Twenty-three

Roddy turned twenty-three today! We had a surprise party for him at Stacey and Lee's with a police-related cake and hamburgers and hot dogs. Kaley, Billy, Steph, Jay, and a couple of Lee's friends were there and we basically just sat around the campfire and talked. It was relaxing and fun, exactly the way Rod likes it! (: He ate a ton and I think he had a blast. ♥

Cheryl

Here's the brief version, the more in-depth version will come soon...

After lots of research trying to find my birth mother to contact her and see what she looked like after wondering for 21 years, I found Cheryl and sent her an e-mail.

It was a LOT less emotional and heart-wrenching than I thought, and went so much better than I ever could have imagined. She was shocked, but not angry or upset or traumatized like people warned me could happen.

Now we're great friends!♥ So many resemblances (physical and otherwise), it's scary. We haven't met yet, but will in the future after we move to CT.