Does this sound like Anna?

[SherlockJr]

I would like to start this new thread to post findings that may have been written by Anna. I've been reading and searching many blogs. A family member will have to respond if these things have happened or not. Here is my first find:

Not my earliest memory, but definately one of my favorites!!
I remember when I was about 2 or 3 my brothers had the coolest treehouse in the backyard. They had taken off the bottom rung of the ladder so I couldn't climb up there. Being the smart li'l kid I was, I went down to the basement, grabbed a bucket, brought it out to the backyard, turned the bucket upside down so that it served as a stepstool, and climbed up to the treehouse. I can still remember the look of shock on my brother's faces.

[reportertype]

This is a good example of out-of-the-box creative thinking. Cool idea, Sherlock!!

[SherlockJr]

Something else I remember is that my mother made me some dresses with smocking across the top of the front, and bloomers to match with elastic in the legs. In winter I had to wear longunderwear, and long stockings fastened by some sort of garters.

[Gina_M]

Great idea! I did a google blog search on childhood memories. Here's one:

getting attacked by a dog when I was three. I remember the blonde cocker spaniel barking and breaking free of his leash and knocking me down. After that…nothing.

More at:
http://jauntyquills.com/2006/06/03/childhood-memories/

[Shadow205]

I would like to start this new thread to post findings that may have been written by Anna. I've been reading an searching many blogs. A family member will have to respond if these things have happened or not. Here is my first find:

Not my earliest memory, but definately one of my favorites!!
I remember when I was about 2 or 3 my brothers had the coolest treehouse in the backyard. They had taken off the bottom rung of the ladder so I couldn't climb up there. Being the smart li'l kid I was, I went down to the basement, grabbed a bucket, brought it out to the backyard, turned the bucket upside down so that it served as a stepstool, and climbed up to the treehouse. I can still remember the look of shock on my brother's faces.
Good idea Sherlock. Could you please post the links to the blogs?

[Jodibug]

So these are blogs from adopted children?

[Shadow205]

Great idea! I did a google blog search on childhood memories. Here's one:

getting attacked by a dog when I was three. I remember the blonde cocker spaniel barking and breaking free of his leash and knocking me down. After that…nothing.

More at:
http://jauntyquills.com/2006/06/03/childhood-memories/
Here is a picture of the person who posted that childhood memory in the blog. Her name is Cindy Kirk. Cindy Kirk is a lifelong Nebraska resident who started writing after taking a class at a local community college. But her interest in the written word started years before when she was in her teens. At sixteen she wrote in her diary, “I don’t know what I would do if I couldn’t be a writer.”

http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/shadow205/th_CindyClark2.jpg (http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/shadow205/?action=view&current=CindyClark2.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1)http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/shadow205/th_AWaters2.jpg (http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/shadow205/?action=view&current=AWaters2.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch13)

Another picture of Cindy. In this one her eyes appear to be blue. Anna's eyes are brown.
http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/shadow205/th_CindyKirk3.jpg (http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/shadow205/?action=view&current=CindyKirk3.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1)

Here is the link to here web page http://www.cindykirk.com/meet.html

[Annasmom]

I would like to start this new thread to post findings that may have been written by Anna. I've been reading an searching many blogs. A family member will have to respond if these things have happened or not. Here is my first find:

Not my earliest memory, but definately one of my favorites!!
I remember when I was about 2 or 3 my brothers had the coolest treehouse in the backyard. They had taken off the bottom rung of the ladder so I couldn't climb up there. Being the smart li'l kid I was, I went down to the basement, grabbed a bucket, brought it out to the backyard, turned the bucket upside down so that it served as a stepstool, and climbed up to the treehouse. I can still remember the look of shock on my brother's faces. Sherlock, what a brilliant idea! And although this is exactly the sort of thing Anna might have done, this first one wouldn't be her--we never lived in a house with a basement. Her brothers did, in fact, have a treehouse, but she was four by the time they built it and could go into it with no restriction (it was a partly-fallen tree and didn't have a ladder.) This is a close one, though; even the photograph is startling.

[SherlockJr]

Shadow, there's no specific links. They are are search results searching for key words.

Annasmom, the pic goes with what Gina_M found about the dog attack, not the treehouse story.

[SherlockJr]

These are taken from a blogger in northern CA whose dob is 9-28-67. She homeschools her children. I have not found anything written about her family she grew up with besides what she wrote that she rather not remember. Only way to contact her is making a "comment" on her blog... no e-mail, no first name, etc. Here's the link: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MotherHen/


I am from a purloined family genealogy, never to be returned. From scant baby pictures of the youngest child. I am from unlabeled photos, old and faded, diaries and journals never kept.


I debated about whether I should write this...there are many things about my life/childhood that I'd rather not remember....many dreams unrealized and promises broken...but the more I thought about it the more I realized maybe I nedded to write this...

Toward My Own Education

The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton

Watercolors in a Weekend--Flowers by Jill Bays

Cape Cod by Thoreau

Formation of Character by C.Mason

Augustine's Confessions

The Pleasures of God by John Piper

Tabletalk by Ligonier Ministries

To School Through the Fields by Alice Taylor

A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver Van DeMille

Poetry Selections

Robert Frost--The Road Not Taken

Robert Louis Stevenson--A Child's Garden Of Verses

A.A.Milne--Now We Are Six

[SherlockJr]

I found it interesting she uses the word "purloined".

