Fading

We are all feeling sinusy. The new hotel we are staying at is full of mold and the weather outside is a pair of 90s as in temp and humidity. It is like swimming in an armpit of a Bavarian Housefrau. We have been shopping like crazy and I have been popping Sudafed. All three of us are sick of living in one bedroom.

Maya actually gave C a couple of kisses and things are doing well. We introduced her to ice cream tonight (from a store associated with the hotel; a pint of freaking Hagen Dazz cost 90 Yuan which is about $11, for perspective our group dinner consisting of 8 separate dishes and unlimited beer and tea in a nice restaurant cost us 120 Yuan- assholes) and a restaurant we ate at served steamed egg which she had in the orphanage so she freaked and chowed down. I am sure I will get that one in the diaper tomorrow.

Sorry to be so infrequent with the posts. We are just buying time until we get out of here. We got our adoption Barbie that everyone in the adoption community freaks on, but so far the White Swan hotel has been a bust and we miss being in Changsha. Our little group has bonded and it is like the end of Summer camp and we are all going our separate ways; or even more apropos it is like the movie 'The Breakfast Club' and we are all wondering if we will talke to each other in the real world. Of course, here I am doing my best Anthony Michael Hall impression and writing the report for the group...

Blogger still won't let me upload picture and I am too busy to fuss with the video camera. We have most of our kickknack crap packed up and we are ready to et out of here. Mom and Ken and Rob are meeting us Thursday so we are looking forward to hanging.

Tomorrow is Maya's swearing in as an American citizen at the consulate; no pictures though and then we leave on Thursday. Our flight leave Guangzhou at 8:30 and then we leave Hong Kong at 12:45 PM getting into Chi-town around 3 or so. I am really hoping they didn't screw up and forget to book the extra seat we bought for Maya. I will have to make sure Maya projectile vomits on the person if they do.

I am not sure if I will update until I post a recap with pictures when we get home or even after K,D & R leave. Hope all is well with all of you and look for our continuing story in a couple of days.