As we begin our recovery, fevers gone and subsided to simple sniffles and coughing, not enough to slow us down any more, we just travel with tissues. Lots and lots of tissues. The last day or two we spent laying low White Swan Style, which means playing in the Mattel playroom, and eating ice cream in bed. The main reason we eat the ice cream in bed isn't because we are bedridden, it's because there is really no place else in the smallish hotel room to eat teh ice cream. Plus, it's fun. The picture series below describes a typical middle class American Family enjoying domestic bliss in a major 5 star hotel.
Another MUST have in China. Neil Med sinus rinse bottles and enough salt mix for a couple rinses a day. Some of you may have heard that China is a bit polluted, plus the air travel. I believe I would have been much sicker much longer without my trusty NeilMed.
Criminal Justice Researchers use the term "reintegration" to describe the adjustment problems that prisoners have readjusting to society after long periods in prison. I'm afraid we'll have to borrow this term for adoptive families. The problem, you see, is that after 3 weeks staying in 5 star hotels, I am becoming terrified of returning home where there is no staff to attend to my needs 24 hours a day. Who will come and change my sheets for me everytime someone spits up in my bed? Who will clean the bathrooms and do my laundry every day. Who will come to my house every night at 5 PM, fluff my pillow, straighten up my bed, and give me a small piece of chocolate? Honestly, I don't think I can cope with reintegration into normal middle class life and I'm just not sure what to do.
So glad you guys are on the mend and enjoying your last week in China!
ReplyDeleteI know just how you feel about coming home. Buffets, laundry, hotel maids....it's hard to give all that up!
Love the last picture with Libby and Owen. Priceless.
so good to hear you are all mending! I love that your room looks EXACTLY like the one we stayed in for 10 days while adopting Tessa. I tell you we were THRILLED to leave when it was time to go home. is the island under construction like I've heard? or the hotel? is there a pool? I don't remember one but totally remember the Mattel Play Room! LOVE LOVE LOVE the pics of Owen and Libby!
ReplyDeletewishing you the best!
When we were there the Mattel room was closed due to a child having measles in the room a few days prior! I'm glad you posted photos so I could see it! Glad you are feeing a bit better! Yes, coming home after adopting -leaving the "luxuries" is bittersweet! See you soon to bring you dinner! Yes?
ReplyDeleteSOOO beautiful! i love seeing the pictures and of course i'm so glad everyone's moving in the right direction.
ReplyDeletecan't wait to see you back in the neighborhood.
jojo
Karen and I are back in Hilo, and back on diaper duty. Matt and Gerri are doing pretty well here. Cheylynn just had her second birthday party. They hope to bring all four girls to Portland this summer for a BIG COUSIN REUNION (or is it just union if they've never met?).
ReplyDeleteWe'll see you next week!
Uncle Dave