[Annasmom]

These are taken from a blogger in northern CA whose dob is 9-28-67. She homeschools her children. I have not found anything written about her family she grew up with besides what she wrote that she rather not remember. Only way to contact her is making a "comment" on her blog... no e-mail, no first name, etc. Here's the link: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MotherHen/


I am from a purloined family genealogy, never to be returned. From scant baby pictures of the youngest child. I am from unlabeled photos, old and faded, diaries and journals never kept.


I debated about whether I should write this...there are many things about my life/childhood that I'd rather not remember....many dreams unrealized and promises broken...but the more I thought about it the more I realized maybe I nedded to write this...

Toward My Own Education

The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton

Watercolors in a Weekend--Flowers by Jill Bays

Cape Cod by Thoreau

Formation of Character by C.Mason

Augustine's Confessions

The Pleasures of God by John Piper

Tabletalk by Ligonier Ministries

To School Through the Fields by Alice Taylor

A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver Van DeMille

Poetry Selections

Robert Frost--The Road Not Taken

Robert Louis Stevenson--A Child's Garden Of Verses

A.A.Milne--Now We Are Six


There are many things on this blog which ring a bell. Anna's brothers were home-schooled the year before she disappeared. Some of the books on this list were books we used for home-schooling.

[SherlockJr]

There are many things on this blog which ring a bell. Anna's brothers were home-schooled the year before she disappeared. Some of the books on this list were books we used for home-schooling.
Annasmom, maybe you might want to post a comment about homeschooling the boys... then possibly write about some things Anna would have remembered. This could lead into something. Kinda like putting the bait out there.

[HeartofTexas]

I also found it interesting that one of the books she used was "The Greek Way".

Amazing work, Sherlock... and just at a time we needed a new path to discovery.

[Shadow205]

Here is a picture of the young woman who wrote the blog. I am only going to post a link, not the picture. I have also located contact information for her. If someone wants to contact her send me a PM and I'll give you the info. Her husband is a photgrapher.

http://www.hitherandyonphotography.com/-/hitherandyonphotography/gallery.asp?cat=24145&pID=1&row=15&photoID=1755873&searchTerm=

[Annasmom]

The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton

Watercolors in a Weekend--Flowers by Jill Bays

Cape Cod by Thoreau

Formation of Character by C.Mason

Augustine's Confessions

The Pleasures of God by John Piper

Tabletalk by Ligonier Ministries

To School Through the Fields by Alice Taylor

A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver Van DeMille

Poetry Selections

Robert Frost--The Road Not Taken

Robert Louis Stevenson--A Child's Garden Of Verses

A.A.Milne--Now We Are Six

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I thought I'd write her regarding the books and our home-school experience, but I can't find this book list on her blog. Where did you find it? (And thanks again for this lead.)

[MagicRose99]

Here is a picture of the young woman who wrote the blog. I am only going to post a link, not the picture. I have also located contact information for her. If someone wants to contact her send me a PM and I'll give you the info. Her husband is a photgrapher.

http://www.hitherandyonphotography.com/-/hitherandyonphotography/gallery.asp?cat=24145&pID=1&row=15&photoID=1755873&searchTerm=
That link doesn't work for me... :(

[Gina_M]

Originally Posted by Shadow205
Here is a picture of the person who posted that childhood memory in the blog. Her name is Cindy Kirk. Cindy Kirk is a lifelong Nebraska resident who started writing after taking a class at a local community college. But her interest in the written word started years before when she was in her teens. At sixteen she wrote in her diary, “I don’t know what I would do if I couldn’t be a writer.”

In addition to Cindy's post on that page, there were also responses by 6 other people underneath it. I thought it would be a good idea to check responses and also other links that the bloggers have linked to, as that could also lead to something.

[Gina_M]

Originally Posted by SherlockJr
These are taken from a blogger in northern CA whose dob is 9-28-67. She homeschools her children. I have not found anything written about her family she grew up with besides what she wrote that she rather not remember. Only way to contact her is making a "comment" on her blog... no e-mail, no first name, etc. Here's the link: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MotherHen/ (http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MotherHen/)


Great work, Sherlock! Sounds like a definite possibility.

[Shadow205]

Sherlockjr,

The woman who posts under the name of Motherhen is the one that I think we need to concentrate on. I posted a link to a picture of her. I have been sitting here comparing it to Anna's and I must admit there is a likeness. Something about the mouth and the nose.
I know her husbands name and the link that I posted with the picture is the link to his photography web page. That is why I cannot post the picture on here, his photo's have a copyright and cannot be coppied.

MagicRose can't open the link to the picture, anyonelse having trouble with it?

[smile22]

i opend it just fine

[HeartofTexas]

It opened for me.

[SherlockJr]

OK Annasmom, you have some bare feet to compare! I know she is a size 9. http://www.hitherandyonphotography.com/-/hitherandyonphotography/gallery.asp?cat=24145&pID=1&row=15&photoID=2378876&searchTerm=

[SherlockJr]

I thought I'd write her regarding the books and our home-school experience, but I can't find this book list on her blog. Where did you find it? (And thanks again for this lead.)
Annasmom, sorry to take so loooong to get back to you. I just had to go to work today and unfortunately for me (fortunate for all taxpayers), we don't have the internet at work. Here is a link where she list the books. Slide all the way down the page on the right side.

http://sweetlife6.blogspot.com/ (http://sweetlife6.blogspot.com/)

[Shadow205]

OK Annasmom, you have some bare feet to compare! I know she is a size 9. http://www.hitherandyonphotography.com/-/hitherandyonphotography/gallery.asp?cat=24145&pID=1&row=15&photoID=2378876&searchTerm=SherlockJr.

