We're back...kind of

We are back in the US and adjusting very well for the most part. Coby told me yesterday he wants to go home and when I said "we are home" he said, no, I want to go home (he meant China). He misses our ayi (Tian Mei) greatly. He said, "Yes, I miss him". Tian Mei is a lady, but in Chinese "Ta" means him or her. There are some downsides to him learning 2 languages, and this is one of them. He has learned some (really bad) Chinese from me and some equally bad English from Tian Mei. I am sure he will be able to correct all these things with time, but I really want us to keep up with the Chinese language in Dallas. We have found the Chinese Overseas School and will plan to go to lessons there. Josh woke up this morning at Grandmommy and Granddaddy's crying. He said, "I am sad because I will miss America", I said "We are in America". Then he said "I mean, I will miss China". So we are all a bit turned around.

I too will miss China greatly, but had many, many photo albums made of all the places we visited, people who visited us, the "REAL" China, everyday things we did in Shanghai, and even one so we can treasure the time with Tian Mei (that we also gave a copy of to her). We are back, but China will hold a special place in all our hearts. I pray God gives us opportunities to go back to China in some way!