tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699903262366430612024-03-12T19:01:22.981-07:00O'HuffmanClanfrogglethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00299913279470994583noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669990326236643061.post-66272928056394007032016-08-15T21:13:00.000-07:002016-08-15T21:13:18.634-07:00Coming Home Well we survived one week at home, more about that later. We are so thankful to be home. The trip home was not fun but it had to be done so we just did it. We got up at 5 am to get a 6 am breakfast and a 6:30 van to Hong Kong. I must say that the van ride was much better than the train we took last time. We hit our first immigration check point into Hong Kong at 8 am. We got to the airport about 9 am, our flight was at 1:15. We waited for the check in counter to open and got all checked in and headed for some food and to wait by our gate. The Hong Kong Airport is BIG thank goodness for good signage in English! We found a play area near our gate and let the girls play a bit before our flight which contrary to the rest of the trip was running early and was scheduled to leave at 1255! Woo Hoo!! We got on the plane and even got someone to trade Jim seats so we could sit together. Then before take off the pilot announce that our 12 hour flight was actually 11 hours! So far so good. But then as you can imagine or maybe you can't and if you can't I suggest you keep it that way, we started feeling the pressure of 2 adults traveling on a 11 hour flight with 2 children. <br />
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I won't go too far into the UGLY of the trip but it was not something I really wish to repeat. Hailey had never slept any where but in a crib and Chloe just really wanted to be home. It was a turbulent ride with several time we were not allowed to get out of our seats and every time that happened Chloe needed to use the facilities. Every hour that went by was a milestone that we celebrated. We made it to Seattle and it was the best feeling ever but to say we were all a hot smelly mess would be an understatement. We literally stunk! I forgot to pack an extra pair of pants for me and we had been peed on by a leak diaper, spit up on and were just hot and sweaty. But other than pants we found the nearest bathroom after customs and changed. We then had to go back through security and another passport check. I had to take off my shoes...IT WAS NOT A GOOD THING!! But somehow no one passed out or threw up, I count that in the miracle. <br />
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We then had a long lay over in Seattle but we used to time to eat, play in the play room, and just relax not on a plane. We caught our plane to Yakima which was the roughest flight I had ever been on and Chloe slept through it all. It was be the best feeling ever to land in Yakima.<br />
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My parents decided to pick us up at the airport and I am so happy they did. It was a very long day and we were really tired. Chloe woke up pretty quick when she discovered that her Banana and Poppy Seed were there. She ran to my Mom and Dad, she really missed them, 15 days was too long for her 6 year old heart to stay away from the people and places she loves. <br />
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We then made a quick stop at Costco for some comfort food and milk so Chloe could have her precious hot milk. We then made it home and after that I have to say that my memory starts to fade a little. I guess that is what being awake for over 30 hours does to my poor brain but we survived the trip home and being home is a huge part of really feeling like a family. frogglethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00299913279470994583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669990326236643061.post-79418620465830494882015-12-04T19:10:00.001-08:002015-12-04T19:10:08.298-08:00Some Pictures from Our Last Days in China<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We didn't do too much the last few days in China. We did visit the memorial to Sun Yat Sen and the Temple of Six Banyan Trees. The Memorial was a large auditorium...not much to look at, really.<br />
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The Temple happened to be under renovation...at least there were some monks to look at.<br />
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Chloe really liked having noodles for breakfast...see that smile?<br />
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Our trip began at 6:30am, when we got in a van to drive to Hong Kong. At 9:15AM we were in the airport in Hong Kong. We took off at noon, and arrived in Seattle just midnight China time, we made it through customs at Midnight (9AM Seattle ). Then we needed to wait around until 3:40PM Seattle time, that's almost 8AM China time. We made it to Yakima and to Costco for milk and a few easy dinners. By the time we get home and everyone got showered and into bed we'd been up nearly 30 hours.<br />
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Hailey hanging out in the window in Hong Kong Airport.<br />
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This is how our stuff looked at the gate in Seattle...Hailey is on the seat between Cora and Chloe.<br />
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What a day!<br />
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We have always, as a family, wanted to see pandas. Finally, we have. (Jim here)<br />
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Yesterday we went to the Guangzhou Safari Park. We went with a couple families. Below is one of the new additions to one of those families. He kept pointing out trucks and cool things he was interested in. He and I had some fun pointing things out and teasing each other.<br />
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Chloe did well. She enjoyed the animals and a little extra time with whichever parent she wanted.<br />
