Day 14

Our new kids kept us up a lot during the night. Basically, from 2:30 on we were awake. Not a great way to start the day.

After breakfast, we went to a museum of Chinese Imperial History. It was a pretty nice museum, and our guide was very informative. Anne was commenting that many of the artifacts had been discovered in burial sites. That's sad, really, because so many of the ancient treasures of China have been destroyed. Each incoming emperor would frequently destroy the people and things associated with the previous dynasty, and so much of what is left is things that were buried underground. Still, it was nice to get a brush up on history, as I'm fairly sure I missed the day we studied Chinese history in school.

In the afternoon, we had another slow day. We're enjoying playing with the kids. Seth has a really great smile and a really fun laugh. Midway through the afternoon, Kris started feeling bad. I'll spare you all the details, but we think he got food poisoning (from bacon, of all things). So, he spent much of the afternoon miserable, and much of the night awake and miserable. (Hence the lack of blogging last night).

The kids watched a movie on the computer last night, and it was fun to see Ruthie. She would see something funny, and then get everyone's attention so she could act out the moment that had just happened. She must have done that a dozen times, and she was very amused with herself.

Two bad nights of sleep in a row has made us more than a little strung out. But, Friday we fly to Guangzhou, for the last leg of our trip. We have friends who live there, so we're anxious to see them and to get all the paperwork finalized. Mostly, we're anxious to feel better and get some sleep.