Follow Heather to her New Travel Journal!

Hello everyone!

This is Heather's friend Molly. Heather asked me to update everyone on her situation. She is in China and has discovered that she cannot gain access to this blog from there.

However, we needn't fret! Heather has devised an alternate plan and we can still enjoy the adventure from afar. She asked me to redirect everyone to her new travel journal.

You can access it by going to www.journeytome.com. On the home page, you simply click the adoption journal link on the left side. On the next page, you will be prompted to enter a user name and password.

User name: Zhong
Password: Zhong

Heather will be updating this new spot with details of her wonderful adventure.
I, for one, will be following it closely.

Happy travels Heather, P and Zhong!

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The piles have now found their way to the suitcases, the paperwork has been checked, double checked and put in its proper order (hopefully), the lists have been assembled for grandma who is staying with the kiddos......what have I forgotten?? I am sure there is something that has been ommitted from the bags or the lists, but hopefully nothing life shattering.

The two older kiddos have been on edge the last few days....V especially is "fragile" as we like to say; weeping and easily brought to the edge of his composure. The arrival of my mom yesterday brought home my own weepy reality that I will be LEAVING MY KIDS tomorrow. Eeek. I had anticipated that it would be hard for them, but that they would adjust (and they will!). I had not properly anticipated how hard it would be FOR ME! I am trying to spend special time one on one with all of them this week. M and I had "coffee", painted nails and did art projects at the community art space. She was in heaven. Now time with V this afternoon. He wants to buy a jump rope! How could a mom not give into a request like that!!??

My mom is taking a quick course in "Our Family" 101. The final exam is a sink or swim killer!

This is the pile....oh did I say pile, I meant ream..... of notes that I have left behind....."pictures with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explainin' what each one is..." *** I know that my mom is sure to appreciate the stacks of teduim as she tries to replicate our day to day. If she could only find the time to sit down and read them!!!

The countdown has begun......

***I will give a blog shout-out to anyone who comments with the correct artist and song title responsible this quotation! But know that in naming it you will be carbon dating yourself somewhat here in bloggityville.