In her post called "100 Things About Me" she says that she wears a size 11 running shoe. There are a few things that I felt were worth mentioning on that post.

1. I am a native Californian
7. I lived for 18 months in New Mexico when I was in High School
12. I snort when I laugh
13. I sneeze in three's
18. I am the youngest of three kids
25. My hair was stick straight when I was young
26. My hair is very curly now
27. Each of my pregnancies has made my hair curlier
92. I wear a size 11 running shoe
97. I was named for my great grand-mother, great-great aunt, grandmother and mother

http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MotherHen/95133/

Check out the link to read all 100.

[Annasmom]

SherlockJr.

In her post called "100 Things About Me" she says that she wears a size 11 running shoe. There are a few things that I felt were worth mentioning on that post.

Check out the link to read all 100.
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There were several things in the 100 which caught my eye (perfumes giving her headaches, for instance), but it seems to me that she knows everything about herself. How does this fit for us?

[smile22]

maybe she took the memories she had before granted she wasnt really part of that family and they stuck with her as she got older? does anyone in your family have big feet?

[Gina_M]

I've been looking at the pics of our sweetlife blogger and her kids on her
husband's website...I think they all bear a resemblance to Anna.

I also thought some of these factoids were interesting:

44. I declared Criminal Justice as my Minor in college
79. I can hold my breath for almost a minute (well, at least I could as a kid)
88. I wish I could play the piano

[Shadow205]

There were several things in the 100 which caught my eye (perfumes giving her headaches, for instance), but it seems to me that she knows everything about herself. How does this fit for us?
Annasmom,

It may not fit for us at all but is worth looking in to a little further. The 1st thing that got my attention was this young womans DOB. It is only off 3 days from Anna's. She was born in CA. The way that she speaks of her chilhood it seems to have been troubled. But the main thing is the resemblance that I see of Anna in her picture.
It may all turn out to be nothing but so as to leave no stone unturned, I think she is worth looking at a little closer.

[Annasmom]

maybe she took the memories she had before granted she wasnt really part of that family and they stuck with her as she got older? does anyone in your family have big feet?Yep, we're all bigfeet. Anna's older brother is a marathon runner, and the perfume allergy runs in the family.

[Annasmom]

Annasmom, maybe you might want to post a comment about homeschooling the boys... then possibly write about some things Anna would have remembered. This could lead into something. Kinda like putting the bait out there.Sherlock, I posted a comment on her blog about home-schooling my two boys when their sister Anna was four and we were traveling around the country in a converted school bus. Gave her my e-mail address, but haven't had a response. Surely this would have set off some bells without being too threatening to her. What do you think>

[Hollow]

Wow !!! I don't know if this was mentioned before , but does it look like there's a mole on her cheek under the child's hair ??

[reportertype]

Yep, I see what looks like a mole also.

[Annasmom]

Yep, I see what looks like a mole also.
It looks as if maybe the husband works for Apple, which would probably put them somewhere in the Bay Area. I looked in the nearby phone books for Bishop Bastien, the name on the husband's photography studio, but didn't find any listings.

[SherlockJr]

Sherlock, I posted a comment on her blog about home-schooling my two boys when their sister Anna was four and we were traveling around the country in a converted school bus. Gave her my e-mail address, but haven't had a response. Surely this would have set off some bells without being too threatening to her. What do you think>

I hope she replies back to you. Where's Doogie at while all this is happening? Taking a trip to Roseville? :)

Do you think our blogger is wondering why her website counter is going crazy yet?

[SherlockJr]

hmmmm, looks like more digging here. I just read this on SweetLife's blog.


So, as we plug away at the last remnants of this "school year"...we look forward to time off in August when my sister and her family visit and we take a much needed break from the daily grind.

[Shadow205]

SherlockJr.,

In her post about 100 things she said:

18. I am the youngest of three kids

[MagicRose99]

It looks as if maybe the husband works for Apple, which would probably put them somewhere in the Bay Area. I looked in the nearby phone books for Bishop Bastien, the name on the husband's photography studio, but didn't find any listings.We have an Apple plant here in Sacramento (Elk Grove actually I think...) But, from what I read on the homeschooling blog I had the impression she still lives in Roseville / Auburn area...

added this I found on her profile on the homeschooling blog:

• Location: Roseville, California, United States

[SherlockJr]

It is now confirmed that SweetLife is not our Anna. How very disappointing again. I am working on a reply and apology to SweetLife, but my writing skills are not anywhere compared to hers. I have deleted any postings that I can delete. Maybe now would be a good time for me to take a rest from this case. :sick:

[kyresearcher]

It is now confirmed that SweetLife is not our Anna. How very disappointing again. I am working on a reply and apology to SweetLife, but my writing skills are not anywhere compared to hers. I have deleted any postings that I can delete. Maybe now would be a good time for me to take a rest from this case. :sick: Bless your heart Sherlock, I know you are disappointed as we all are that this is not our Anna. Maybe you do need to take some rest from this case, like "one day" Lol If you are like me you can't stay away and will be back researching everything you can find to help bring closure. You are appreciated by all, especially Annasmom, I am sure. See you tomorrow.........

