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Sunday was very busy for us. We got up for the breakfast buffet in time to meet Daniel and the other CHI family for our 1/2 day tour of Guangzhou at 9:30 am. We went to tour an ancient temple & school. I vetoed the pagoda on the hill, as we had […]

Saturday was a good day. Noelle is doing better and may finally be on a China schedule. Oooh, its going to be a rough transition at home.
Saturday morning started off early with breakfast at the White Swan buffet of extremes before meeting the other CHI family and our guide at 9 am. […]

Daddy had originally thought I was being a bit paranoid with the necklaces I’d made for the kids (pictures of all of us with labels on one side and on the otherside a brief explanation of why the child was in China, whether or not they speak English or Chinese and a phone number to […]

Nicky did great on the flight to Guangzhou. As we were trooping down the jetway, I commented to Daddy that I’d be quaking in boots right about now — what with all the massive changes in his life. Nicky’s is skipping down the jetway chanting, “Guangzhou. Guangzhou. Guangzhou.”
Both kids did well on […]

On Thursday, we went to visit the orphanage. It was a world of difference from Fengcheng. The Urumqi SWI is the model orphanage for the province and they wanted us to come visit.
The orphanage is barely within the city limits, so it is very country side like (city limits seem to be very […]