More of China...

So my daily blogging of the trip got a bit off track... Some because we haven't done much that required blogging about, but mostly because we have just been trying to keep the tiny terror safe and well until we can get her home! And that's taking a lot of energy 😆 she's seeming to mellow out some, behavior wise, and has learned some boundaries (we think), and is also well aquainted with the word NO by now 😂. For a few days after we met her, we couldn't really take her anywhere besides walking around with her contained in the stroller, but we've managed a few restaurants now and a few other things with our guide.
Friday, the 18th, we left Hangzhou and flew to Guangzhou, where the American consulate is, to finish up the paperwork needed to bring her to the US. It's so much nicer to be in Guangzhou, we aren't the only strange looking Americans to be stared at! The Chinese aren't shy about staring.
Tomorrow, Tuesday the 22nd, is our consulate appointment, and then we wait for Zuris visa to be picked up and delivered to us. And then we come home on Friday!! I am missing the 5 children at home so much! Plus it's not like a sauna at home. Guangzhou is a tropical climate, and so humid. I can't even imagine being here in the dead of summer... Plus China doesn't seem to be real big on air conditioning😓 And I really like air conditioning.
Today (Monday) we went to Shamian Island, and walked down Pedestrian street, was pretty fun. Also got to see the herb market ( think dried worms, snakes, scorpions,ect.) Interesting. And all the pics from that are on the camera :(
We ate supper at pizza hut, Mathan got duck pizza, while I played it safe with a nice Cobb salad!

We leave the hotel at 7:45 am Friday to go to the train station to take the train to Hong Kong to fly home. We fly from Hong Kong to Dallas, then from Dallas to Denver, get in at Denver around 8 PM on Friday, spend the night there, then fly out of Denver to Hays at 10am on Sat. To say we are ready to get home is a bit of an understatement!  We are also dreading the flights home just a little... our girl is not known for her patient quiet sitting. Pretty sure there will be a plane load of people that will be glad to never see us again.