My Photoshop Elements 5 is missing so Dallas can't load it to my new computer. Don't want to add more pictures until I put them in that program. We will give it the weekend, I might have to take drastic measures if it is not found before Monday.
All is well. The boys are back in school. They like most of their classes. Nicholas is having a hard time getting up at 5:45 every morning but hopefully it will get easier. He has always been our child that required the most sleep.
Julia started preschool yesterday. She was so excited, she walked right in and didn't even tell me goodbye. Once reminded she did come back and give me a hug. When she came home we heard about everything Pam(her teacher) said they couldn't do. They couldn't climb the slide, they couldn't play in the kitchen, they couldn't play with blocks, etc. She met a new friend, Paige. She liked playing with Paige. This will be a great experience for her. She really needs to be around other kids and in a preschool setting. I really should have put her in last year but wanted that time with her myself.
No plans for the holiday weekend. We do have lots of cleaning to do. So maybe that will be on the list. Plus there is always baseball practice.
Grace continues to do well. She still primarily wants me. I took her to the pediatrician Monday. Wasn't real happy with him so we are trying to decide whether to let the current pediatrician run all the tests she needs or try and find a new pediatrician. I have never been thrilled with the child's practice here but they were sufficient. We were really spoiled in Florida. We had a super pediatrician that had a personal interest in all our kids. I had already considered leaving this practice upon completing Grace's adoption. So Dallas and I are discussing what we are going to do. We got some recommendiations for pediatricians in the area. It wouldn't be as convenient but we would like to have more confidence in the kids' doctors.
Hopefully new pictures will be added soon.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Still no pictures
Today is Day 3 of me having a new computer. I can actually use it now but don't have photo shop loaded or my email program. So I still can't load the pictures on my camera to my computer. STill waiting on Dallas. He is doing the best he can, there just isn't enough time in the day. School started Monday. Nicholas had baseball practice last night, Zachary tonight, and Julia's open house was tonight. Plus we are still so tired and are in bed by 9:00 which is a good thing since now we have to be up by 5:30 to get the kids ready for school.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
China Tidbits
1) Dallas found what appeared to be a listening device in our hotel room in Beijing. The nightstand had a fake drawer. For some reason the top drawer came out and below it was what looked like a listening device. Didn't want to mention this while we were still in China.
2) While in China only 2 glasses and a hotel mirror got broken. We only had to pay for one glass. Two out of the three items were broken by Zachary. No surprise there.
The mirror was broken in the hotel with the listening device. Guess they weren't listening too hard or we would have been charged for it.
3) Shrimp are served with their heads still attached. Gross! Can't say any of us tried them and Zachary and I love shrimp. We all stayed away from most meats. We called them mystery meats and it wasn't worth the chance of getting sick.
2) While in China only 2 glasses and a hotel mirror got broken. We only had to pay for one glass. Two out of the three items were broken by Zachary. No surprise there.
The mirror was broken in the hotel with the listening device. Guess they weren't listening too hard or we would have been charged for it.
3) Shrimp are served with their heads still attached. Gross! Can't say any of us tried them and Zachary and I love shrimp. We all stayed away from most meats. We called them mystery meats and it wasn't worth the chance of getting sick.
Getting Back into the Swing of Things
I still have so much to share but the last few days we have been getting adjusted to the time and getting ready for school. The first day of school is tomorrow. I believe we bought the last school supply today. Pickings were slim this year. I had to go to three stores to find everything and the lists were small.
Grace is doing great. She has slept in her crib in her room the last two nights. Last night she fell asleep about 9:30 and woke up at 7:20 this morning. We were very pleased. She still cries whenever I leave the room. She loves taking a bath with Julia. She still loves to eat.
Julia is definitely having jealousy issues. It is getting better but she wants to do everything Grace does. She wants to wear diapers and sit in a high chair. In time this will improve too. Julia starts school Thursday. She will be going 5 days a week for a half a day. I think it will help the situation a lot.
Dallas got me a new computer today. Dallas thinks my old computer needs a new motherboard. It didn't go to China with us but has been on the blink for a couple of months now. We told Kristopher if he wanted to pay to fix my old computer he could have it. The new computer(not a Dell but a Gateway)didn't cost much more than it will cost to fix the old one. Once Dallas gets my new computer set up I will post more pictures from our trip.
Grace is doing great. She has slept in her crib in her room the last two nights. Last night she fell asleep about 9:30 and woke up at 7:20 this morning. We were very pleased. She still cries whenever I leave the room. She loves taking a bath with Julia. She still loves to eat.
Julia is definitely having jealousy issues. It is getting better but she wants to do everything Grace does. She wants to wear diapers and sit in a high chair. In time this will improve too. Julia starts school Thursday. She will be going 5 days a week for a half a day. I think it will help the situation a lot.
Dallas got me a new computer today. Dallas thinks my old computer needs a new motherboard. It didn't go to China with us but has been on the blink for a couple of months now. We told Kristopher if he wanted to pay to fix my old computer he could have it. The new computer(not a Dell but a Gateway)didn't cost much more than it will cost to fix the old one. Once Dallas gets my new computer set up I will post more pictures from our trip.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Settling In
It is good to be home! Sorry I haven't posted before now. My computer is dead. Right now it is in about 10 pieces on the kitchen table. Dallas is trying to fix it. I don't think he will be able to but I guess it is worth a try.
