honestly I was sure I would be in debt forever I thought I had tried everything this came at perfect timing for me... |
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
my parents were sick of lending me money all the time I refused to keep living that way this was my ticket to a new life !! |
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Final Day
Lai Chun has been doing so well since we got him. He seems so happy to be with us and not at his foster home. I have to say they did a good job with him. He does everything himself, potty, eating, cleaning up. He seems to do more than Ling-Li at times. I still don't care who they are. He is ours now and will be a US citizen tomorrow around 5pm. He eats everything and has tried all new foods. We are at Starbucks for lunch right now. I small change from the deli we have been going to every afternoon. Tracey is very happy to be leaving tomorrow, I am too. I have left Ling-Li before, but not this long. Plus I was busy with things and not sitting around with time to think. Lucy's will be our last meal tonight, it's Tracey's favorite. All the girls there have names like Rain and Rainbow, Sunshine. I saw that home has a Temp of 81 and feels like 86. In GZ right now it's 95 feels like 110. Coming home will be bliss to all of us in so many ways.....
Todd
Swearing In
Today was a great day in more ways than one. First I'm feeling much better. That Cipro kills everything. Second we went to the US Consulate and had our swearing in with about 30 other families. We just swear everything in the paperwork was true. Then they produce Lai Chun's Visa for his passport. Our guide will pick that up for us tomorrow and bring it to our hotel around 5pm. After that we will have one more meal here and be done! We want to get home so bad we changed our plans. The last flight we had from Newark to Bradley was a 4 hour layover. I threw that flight right out the window and hired a Limo to pick us up from NJ and bring us home. We should arrive 3 hours early doing this. This will give us the chance to see Ling-Li Saturday night and not Sunday. So things are looking good and yes, we are feeling much happier. Got an email from Scott today and that was great, thanks man.
Todd
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Cipro & CA
| I almost made it, three more days here and I didn't! I woke up at 6 with the Chinese Water Bug swimming in my belly just wanting to get out. I won't go into the dirty, nasty details of it all, but I was in the bathroom all morning. It's not like I don't know not to drink the water or eat fresh veggies and such. There is another family here from our agency and the father was sick last week. The funny thing is, he has an office not to far from here in GZ!. He has lots of experience in China and never got sick before. This will be a mystery on how the Bug got into me. I have been taking Cipro and that has helped a lot. So in my room I stay all day. Tracey was nervous about taking Lai Chun to breakfast today. He was a tad sketchy with her and didn't want to get out of the stroller to eat, but he did and everything was OK. It's been nice to watch him get closer to Tracey over the last few days. He had no choice today to be with her, since I'm knocked out, on my ass. I would be sleeping now if it weren't for these hard beds. You see here in China they sleep on box springs with no mattress and at home I have a Sleep Number Bed, I'm 35. (Very Soft) Our guide went to the CA today to file all of our paperwork for Lai Chuns Visa and Citizenship. everything went well and we have a swearing in Ceremony tomorrow. I hope I feel better! |
Monday, August 9, 2010
Getting Closer
| Lai Chun had his TB test read at the clinic today down the road. As I said earlier there was no redness on his arm where the test was done. We were in and out quick. Lai Chun and his Albinism don't like the Sun at all. It really seems to put him out and make him really tired. It's not like he's baking in it all day, it's just the short times we go out he naps and just isn't himself. This is a huge learning experience for all of us. I think we are just going to hang around the White Swan tomorrow. I don't think that's too bad, its very nice here. Hopefully I can get some good shots of him near the indoor Waterfall. It will be a long day. Whoever said Time stands still while adopting in China had it right. Tracey and I were talking about that today. We get up and hang out then have breakfast and go to Startbucks. Come back to our room and it;s only 10am! If anyone out there wants to Skype with us and see Lai Chun, my Skype name is Todd.Sipala Check China time, we are on around 6am then in the evening around 6-9 China time. 12 hours forward from East Coast. Miss everyone out there. Lot's of Love and come see us when we return. Shout out to Martha, Tracy LT, BaiChina, and Wuhan Yahoo Groups. Todd |
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Monday
| Today is the morning we have Lai Chun's TB test read. I can see no physical evidence of a positive result, so I'm sure it is negative. Plus I think I mentioned all our paperwork is going smoothly. Let me tell you about Lai Chun a little bit, since I have got to know him. He Loves to be happy and seems to think he needs to laugh every second of his life. He loves turning on and off lights, looking in the mirror, and talking about cars/trucks/buses. He truly is a little boy and is much different from my sweet Ling-Li. Having a son is going to be great. He has started mimicking our English already and even seems to know what a few words mean and he uses them correctly. Last night he packed up a small bag of things, yelled Bye Bye, and proceeded to go into the closet. He says good boy and I love you, plus he repeats many other words and sentences as you say them. Lai Chun is such a big joy in our life and can't wait to be in our own home and show him how West Hartford life is. I spoke to Ling-Li last night and it made me happy and very sad at the same time. We have nothing going on tomorrow, but have adoption things Wed., Thurs., and Fri.! I hope that makes things go fast and we leave Saturday morning. I'll check in with you later. |
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