catching up
Sorry for the delay of blogging.
Yesterday was Palm Sunday and we went to a tiny church called Our Lady of Lourdes. It was very old and a section of the wall was being held up with wires. The people were friendly and a sweet old lady insisted I take her seat and she moved over to a tool. Another woman tried to share her missalette with me but eventually realized i couldn't read it so she just gave me her well used and loved rosary, I was so touched by the warmth of the people. It was very special although we didn't understand what they were saying except for 'amen'. We know the basic form for a mass so we could follow what was happening even without knowing the language. cool. We had a leisurely day and enjoyed spending time as a family and with some new friends here.
Today we went to the zoo. It is a big zoo but needs some maintenance. There were lots of monkeys who began to make such a racket it sounded like they were organizing a break out. We saw a giant white rat, maybe it isn't really a rat but it really really looks like one
I wish I could have gotten a better picture. Most of the animals are in pretty bad conditions, small concrete cages with little vegetation or natural habitat. It was pretty awful for the animals. It did look as if they are working on improvements though.
Today I had the chance to be mobbed by teenage girls. Beverly, the mom of Emma, another Lianjiang girl, and I were standing with our strollers when a group of girls came up giggling and pointing. They especially liked Beverly because she is tall and blond. They took a zillion pictures of us and with us and then spotted Lee and Shane (Beverly's husband) and ran over to take pictures with them.
Emma and Mary Clare enjoyed the attention and were smiling at the silly girls.
Jake, Ryan, Luke and Laine, we miss you very much. I can't wait to hug and smoosh you! Mary Clare is just going to love you so much, she thinks big kids are funny and she loves to bop their noses.
This girl is pretty active. She is curious and can be quite squirmy. She is incredibly flexible and could probably be in an advanced yoga video. She has become more vocal and babbles so much. She is starting to reach for me and it justs melts my heart when she clutches on to me and snuggles close.
Right now she is napping, Lee has gone to check out the pool. It may be too cold for her to get in, but I would love to try. The weather is hot and humid. It feels like Florida in the middle of the summer. Most of the people that live here wear long pants, jeans and sweaters though. Even the children are very layered up in tights sweaters and jackets. Even if they are sweating they keep the layers on.
More pictures to come....
Yesterday was Palm Sunday and we went to a tiny church called Our Lady of Lourdes. It was very old and a section of the wall was being held up with wires. The people were friendly and a sweet old lady insisted I take her seat and she moved over to a tool. Another woman tried to share her missalette with me but eventually realized i couldn't read it so she just gave me her well used and loved rosary, I was so touched by the warmth of the people. It was very special although we didn't understand what they were saying except for 'amen'. We know the basic form for a mass so we could follow what was happening even without knowing the language. cool. We had a leisurely day and enjoyed spending time as a family and with some new friends here.
Today we went to the zoo. It is a big zoo but needs some maintenance. There were lots of monkeys who began to make such a racket it sounded like they were organizing a break out. We saw a giant white rat, maybe it isn't really a rat but it really really looks like one
I wish I could have gotten a better picture. Most of the animals are in pretty bad conditions, small concrete cages with little vegetation or natural habitat. It was pretty awful for the animals. It did look as if they are working on improvements though.
Today I had the chance to be mobbed by teenage girls. Beverly, the mom of Emma, another Lianjiang girl, and I were standing with our strollers when a group of girls came up giggling and pointing. They especially liked Beverly because she is tall and blond. They took a zillion pictures of us and with us and then spotted Lee and Shane (Beverly's husband) and ran over to take pictures with them.
Emma and Mary Clare enjoyed the attention and were smiling at the silly girls.
Jake, Ryan, Luke and Laine, we miss you very much. I can't wait to hug and smoosh you! Mary Clare is just going to love you so much, she thinks big kids are funny and she loves to bop their noses.
This girl is pretty active. She is curious and can be quite squirmy. She is incredibly flexible and could probably be in an advanced yoga video. She has become more vocal and babbles so much. She is starting to reach for me and it justs melts my heart when she clutches on to me and snuggles close.
Right now she is napping, Lee has gone to check out the pool. It may be too cold for her to get in, but I would love to try. The weather is hot and humid. It feels like Florida in the middle of the summer. Most of the people that live here wear long pants, jeans and sweaters though. Even the children are very layered up in tights sweaters and jackets. Even if they are sweating they keep the layers on.
More pictures to come....
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