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10 years later...

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You’ve begun to miss having small children in the house. Your oldest daughter and the twins are away at college. Where are they? What are they studying? Your 15 year old son has become very moody. How are you dealing with that? Then the girls are 10 and 12. What are they like?

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The house feels so empty now that you decide to adopt a young child (0-5). Is it a boy or a girl? What country are they from? What is their name? How old are they? What do your children think of them? The child brought a pet with them. What kind of animal is it, and what is it’s name?

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DH: Vladislav Zelenko, 67
DW: Bethanie Lu, 51

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DD: Louisa Maeve, 21
DS/DS: Evander Ruben and Felix Andrew, 18.
DS: Casimir Alexei, 15.
DD: Ludmila Svetlana, 12.
DD: Mara Valkyrie, 10.
Adopted child: Aune Evelina.

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Grandmother: Svetlana “Nanna” , 102 DECEASED.

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Ever since my mother in law, Svetlana, died, I’ve felt like I’ve really started to age. My 50th Birthday party reminded me that my days in a rocking chair will come sooner than I think. Vlad and I have missed having smaller children in the house now that all the kids have grown up, so we adopted a little Finnish girl, Aune Evelina, who is three years old. We both agreed that Aune could bring her pet poodle, Lulu, with her to fill Tumi’s void. The kids are happy to have another sister, but I can tell that it will take some getting used to.

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Louisa, Evander and Felix have all done their International Baccalaureates, and are all studying at Oxford University, just like Vlad and I. Louisa is studying creative writing, Evander is studying theology and Felix is studying medicine – all of which interest me greatly. Casimir has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome and has been very moody for the past couple of years. He has been taking medication, but it hasn’t really helped. Vlad and I will take him to see a specialist soon before it gets out of hand.

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Ludmila and Mara are doing really well. They have become good friends and have started attending Jazz Ballet Classes.

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Bye!

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