Happy May Day!
May 1st, 2008
Hello! Thankfully Brayden woke up in a pretty good mood this morning, so we are hoping that means no headache! His back was bothering him though, so we decided to skip out on PT. Jason the therapist let him do accupuncture and electrowave therapy early, so we had the rest of the day free. Jason said he had to hold Brayden still during accupuncture bc he was laughing so hard. All wound up on stem cells Jason says!
Today is May Day, and the Chinese have a 3 day celebration! The morning was full of lots of loud bangs and honking horns, so we knew there were a lot of people celebrating. When we first got here, we heard lots of firecrackers, sometimes at all hours of the night. A little frightening at first bc the echo makes them sound more like gunshots. We have since learned that they use fireworks to celebrate EVERYTHING- opening a business, moving to a new place, etc. Today, we heard an unusually loud round of them going off very close to the hospital. We ran to the window to check it out, and they were setting them off right in the middle of the park that is next door to us. I mean the big ones! There were people just walking around very close to them like it was no big deal. Huge flames coming out of the tubes, and people didn’t even flinch! I guess they are used to it. They certainly don’t clear the launching area like we do back home!!
After a quick bite, we decide to venture to the Jiajia Yuan Market. We were told that they had Nike, Adidas, Puma, and a few other stores. Unfortunately, the prices for all their things were as high as at home. The only American thing left to do was have another icecream at KFC. While at KFC, I had my first opportunity to use a squat. Let me tell you, that was very interesting! It is one thing to step in your own potty when you gotta go in the woods, but it is another to step in someone elses splashies! I took a picture so I can share it with all of you! On our way out of KFC, we spotted a huge building with Coach, Columbia, Dolce and Gabana, Nike, and tons of other signs on the building. We were sure we had hit the jackpot. We walk into the first floor, and there were like 10 little stores, none of which were on the signs outside. We tried our luck with the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors, which were the only ones even open. At each floor there was maybe 3 or 4 stores, again, none of them Coach, Nike, or Adidas! I am assuming all of the open spaces will be full of those stores at some point- after we leave!!! We hauled our hineys the 5-7 blocks (country miles) back to the hospital with a shirt and pair of flip-flops. Not really the jackpot we had hoped for, but still a fun outing.
We stopped in for a quick visit with Giovanni and Elvia- the AustItalians- when we got back. They always have great adventures to tell us about. While in there, one of the nurses came in to see Brylie, who was standing at my feet. This lovely little nurse looks up at my belly, pokes me like the Pillsbury Doughboy, and says “Oh my!” I said, “I know, I’m a little on the chubby side!” She replies, “YES, YES!” Boy did that make me feel great. I made my husband and kids walk what seemed like 10 miles instead of getting a cab only to be called chubby when we returned!!! Gotta love the honesty I guess!
We are sitting down for another meal of microwavable Hamburger Helper, so I better get. Hope you all have a fantastic Thursday!
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1. Brandy Russell | May 1st, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Hey guys! Sounds like things are still going good and that is wonderful. I get to work each morning and all the girls immediately ask if I have any news from China! They are all praying for each of you! Hope your May Day was good and we will talk to you soon! Love you all!
Love, Brandy
1 Chronicles 16:8
Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
2. Aunt TT | May 1st, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Good morning/evening!!! May already, can you believe it!!! Kajun is 11 months today!!!! Sounds like you all had a great time sightseeing and shopping. I know how much Jason loves shopping when he knows where he going, I bet he was loving your outing!!! Give the kiddos hugs and kisses from aunt TT and I will chat with you later. Love you all.
TT
3. Lori Johnson | May 1st, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Hello Everyone! I’m glad you had another great day in China! The days are drawing nearer and we are all anxious to see you. Nothing much going on here, just school and lots of softball/Tball. Take care of those kiddos, and yourselves and we look forward to the next blog! Have a great evening in China.
Hugs and Kisses from us to you!
Wade, Lori and Girls
4. Amy Johnson | May 1st, 2008 at 10:02 pm
So this pic that you took of “the squat” ~ I hope it’s sensored
Sounds like things are going great! It’s 9:00 a.m. here, so that means it’s about 1 a.m. in China so SWEET DREAMS!!
Take Care,
Aunt Amy
5. Momma Sue | May 1st, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Glad to hear Brayden woke with no headache.
May already, where has the time gone. Won’t be long before winter is back, and we haven’t even had summer yet. It has been cold and windy for a week.
Sounds like your outing was quite an adventure. If I had to use a squat, I have to take someone with me to help me back up….
All is well in Kansas, can’t wait for you to get home 14 days and counting.
Love and Prayers
Mamma Sue and Papa Jerry
6. Amy Soper | May 2nd, 2008 at 12:02 am
Oh my Lorie if they think you are chubby I’m sure glad that I’m not over there they would say when are you due? Well anyway I’m glad things are going good for you all.
7. Momma Sue | May 2nd, 2008 at 1:34 am
I had reasons to stop by the court house today. I went in the county treasures office to visit my cousin. All the girls in her office and my other cousin in the county clerk’s office are readying your blog daily. They all commented on what a great job your doing with it. It seems like everyone in Crawford and Cherokee counties are reading it, and probably some counties we don’t even know about.
Bless you all
Love Mamma Sue and Papa Jerry
8. Nana | May 2nd, 2008 at 4:28 am
We are suppose to get alot of pops and crashes tonight too in thr form of storms. It is so windy you get blown away. Counting the days. Love nana & papa
9. Uncle Craig | May 2nd, 2008 at 4:58 am
Hey guys—I found a dime this morning and I instantly thought of you, hope all is well, we look forward to seeing you
uncle craig
10. Lisa Brown | May 2nd, 2008 at 5:16 am
China sounds like a great place for Jimmy Brown to visit. He loves fireworks. Still trying to get rid of the spuce trees at phone ofice. I’m starting to tell people that it is a “money tree”. They seem a little more eager to take it. What a mess!
Love,
Lisa B.
11. Kelly Keegan | May 2nd, 2008 at 5:47 am
Hey Guys~
Sounds like another great day in China. We are due to get storms here to night. They thought KC would avoid them but we have really heated up this afternoon and now they are advising of strong storms. Surprise! Surprise!
Time is probably going slow to you guys but to us the time is
flying. A month sounded like such a long time and now it is almost the 2nd of May.
Grandma Lamb said to say hi with hugs.
Love,K
12. Momma Sue | May 2nd, 2008 at 6:30 am
OK, if you are having “hamburger helper, were did the hamburger come from and are you really sure its hamburger
I love this blog, it is almost like yahoo’s IM.
Love you much.
Mamma Sue and Papa Jerry
13. Garvin | May 2nd, 2008 at 7:29 am
Hi! From all the Garvins and Weavers.
The fam asks me about you guys everytime I see them. They all say to tell you hi, they’re proud of you and they’re praying for you.
I’m so glad its all been going so well. You all are such an amazing family (which everybody already knows) but it just takes alot of strength from all four of you to do what you are doing, and handle it all as well as you have. Pretty impressive.
I love reading your blog here this is great. The story about the guy on the bike crashing when he was staring at the park just cracks me up, that was awesome. And no Lorie you’re not chubby…
Hope you’re having a good day.
Garvin
14. ashley | May 2nd, 2008 at 10:34 am
hey I was telling my friends about your dime thing and my friend Shiloh said that it was happening to her aunt and so her mom looked it up and it means that a loved one that has passed away is telling you that you are going to get through this and good things are going to happen I dont know if this is true or not but I hope that it is and I do kinda believe it. Loves to all *ashley* were glad that everything is going good for Brayden.
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