Wednesday,
May 26, 2010
OATH TAKING CEREMONY, SWAN ROOM AND
MORE SHOPPING . . . OF COURSE
We slept in a bit today as we were very tired, the tea from
Lucy’s is keeping me up a bit or I should say waking me up a bit
and it is catching up with me. Also little peanut is not too
happy with her crib and when she turns it wakes her up and she
is back in bed with us; before we know it feet in our face or
she is sideways….sleeping may be interesting once we are home.
The buffet breakfast is getting a bit old…I am craving salad
even for breakfast anything green would be good. After breakfast
we had our exit meeting and while I was in the meeting Mel took
Emma and Phin (our travel mate’s son) to the Swan room to play.
We checked in when we were finished and they all were having
fun. I got Mel and Emma settled with lunch and a nap and me and
Sharon were off to shop a bit before our trip to take the oath.
We found some great things and I spied a store to make me and
Mel a new Chinese shirt for CNY. I also dropped off Emma’s chop
information at Michael’s and found a few other trinkets. Then we
were off to the consulate with our little tiger. She did not get
her nap in and oh my goodness she was tigerish, snakeish and
even dragonish. Thank goodness all the families here have seen
her same behavior at one time or another from other children
here. I have not read a book and I have read them all nearly
that has prepared me for what she can and does do at times. You
can’t even anticipate the yelping scream before it happens or
the whack of her arm of whoever has made her jealous. I hesitate
to write about it but at the same time…it is what is happening
and hopefully one day she won’t feel threatened and therefore
won’t act out in these ways. She has a very special sweet side
but just when you think ohhhhhh she can really wipe you out with
something. The big trigger continues to be no….she won’t hear of
it.
Our bus was full to the consulate as I suppose several agencies
went together to charter the bus, the driver “wove” his way to
the consulate just prior to me getting a little car sick from
all the turns. You can only take your passport in…or I should
say that is what they tell you, but if you take your camera the
guard with check it and then when you come out you can take a
photo...just a hint! While waiting to take the oath our Emma
proved again to be part tiger, scratching a little boy I was
talking to, hitting his adoptive sister Shao Shao and biting me
and I forgot to mention the screaming. Good lord if they had
offered double shots I could have used one and pardon me if I am
offending anyone, but for ummmm 45 minutes she would not go to
her Daddy and insisted on me, but yelped and screamed if I did
not allow her to just flatten the place. I am sure we are “that”
family others with blog about…I suppose there is always at least
one…right!
We finally take the oath, no fireworks went off, somewhat more
painful than ceremonious with a 2 ½ year old and then we
navigated our way back out to the bus and we endured yet again a
tiger episode where she nearly insisted on hanging from the bus
curtains and when I scolded her she lost it in her yelping high
pitched scream. Thank goodness me and Mel have a good sense of
humor as otherwise we might have cried at this point…we were all
hungry, hot and at least 2 of us were almost deaf from her
screaming. So we finally settle her down and we then arrive back
at the Swan…I gather a few things in the room she again has a
tiger episode and we then exchange money and are off to be
fitted for shirts…we gave in and gave her some crackers and made
it thru the fitting. Off to Lucy’s…she ate like a little
man…French fries, quesadias, meat from Mel’s shish kebobs and
drank like a champ…she did toss her milk about 4 feet wetting us
and another table, at one point I thought she would rip the
table cloth off. After dinner Mel took her back to our room and
I met up with Sharon to do the last minute shopping…a painted
bottle of Emma at Susan’s….we had tea with Dong. He had this
little setup that looked more like a place where someone might
pass the pipe, the tea was good but at some point mine
disappeared and I am not sure if it was poured back in the
community pot or what. Then off to A Gift of Love to order an
engraving for Grammy Purcey…they are going to take a photo of
Pop Pop and Grammy and Ellie Lu and add Emma so that Grammy with
have this engraving of Pop Pop and his girls….it was very
emotional ordering this, but I am sure it will give me and
Grammy Purcey great comfort and remind us of memories in the
days and weeks to come.
Back in the room we all prepared for bed and literally fell into
bed before 9 pm and slept most of the night. As the time to
leave nears I feel a sadness of taking Emma away from her
homeland…of all that is familiar chopsticks, rice, congee,
noodles the language, but in time she will settle into our
family and her new home and when that happens it will feel good
for us all. This journey has been very rich with love and faith
and surprises too…I wouldn’t have missed it for the world and
wouldn’t have had it any other way.
One year ago today a phone call and a photo changed our lives
and now we are here to bring our daughter that at one time we
never thought was possible home…how amazing is that…only thru
Him could this even happen.. |
Aren't I cute
Daddy and his baby
Threesome at breakfast
Momma and Emma
The three of us at the waterfall |
