I did get to see Heidi for a visit for about 20 minutes before I left for the airport. Her parents still live in the apartment across from Tante Katie and Unkle Nikki's house. She has another turtle-- she says is Trixie # 7.

Heidi is like a very high functioning person with mental retardation *something that completely escaped me when we were best friends as children. She is not dumb by any means. Her English is even better than most and I don't know any adults with mental retardation that can speak two languages.

Something funny that happened. She took me to the garden out back where we used to play. She wanted to show me where all the turtles are buried. She pointed to the back of the yard and said, "my mom is there too". I thought she meant her mom was buried there!

Needless to say, her mom ws in the back part of the garden working~!

Funny! (I didn't tell Heidi what I thought she meant).

Her parents remembered me and said that Heidi and I were such good friends if one of us didn't got to Kindergarten, the the other one wouldn't go that day either. I did get a great picture from her balcony of Tante Katie's and Uncle Nikki's house. I'm really glad that I was able to visit with her for a few minutes.