[Annasmom]

It is now confirmed that SweetLife is not our Anna. How very disappointing again. I am working on a reply and apology to SweetLife, but my writing skills are not anywhere compared to hers. I have deleted any postings that I can delete. Maybe now would be a good time for me to take a rest from this case. :sick: Don't leave me. I'm not sure what went down here, but surely Sweetlife, a mother of five, would understand our searching for a lost child.

[Annasmom]

Bless your heart Sherlock, I know you are disappointed as we all are that this is not our Anna. Maybe you do need to take some rest from this case, like "one day" Lol If you are like me you can't stay away and will be back researching everything you can find to help bring closure. You are appreciated by all, especially Annasmom, I am sure. See you tomorrow.........
Appreciation is hardly an adequate word for the gratitude I feel. But would someone please tell me what went down here? Surely the blogger didn't take offense at having her blog read?

[smile22]

she has on her website info on us talks about how she is sorry than she is not anna you can access it at her blog she seemed a little upset but then i think understood what we were going through is what i deciphered her message.

[HeartofTexas]

MotherHen not only wrote something on her blog, but she also wrote a comment to someone else's comment following the blog. I'll try to remember to come by later today and delete this, since I don't want to further invade her privacy by reprinting what she wrote... but I thought it would help people understand how she reacted and her own feelings on what transpired.

Anonymous---your perception couldn't be further from the truth. My heart goes out to the family of Anna. I was deeply saddened by their loss. It is an unfortunate reality of this medium that a reader can not see the writer's body language nor hear the writer's tone of voice and therefore cannot accurately perceive all the writer is trying to convey. If that were possible I do not believe you wouldn't have felt compelled to write what you did. The fact is, however, I needed to let them know that I am not Anna. I also tried to do so in a compassionate way and to clear up any misconceptions that my blog posts or the images from my husbands site created. There is no hostility on either my part or that of my husband. What disconcerted us so much was the amount of time people were obviously putting into researching me and the things they were focusing on as indications that I was Anna. Two come to mind immediately: the fact that Anna had two brothers and I have stated clearly that I have a sister, and the choice of reading books my family enjoys...all were classics that untold numbers of folks have read and as such should not have raised any redflags that I could be Anna. I can't even imagine Anna's mother reading the posts without there being a small glimmer of hope that I was, in fact, her long missing daughter. The heartache she must go through each and every time someone has a "lead" must be immeasurable. We asked that our posts or images from our websites not be posted at WebSleuths or anywhere else simply as a way perhaps to lessen the heartache that Anna's family must go through each time a "lead" doesn't pan out. But the fact remains that I needed to let them know I was not Anna. I simply chose to do so here as opposed to leaving a post on WebSleuth as a small measure of privacy.

Edited by MotherHen (http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MotherHen/profile/) on Jul. 16, 2006 at 7:26 AM• Permanent Link (http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MotherHen/167634/#c309779)

[SherlockJr]

I have decided against posting my apology to Mother Hen on her blogsite. Even more, I decided against even making an apology to Mother Hen. Twelve hours ago, I was at a website to order a floral arrangement of Lavender to be delivered to her door. What is disconcerted with Mother Hen was the amount of time (less than 12 hours) spent researching her. She has no idea of the meaning of time. Anna has been missing 402 months now. Anna has been away from her friends from kindergarten for 1,748 weeks. Anna has been away from her brothers for 12,234 days. And not for one minute of the 17,617,731 she has not been in her mothers thoughts. This alone has changed my thoughts of resting from this case. Mother Hen, nor anyone else for that matter will cease my LookingForAnna.

[HeartofTexas]

Try to remember, Sherlock, that most people are not internet sleuthers like we are. People that don't have any interest in true crime or searching for the lost and missing don't have a clue why those topics hold any interest to us. I don't think she meant anyone any harm in any way... she was just taken back by our uncommon interest in each word she had written.

[SherlockJr]

I agree with what you are saying HoT. We were preparing to contact her with a phone call yesterday, but a lead member was not available till after midnite. So the phone call was going to be made today. Something tells me someone here from this forum had tipped her off last nite. She probably was freightened at first and took a defensive approach for as quickly as she responded. The good thing I have learned from this is people from all over the world read this forum and learn about Anna. I found this out by looking into her blog stats. ;)

[HeartofTexas]

Actually, I find someone tipping her off in advance to be a bit upsetting. I certainly hope it didn't come from anyone here on WS.

[Annasmom]

I have decided against posting my apology to Mother Hen on her blogsite. Even more, I decided against even making an apology to Mother Hen. Twelve hours ago, I was at a website to order a floral arrangement of Lavender to be delivered to her door. What is disconcerted with Mother Hen was the amount of time (less than 12 hours) spent researching her. She has no idea of the meaning of time. Anna has been missing 402 months now. Anna has been away from her friends from kindergarten for 1,748 weeks. Anna has been away from her brothers for 12,234 days. And not for one minute of the 17,617,731 she has not been in her mothers thoughts. This alone has changed my thoughts of resting from this case. Mother Hen, nor anyone else for that matter will cease my LookingForAnna.Sherlock, I truly don't see what you should apologize for. That Christian lady should understand the meaning of "Seek and ye shall find." As for the weeks and days and minutes, it's a staggering amount of time, isn't it? Thank you for everything, and especially your thoughts, empathy and concern.

[Dr. Doogie]

So, did I miss anything?

