Saturday, April 26, 2008

"PROJECT ELA"





Dear friends,


It seems like next week we will have favorable news about Ela's visa.

My friends David and Samantha have signed the co -sponsor documents.


As you know I have requested of all of you a donation of $20 to help me with the airfare from USA to Ukraine for Ela and myself.

Many of you have responded and I have placed you in a "donors list" so when we get Ela's visa, I will send you an e mail and let you know where to deposit the $2o


Looking in the Internet, I will need about $5000 for the total trip, so every one of you are a very important part of this humanitarian mission.


Please forward the video I sent you to all your friends, we need all the help we can find!


thank you, thank you, thank you universe!

Sunday, April 20, 2008

HAPPY TO BE A GRANDMA


Today I flew home to San Luis Obispo, California.
I asked my daughter Michelle to take a picture of me with my grandchildren, so she did.
Here I am with Joshua age 11 days and Zachary age 3 years and 11 months.
thank you thank you thank you universe!!!

Saturday, April 19, 2008

RETURNING TO CALIFORNIA

Hello everyone,

Tomorrow I am returning to California with my grandson Zachary (3)
My daughter Michelle, son in law Nathan and my new grandson Joshua will pick him up next week.
I have spent a happy two weeks taking care of my babies and giving thanks to the Universe for the joy of being a grandma again.
I will continue from my home in California tomorrow,
byeeeeee
Grandma Sonia

Friday, April 11, 2008

"GRANDMA PACHI IS GOO GOO GAA GAA"




Hello everyone,
I am so happy with my new grandson, he is soo cute!


I came to Nevada to spend a week helping my daughter Michelle with the baby.


I am sleeping in my grandson Zachary's bedroom, which is next to the nursery.


Mimi gets up several times to breastfeed, but it is my job to get up and check on him when he wakes up.


I spent the night holding him and looking into those tiny little eyes, he was in no hurry to sleep, so this morning at 6 am we finally went to sleep


thank you , thank you, thank you universe~~!!


Thursday, April 10, 2008

JOSHUA ARRIVED!!!


Hello everyone,

I am a grandma again!!!

Good news!! My daughter Michelle had a very easy labor and Joshua arrived at 12;41
pm at 7 pounds 2 ounces and a lenght of 19 inches!!
He was born at South Lake Tahoe, California at 6000 feet.

He has dark strawberry blond hair and dark blue eyes.

He is such a good baby, hardly cries and is already breastfeeding happily.
Michelle is doing great!

thank you thank you thank you universe!

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

THE BABY IS COMING!!

Hello everyone,

This morning at 4 am my daughter Michelle called me from Nevada to tell me she was going into labor!!
Oh oh the baby was supposed to arrive next week!
Michelle is presently in the hospital, with an IV she is comfortable, has an epidural and contractions every 3 minutes and dilated 3 centimeters!

So Grandma Pachi and Grandma Kai are leaving in a little while to Lake Tahoe to be there when our grandson or granddaughter arrives!!

Please pray that everything goes well.

thank you thank you thank you universe!!!

Sunday, March 30, 2008

"DESTINY'

Hello everyone,

Yesterday we went to celebrate Michelle's baby shower at Kai's home in Arroyo Grande.
There was food, drinks and cake.
All her friends came over and there was presents and we had a great time.
All my children were there except Pascale who is in Chile and Nikita who was working and couldn't come.

I am telling you this story, so you know how destiny plays in our lives.

Around eight we left, and my grandson Zachary came home with us, he wanted to spend the night with "Grandma Pachi".
My son Jason and his girlfriend Amber left just before us, I saw the tail of his pick up as I left the road.
Kai's home is at the end of a private lane, that ends into the main road, at a dangerous curve that I personally hate due to the bad visibility. I was driving, Tatiana was next to me and in the back was Dimitri and Zachary sitting in his carseat, all of us with seatbelts. ( I do not drive until everyone is buckled up)
We had to wait for several cars to pass before I was able to enter the main road and then the highway, we arrived home safe some twenty five minutes later.

I called Michelle to tell her we arrived ok and she told me that some friends who followed us out of the private lane, were waiting to enter the main road, when a car, missed the curve and hit them head on. That there were three ambulances, the fire department and several police cars, taking the hurt parties to the hospital.

To think that we were in the same spot some five minutes earlier!

Last night I fell a sleep with my grandson, hugging him and thanking God for protecting us.

This morning, we found out everyone is ok, some abdominal hematomas, and no major injuries,
but the cars were a total loss.
Mimi and Nate just picked up Zachary and they are on their way home to Nevada, some six hour driving, until they call me tonight I will be thinking of them.

Please buckle up and teach your children to do the same.

thank you, thank you, thank you universe!