy baby, so far. She will be raised with love. Educated to the best of our ability. Fed and clothed. I would like to thank the nanny We never got her name and she was an old woman. She gave Adley love and fed her well. She sang songs to her and cared for her in very poor conditions. Also thanks to the staff at the orphanage. They were kind people. Smiling and seemed to know the girls. Adley and the director definitely had a love for each other. He carried her to Eve arms. When we visited the orphanage, he carried and played with her a lot. He and the nanny seem to look like Adley. I find that strange. Three families received three girls from this orphanage. They were all healthy, well fed and happy babies. That was not the case with many other children. Our girls came from a GOOD place. The director gave the families a gift for the girls. He allowed us to visit the orphanage. Not everyone gets to do that. He allowed the mothers to read, in Chinese, and photograph all the records of the girls. He made a CD of each girl to give to the parents. It shows their life in China. He also gave each parent the newspaper with the finding ad of their daughter in it. I had already paid $75 for a man to mail it to me. That is not the case with other families with other orphanages. Finally, thanks to the mother that placed Adley in a safe location. Where she would be found quickly. I can not understand how parents can give a beautiful healthy baby away because the sex was a girl. But my family will think of this woman with thanks. We will kiss, hug and LOVE every piece of Adley. We will try to give her the Chinese heritage by many experiences. Needless to say, we will eat many Chinese dinners. But she will also be an American girl with ugg boots, football and soccer games, ballet and summer camp. I will teach her to make chocolate chip cookies and grandma Evelyn's banana cake. I promise to teach her everything I love about CHOCOLATE. We will eat Dairy Queen ice cream blizzards. Root beer floats. Every candy bar. Baby Ruths. Milky Ways from the outside first. Butter Fingers. And how grandma eats the candy bar. With a chocolate covered marshmallow you eat the into first. You take a knife to get the marshmallow out and then eat the outside. You take small bites to make the candy last longer. And you never let a day go by without a piece of chocolate. I will teach her to blow bubbles from gum. We will bike together, swim together, go to the zoo. What I am saying -- is I am thrilled to have this little girl in my life. I hope I live to see her be a success in her life and find a person to love like my wonderful husband. To my other seven grandchildren.-- I feel the same way about all of you. How lucky I am to have five girls and three boys to watch grow up. To be part of their lives. My life is VERY good. Posted by Ruth