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We saw a startling variety and number of animals. There were at least six Rhinos.<br />
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I was surprised to find Dinosaurs...didn't realize genetic engineering had come so far.<br />
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This Zoo was different from others I have been to in that some of the animals were allowed some interaction with the people. There were some adolescent orangutans playing above the crown, and some black monkeys I don't remember the name for and am too lazy to look up. <br />
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Below is our friend Jill, she and Benjamin accompanied us around the rather large park. Four hours is NOT enough to do it justice.<br />
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The park had at least 28 tigers by my count, and that's not counting any other tigers we just didn't see. The white tigers put on a show every half hour...where they jumped for chicken. It was impressive, they are such large cats, and yet pretty bouncy.<br />
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Another thing was the up-close and personal Giraffe experience. You could buy a sprig of leaves and feed the giraffes...and by my count there had to be about 15 to 20 giraffes at the park.<br />
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Benjamin got in on the act, too!<br />
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If an animal couldd be MORE at ease with their place in life, I'm not certain it exists.,<br />
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The pandas were awesome. They were very expressive. Something about their eyes just said so much. They seem like playful beasts, and I kinda want one for a pet!<br />
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It was a long day, particularly for the girls. Hailey was beat! And she didn't walk a bit.frogglethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00299913279470994583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669990326236643061.post-76575773260164223332015-11-30T04:59:00.000-08:002015-11-30T04:59:20.005-08:00Consulate Day! We had our consulate appointment today! There are no pictures from that as you are not allowed to take any electronics inside. We were there with 10 other families, but we were the only one from our agency. We found out that we might not have been the worst off in Beijing. There were other families that were on the plane for 11 hours before they were finally allowed to take off. <br />
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Thanks to the organization of our agency and facilitator everything went through without any issues. Hopefully as long as there are no system issues we should get Hailey's Visa tomorrow! We are scheduled to leave the country on Thursday and we are ready. <br />
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So after we got back we took a trip to the AEON for Diapers and a few other things. We ended up at McDonalds again. I am so tired of fast food! So later I had Jim scout out some new dinner places. He will add some pictures from his adventure later. <br />
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(Jim here) I followed my instructions to find some real food. I went down and spoke to the tattooed concierge. He gave me a map of local food joints within walking distance! Why did I not ask for this earlier?? I dutifully took it up to show Cora my prize. We discussed it, did a little internet research (Hey! We ARE 1990s kids, we know the Google.) and decided on The Paddy Field, and Irish Bar and Restaraunt.<br />
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Being the responsible soul I am, I decided, with Cora's approval, that I should go reconnoiter the premises. You know, just to make sure it was a good place to eat. Well, I got there and saw that they had some good Irish stout on tap, and being as this was a trip to verify the excellence of this establishment, I figured I should probably see if they had good beer. You know, as a responsible husband, I mean, what if the beer was bad? Wouldn't want to bring my family to such a place. Best to verify.<br />
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So, much as I don't enjoy beer, I threw myself upon the sword of Murphy's Irish Stout. What a punishment. But, all in the name of love. <br />
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Mmm-mmmm, LOVE!<br />
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He found an Irish pub that was really pretty good. I had Chicken Cordon Blue, Jim had Chicken Kiev and Chloe had Spaghetti...not sure how Irish it was but I ate it with a Guinness so that makes everything Irish right? <br />
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Hailey on the other hand decided she was going to take a nap and nothing we did could wake this Child up. She LOVES her sleep. She does sleep with her eyes slightly open, we have been told it is a side effect of her surgery but we will figure it all out when we get home.<br />
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We took a trip to Shamian Island yesterday to do some shopping. Last time we stayed ON the island. The prices were pretty good last time, but this time, they were a bit more spending. Our guide said that the economy is changing here as well as everywhere else. Jobs are leaving, and things get more expensive. Such is life I suppose.<br />
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Chloe was exquisitely homesick, and didn't bother to hide it one bit. I think we were all miserable by the time we got back to the hotel.<br />
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The island remains a photographer's dream, although, weeding other photographers and people out of the photos has got to be a nightmare. I chose to not bother trying to keep people out.<br />
