Monday, June 25, 2018

Perfect Days by AA

During the drive to and from the U.S. Kids Golf Florida State Tournament, AA asked her Daddy what would be a perfect day for him, just one day.
Ford said the thought about it and said he and family, one day in Paris, going to the Louvre.
Not knowing this conversation, she asked me when they arrived home, what would be a perfect day for me and I said family all boating and swimming on Little Sebago Lake.

AA was animated telling us what her perfect day would be and that she had thought of three perfect days!
First was to have all her friends together, having fun, everyone getting along and no shouting (!!).
Second was to go to Yellowstone National Park, traveling with a friend or with family like Aunt Carolyn. Third perfect day was to be in China, walking the Great Wall, beginning to rain and a local family invites us all to their home for shelter. There is a boy, who we discover is her twin brother who has a pet dog, that was part wolf; this is her biological parents home!
May her perfect days all come true!

A few facts about her perfect days:
Yellowstone National Park is a nearly 3,500-sq.-mile wilderness recreation area atop a volcanic hot spot. Mostly in Wyoming, the park spreads into parts of Montana and Idaho too. Yellowstone features dramatic canyons, alpine rivers, lush forests, hot springs and gushing geysers, including its most famous, Old Faithful. It's also home to hundreds of animal species, including bears, wolves, bison, elk and antelope. Roosevelt Area - Tower: Hike to Tower Fall: The 132-foot drop of Tower Creek, framed by eroded volcanic pinnacles has been documented by park visitors from the earliest trips of Europeans into the Yellowstone region. Its idyllic setting has inspired numerous artists, including Thomas Moran. His painting of Tower Fall played a crucial role in the establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 1872. The nearby Bannock Ford on the Yellowstone River was an important travel route for early Native Americans as well as for early European visitors and miners up to the late 19th century.

China:
“An adoptee’s curiosity about one’s past is not a rejection of one’s present nor a sign of unhappiness or dysfunction. It’s exploring what should be the adoptee’s already — knowledge of one’s personal history and family members.” – Tara Vanderwoude, Social worker, advocate, educator

Here is a link to one story describing the steps to take before going to China.
The Great Wall of China: A Chinese government survey found that the wall measures 13,170.6956 miles, or 21,196.18 km, the Xinhua report said. Only 8.2 percent of the wall built during the Ming Dynasty remains intact, and 74.1 percent of the wall is in poor condition. A significant amount of the wall has collapsed, the Xinhua report said.

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