Bitta Magnussenn in British Columbia, Canada, writes to her new friend in Tennessee after Louisiana Sandusky e-mailed her.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006, 5:34 p.m., C.S.T.~
Dear Louie in Tennessee~
I loved the letter I got today in my e-mail inbox; thank you for writing! It was so good to hear from you!
Your family sounds absolutely marvelous; I just don't understand how you can keep your sanity after working full time at a demanding job, then go home to a house full of children who are in need of attention! I don't think I could handle as many kids as you and Bill do; it is enough of a chore to handle only THREE! LOL Gunther, Danielle, and Tanith wear me OUT by the end of the day; my happiest moment of the day is when they are in bed for the night! LOL
I am glad that God brought you children in need of a family to you. I have always admired these parents who can take in over a dozen children into their home--and heart--and raise them successfully. Oh, you DO hear of the horror stories from time to time, but most of what I have heard about parents adopting children with special needs has been nothing but positive! It takes a special person to adopt a child with severe physical or mental disabilities, and they have to have an awful lot of patience, too, besides!
Louie, that is so nice that you want to send me two of your books! I will gladly pay the cost of the books; you don't have to send them to me FREE of charge! I am looking forward to getting them in the mail; I will most certainly let you know when they arrive! I will also let you know what I think of them after I read them!
I would like to write a book about my family, but there are already so many parenting books out there, mine would just probably get lost in the shuffle somewhere! It would also probably get rejected; my life isn't NEARLY as exciting as YOURS is! Maybe I will get the nerve to do this very thing! How did YOU get started in the writing field? Is it hard to get a book published? What do you do when a story idea gets rejected? How do you handle it? I am all ears!
Louie, that is too cool that your family is going to go on a FREE two-week long Alaskan cruise! I am soooo jealous! If I could get away even for a MINUTE, I'd have it made; but the kids keep me tied down, and with my husband not being home for the majority of the week, well, you can just kiss any chance of a family vacation for us "good-bye"! Whaaa! LOL (I feel like that woman in those old Calgon bath ads: "Calgon, take me awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay".....LOL) You will certainly HAVE to tell me ALL about it when you DO go! I don't want ANY bloody details left out; I want to hear it ALL! :)
I am glad that you enjoy the northern lights. I am actually surprised that you see them down there in Tennessee. I didn't think the aurora made it that far down south! That must be a rare event for you guys! How often do you see the northern lights? We see them just about every night in the spring, fall, and winter, when there are no clouds in the sky and the solar system is spittin' out flares! We have seen some awesome auroral displays; they could really put Alaska's auroras to shame! LOL
Welll, Louie, I will go for now. I am in the middle of cooking supper; am making kapushta (fried cabbage with onions) with Polish keilbasa (sausage; it can be spicy), and egg noodles (for the kapushta; I mix it all together, and my family just LOVES it!). I also am making kolaches, a pastry dish filled with fruit in the center. I am mostly Finnish-American, but I also have some Polish in my bloodlines, on my mother's side.
Take care, and God bless you always! Do write back soon!
(((HUGS))) and love, your friend in British Columbia, Bitta Annike. :)
My goodness Karen a new character! Bitta sounds like an interesting person. Excellent write! I get dizzy just thinking about how you keep everyone separated;-)
Oh this is a good letter all the way around. A very sensory letter. I could see the auroras, hear the kids in the background, feel the love, touch the energy, and smell the keilbasa! Thanks for the letter today, Karen Lynn.
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