Jack

As most of you know, my step-dad Jack suffered a serious injury Saturday night. This was the morning of his accident. The kids were so thrilled that he came with us. We had to leave Jack as we could not change our departing tickets because the airlines were filled. This was so incredibly hard for us, but knowing that so many friends and family are looking after him has made it so much easier.

Pancake Breakfast with Santa

The Saturday before we left for China, we went to the kids' pancake breakfast at their school. They were so excited their grandpa came with them!

Hong Kong

We have made it safely to Hong Kong and we are getting a quick bite at the Burger King. Next stop The Salisbury Hotel, which hopefully has free access.

Happy Birthday Parker!

Parker turned 2 today! We wish we were with him, but we know we get all the rest of the birthdays so that makes it ok. I hope that his foster family is cherishing these last few days with him.

We only have 3 pictures of Parker and very little information. The picture above is his "baby picture" and was his referral picture. I hope he is that happy once he gets to know his new crazy family!

Travel Dates to Parker

I need to get back up to date on the blogging before the trip!!!

We received a very quick travel approval, but for some reason we did not qualify for the first travel group. So, we are spending CHRISTMAS IN CHINA!!!

Here is the itinerary:

Dec 13th - leave Atlanta
Dec 14th - arrive Hong Kong
Dec 15-16 - tour Hong Kong
Dec 16- fly to Beijing
Dec 16-17 - visit Philip Hayden Foundation (Piper's 1st foster home)
Dec 17-19 - tour Beijing
Dec 19 - fly to Zhengzhou
Dec 20 - meet my new mini man
Dec 20-24 - hang out in Zhengzhou
Dec 24 - fly to Guangzhou
Dec 24-30 - hang out in Guangzhou
Dec 30 - fly to Hong Kong
Dec 31 - celebrate New Year's Eve in Hong Kong, New York and then ATLANTA!!!!!

When I receive more details on what we will be doing every day, I will do an update!

Table For One Please

I was really craving a salmon sandwich today from a local restaurant, but no one was in the office to go with me. So, I went alone. I am not a huge fan of dining alone - something that my hubby loves to do - but I do enjoy doing it a couple of times a year. Today it was cold and windy, which is my kind of cozy. Tucking away in the corner of a restaurant with my yummy salmon sounded so so perfect. When I sat down a was a little shocked...

What shocked me the most was when I sat down I looked at a little sign on my table, which had the following phrase:

He who eats alone chokes alone.

WHAT? How is that for ruining my lunch. I had to over chew every bite!

The Dudes

My little man had his two besties spend the night last night. They had so much fun, but what I did not expect is that the guys would call each other "Dude." The whole night all I heard was: "Hey Dude," "Way to go Dude," "Dude," etc. It reminded me of college!