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The other family we came with have a little girl who cannot see...Chloe and she seemed to get along pretty well, even with the language barrier. It was one of the few quiet times for Chloe.<br />
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This was one of the few smiles we got from Chloe, and it was at the beginning.<br />
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Above is the pearl market.<br />
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<br />frogglethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00299913279470994583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669990326236643061.post-87834524738303842572015-11-29T18:13:00.002-08:002015-11-29T18:13:53.504-08:00Pearl River Cruise Saturday, was just a paperwork day for us. Our guide came to our room to do some paperwork and that was all for adoption stuff yesterday. Our Guide had arranged a Pearl River Cruise for us that night. It is something we didn't get to do the last time we were here. He arranged for a driver to meet us in the lobby of the hotel at 5:50 (one thing we have learned in China, nothing happens on the hour). The driver spoke no english but was very nice, we had no idea what to expect but decided to go with the flow. We got to the dock and we were at least able to understand to "stay here" and the driver ran away, what? Ok don't panic, stay here, he won't leave us right? He didn't, he came back with the tickets, whew that was a close one.<br />
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He took us in the building where they were loading passengers. Again, he didn't speak a word of English so with hand signals he tried to tell us what to do. It wasn't working and guess what? The tickets were in Chinese. So he found the nice ladies loading people and basically put them in charge of us. One thing about the people in China is that they care about other people. If someone is obviously in need of help, they tend to take care of them in one way or another. Those ladies were going to make sure we got on the right boat. So oriented on that goal, they put us through the fence first, and made sure we were ushered in the right direction when the time came. They were so sweet. </div>
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The boat came. It was the Dragon boat and it was really cool. Jim will add all the pictures not sure if he got a picture of the boat but it was neat (Jim here...I think I managed to avoid taking any pictures of the boat...yea me.). We were seated on the top deck and it was a beautiful night. The breeze was warmer than expected and we ended up taking off our sweatshirts and jackets. We met a very nice older couple and, although again we could not speak the language, we seem to understand each other. I got a big thumbs up from grandpa for getting a hat and blanket for the baby. We also exchanged pictures of each other. We also met a couple with a 14 month-old little boy from Hong Kong, they could speak english! </div>
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(Jim taking over, Cora is taking control of bedtime, yea Mom! You rock!)The wait staff brought tea and fruit, but we didn't really have time to enjoy it, as we were all gathered near the rails watching the lighted bridges go by feet overhead. Various bridges and buildings were lit up and were a brilliant sight from the river.</div>
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At one point a beautifully dressed lady sat down to a traditional Chinese stringed instrument and she played a beautifully Chinese song. In all we may have travelled all of four or five miles, but it was a good forty-five minute to an hour cruise. </div>
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We were among the last off the boat and travelled through the cruise building and came out the other side. Our guide had gestured to a spot and intimated that we should wait there when we were finished. "OK?" Yes, we'd nodded. So, there we stood on the indicated curb and within three minutes, there was our driver in his van with the little tan curtains. He waved on the way by and pointed down the road a bit where we all piled in. </div>
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Our journey home was accompanied by Chloe's litany of things she missed about home. The poor girl is homesick. She misses her Nana, her Poppyseed, her kitty, her Gypsy, her friends...teachers...you name it, she misses it. And, do you want to know the most missed thing? I know you're dying to hear. Well, it is her "Hot milk." </div>
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At home she routinely goes to bed after drinking warmed milk. It's a comfort thing. She has done so since she was a baby. We negotiated with her. She knew she would be unlikely to get hot milk in China. We ended up taking her pillow and her Lovey, but the milk had to stay simply because of logistics. She has done very well without it. Obviously, that loss is only temporary. She misses it so much she pines for it in her teary tirades. </div>
frogglethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00299913279470994583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669990326236643061.post-75531767293344871852015-11-26T21:08:00.000-08:002015-11-26T21:08:35.689-08:00Visiting the Orphanage Yesterday we had the very special opportunity to visit Hailey's orphanage. She spent the first 16 months of her life in this place and it is a very important part of her story. We were not able to visit Chloe's orphanage so it is a special event that you don't always get to see. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We started the day very tired. Hailey has been sick with a cold and was up all night coughing. We headed to breakfast then we needed to be at the bank early to exchange money for the orphanage donation. It is quite an event when you need to exchange so much but we were able to navigate it with the help of the bank staff. Then we meet our guide for the drive to the orphanage. When we got there and walked around the grounds a bit. Then met with the director (?) she was the one that brought Hailey to us the day before. Then we headed to the the part of the orphanage Hailey was in. We came up to the room where all of the Nannies that took care of the babies Hailey's age were and all of her little friends. </div>
