A general catchup!

Life here has been a hectic round of stress inducing complications which is why I never finished with all the stories from China! Blogger being down and uploading photos so slow in China and now we are home safe and sound life has become extremely hectic!
So here is a catch up!

this was from 20 June 2008
Alice is a delight very shut down which is to be expected but the
depth has been interesting and the fact that she regressed very far
was interesting to be so quiet and placid! She is so beautiful very
fine bone structure. She has such long fingers and long feet which
are very fine!
Emily has had some tough days and the orphanage visit to Alice's was
tough! She thought we were going to give Alice back! Even though we said we wouldn't it wasn't until we were heading home till she relaxed!
On the way there to Fengcheng city which was only 50km away but on a
national road a bit like a dirt back road in a van that was very bumpy. Alice had slept most of
the way woke looked like she wanted a bottle I gave her about half!
Then my darling beautiful daughter did the most amazing burp and then powerchuck before I could do a thing! and it was revoltingly rancid! All over my top,singlet, pants and bra I was covered she only had it on her shirt!
She has been in a sling on most outings for attachment and it was
working well that was covered too! I had bought a change of clothes
for her but not me and I stunk! It is so much easier to get a baby
clean after sick rather than an adult!
So after 4 minutes driving we pulled over into an area where there
was some houses and the guide asked if we could use the back of the
house to change baby and me! well I didn't have a change of clothes
so I stripped off in the middle of China down to my bra shoved a hose through My bra to remove all the vomit well as much as possible and
then washed my top shirt and put that back on the singlet went in the vomit bag along with my singlet! I felt naked even though the guide and Jean said I wasn't! What amazed Jean was I was so calm and
methodical also the fact she said she should take photos of it! I so
okay! But none were taken the local farmers of the area all came for
a look at the big white woman almost naked standing in a very small
part of there house!
For Alice I think it was motion sickness we moved up the van and from then on she was fine! I stank! Then I had to go meet the director and the foster mother so I have had amazing adventures that have been told around the world already!
I only cried when I said goodbye to the foster Mother. Alice is such
a delight and more and more of her personality is showing you can see how much she loved Alice and the foster mother slipped Keith her
phone number.
So we have contact also we gave her my business card!
Yesterday was just sightseeing but was well over 30 degrees too hot
and we got a chop and Calligraphy done for Alice!
Well I will sign off I can't wait for you to meet Alice Sandra Min
Shu as I am sure you will not want to give her back so is just so
precious like all our children!
I am so glad we have done this again! I have barely cried a tear and
the difference this time is amazing!
We have all been on an amazing journey!
Emily is a lot shaken but doing well and Keith has to learn she too
needs to regress! Aiden is in love and realises even more how tough
it can be to be a parent! So hopefully he will delay those desires
for a lot longer yet!

We pack tonight for our 6am start to Beijing!
And I think the internet is even harder there! so I will try and
email and keep the photos coming!