Quick Post - Jason Ritzman

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This short post is all about Jason.  I see him when I'm at the orphanage.  He is just a great kid.  We all like him a lot.  Today he was horsing around with some of the other boys, but he came over looking for a brawl, so I obliged after reading so many of the Ritzmans posts.  But I could tell it wasn't the same for him.  He quickly moved off.  You can tell he really loves his parents.


Took a few videos as well.  Here they are.  Jason really looked content as we were leaving today...we could tell he was talking to his Mama and Papa on the phone. I want to make a disclaimer in advance that I'm usually unaware of my ongoing commentary in videos. 



The 2nd video is a short clip I'm preparing for the ECAS  website....a couple short videos of children playing.  You can see Jason hanging with the boys...my battery was getting extremely low, and hence the short duration.

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  1. Ritzman FamilyApril 23, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    We enjoy following your blog. It brings us right back to Novoselki each day just when we need it. Plus you write in a fun way so we get a good chuckle too. What a treat to see Jason with his other 'in process' buds - we watched the clip over and over!

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