I left off in Hong Kong. We left early Wednesday morning for the airport-too early. We had to wait for Continental to open to check our bags. The Hong Kong airport is very nice. We ate breakfast at Burger King, went to the Disney Store, and waited for boarding.
The flight went pretty well. Grace did extremely well. The kids in front of us were horrible the whole flight, though. The parents sat in first class and the nanny sat in coach with the kids. The baby cried the whole time and the other 2 kids were very loud. The food wasn't so good. We were almost to Newark and Zachary threw up a couple of times. Dallas and I were feeling pretty sick by the time we arrived in Newark,too.
When landing in Newark we had to go through Immigration and Customs again. We had to go through the foreign immigrant line due to Grace. Fortunately it went pretty quickly and then I had to go to the immigrant room so they could officially stamp Grace's passport. This only took a couple of minutes, too. She became an official U.S. citizen when our plane landed in Newark.
We had a few hours to spare so we grabbed a bite to eat and started our wait. They kept delaying our plane. We double booked a flight in the morning just in case we didn't get out Wednesday night. Finally at 9:00 our flight departed. What a relief! At this point we had spent 7 hours in the Newark airport and we were all ready to get home. We were exhausted!
We landed in Raleigh about 11:20. They had closed the gate out. We had to go down a staircase that was an emergency exit and through the loading zone. It was very strange. Then they said there was a power outage and they didn't know how we were going to get our luggage. Fortunately it did arrive a little later. We loaded the car and headed home.
After five hours sleep, we were up and ready for a new day. Grace had her appointment with the doctor who will be doing her palate surgery at 2:00. It is at UNC hospital in Chapel Hill. We waited for 2 hours to see the doctor for 15 minutes. He is going to try and do her surgery in November. There are several other doctors who need to see Grace before surgery. We agree the sooner they can do it the better. This is the time she is learning to talk and she can't form a lot of words the right way with an open palate.
Today we are all feeling much better. Everyone got more sleep last night. Did I mention it is great to be home?
I will be posting more pictures. I am going to wait to see if Dallas can fix my computer because I would rather load them to my computer instead of this one.
I left off in Hong Kong. We left early Wednesday morning for the airport-too early. We had to wait for Continental to open to check our bags. The Hong Kong airport is very nice. We ate breakfast at Burger King, went to the Disney Store, and waited for boarding.
The flight went pretty well. Grace did extremely well. The kids in front of us were horrible the whole flight, though. The parents sat in first class and the nanny sat in coach with the kids. The baby cried the whole time and the other 2 kids were very loud. The food wasn't so good. We were almost to Newark and Zachary threw up a couple of times. Dallas and I were feeling pretty sick by the time we arrived in Newark,too.
When landing in Newark we had to go through Immigration and Customs again. We had to go through the foreign immigrant line due to Grace. Fortunately it went pretty quickly and then I had to go to the immigrant room so they could officially stamp Grace's passport. This only took a couple of minutes, too. She became an official U.S. citizen when our plane landed in Newark.
We had a few hours to spare so we grabbed a bite to eat and started our wait. They kept delaying our plane. We double booked a flight in the morning just in case we didn't get out Wednesday night. Finally at 9:00 our flight departed. What a relief! At this point we had spent 7 hours in the Newark airport and we were all ready to get home. We were exhausted!
We landed in Raleigh about 11:20. They had closed the gate out. We had to go down a staircase that was an emergency exit and through the loading zone. It was very strange. Then they said there was a power outage and they didn't know how we were going to get our luggage. Fortunately it did arrive a little later. We loaded the car and headed home.
After five hours sleep, we were up and ready for a new day. Grace had her appointment with the doctor who will be doing her palate surgery at 2:00. It is at UNC hospital in Chapel Hill. We waited for 2 hours to see the doctor for 15 minutes. He is going to try and do her surgery in November. There are several other doctors who need to see Grace before surgery. We agree the sooner they can do it the better. This is the time she is learning to talk and she can't form a lot of words the right way with an open palate.
Today we are all feeling much better. Everyone got more sleep last night. Did I mention it is great to be home?
I will be posting more pictures. I am going to wait to see if Dallas can fix my computer because I would rather load them to my computer instead of this one.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
We are Home!
Just wanted to let everyone know we are home. We arrived close to midnight last night. I will post more later. It is so good to be home!
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
One last post
I am so excited! I got to see my blog for the first time in 2 weeks. I guess it isn't blocked in Hong Kong.
Since I decided to make another post I might as well mention the hotel room. It is very neat. Small but elegant. The potty and shower are behind glass doors. Both rooms are small. Very hard room to describe but pictures will follow in a couple of days.
Now I really must go to sleep. We are in 2 rooms again. I have the 3 youngest and they are long gone. I have been typing the dark as not to wake them.
Goodnight, Hong Kong!
Since I decided to make another post I might as well mention the hotel room. It is very neat. Small but elegant. The potty and shower are behind glass doors. Both rooms are small. Very hard room to describe but pictures will follow in a couple of days.
Now I really must go to sleep. We are in 2 rooms again. I have the 3 youngest and they are long gone. I have been typing the dark as not to wake them.
Goodnight, Hong Kong!
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