Well it's Wednesday here in China which means we only have one more full day before we head to the airport (Thank God!). This afternoon we have group photos at the White Swan hotel and all the kids in our group wear traditional Chinese dresses for the pics. We have a strong willed group of little girls, so I have a feeling the pics are going to be a bit of a disaster! :) Oh well, it will be a cute keepsake.
Tomorrow we have a free day so we're going to finish up our shopping for keepsakes for Livvie and also try to get some more pictures of the island. I also need to start packing and hope I can fit everything into the suitcases.
Friday morning we head to the airport at around 5:00am, so it's going to be a very early morning for us. We fly to Shanghai and then have a 7 hour layover until our flight leaves for Chicago. 14.5 hours later we should get to Chicago and then another hour to CWA. I'm hoping we'll be home around 10:00pm Friday night. People have been saying that the jet lag on the way back is even worse than on the way here, so I think our first weekend home will be spent resting and getting Livvie settled in. Cale is heading back to work on Monday, so hopefully he can get caught up on sleep over the weekend. Truth be told, I'm kinda jealous he gets to go back to work on Monday...I think I'm going to have my hands full at home and the thought of going to work sounds like a vacation to me.
Livvie continues to be a "spirited child" which as you all know if parenting code for brat. We love her to death, but man she is stubborn. I think getting some structure at home is going to do her a world of good, but for now, it's still tough. And since she's attached to me it also means she goes ballistic if I hold Lucky or give him any attention. It's the all mama show, all the time.
One new development is her and Lucky are finally playing together (remember the saying, be careful what you wish for?). Wow - the two of them together are a TORNADO!!! The hotel room is a disaster of epic proportions and the sound level is super sonic. I feel so bad for the other guests on our floor...they must thing we are skinning cats in our room.
I'm hiding out in the hotel bar writing this since our room doesn't have wireless Internet. Too bad I don't know the Chinese word for Whiskey and Sour........
