In honor of my beautiful granddaughter .......

who will turn 3 years old tomorrow. Happy birthday!!

She has absolutely been the joy of our lives, since bringing her home from China two years ago. It is impossible to know all of the feelings that you can have when a baby comes into your lives. We have had two of the best years you could ever imagine.

Of course, she is Pappa's (her name for me) girl. This even makes it more special. I even get a bit embarrassed, because when I am around, she wants nothing to do with mommy, daddy or Juma (her name for my wife - prn: joo ma). Where does this come from, we have no idea. I tell my wife that she has a nickname that no other child has ever called her grandma.

I would like to hear from all of you who have Chinese grandchildren. Do you feel a special bond with China and the Chinese people. We all do.

As I said in a previous post, we have become friends with some people who own one of the Chinese restaurantes in town. They still have family in China. One of the young mothers, who has a 5 year old daughter, thanks us every time we see her for giving our granddaughter a loving, caring family.