Well today was a hot one!!! You get either sun and humidity or rain and humidity; today it was sun and humidity!! Diane, Darci and I headed over to Shamian Island, what a cute place. The buildings are English style architecture, mostly yellow in color and great sculptures! We had a great American meal (which we all were craving) at a place called Lucy’s. Then we headed back to the hotel to go to the American Consulate. That was an interesting cab ride back to the hotel from the island, in that we realized that Darci had pooped all up her back and because she was on my lap it was also on me. It was also very fragrant, the cab driver even rolled down his window!! Going to the consulate, Darci was very stylish in her red and white dress, with red, white, and blue bow (which she would not keep in). We were brought into one room where Darci and I were called to a numbered window, in which I signed a piece of paper. Then an American working at the consulate discussed the citizenship process for the children. Then the parents had to take an oath stating that all the paperwork we had filled out on Sunday was truthful. So you might think that she is a citizen, not yet. She will travel on a Chinese passport and when we reach Seattle and they stamp her passport in customs, she will officially be a US citizen. So on July 3rd, at around 8am central time, be thinking about the newest US citizen!! This will be my last blog for awhile as we travel to Beijing on Friday (arriving around 11pm) and then we travel home on Saturday at around 9am. Tracy C thanks for the offer about the stroller but I bought a cheap one here and will use to travel home with-so I will already have one at the airport. As for PF Chang’s unless one can pick out the animal and then have them kill the food on the premises, I will have to pass (I have gotten a little snobbish in my Chinese cuisine)!! Thanks Kristen for checking on the house and turning on the air conditioning!!! Really looking forward to being back in the states on Saturday!!!!
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