[TweetyMom04]

I'm 'brain-locked' on additional ideas for a welcome home letter to our Sons. This will become part of their Story Books, aka Life Books.

There are some ideas in a Lifebook by B. Mallory. I not worried about the length as I am the wording of the letter. So far, I think I've covered the important ones. The ones that give you a 'warm blanket' feeling inside.

Would you be willing to share your ideas, here?

Thanks

[DET62]

They have been home 5 years, right? I don't understand why you're doing that now. I would say either let it go, or write something contemporary, from the heart. A letter back-dated 5 years is strange.

Boys tend to not be as sentimental a girls, in my experience...

[Kasey]

Just write from the heart. I just wrote how it felt to wait for them, the first time we saw their faces and met them and what it felt like to bring them home. I wrote briefly of our hopes and dreams for them and that was it.
It doesn't have to be perfect, just keeping the storybook or scrapbook is great and I am sure they will enjoy it as they get older. Mine love looking at theirs now and i just keep adding to it. It is fun for me to look back too!

[SingleMama2B]

Hi Tweety..... I wrote from the heart! To me, it doesn't matter when it is written, but that is is written =)

I had written alot when I was going through the "wait", though mine story is alittle different, as I hosted and got to know my DD and then had to wait, and also almost lost her. Since she was older (alittle over 8 when she came home), we talk about it often, but I wanted her to know and always know from my written words.

I have also printed off ALL of the emails going back and forth to Russia, etc. It's alot of paper, but at least she has it. What she chooses to do with it all when she is an adult, is up to her.

I would write what is in your heart, and believe me, when I think about that time, I recall ALL of the feelings and emotions like it was yesterday!!!!