I have trained Mommy and now the Nanny on Gioia’s new walking game. Basically, stand her up, back up, and she comes 4-5 steps towards you. This was the Nanny’s first shot at it. (NOTE: Nobody does this game quite as well as Daddy, but somebody has to use the camera :) I know it …
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
So, see if you can follow this one. Forgetting all about my whirlwind trip through Chicago yesterday I had a whirlwind day! I went from Shanghai to Hong Kong to Taipei to see my house for the first time with our things in it. B has done a great job getting it set and everything …
Jack’s Interview after the train ride
—Check out the pictures from that day here!
In Camelot, it only rains at night
I recently read that it only rains at night in Camelot. This is suggesting that the days are just the most beautiful that they can be. If that is the case, what is happening in Beijing? This morning when I woke up and went outside I was surprised to find a dead bee on the …
And 55 minutes later I am in Sweden.
“It’s sweet to be in the rain and sleet as my two lil feet walk down the street IN SWEDEN!” It could not have been easier. Around noon I headed out from my hotel to the S-train, took it down to the center station, transferred to the train to the airport and to Sweden and …
I have discovered the Discovery Channel
The limited number of English speaking channels in Beijing forces me to discover the Discovery Channel, and I am glad I did! “Monster Machines”, “I shouldn’t be alive”, and “Mega Builders” are awesome and definitely keeping me coming back for more. The most exciting show recently was about the high speed train concept from NY …
What’s the difference between this guy and the Shanghai Subway?
Answer: NOTHING! (Editor Note: So, I delayed this post by week so as to not push my wife’s posting of our adoption WHICH I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT too far down the page. To those coming here from her link on another site I am sorry. China is great, this was just one of those …