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They were all so happy to see her. Her Chinese name is Jing and they all started calling Jing Jing. It was so sweet. One Nanny inparticular had a special connection with our girl. She wanted to hold her so I handed Hailey over to this sweet lady and the look on Hailey's face was priceless. It was all I could do not to cry. She was so happy to see her nanny agian. You could just feel the love for the kids in that room. Hailey did not want to leave that room that was her place for her whole life and I could not blame her at all. Everyone knows that a family is the best place for a child but knowing that these children are loved is so important. They were all very happy that she seemed to like us, since she is usually not very happy with strangers. </div>
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After I finally got Hailey back they showed us the crib that she slept in. There were a couple of link toys in it and it was one of only 2 that had a mobile above it. We meet with the nurse and she explained a little bit more about her procedure or rather the issue after. She said that she gets congested easily and that that is probably what we are seeing. That her body just needs to get used to the changes in her face. That is also thee reason that she has more trouble closing her eyes. I can't wait to get her back to the US and have a doctor explain things with out any language barrier. </div>
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The Nanny that was her primary caretaker and the one she was the closest to came in to the sleeping room to see her one more time. It was very sweet. We asked her name and got a picture eventually she had to leave, she was in tears walking away and I again had to struggle to hold it together. I can't even imagine the hearts of these women that get so attached to these children and then have to either let them go or see them grow up in an institution. They give big pieces of their hearts away to these kids it is the most touching thing I have ever seen. </div>
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This is the view from our room Monday evening. It was quite a spendy room, but after subjecting our tooshies to cold marble floors and airline seats on Sunday, we felt we had somehow earned it.<br />
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This is a view of the crowds before they decided to "line-up."</div>
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See how darned cold it was in Beijing?<br />
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This is Chloe doing very well between two strangers...well, the other had gone to the restroom, but you get the gist.<br />
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This is the view out the window as we descended to Guangzhou.<br />
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Here we see Chloe leading us through the airport to baggage claim.<br />
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Above you see the baggage claim...little did we know that in just an hour we would meet the fourth Huffman!<br />
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Chloe carrying her sister's lovey. And below is our first view of Hailey, who was none too pleased about anything at the time.<br />
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"I came all the way to see you, and THIS is all you have for me?!" <br />
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You can't tell from the picture, but at the time she really seemed to prefer me, which came as a frightening surprise. <br />
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Fortunately for us all, she came to see Cora as a not-so-bad person.<br />
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And, perhaps more comforting than Dad is built to be...<br />
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This morning it was all about signing papers...BTW, she is OURS!! <br />
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Chloe kept herself amused in the playroom. She taught imaginary classes Spanish.<br />
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We had some free time before we had to apply for Hailey's Passport, so we went for a walk in the Garden Hotel's ...err...garden.<br />
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Hailey enjoys the outdoors, but not Dad's camera so much.<br />
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Being a family of four seems to be right.Jimh.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11213746170195293485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669990326236643061.post-20450504424086673982015-11-25T04:24:00.001-08:002015-11-25T05:56:43.887-08:00Now We Know.<br />