Great work by everybody here. It obviously is unsettling for someone to sudden find out that their entire life history is the subject of research and conjecture by people that they have never met, and for that, I empathize with "MotherHen". However, when some chooses to post intimate details about themselves on the internet, they take the chance that something like this can happen. What occured here is not stalking or harrassment, and within the realm of courteous behavior when contacting those who voluntarily post personal information. Please do not let this false lead cause anyone to lose hope or become discouraged.

[Annasmom]

So, did I miss anything?

Great work by everybody here. It obviously is unsettling for someone to sudden find out that their entire life history is the subject of research and conjecture by people that they have never met, and for that, I empathize with "MotherHen". However, when some chooses to post intimate details about themselves on the internet, they take the chance that something like this can happen. What occured here is not stalking or harrassment, and within the realm of courteous behavior when contacting those who voluntarily post personal information. Please do not let this false lead cause anyone to lose hope or become discouraged.Actually, I was irritated by all her references to my heartache, etc. It just sounded like words to me. My heart is fine, thank you, and I think she might have been a bit more generous to good people who have put so much time, effort, thought, and heart into finding someone else's little lost girl. "One Anna Waters", indeed. That was cold.

[HeartofTexas]

Annasmom, you are a woman of unsurpassed dignity and spirit! It's a pleasure to "know" you.

[MagicRose99]

Actually, I was irritated by all her references to my heartache, etc. It just sounded like words to me. My heart is fine, thank you, and I think she might have been a bit more generous to good people who have put so much time, effort, thought, and heart into finding someone else's little lost girl. "One Anna Waters", indeed. That was cold.
Mikie, you are an inspiration to all of us! I think those references she made in regards to you were actually kinda funny... she doesn't know you like we know you! You are a very strong person who doesn't fall apart at any little reference, etc., to Anna or possible matches.

I think if this young lady came over and read thru Anna's Forum, she'd realize how strong you are and how what we're doing here isn't hurting you but helping you in it's own way.

Don't let one person's comments get to you... We love you, understand you and your loss and know how much this is helping, not hindering your life!

[Annasmom]

Annasmom, you are a woman of unsurpassed dignity and spirit! It's a pleasure to "know" you.You and Magic Rose made me feel good.

[GraceBlue]

Thats sad that the woman with the blog got upset but she should've known she's putting personal information out there on the internet for everyone to read. Now we know she isnt Anna, we can move on and look for Anna.

I agree with you 100%, about Annasmom, MagicRose. I admire Annasmom's courage that she never gave up looking for Anna. I hope one day she will renuite with Anna.

Annasmom:

I'd love to hear more about Anna. I know you wrote a manuscript but what was Anna like? What was her favorite color, doll, song, toy, animal, and book? What is the funniest story you have of Anna? What did Anna want to be when she grew up?

[Annasmom]

Annasmom:

I'd love to hear more about Anna. I know you wrote a manuscript but what was Anna like? What was her favorite color, doll, song, toy, animal, and book? What is the funniest story you have of Anna? What did Anna want to be when she grew up? If you believe in such things, I would say she was a very old soul. She was passionate about her family and friends, but could say very wise (and revealing) things about them. She was very generous and loved to give presents, even her favorite possessions. Her favorite song was the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun". She liked all the animals, but especially liked a neighbor's cat which she had named Melon. One of her favorite books was Papa Snap's Stories. She had a green doll which I had made her which she liked pretty well, but she liked natural things like rocks better. I don't think she ever talked about what she wanted to be when she grew up. One of her favorite possessions was a ratty old leopard-print bathrobe which had belonged to her older brother. I don't think she had a particular favorite color, though she was fond of a red coat I made her. One funny story was when, after school, she stepped on both her kindergarten teacher's feet. The teacher, whom Anna loved and who loved Anna, asked her not to do that because her feet hurt. She didn't understand that this was an invitation to the dance! (Did you ever dance by putting your feet on your parents' feet?)

[anthrobones]

I think that lady took her stuff down off her page. I guess she figured only her friends would likely read her journal. Of course, I've always assumed only my friends would see my myspace or facebook pages, but anyone can see myspace.

[Shadow205]

This is for Anna


http://www.garyrog.50megs.com/midi/herecomesthesun.mid

[Annasmom]

I think that lady took her stuff down off her page. I guess she figured only her friends would likely read her journal. Of course, I've always assumed only my friends would see my myspace or facebook pages, but anyone can see myspace.
Yep, the blog has been completely erased.

[Annasmom]

This is for Anna


http://www.garyrog.50megs.com/midi/herecomesthesun.mid
What fun, hearing this good old song again. Thank you!

[reportertype]

Well, we may have freaked out one person, but I still think this is a good and creative idea. I was doing some googling earlier (found nothing of merit) and there are some really stranger blogs out there! Think I'm the only person that doesn't have one.

[GraceBlue]

If you believe in such things, I would say she was a very old soul. She was passionate about her family and friends, but could say very wise (and revealing) things about them. She was very generous and loved to give presents, even her favorite possessions. Her favorite song was the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun". She liked all the animals, but especially liked a neighbor's cat which she had named Melon. One of her favorite books was Papa Snap's Stories. She had a green doll which I had made her which she liked pretty well, but she liked natural things like rocks better. I don't think she ever talked about what she wanted to be when she grew up. One of her favorite possessions was a ratty old leopard-print bathrobe which had belonged to her older brother. I don't think she had a particular favorite color, though she was fond of a red coat I made her. One funny story was when, after school, she stepped on both her kindergarten teacher's feet. The teacher, whom Anna loved and who loved Anna, asked her not to do that because her feet hurt. She didn't understand that this was an invitation to the dance! (Did you ever dance by putting your feet on your parents' feet?)

