Left: Dec. 1999. Antonia in foreground, Joan (Mom) holds newly-adopted Amelia in front of a pagoda in Nanchang, JiangXi Province, China.  Right: Dec. 1999.  Amelia doing what she likes to do best - eat!

Left: Dec. 1999. Amelia and Antonia in front of the American Consulate in Guangzhou, China where Amelia had just applied for her visa to enter the U.S. Right: July 1999.  Antonia, just sworn in as a U.S. citizen, shows her delight as the Immigration Officer also bestows citizenship upon "Dee, The Lamb."  Jack's left wrist also featured.
 
 

Joan and Antonia in the backyard on a beautiful Michigan summer day in 1998.
 
 
 

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