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We went down stairs and checked out. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ddo0CKCov9qd2AMLCCJWQySfzVECi5Fy_-8smNqbdrUjBE8E4euHvf0tPeMlpya5Bvm_fj4jQIQUGuHStvpj1MX7TVGLyBGZV9vPtcpphByfl0Kyk6ZjIdMjJEBwzTvlYXu-WgpTeW4/s640/blogger-image-1251696088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ddo0CKCov9qd2AMLCCJWQySfzVECi5Fy_-8smNqbdrUjBE8E4euHvf0tPeMlpya5Bvm_fj4jQIQUGuHStvpj1MX7TVGLyBGZV9vPtcpphByfl0Kyk6ZjIdMjJEBwzTvlYXu-WgpTeW4/s640/blogger-image-1251696088.jpg"></a></div><b>This sign was in the bus, seemed rather prescient to me. </b></div><div>We waited for the shuttle to the airport. Cora showing some minor angst. But we got on the bus with little trouble. It helped that we were the only ones on the bus. We stopped at the Hilton and picked up more passengers. Then went straight to the airport. Got unloaded and went in. But not until after I gave the driver a ten spot for getting us s trolley...no matter that I hefted the damned things from the bus and opened the cargo hold, but he got a wheeled cart so he got paid. </div><div><br></div><div>We got in. I was watching for the lady that cheated us out of 100 yuan, but she didn't show. I think she knew I was gunning for her. </div><div><br></div><div>We found the check in desk and waited our turn. Cora got a little worried when the checking lady grabbed one of our papers and ran away. She left at a pretty good clipped just making a corner without falling. Cora's apprehension grew while she was gone. Finally the lady came back. Turns out Chloe's name was too long. ( note to self: shorten next kid's name). All was well and we left. </div><div><br></div><div>We turned the corner to enter the secure area and found half of China in line ahead of us. Now lines in the west appear to be entirely different from lines in Asia-well, China anyhow. In the west a line means an orderly progression from one place to another. In my experience thus far, orderly in China is another word for chaos. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoUhyphenhyphenTnmLhzJXAZzyUT4xBo2x-IRRT8pkzNtLAEY3_mDXshJFdK1ZpuxJ9u8T2F9-LEvFqNeuXXbzedj6RqYFgtpMYniiHLPWLYjOLuiX3ojf6s6RRFyLOZ1GknqJViuck0sZpsDI7Mo/s640/blogger-image--1786191934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoUhyphenhyphenTnmLhzJXAZzyUT4xBo2x-IRRT8pkzNtLAEY3_mDXshJFdK1ZpuxJ9u8T2F9-LEvFqNeuXXbzedj6RqYFgtpMYniiHLPWLYjOLuiX3ojf6s6RRFyLOZ1GknqJViuck0sZpsDI7Mo/s640/blogger-image--1786191934.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Whereas westerners gather in quasi-orderly lines without problem, lines in China are a mass of people attempting to get from one place to another first at the expense of those around you. This appears to be a mass mind, because in smaller groups Chinese are downright considerate and we've depended greatly upon those around <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">us for aid this week. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We got through that group and got to the line for security and our hearts dropped. The OTHER half of China was at security. We freaked momentarily at the bottom of the stairs when a security guard came and took us to a foreigners only security area. Phew! Score!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We were very careful to pack our bags just right. Sunday security took a lot of interest in my batteries and my camera. So I was careful to put them in a place easy to access. Cora and Chloe got through just fine. Me? Not so much. They held up my bag. I was the docile creature they were looking for and helped them find the offending item. After three goes they narrowed it down. A recharger. I bought it for five bucks at Target. They told me it was not in specification. I just told them to keep it. They were nice about it but I was in a hurry. We HAD been near on time but the scrum at the door and security had taken away any lead we might've had. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We made it to the gate. Cora was showing more signs of distress. But we'd made it in time. It was before 8!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">And we waited. And waited. Then they called out our flight number!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">And...there was a scrum at the door and I struggled to hold Chloe out of it and maneuver part of our luggage. Cora's job was to show the boarding passes and do the thinking. She does that exceedingly well. She also had some luggage. We managed to board the bus that took us out to the airplane. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Again, when the doors opened instead of a generous and, to my mind, more efficient taking turns to go up the stairs our fellow passengers squeezed through to the boarding gate. Oh sweet mother of chaos. </span></div><div><br></div><div>Our flight was delayed. We sat and sat on the Tarmac. Finally we took off two hours later. Having spent a good half hour holding on a taxi way. Air China is definitely not Delta. No extra glasses of wine or whiskey here. I got some 7up. Oh, and Air China spread us out. In 49B, 50B, and 51B. Cora sits in the forward most seat, Chloe in the middle and I take up the rear. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDueV00yhYon1sgnOJMywPFwcp5NKlGBIM6fD7na1yodx1FiyIWJ2x2ADBo7h7wG4VVkUVb8XBrcIebCI8isjXC2qVcidx7LWVjw1MOOutyoSftvA5XlDmBLBxAvVyAoRgtHq8s-F2ffo/s640/blogger-image--1220422178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDueV00yhYon1sgnOJMywPFwcp5NKlGBIM6fD7na1yodx1FiyIWJ2x2ADBo7h7wG4VVkUVb8XBrcIebCI8isjXC2qVcidx7LWVjw1MOOutyoSftvA5XlDmBLBxAvVyAoRgtHq8s-F2ffo/s640/blogger-image--1220422178.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We fly today aboard a Boeing 777. First time for me. Now I've flown in 737s, 747s, 757s, 767s, and a 777! Now I'm waiting to try a 787! I've also flown on Airbus 319s and a 321. On the way to Seattle we were on a dehaviland Dh-8. I favor Boeing products. </div><div><br></div><div>Our flight duration is to be 2 hours and 15 minutes. That's good, because my but is already sore. </div><div><br></div><div>Something I noticed about our Chinese passengers was their seeming ability to shut down. When it became obvious we would not be taking off immediately, I looked around and better than half were asleep. </div><div><br></div><div>Well, crap. This is fun. We are 11004 meters. Ground speed is 835kmh. Anyone know how to translate that to English?