Hello Everyone!
I go by the nickname of PING. I am delighted to have found this messageboard where we have the ability to share thoughts and opinions with each other.
ABOUT MYSELF ~ My Father was career Army and I grew up in Japan many years ago, then I was married to a career Army officer for 30 years. We had 2 boys and then adopted a baby from Korea. Some years later we were stationed in Korea at a time when we'd already decided to adopt a second daughter.
While in Korea we were stationed at Yonsan Army Base in Seoul where I was the Director of the Orphanage Outreach Program. During our last 2 years in Korea we adopted girls individually at the ages of 5 years, 10 years, 11 years and the last one was 15 years old and in the 10th grade. Though they didn't speak English when adopted, it never was a big problem and within six months their English was all but perfected. Three remain bilingual which delights me!
My children are grown now and my greatest regret is not having adopted more kids. It's such a wonderful, rewarding experience and I love having an active household filled with kids.
Now I live on 4 acres with half of it forested and foster elderly dogs for a rescue organization. I prefer to foster the ones they refer to as their 'final refuge' dogs. They're the ones whose health doesn't make them good candidates for adoption so they're with me to the end. The rescue group pays all medical bills and provides all meds free. I simply have to feed them and love them. How lucky am I!
My desire is to learn kayking, beekeeping and to take some oil painting classes.
This part of the US is a wonderful place to live!! The best part is that it's always GREEN and I never again have to worry about terrible extremes in the weather. Whew!
Regards...Ping
I go by the nickname of PING. I am delighted to have found this messageboard where we have the ability to share thoughts and opinions with each other.
ABOUT MYSELF ~ My Father was career Army and I grew up in Japan many years ago, then I was married to a career Army officer for 30 years. We had 2 boys and then adopted a baby from Korea. Some years later we were stationed in Korea at a time when we'd already decided to adopt a second daughter.
While in Korea we were stationed at Yonsan Army Base in Seoul where I was the Director of the Orphanage Outreach Program. During our last 2 years in Korea we adopted girls individually at the ages of 5 years, 10 years, 11 years and the last one was 15 years old and in the 10th grade. Though they didn't speak English when adopted, it never was a big problem and within six months their English was all but perfected. Three remain bilingual which delights me!
My children are grown now and my greatest regret is not having adopted more kids. It's such a wonderful, rewarding experience and I love having an active household filled with kids.
Now I live on 4 acres with half of it forested and foster elderly dogs for a rescue organization. I prefer to foster the ones they refer to as their 'final refuge' dogs. They're the ones whose health doesn't make them good candidates for adoption so they're with me to the end. The rescue group pays all medical bills and provides all meds free. I simply have to feed them and love them. How lucky am I!
My desire is to learn kayking, beekeeping and to take some oil painting classes.
This part of the US is a wonderful place to live!! The best part is that it's always GREEN and I never again have to worry about terrible extremes in the weather. Whew!
Regards...Ping
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