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Hi All
Today was our last day in Zhengzhou. We are flying out tomorrow for Guangzhou. My sister asked why we are going to different provinces so heres that answer. We flew into Beijing for a couple days of touring and we also managed to visit the Hope Foster Home where Samantha has been living since the spring of 2006. She was not there though as all the kids have to go back to their original orphanages so their passports can be processed and all the notory work must be completed in their home province. So that is why we are now in Zhengzhou. We have to leave from Guangzhou because that is where the US Consulate is located which is the last of the official paperwork and exit medical exam.

The past two days we have had a lot of healing. Caitlin is adjusting and not giving me the cold shoulder each time I try to talk to her and Samantha is doing much better now that she has not seen people from her orphanage in the past two days. She laughs and giggles and has even called us Mommy and Daddy a couple times.

Just a word of caution for the Leonard and Theis family who are travelling in a couple weeks, they call the nannies from Jiaozuo, momma. So every time I said momma and pointed to myself the first day, Samantha freaked and cried even harder pointing out the window or trying to run for the elevator. So you may want to call yourself MOMMY to avoid the confusion.

We went ot a museum today and read a lot about China's history. It was an amazing museum but a bit of sensory overload for a three year old who isn't used to being out in public.

So we fly out tomorrow at 10:50. I am planning to dose up on dramamine as the flight in was less than pleasant. Aside from the dissapointment of not getting photos and video of Samantha's birth city we have been thoroughly blessed by this time here and are now a family of four.

See ya all
Love Kim