tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post116495541125374989..comments2024-03-08T13:52:22.224-07:00Comments on LAJOY FAMILY: Grief Versus the Good LifeCindy LaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16486626867331586704noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-45734159340410469422011-10-06T12:06:42.791-06:002011-10-06T12:06:42.791-06:00As we are about to jump off the cliff to adopt a 4...As we are about to jump off the cliff to adopt a 4 year old and a 5 1/2 year old, this blog post speaks to me. This is what has been on my mind so much. Thank you. I hope, like you, that I can be the mom they need me to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-1165075306269693382006-12-02T09:01:00.000-07:002006-12-02T09:01:00.000-07:00Cindy,I hope you can find a good Russina/EE deli! ...Cindy,<BR/><BR/>I hope you can find a good Russina/EE deli! We have one and it's easy to get Julia things she remembers from Russia.<BR/>I have a freezer full of pelmini/veriniki, which are basically Russian ravioli. We have a few different fillings, sour cherry being one of Julia's favorites. (Her orphanage was across the street from a sour cherry orchard and the kids would climb to the top of a huge tree for a handful of cherries!) Keep a tub of sour cream in the fridge, as well as tons of fresh fruit. Yogurt too. And do get a few recipies from friends online. I have actually started collecting Russian cookbooks. Anything in particular you want let me know and I can look it up for you. <BR/><BR/>I was just thinking about you yesterday, wondering where you were in the quest to bring big brother home...<BR/><BR/>JudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-1164981395411073312006-12-01T06:56:00.000-07:002006-12-01T06:56:00.000-07:00Jamie,Thank YOU for your kind comments! I am just...Jamie,<BR/><BR/>Thank YOU for your kind comments! I am just as happy that others are finding this useful. It keeps me motivated to write...and to be as honest as I can about sharing those inner thoughts that an adoptive mother goes through. I would LOVE to have some recipes if you wouldn't mind emailing them to me, it would really be helpful I think to be able to prepare some comfort food for him when homesickness kicks in. Thanks for the offer!<BR/><BR/>Warmly,<BR/>CindyCindy LaJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486626867331586704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-1164975395780521932006-12-01T05:16:00.000-07:002006-12-01T05:16:00.000-07:00Great post:) Thank you for sharing these experien...Great post:) Thank you for sharing these experiences with the public. I have been doing work with Kyrgyzstan since 2002 and my husband and I plan to adopt from their eventually. On the note of your new child never having the same meals: I learned how to prepare a few of their traditional meals while there and I have a small cookbook as well if you'd like to send me a few. When I get homseick for Karakol I can always makes some ploav and it helps just a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com