Thank you for telling me a bit about Anna! It sounds like she'd be an interesting person to get to know! The reason I ask is because as we look for her, I just had to ask about her, what she was like. Also, if Anna ever googles something from her childhood, what you wrote could pop up like her favorite book, the cat, the song. I find myself googling old books and toys that I remember and I loved as a child. Never know!

[GraceBlue]

This is for Anna


http://www.garyrog.50megs.com/midi/herecomesthesun.mid

Thank you for posting this! My 1 year old daughter was screaming her head off and when I played this song, she stopped and smiled. ;) Now I must figure how to save this song on my computer so I can play it every time she cries.

[Annasunc]

It is now confirmed that SweetLife is not our Anna. How very disappointing again.

Sherlock, I hope you don't let this negative reaction spoil what is, in fact, an excellent and creative idea and strategy. In another context her reaction would be downright funny, expecting privacy while voluntarily posting loads of personal information in a medium freely accessible by literally hundreds of millions of people. Maybe she'll incorporate her experience into her lesson plans.


In thirty years as a journalist I've done my fair share of invading other people's privacy, and had to decide for myself where the line was. In those 30 years I never did anything I couldn't live with or defend. It looks like you did everything correct here, and I'm glad you did what you did!

[SherlockJr]

Sherlock, I hope you don't let this negative reaction spoil what is, in fact, an excellent and creative idea and strategy. In another context her reaction would be downright funny, expecting privacy while voluntarily posting loads of personal information in a medium freely accessible by literally hundreds of millions of people. Maybe she'll incorporate her experience into her lesson plans.


In thirty years as a journalist I've done my fair share of invading other people's privacy, and had to decide for myself where the line was. In those 30 years I never did anything I couldn't live with or defend. It looks like you did everything correct here, and I'm glad you did what you did!
Thanks for the words of encouragement Annasunc! It blows me away when I see all the homeschooling moms (especially with 5 children) having time in their busy days to write so much in a journal. And besides, she said she wrote it for family and friends to read. Are we not her friends? If she ever needed anything, there's not one person here who would not help her out. I, for one would help her.

[Annasunc]

Thanks for the words of encouragement Annasunc! It blows me away when I see all the homeschooling moms (especially with 5 children) having time in their busy days to write so much in a journal. And besides, she said she wrote it for family and friends to read. Are we not her friends? If she ever needed anything, there's not one person here who would not help her out. I, for one would help her.
If I give personal information to my doctor or accountant, I expect it to stay confidential. If I put pages from my diary on a supermarket or church bulletin board, I don't. The Internet is like a public bulletin board half a billion people walk by. You did a kindness by making her realize that, and I think on reflection she might realize how lucky she was that such a benign source brought it to her attention. :)

[mjak]

I am sorry to read that the owner of the blog that we thought might have been Anna was upset by the inquiry. However, I am more upset about a little girl who has been missing for over 30 years. Looking for Anna in the public arena is not only appropriate, but esseential if we are ever going to find her. I hope this experiecne will not detur anyone from knocking on any public doors that may leed to Anna.

mjak

[Gina_M]

Thank you for telling me a bit about Anna! It sounds like she'd be an interesting person to get to know! The reason I ask is because as we look for her, I just had to ask about her, what she was like. Also, if Anna ever googles something from her childhood, what you wrote could pop up like her favorite book, the cat, the song. I find myself googling old books and toys that I remember and I loved as a child. Never know!
I totally agree...I am always googling stuff from my childhood - places my parents used to take me, TV shows I liked to watch, etc. (I am also in my thirties, a bit younger than Anna...I wonder if it is common to get nostalgic about one's childhood at this age?) Even if Anna only remembers one or two things from early childhood, such as the song "Here Comes the Sun", it's possible she could google it and be connected to this board, and then have something else jog more memories. Great idea! :)

[smile22]

its the little stuff i wonder if that womens child was missing would she do everything in her power to find the child? yes? some people just dont always understand what we do here at ws. there was a song on the radio the other day and i totaly cant remember the words to it. its a song i remember from my childhood. it felt good to hear it on the radio. maybe if we set up a blog or something with annas memories and then if she ever googled any of them that website would pop up?

[Annasunc]

Yep, we're all bigfeet. Anna's older brother is a marathon runner, and the perfume allergy runs in the family.
:laugh: I admire your restraint in not saying "big feet run in the family." :doh:
... or "noses run in the family" ... :doh: :doh:

[Annasmom]

:laugh: I admire your restraint in not saying "big feet run in the family." :doh:
... or "noses run in the family" ... :doh: :doh: Why didn't I think of that?

[GraceBlue]

Annasmom I dont know if this has already been covered but I was thinking about the day Anna dissappeared. You said a friend of yours stopped by to say hello to some horses when two men in a van drove by (an older and a younger man.) Has that friend seen a picture of GW and GB? If these two men indeed were GW and GB maybe your friend would recognize them if you are still in touch with this friend?

[SherlockJr]

I found this one somewhat interesting to read. Vacationing in Athens Greece???


