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Dear Louisiana: Adriadne Writes...A Letter From Adriadne Kopell In Alaska by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Rated "G" by the Author.
Adriadne Michelle Kopell, adoptive mother of two, Ryan and Brittyn, writes to Louisiana in Tennessee after Louisiana has emailed her. She is estatic to have heard from her friend.
Thursday, June 23, 2005, Alaska Time~
Sitka, Alaska~
Dear Louisiana in Tennessee (*giggle*)~
Hello! I am so happy to have heard from you at long last; it has been a very long time since I last got a letter from you, hasn't it?? Thank you for writing! Your letter made my day!
I am happy to report that Brittyn is all over her diarrhea, now that her stomach has acclimatized itself to the American foods, and Ryan is still...well, Ryan. He is so full of mischief, and it is a challenge to try to keep a firm grip on him! LOL Speaking of children, we are getting ready to adopt a third child, another little girl from China, whose name will be Destinee Eileen. She is about one year old, and she is so pretty! We will be enclosing her picture with this letter, so you will see what our new daughter to be looks like! As you can imagine, we are beyond thrilled!
I am happy to learn that you are adding yet another child to your ever expanding family, but I still say you are crazy! Adopting another child when you already have half a village?? LOL WOW! You either are crazy in the head, or else you have more than enough love in your heart to go around! I commend you for doing this! I bet your little girl is pretty; she sounds like she is! You will have to send me a picture of her one of these days!
I was happy to learn of your friend Kendra adding to HER brood as well. That is terrific!!
I was also happy to learn of your friend Jenna working out her problems. That is good to hear! She sure has been through a lot, hasn't she??
How is the weather there? Here it is rainy, but it is supposed to clear on out of here later on. I am glad; I hate rainy days! They depress me, and the kids always act so hyper whenever it rains! LOL Hope it is nice there in Nashville!
I have always wanted to go to Nashville...I am a fan of country music, but that is such a far distance, and I just don't have the money now. I am still looking for work, and it is frustrating. At least I get something from the state every year; but I end up spending a good portion of it before I can even really enjoy it! I spend it on the kids, and also on groceries and the bills, and you know how that goes...*sighhhhhhh* I have always wanted to go to the Grand Old Op'ry, ever since I was a little girl, but I STILL haven't made it there to the Op'ry!! I would LOVE to see somebody like Loretta Lynn in concert; she is my absolute FAVORITE!! :) I think if I EVER saw Loretta Lynn in concert, I would just DIE!! LOL You are soooo lucky to live there, close to all those stars and the Grand Old Op'ry!! :D
I hope your little boys weren't hurt during their fight...sounds almost like MY kids when they get mad at one another, but they don't use crutches! (Maybe it's a GOOD thing that they don't???...LOL) Seems that your kids are as normal as possible, even though they are disabled! I wouldn't mind having a child with a disability to raise as my own, but I don't know if I can handle the expenses or the care involved....I could never do something like that, take a child with a severe disability and absolutely no chance of ever having a normal life and raising them as my own...Louie, you have a heart of GOLD, and you are a saint in my eyes! It takes a special person to raise a child (or adopt a child) with a severe disability, and I don't think I could do that! I would cry too much!
Well, Louie, sorry if this is short, but I have to change Brittyn...she just pooped in her pants, and it was a messy B.M.; it is all over her pajamas and all over her sheets, and it stinks to high heaven in her room, PHEWW! So much for getting over the "runs", hunh?? I think she just ran the two-minute mile in her pants....LOL ICK! LOL I will write more again later; thanks again for writing! It was sooo nice to hear from you again! It's been a while! Just don't wait so long to write next time, okay????
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Sitka, Alaska, Adriadne Kopell. :D
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Thursday, June 23, 2005, Alaska Time~
