Goodbye Hefei City

We are done with the Chinese side of the adoption as Tim mentioned and onto the US paper work.

Our flight from Hefei City wasn't until 7:15pm (our time,13 hours ahead of EST)

Hefei City has very few foreigners ( although 7 ml people live here) so we were a bit skeptical every where we went. Apparently no parents every taught the Hefei residents that it is impolite to stare. It has really given us ( well not Molly and Annie) a perspective on what it must be like to be have people look at you as "different" just due to your skin color ( and hair)

The airport leaves much to be desired. Ok it is filthy and in China smoking is permitted almost everywhere! Many places in China still have "troth" toilets where you must straddle the opening vs sitting. This is a challenge with a 3 year old, although she knows how to use them. But it requires her mother to hold her by the arms while she squats

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So we finally make it to the Westin Hotel in Guangzhou, I am beyond tired and feeling a little queezie after sitting next to Annie on a plane for two hours.

She did great...well except for kicking the seat in front of her for two solid hours, and 4 trips to the bathroom, Tim chose the aisle seat and it comes with responsibility, like making those 4 trips. They fed those of us who dared to eat on the flight.

Most of Annie's meal was on her and those around her. She is working on mastering the ipad but still tries to beat it into submission...the same technological practice I often use, that frustrates the daylights out of Tim.

So by the time we checked in at the Westin I was beyond exhausted and nearing melt down mode.( Annie was fine) As I am ripping open every suitcase I'm yelling "who has seen the blue polka dot pj's"

Molly quickly says to Tim who is frantically looking for them, "you know we are looking for mom's pj's not Annie's! "

Need sleep...badly!