</div><div><br></div><div>We are about half way to our destination. Chloe seems to be doing well separated from us. She hands her phone and stuff back between the seats to me from time to time. A couple of times I've seen her neighbors help her. One Chinese woman and a gentleman of European origin I think. </div><div><br></div><div>We just flew over Wuhan close to Nanchang. Almost to Changsha. </div><div><br></div><div>This 777 is nine seats wide in the back. It's not too cramped. We might actually have more room than we did in the delta 767, but I wouldn't change planes unless I could take the delta staff. They rocked. </div><div><br></div><div>As if to add to my thoughts the Air China attendant just told me to put my phone away. Didn't matter that it's on airplane mode. .....</div><div><br></div><div>So here's the long and short of it. We landed. We got our luggage. We found our agency rep. We went straight to the civil affairs office and we got Hailey. No get out of jail free card, do not collect 200 dollars, just here she is!! </div><div><br></div><div>And now we are a family of four. One look in those eyes. BOOM. I WAS DONE FOR. To boot, for the first little bit she preferred me! ME! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawxGlXUv15mdkC3b-iFSp62xQUPh8VMGQMI3L-WWYy0A7zAu3PFRvkMedgOvUkiUkyG-2xjEO4DJ02UA2g6zKOMReBaV7SBMAyQwACxC2nCrhkhaSzvxFTG-8G_JhtJN3952Exi01tKo/s640/blogger-image--524689130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawxGlXUv15mdkC3b-iFSp62xQUPh8VMGQMI3L-WWYy0A7zAu3PFRvkMedgOvUkiUkyG-2xjEO4DJ02UA2g6zKOMReBaV7SBMAyQwACxC2nCrhkhaSzvxFTG-8G_JhtJN3952Exi01tKo/s640/blogger-image--524689130.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vscAeb6kyjPuQTuWON6Ip-tOMjv3bE2HxqDhT-ZDHZckVaJPi3JbQjnKqTCJ-OnH8oPI22BckUvzEvGK_If8xOG9D-uJ5opvnPxPJSinEM8HRjIGD5ABXl5rEfFtFpCtt7plsoS-IbU/s640/blogger-image--283958102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vscAeb6kyjPuQTuWON6Ip-tOMjv3bE2HxqDhT-ZDHZckVaJPi3JbQjnKqTCJ-OnH8oPI22BckUvzEvGK_If8xOG9D-uJ5opvnPxPJSinEM8HRjIGD5ABXl5rEfFtFpCtt7plsoS-IbU/s640/blogger-image--283958102.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Jimh.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11213746170195293485noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669990326236643061.post-67849113067045474232015-11-23T03:29:00.004-08:002015-11-23T03:29:54.570-08:00The Wall, Redux (11-21-2015)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We finally made it. Chloe was super stoked and she had a great time.<br />
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Who knew it would be so foggy and cold? Still, we had a good time. Chloe may have left the first documented snow angel on the Wall...I'm so proud of her! (See previous Wall post for pic)<br />
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<br />Jimh.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11213746170195293485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669990326236643061.post-45478339114172745542015-11-23T01:22:00.002-08:002015-11-23T01:22:20.990-08:00Some Pics From China and the Forbidden City (Friday 11-20-2015)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The weather finally cooperated by the time we got finished with the square.<br />
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Still the same old city...beautiful.<br />
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A goods hawker found me, and my head was cold, so I did the best of my dickering. He wanted 100 Yuan, and I told him I wanted them for 80. He jumped at my generous offer and my head got warm.<br />
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Our Hutong Tour was of the Hoh Hai area. A pretty little area near the river.<br />
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<br />Jimh.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11213746170195293485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669990326236643061.post-22719870545750866942015-11-22T19:07:00.001-08:002015-11-22T19:07:36.712-08:00Langham, BeijingHunkering down in the penthouse level of a 5 star hotel today. The only room we could find in Beijing last night. Flight is rescheduled for tomorrow morning. This was definitely not in our budget but you do what you have to do! And thank God for credit cards! Talked to our adoption facilitator this morning & he said we will get Hailey tomorrow afternoon. 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<span style="color: white;">Our flight is delayed. We were supposed to board at 11:30. It was supposed to take off at 1200. It didn't. The snow apparently is the reason. We were hoping to be in Guangzhou by a little after 3. It's 131 now. Chloe's doing pretty good. I went to the restroom. It's up stairs one floor. We are two floors below the main floor. This damned airport is enormous. There are thousands of people here. 99.9% are Asian so Cora and I sort of stand out. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">We have found our a corner next to our gate and await some idea of when we will leave. I never thought I'd be one of those airport people. The ones they always show during the thanksgiving holiday. It's close enough to t-day I'm going to call myself a thanksgiving refugee. If it gets to be too long they'll give us one of those asain flight meals and frankly I got a glimpse of one another person had. Did not look good. Rice might have been the most edible part. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Chloe's sitting beside me watching a canned Daniel tiger episode on a kindle. So glad we finally got our electrical issue figured out. All things are charged pretty well considering. I'm seeing big fat flakes out the window right now. Not a good sign? Or is it the flakes get big before the snow stops...I can't remember. It's going to be a helluva day. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">So. Four hours after our flight was supposed to leave we still sit. A few minutes ago the flight to Sanya called out they would be boarding. That cleared out a bunch of seats. Which were quickly snatched up by surrounding passengers. The snow continues to fall while we sit in the two seats I was able to acquire, Cora followed with the entirety of our bags through a Herculean effort. Now diesel fumes mix with that singularly Asian smell and the sounds of single syllabic sing song words being chattered all around and over the sound system that is always preceded by a four tone climbing xylophone sound. (We are sorry flights may be ...)