Musical Instruments
What two instruments did Claire play?
Trombone, piano
Name 3 of Marissa's boyfriends.
Grant, Alex, Alan
What is Claire's grad school major?
geography
What was our original house color?
blue
Name 4 constant babysitters.
Ruthie, Sabrina, Harriann, Kari, Sarah Perkins, Sarah and Emma Schaefer, and Sarah down the street w/ birds)
What two instruments did Marissa play?
clarinet, piano
Who was Kait engaged to?
Richard
What languages did mom take?
Latin and french
What was our original carpet color on 1st floor?
off white
How old were Kait and Marissa when they babysat while mom was at work?
10 yrs
What two instruments did dad play?
piano and clarinet
What year did John start living with Claire?
Fall 2021
Name 2 colleges dad attended.
Otterbein and OSU
How many bikes did we have in our house at one time?
tandem, dad's road bike, dad's commuter bike, Kait's, Claire's Marissa's and mom's. (7)
How did Kait injure Marissa shortly after being adopted?
bite Marissa
What three instruments did Kait play?
piano, oboe, flute
What was dad's first wife's name?
Michelle
Name two locations where mom attended OSU
Marion and Columbus
When did our basement flood?
The day after we moved Marissa home from Rochester 2020
What basic skills was Kait unable to do when we adopted her?
she could drink but not eat food or sit up
What two instruments did mom play?
piano and flute
What year did mom and dad get married?
1994
What year did Kait graduate from nursing school?
December 2022
Name 4 type of trees in our yard
birch, maple, Japanese maple, apple, magnolia, mulberry, new one from Columbus
What was Claire's first word while adopting in China?
dada