I gotta wear shades…
A week after stepping foot on land, glorious land, we are beginning to recover from jet lag, sleeping when we’re supposed to and waking up when it’s time. Like, ...
(Nathan) Eliana has made several public appearances during her first week here, much to the delight of her adoring fans. Last night was her official “c ...
Well, I now know what it feels like to raise from the dead, as I have done it several times now. There is not enough coffee in Columbia to fight off the Powers o ...
(Nathan) Okay, you international travelers out there. I’m sure you have some home remedies for jetlag. I’m ready to hear them. Elia ...
(Nathan) For those who are dying to know, we have survived Day 1 of jetlag. Had to get up with Eliana a few times last night, but she took only one na ...
It's Friday afternoon and we are getting ...
(Nathan) I can't believe that our time i ...
Number of days abroad: 17
(Nathan) We have so much to be thankful ...
One of our purposes for journaling our tri ...
(Nathan) On the home stretch now, we're ce ...
(Nathan) After nearly a week, we've exhaus ...
(Nathan) While we were out this afternoon, ...
We have uploaded more photos to the Yunnan Families album (remember to hit “next screen” to get to that album). This morning, the entire group from our agency (Ame ...
Well as always, I have more words than Nathan in regards to our recent seafood dining adventure. So we arrive at the restaurant, and the hostess seats us at a tabl ...
Yesterday's “babysitting” incident at the restaurant brought to my mind some things that need to be shared with the 'group at large'.
It has yet to hit home that we are parents of three, family of five. I am certain the reality will come, say, around Saturday afternoon sometime when our plane l ...
I have yet to call your attention to the MAJOR holiday that is coming up around here – the New Year. On your calendar, the “Chinese New Year” is listed as Februa ...
(Nathan) Made it to Shamian Island via tax ...
(Nathan) There's no end to the quirky th ...
I must have switched to 'home mode' as I started barking orders to Nathan today about how the suitcases should be packed. Elli Belly and I went for a change-of-sce ...
(Nathan) Had a good time on our 2-hour d ...
(Nathan) Enjoyed the Tea House this mornin ...
While we were shopping on Shamian Island yesterday (in Guangzhou), I heard one of the dads who is adopting through our agency say that he just ran into Jim Cavie ...
Been meaning to tell you that there is another family in our travel group who has a website as well. We appear in a picture now and then...and I just took the time ...
As I was staring out into space at Starbucks this morning (while Nathan was fueling up), I noticed that the Musak in the background was playing Oleta Adams' song ...
(Nathan) Yesterday evening and today are t ...
Overall, we've been happy with the Chinese food, but I will say – their coffee tastes like mud. Tea – now the Chinese know how to make tea (after all, it's their ...
Let me tell you a little 'somesing' about Cantonese cooking. The people around here (Guangzhou, also called “Canton”) are quite proud of their food, calling it ' ...
Before any children are granted permission to leave China and enter the U.S., they must go through a medical examination to make sure they are not carrying any d ...
After we were finished with Eliana's cursory physical examination, we had some free time to shop. I dragged the Pack Mule and his Princess over to the White Sw ...
(Nathan) We can definitely see the Ameri ...
(Nathan) Had my Starbucks this morning a ...
(Nathan) Now that all the 43 families in o ...