</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">There is considerably more life going on. Maybe we won't be here the rest of our lives after all. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">There was a spate of yelling in Chinese up near the desk, it seemed passengers yelling at each other. Given today's happenings, yes, we're still here at five pm, I suggested I should go up and start yelling too. But not in English. I suggested I should do it in my limited Spanish. " abre tus ojos! Por favor!!!!! Mos manzanas! Verde azul no que pasa! Tres burritos Estoy de las Padres!!!!" And do so angrily. If it didn't impress them, at the very least it would confuse them!</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">7:51 pm still here. Flight cancelled. Some girls helped us. One was named ma vei vei<b> ( she looked like a Chinese Velma from Scooby Doo)</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: white;">We joined thousands of people trying to get new flights and retrieve their belongings. Fortunately we were able to rely on others for help. Some Chinese, some from other countries, and some U.S. Citizens. It's remarkable the mental shoulder squeeze it is getting to speak to someone else from the USA is. We met people from all over the world yesterday, but it was those whom I met from Las Angelese (hey tall John) and Chicago (Happy wedding celebration to you Clark and Jen) that really, really made my day. I have a million other observations, but breakfast calls. We are alive and well. </span></b></div>
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Because the connection is spotty, and it is 4AM here, I am just going to make a short post. This was our Friday. Saturday we went to te Great Wall in the snow. Chloe had a good time at the Wall, but didn't enjoy the Forbidden City quite as much. (Too much walking for her short little legs, and add to that jetlag...yeah, we didn't enjoy Friday quite as much)<br />
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She did better on the Hutong Tour. She liked riding behind the poor guy that had to pull our butts around the alleys and lanes.<br />
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Hoh Hai? If my spotty memory serves correctly.<br />
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Today is Sunday morning for us. Back at home it's the middle of Saturday. We fly out to Guangzhou this afternoon. Tomorrow we meet Hailey. I cannot wait! 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Chloe was really cold too probably because she wasn't walking around very much. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We got to eat at the same place Jim and fell in love with Kung pao chicken. It did not disappoint! It was so good & Chloe got more noodles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We then went on the Hutong tour by Rickshaw it was fun but I didn't get any pictures on my phone. Jim got plenty of pictutures he will share later but we keep blowing a breaker in the room so the battery on the laptop died. But I am sure as soon as he is able he will post them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Right now it's 5 in the morning & we are all wide awake. We can't get breakfast until 6 & we don't meet our guide until 9. So Chloe is working on school work & Jim and I are busy on our phones. It's Great Wall day today so that should be fun. We don't have anything planned for the rest of the day so we should be able to do a little exploring. </div></div><br></div></div></div>frogglethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00299913279470994583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669990326236643061.post-37933768452392536712015-11-19T16:48:00.001-08:002015-11-19T16:48:34.331-08:00Finally, Noodles for Breakfast.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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3 days and we will be in China, one week and we will be united with Hailey, and 3 weeks and we will all be home together. I know this is going to be exciting and hard and wonderful and miserable and lovely and ugly time of our lives, all at the same time, Bring it ON! We are in for the most amazing roller coaster ride of our lives. Not only do we get to bring home our second daughter, we get to show our first daughter her birth country! I hope this is the first of many trips back to China.</div>
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Chloe turned 6 today! Today she woke up super excited to be 6! It has been a whole weekend full of fun events. </div>
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We started on Friday with a movie in the park. Chloe found a friend from School that we sat with she has made several friends and it is nice to actually meet a few of them and their parents.</div>
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Saturday morning Chloe had cheer camp, she had a blast. She get to preform at 1/2 time in next weeks football game. We ended up at lunch and Chloe ended up taking a much needed nap. After nap we watched Cinderella the new one. I am absolutely in love with that movie and I think Chloe likes it. <br />
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She thinks Jim's old iphone should be her's it is a little amusing. <br />
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Her party was at 2 at the local pizza place. It was just family this year which turned out to be very nice. <br />
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We also said goodbye to Jim's sister and her family as they will be moving to Texas for the next part of their adventure in life. I barely made it with out crying, Ok, Chloe and I cried a little after they left. I know we don't we each other very often especially during the summer but it has always been comforting to know they are close. They will do well in Texas but I selfishly hope they find a reason to find their way back to Washington, soon. </div>
