Friday 17th

We left Chang Sha and flew to Guangzhou.  It is tropical and so green.  We are in heaven after all the cold.  It looks like it will stay in the 70’s and 80’s.  All the girls did great on the flight.  It was Mia’s first plane ride…she was a dream!  The locals were fascinated by the girls in both airports.  Many people come up to us and watch them.  They are very curious….we rarely saw a child at both airports and they kept asking “girls”???  Several people came up to touch Mia’s foot or to point at it…not sure if they were just curious…sometimes hard with the language barrier.

Our adoption agency was not too excited to have children come along.  The girls have been great overall.  It is funny because Caroline was about to meet the only employee in China that our agency has.  She went to get out of the airport van in the front of the hotel.  Suddenly she started screaming horribly and we could not figure out what was wrong.  It turns out someone had closed the front door with her finger in it.  She was in so much pain that she could not tell us.  A guest outside the van realized it and opened the door after almost a minute.  This is how she met our guide, Frank who was trying to help her out of the van!   Fortunately her finger is fine.

List of Events

9/12 - Accepted Mia's referral                         3/21 - Shopping!!!

2/27 - Travel Approval                                     4/8 - We are Home!!!

3/1 - Consulate Appointment                           5/26 - Surgery update

3/3 - Travel Plans Complete                            6/18 - Surgery Prayer Request

3/13 - Forever Day                                           6/27 - Surgery

3/14 - Chang De Visit                                       7/1 - Making progress

3/15 - Girls photos                                            7/13 - Back home and happy

3/16  - Embroidery Institute                             7/25 - Casting update

 3/17 - Changsha to Guangzhou                        8/2 - 4th Cast day

3/18 - First day with group                                8/25 - Home from Iowa

3/19 - Caroline's Birthday                                 10/24 - Ready to enjoy life

3/20 - Medical appointment                              3/2/07 - She's Walking