When we were in China the hotel we stayed in put a panda in the adoptive parents room for the children. It was Tressa's first stuffed animal and she just loves pandas now. She carried this particular panda around so much and it has been washed so many times that it no longer shows the hotel name on it. So, recently I contacted the hotel to find out if it was possible to purchase another one as a keepsake for her when she's older. I received an email saying they no longer give those pandas out, they have a different item for adoptive families. However, they would try to locate one and asked for my address to send it if they could. At this point I resolved that I wouldn't be able to get one for her and didn't think about it any more. A couple of weeks ago I received a note from the mailman that there was a box I needed to pick up at the post office. Since I had put the thought of the panda out of my mind I had no idea what was being sent. Imagine my surprise when the postal worker handed me a box from China. I was shocked, they had found a panda and sent to me free of charge. I am so thankful for their kindness in finding another panda for Tressa and have sent a thank you note to them for all their help. I included the pictures above so they would know how happy she is with her favorite toy. For now, it has been put back in its box and away in her closet until she is older.
