Running with the bulls!
Ok, not really, but I had a great time thinking so. I went out for a run this morning. I’ve been looking forward to this – to be able to run around and see...
shiftfocus Musings and Motivations
Hello Guangzhou!
There was a welcome familiarity as we drove into the driveway of the White Swan – we spent two weeks here in 2004 when we adopted Jenna. Even though I was excited about coming...
So long Harbin
Well, today was our last day, and it was sort of bittersweet. We’re all ready to move on, and we had a really good day, but it is also the end of a chapter...
Ready to go…
Well, I think we’re all ready to move on to the next spot. It just feels that way. We’re here tomorrow and then we leave Saturday morning early for a 5 hour flight down...
Lions and tigers and… girls
Today was a field trip to the Harbin Tiger Zoo. This complex houses over 300 Siberian tigers, White tigers, and lions. We took a bus through the main complex and then walked around some...
Joy upon joy
Well, for all of those that reassured us of the nervousness we felt going to pick up Carli, thank you. Your comforting words did help and in fact today was the extreme opposite. I...
Gotcha… forever!
We woke up this morning to a cold and smoky Harbin. If you have been to Fairbanks at t he height of the summer fire season, and I mean the height, you’ll have some...
Super Bowl, Super Day!
Well, tomorrow, while Alaska is watching the Super Bowl, we’ll be holding our new daughter. We are slated to pick up Carli at 9:30am tomorrow (Monday) morning, which will be about 4:30pm Alaska time...
More Beijing
Ok, the first message was just to get something up to let people know we made it safe. And, I didn’t really know if our posts were getting up… our blog is not available...
We have arrived!
We finally made it to China! The flight was good… better than expected. We had video on demand, so everyone (including Jenna) watched a few good movies. We’re trying to get on schedule, but...
