December 24, 2008

• The Found One Is Coming To Visit!!

  The details have all been worked out and Teri Lynn, our lost one that is now found, is coming to visit us the day after Christmas. Actually, the Beast and Baron are going to take the drive to get her and bring her here. We will have her until Monday morning when the Beast will be returning her to her home. And it IS her home now after so long.

  We are glad to know that she has not been abused and is not unhappy with her life. She is glad that she will get to visit with so many of us that she has not seen in so long. She and her mother chatted on the phone for almost an hour. Buttmunch is on her way to my house as I type and will be here bright and early in the morning.

  Reality is settling in, however, and Buttmunch is worrying about what she will say and how she should greet her daughter when they come face-to-face for the first time after almost 10 years. To my way of thinking, a big hug so you hold her close should suffice. Buttmunch then said (she was talking to Bratfink, btw) *But what if I cry?* Hey…so cry. It’s a wonderful thing happening and when we women are happy, we cry. All these things I will tell her when she gets here because I know we will talk about it. Heck, it’s all we have been talking about since we found her and discovered it truly WAS our lost little girl.

  We’ve traded pictures, talked on the phone, talked to Buttmunch’s ex- and the father of our Teri Lynn. The family has talked to each other endlessly and shared our joy. The hole in our hearts has been mended. We are full of joy and gratitude that we have been allowed this Christmas miracle. We are all eagerly awaiting the arrival of the lost one and the sharing of memories we will do. We will be showing her the pictures of her that we have had all over our house that are now so out-of-date but we will be able to add pictures of her NOW. The face is our Teri Lynn, even though she is now older. We can look at those old pictures and the new and there she is! It IS our baby, now grown but still the face we have treasured in our hearts all these years.

  It will be a long trip for the Beast and I wish I could make it with him but I have the baby here to take care of and it is too long a trip for her to make without it being a form of torture for an active toddler. The Beast is going to take Baron, who is like a son to him . He is making the trip out of love and because he is just as eager to see and hug this child of our hearts. Too long away from us but returned now.

  I did some Christmas shopping for our Teri Lynn. It has been many Christmases since we last shared one so I had to make sure that she would have something to open this special day for us all. I have one surprise gift for her that I hope she will treasure and keep as a momento of the day she is reunited with one and all. The family will be gathering again on Saturday to spend time with her. I hope she is not overwhelmed by it all. It is just that we have mourned her loss for so long.

  She sounds like she still has much the same sweet personality that she did as a youngster. She was always cheerful and loving. She always had her own opinion about things and said what was on her mind. She was very bright and observant. Now she is a teenager. It is a strange land all in itself and we are rocking her world. We hope we will be adding much love and that it strengthens her to know us.

  I will leave you now and let you know how everything goes for this visit, this time. I hope there will be more visits in the future. Who knows, I might even learn to post a picture or two…LOL. Love you all. Our hearts are full. May your Christmas be as bright as ours has become.

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