is a funny thing. And we're in the thick of it now. But I wanted to get these few pictures up while I'm alert awake conscious. Because these first few days home are so very precious. And easily forgotten in a jet-lagged haze. Tallula is another story, though. She's a snooze-time rockstar. She slept from 9:30 last night until 8:00 this morning. I've only been sleeping 4 to 5 hours at night. And suffering from the effects of too little sleep. Sore legs. Red eyes. Lack of coherent thought. But this too shall pass. Seeing my … [Read more...]

Home. Ahhhhhh. We got in late last night after a 2 hour train ride, a 1 hour taxi ride, a night in Hong Kong, a 15 hour flight, a 2 hour flight and a 1 1/2 hour drive home. And some layovers on the side. We started out insanely early, but one can never be too early for a flight bound for home. Dalton was still green and completely exhausted from his bout with food poisoning. But blessedly no longer involuntarily expelling every hour. And able to hold down sips of water. Thank you, Lord, for prayer warriors, Zofran and friends on Facebook. … [Read more...]

Today we were up and at 'em early. It was the day for Tallula's TB test to be read. Thankfully, all was well. By 11:30 we were back to the hotel and Lil' Miss Thang really needed to catch up on some zzzz's. So it was an early Cup O' Noodles for her. And then nap time. And boy, did she ever nap. Time enough for me to do a theraputic load of laundry... for to watch a few episodes of The Dog Whisperer... and some bad - really bad - movies. Finally the princess awoke from her slumber. And with a 3+ hour nap under her belt, she … [Read more...]

Today was a free day. So Dalton and I ventured out to the mall, which turned out to be quite the adventure. But that's not the best part. And for today, I'd rather just skip to the best part. The best part was later in the day, after we'd returned to the island. The afternoon rain shower had passed through and we had some time to venture out on foot... stretch our legs and enjoy the gorgeous scenery. Wanted to join in on Favorite Photo Friday with these, my most favorite photos. For today. For more favorites visit my … [Read more...]