Creating My Own Little Nirvana: The Love of Her Life (And It's Not Me)

Friday, October 17, 2008

The Love of Her Life (And It's Not Me)

If you ask Anastasia whom she loves most in the world, she will not hesitate to tell you it is her cousin Tommy. Tommy just turned three, but sadly we could not be there for the festivities, because my brother (Tommy's dad) is stationed overseas. We only get to see him twice a year, but when we do, Tommy & Anastasia are velcroed to each other. She doesn't simply love him, she adores him...

She will carry him around like this for hours if he wants.....

She will feed him his breakfast...

And play silly games with him as long as he wants...

He delights her in ways not even I , her mother, can. He is her Tommy, if you ask her. She said recently, " Mom, I'm sorry but I think I love Tommy more than anybody..."

I tell her it's perfectly ok. She sometimes imitates his voice and sayings when she misses him.

He calls her Nasa, and he already knows at his young age, that she will do anything in the world for him. Can't wait to see them together again!

4 comments:

Holly9:08 PM
They look great together. How wonderful to have someone to be that close and love so much.
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junglemama12:59 AM
How awesome. Looking at her with her cousin makes me think of my girls with Dennis. How precious. It must warm your heart seeing how wonderful she is with him.
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Perspective RAD6:28 PM
That's pretty special that she can love like that!
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Anonymous12:17 PM
Your daughter is absolutely beautiful. You're doing a wonderful job with her.
-Leslie
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For almost 10 years, you helped me raise money for my daughter's former orphanage. Sadly, I can no longer raise funds for the children from Orphanage #5, because it closed in June 2015. But we accomplished a lot over the years - and I thank you. Here is what you, my readers, did for the children from 2006-2015.

Your donations have funded:

1. All new furniture in the common rooms (2011)

2. 16 new beds for the girls' room (2008)

3. An updated girls' bathroom (2007)

4. On-going support for medical supplies and clothing (2006-11)

5. A small library (100 books in 2010)

6. Two washing machines (2012)

7. Four televisions and three DVD players. (2009 and 10)

8. 100 educational and/or inspiring children's videos.

9. Arts and craft supplies for 100 children.

10. A new printer for their office.

11. Christmas and Thanksgiving Feasts for all the children for 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.

12. School supplies, educational toys and countless other incidentals from 2006 - 2015.

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