Written by a Adoptee: (Mar 2003)

I was about 13 when I was reading through some papers in the livingroom draw. I don't know why maybe I was just bored. Anyway I came across some papers that sais an adoption would be final when the family returned from a family vaction in Athen, Greece. Whatever I thought as I stuffed the paper back in the draw. It's just about my sister (We knew she was adopted.) The I thought for a second it was my name on the paper. I thought I was going crazy. I took the paper out again and sure enough. I was the one whose adoption was going to be final. I cried and thought about why they all lied to me but told the other children they were adopted. I was simply told that they tried to tell me when I was like two or three and I was crying and saying no. So they never told me again. But that is not the end of the lies. When I got older around 25 I asked my A/M if she knew who my mother was. She lied and said yes she was an older woman very tall and she had other children. Her husband did not want any more children So I was given up for adoption. Well at 35 i got my Non-identfying information and it says that my mom was 16 or 17 and her mother would not let her bring me home. So i was put up for adoption. My A/mother died in 1997 of lung cancer so i cannot ask her why she lied. All i can hope for is that was the last of them. For now i just look forward to finding whatever biologial family i can.




http://www.findme.org/findme/index.cfm?fuseaction=StoriesSecrets&StartRow=24

[Annasmom]

I found this one somewhat interesting to read. Vacationing in Athens Greece???


Written by a Adoptee: (Mar 2003)

I was about 13 when I was reading through some papers in the livingroom draw. I don't know why maybe I was just bored. Anyway I came across some papers that sais an adoption would be final when the family returned from a family vaction in Athen, Greece. Whatever I thought as I stuffed the paper back in the draw. It's just about my sister (We knew she was adopted.) The I thought for a second it was my name on the paper. I thought I was going crazy. I took the paper out again and sure enough. I was the one whose adoption was going to be final. I cried and thought about why they all lied to me but told the other children they were adopted. I was simply told that they tried to tell me when I was like two or three and I was crying and saying no. So they never told me again. But that is not the end of the lies. When I got older around 25 I asked my A/M if she knew who my mother was. She lied and said yes she was an older woman very tall and she had other children. Her husband did not want any more children So I was given up for adoption. Well at 35 i got my Non-identfying information and it says that my mom was 16 or 17 and her mother would not let her bring me home. So i was put up for adoption. My A/mother died in 1997 of lung cancer so i cannot ask her why she lied. All i can hope for is that was the last of them. For now i just look forward to finding whatever biologial family i can.




http://www.findme.org/findme/index.cfm?fuseaction=StoriesSecrets&StartRow=24
I wonder if we could find out anything about "the others"--do you suppose they were in the same family? There used to be an odd thing about adoptions out of Greece in that inheritance could revert to the birth families of males, but not females--consequently only female children were usually adopted.

[SherlockJr]

Unbelievable! People did name girls Effie! Her is a birth relative looking for an adoptee. Get this in Bakersfield!


11/22/1968 BR
AD
Effie Susan King (Susie)
Bakersfield, CA

[SherlockJr]

.....I remember rosebushes in the back yard, a swingset for me, and a fig tree beside the stone stairs coming down into the back yard...

[SherlockJr]

This neighbor Peggy who was in the dream was my neighbor from Germany. And I really liked her mother who would come over from Germany to visit Peggy sometimes, and she would also bring me presents. Once she brought me this fairy tale book which I just loved. It was written in German, but I loved the letters, and most of all I adored the pictures, they were like none I’d seen before, much more heartfelt and emotional than those I was used to seeing....

[Shadow205]

Sherlockjr,

I'm sorry but you have me really confused with your last 2 posts. Are those written by someone that you think could be a match to Anna?

[SherlockJr]

yes shadow, if you read the beginning of the thread.

[Shadow205]

sherlockjr,

thanks, I must have really been having a blond moment when I read that. I have participated in this thread since the beginning of it. :doh:

[Dr. Doogie]

sherlockjr,

thanks, I must have really been having a blond moment when I read that. I have participated in this thread since the beginning of it. :doh:
That's okay. I have bald moments all the time.

[SherlockJr]

Did Anna wear any foot brace(s) at anytime?

[Annasmom]

Did Anna wear any foot brace(s) at anytime? This is a really amazing question, because I had completely forgotten about this. I don't remember if she actually wore a brace (her older brother, Ed, did) when she was just beginning to walk, but we did have to reverse her shoes for a while (on the advice of her pediatrician)--I think it was to keep her from toeing in. And we used to tell her to "walk straight, like an Indian girl." I suppose that was because she sometimes toed in. What do you have here, Sherlock?

[SherlockJr]

Someone has replied to one of my many message boards where I have Anna listed. She says she had to wear a foot brace around the age of 5 and that was her earliest memory. She also says she has a scar on her back and on the back of her head she was told was from a barbed-wired fence. Was there this type of fencing near the farm?

[Annasmom]

Someone has replied to one of my many message boards where I have Anna listed. She says she had to wear a foot brace around the age of 5 and that was her earliest memory. She also says she has a scar on her back and on the back of her head she was told was from a barbed-wired fence. Was there this type of fencing near the farm?I think there was barbed wire at various places on the farm (not near the house), but Anna had no scars except a smallpox vaccination scar at the time she disappeared. (I can't remember if it was left or right arm.) She did have one other small identifying thing on one fingernail which I have not mentioned in the forum. This might be worth asking about.