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Yesterday, we had a pretty busy day. No busy-ness was planned it just needed to be done. </div>
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First off Birthday Party Maddness - We have had a few things going on lately so Chloe's Birthday party has taken a back burner. So yesterday Chloe and I set out to plan a party. We were able to reserve the room at the local pizza place, get some My Little Pony Birthday stuff and order a cake! Then in the lazy mom way I texted most people to let them know and created a Facebook event for the rest. </div>
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I remember Chloe's first Birthday home it was HUGE! I had all the decorations just perfect ordered her a special outfit, invited everyone with homemade invitations, had a menu and prepared the food, ordered balloon bouquets all several weeks in advance. It's all gone down hill from there. Oh well what I have learned in the end she is happy and that is all that matters.</div>
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While Chloe and I were running the errands, Jim had a project of his own. We have a VERY small kitchen and there is really no room to store our dry food items. So years ago we bought these armoires from Shopko to put our food in. They have done a decent job but they were not meant to hold heavy items so after years of use they were ready to die. We didn't feel having less than stable furniture was a good idea with a toddler coming into the house so we bought a pantry. Like a real pantry, one that is meant to hold can goods. </div>
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It was delivered Friday so Jim spent the day putting it in. It was a pretty big project but we are so happy with it!</div>
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After the errands and while Jim was still working on the pantry, Chloe and I decided to re-arrange her room to make room for the crib! It was a challenge but we did it. I don't think you can fit any more furniture in that room but we did it!! An added bonus Chloe likes it! It was then my challenge to put the crib back together. It only took 3 tries! Jim helped with getting it out of storage and some of the more difficult furniture moves and attaching everything to the wall. </div>
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<br />frogglethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00299913279470994583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669990326236643061.post-41404690553041057602015-09-18T20:46:00.001-07:002015-09-18T20:46:22.257-07:00Going Back We are so excited to be going back to China. We hope to be there in November to pick up Little Miss the Second! Things have changed since we adopted Chloe and we can't post specific details until she is truly part of the O'Huffman clan. However, she is already so loved we can not wait to meet this little one. The process has changed a lot too. We have steps that we didn't have before so sometimes I feel a little lost and I'm not sure how close we really are. <br />
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Chloe is also excited about seeing China now that she will be able to remember it. We talk about our time in China all time but now she will walk the Great Wall for herself! I am so excited for her. We get mixed reactions when people find out we are taking Chloe with us but I could not do it any other way. Would it be an easier trip without a 6 year old, perhaps, but we can not deny her this opportunity to be a part of building our family. <br />
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frogglethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00299913279470994583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-669990326236643061.post-17563286741985026282015-09-13T21:59:00.002-07:002015-09-13T21:59:51.474-07:00Laid Back Weekend <div style="text-align: justify;">
Not much happening this weekend, so we attempted to clean up the house. That really didn't happen we kinda of made more of a mess. Next week some time we should be getting our new pantry so all of our food is currently residing in boxes in the living room and on the kitchen table. We destroyed one of the armoire's that was housing our dry groceries and the other one's fate is sealed just waiting for the pantry to arrive. The armoires were not ever meant to hold heavy things such as canned goods and it showed. They were getting a bit dangerous and if we are going to be having a toddler in the house again then we need to make sure the furniture does not fall apart on top of her.</div>
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I also made a packing list for China. I forgot how much stuff we need to take and I had 4 years to plan the last trip. I feel much better with a list in had we can start accumulating stuff and be ready when the call comes that we are leaving. </div>
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Chloe went to a Birthday party for her friend from Daycare. Her boyfriend was there, yes she has a boyfriend he is almost 4 and they are certain they are going to marry someday. They really are great friends and I hope they stay that way for a long time. The party was at Get Air, a local trampoline park, she loved it. They jumped forever, Chloe was a sweaty mess but she had so much fun. </div>
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All in all it was a good weekend. Now I just need to figure out what to do for Chloe's Birthday in a couple weeks. Who gave her the right to turn 6!!? I can't believe she is going to be 6. She loves My Little Ponies, Rainbows, School, being an anesthesiologist someday and her "boyfriend." She is just an awesome girl! I can't wait to meet her sister and learn who she is. </div>
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