Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Nee Hao!
Hello everyone! Well, last night we witnessed the "granny
police" for the first time. We had Jae Lyn in capris and a short
sleeved shirt. Not thinking, we headed down a few of the side
streets to check out the local scene. We were quickly greeted by
about 8 old women. They were feeling Jae's feet. Steve showed
them the shoes we had in her bag and they motioned for us to put
them on her!! They then were touching her legs trying to pull
her pants to her ankles! They were very sweet - smiling and
nodding their heads. We at that point headed into a grocery
store and I bought a dish towel to put over her arms/legs so one
one else would stop us!! I knew about the granny police, but I
guess we forgot! It's also very hot here!
Today we ventured to Walmart...interesting! The seafood
department included live turtles, frogs and eels. We bought the
baby some Chinese clothes and socks.
We took a walk around the center and shopped in a few of the
mall type stores. We bought Jae a silver bracelet with two
charms that say "happiness" in Chinese.
This evening we took another walk down some side streets. We ran
into Peter our guide and he took us way deep into the real life
of China! We ordered Jae a traditional Chinese pajama with
matching shoes and hat. We picked our own fabric and it will be
ready tomorrow!! We also bought a wall hanging with pandas on
it. The entire piece is embroidered in silk stitching. Her name,
date of birth and Jiangxi Nanchung will be embroidered on the
bottom of it.
With all the happenings, it's hard to believe that we actually
have the baby that we having been planning and talking about for
30 some months. I understand this culture now and see the way
everyone lives. Jae's birth mother is probably the most
courageous person ever. We will try to uphold Jae's birth
mother's dream of giving this sweet baby girl the best life and
opportunity ever.
Bye for now - Love & Miss you all!!
Steve, Patti & Jae Lyn
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Cutie-Pie!!
Steve's cooking ox tails at our next BBQ!!
Peter our Guide & Jae Lyn |