[SherlockJr]

I think there was barbed wire at various places on the farm (not near the house), but Anna had no scars except a smallpox vaccination scar at the time she disappeared. (I can't remember if it was left or right arm.) She did have one other small identifying thing on one fingernail which I have not mentioned in the forum. This might be worth asking about.
"At the time she had a small identifying thing on one fingernail." Wouldn't this have gone away within months when the nail grows out and then gone for good?

[Dr. Doogie]

Someone has replied to one of my many message boards where I have Anna listed. She says she had to wear a foot brace around the age of 5 and that was her earliest memory. She also says she has a scar on her back and on the back of her head she was told was from a barbed-wired fence. Was there this type of fencing near the farm?
This lead just got a whole lot more interesting! You go, girl!:woohoo:

[SherlockJr]

I believe I have eliminated this adoptee from our search. There were many similiarities with Anna, but after speaking with the foster mother who had her prior to her adoption in 1973-1974, I think it is safe to rule her out. She was told she was born in WA in July 1968. She has been in foster care from the beginning and the family who took her when she was 18 months old brought her to Arizona in early 70's. I was able to confirm that they had already moved to AZ prior to Anna's abduction thru property records in the county. She did have a vaccination scar on her upper left arm (so do I! Am I Anna?) But I do not feel that she was stolen or abducted like she felt she may have been. She was born with club feet and wore a foot brace before she even learned how to walk. I'm keeping this adoptee in my prayers that she finds her family.

[SherlockJr]

If it wasn't for the "blue" eyes, I'd be all over looking for the gal who posted this:


Mother & father of Baby Girl born 1968-1970 City: Canada I was born between 1968-1970, a baby girl with blue eyes, pink/white skin, in Canada or the United States. I was either abducted or privately bought/sold as there are NO adoption records or papers. My birth certificate is for a baby who died soon after birth (certificate of death found in "my" name). I may have been born in Utah, Montana, Idaho, California, Washington state, Wyoming, Saskatchewan, Alberta, or British Columbia, or possibly even northern Mexico -- these were places the parents who raised me travelled (dates on old photos) between 1967-1970. I've looked through many, many records online (centre for missing & exploited children, etc) but there's almost no info on anyone missing before the early 1980's. I don't want anything from my biological parents (if they're still alive), I just want to know who you are, tell you I'm alright, and offer you friendship.

[Cubby]

If it wasn't for the "blue" eyes, I'd be all over looking for the gal who posted this:


Mother & father of Baby Girl born 1968-1970 City: Canada I was born between 1968-1970, a baby girl with blue eyes, pink/white skin, in Canada or the United States. I was either abducted or privately bought/sold as there are NO adoption records or papers. My birth certificate is for a baby who died soon after birth (certificate of death found in "my" name). I may have been born in Utah, Montana, Idaho, California, Washington state, Wyoming, Saskatchewan, Alberta, or British Columbia, or possibly even northern Mexico -- these were places the parents who raised me travelled (dates on old photos) between 1967-1970. I've looked through many, many records online (centre for missing & exploited children, etc) but there's almost no info on anyone missing before the early 1980's. I don't want anything from my biological parents (if they're still alive), I just want to know who you are, tell you I'm alright, and offer you friendship.


If the picture dates are 67-70 the blue eyes and dates would eliminate for me. Though, the dates could be bs..... so no harm in inquiring a bit further.

Talking about blue eyes. Did I give you the chicago address in addition to the phone number we discussed via email re: NK/NB? I can't find it! My trial at ancestry has been cancelled and I contacted old RE/mortgage/appraiser buddies who can check the address for me since the tele isn't working. Those with MLS access....

or anyone have an ancestry subscription. PM. Going to PM iW too....

[smile22]

If it wasn't for the "blue" eyes, I'd be all over looking for the gal who posted this:


Mother & father of Baby Girl born 1968-1970 City: Canada I was born between 1968-1970, a baby girl with blue eyes, pink/white skin, in Canada or the United States. I was either abducted or privately bought/sold as there are NO adoption records or papers. My birth certificate is for a baby who died soon after birth (certificate of death found in "my" name). I may have been born in Utah, Montana, Idaho, California, Washington state, Wyoming, Saskatchewan, Alberta, or British Columbia, or possibly even northern Mexico -- these were places the parents who raised me travelled (dates on old photos) between 1967-1970. I've looked through many, many records online (centre for missing & exploited children, etc) but there's almost no info on anyone missing before the early 1980's. I don't want anything from my biological parents (if they're still alive), I just want to know who you are, tell you I'm alright, and offer you friendship.

do you think we could contact her? maybe she would like to join ws and we could help her locate her family for her

[Cubby]

If the picture dates are 67-70 the blue eyes and dates would eliminate for me. Though, the dates could be bs..... so no harm in inquiring a bit further.

Talking about blue eyes. Did I give you the chicago address in addition to the phone number we discussed via email re: NK/NB? I can't find it! My trial at ancestry has been cancelled and I contacted old RE/mortgage/appraiser buddies who can check the address for me since the tele isn't working. Those with MLS access....

or anyone have an ancestry subscription. PM. Going to PM iW too....

Thanks iW. Will update if anything transpires.

[Dr. Doogie]

do you think we could contact her? maybe she would like to join ws and we could help her locate her family for her

SherlockJr had mentioned off-forum that the email address that she used is currently invalid. I will try and locate a name associated with that address, but odds are against us if we cannot get a name to research.