2008 ~ I met my biological father, Paul, for the first time in April since I was a baby.  We have opposite schedules but find time to conversate here and there. We plan on seeing each other a lot more when our schedules die down. Paul resides in the Ozarks about 5 minutes from where I stay at Grandma Carole's house so that is super-convenient! We have a good time getting to know each other. I'm am slowly getting in contact with the rest of his family too.

Paul has 5 siblings and a mom who lives in Florida and a Dad who lives in St. Louis. Peter, Paul's brother who was closest to me as a baby, resides in Germany. I keep contact with him via email and plan on visiting him and his family someday. Julie is Paul's sister and I have just recently gotten in contact with her. I have also written and emailed Pat, Paul's Mom, who resides in Florida. Most recently, I have gotten an email from Tommy (from Kansas), the youngest of the siblings and I am also in contact with Brennen (from Indiana) who is Matt's son. Matt is another of the siblings so Brennen is my cousin.

I have a lot of Paul's features. My super curly hair that drives me nuts as soon as I step outside into the humidity comes from Paul. My nose, my lips and the shape of my eyes and face are Paul's. I have my Mom's eye color, hair color and my mom's smile.