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Leaving my kids on the 1st day of school, traveling nearly 5,000 miles over 6 days, visiting sites built in the late 1700s, Bourbon Street, benignets, Voodoo, Sazeracs, poking alligators, family reunited, pontoon boats, epic food, spreading ashes and peace.  My trip to Louisiana had it all and more…
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When people ask if I know my "real mom", I know they mean my birth mom... and I was about to find out.  Who was she?  What was her name?  Where could she possibly live that will take me over 2000 miles away to attend her memorial almost 25 years later?

Intro

My name is Kelli, but that's only my name on ONE of my birth certificates.  The other one is blank.  I don't remember what else was on that one, since I lost it in the fire.  It's just one of the pieces I will try to regather during this journey.
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