5 years later

     It’s the eve of our return to China, 5 years later.  This time for 5 weeks.   I was not keen to give up so much of my summer to this trip.  And I’m not ready.  Too many things on the burners, too much to do to adequately get my mind wrapped up in this trip.  

      The kids went to bed late.  All day I’ve been gathering stuff to take.  Knowing I will forget something.  It’s 11 pm and I just located my camera!  I’m still not fully packed.  And need to do at least 2 loads of laundry.  Though I’m sure it will all come together.

        The kids have been looking forward to going back for several months.  Mostly to eat.  I think we will be on a grand dining excursion.  We had planned only to be in Beijing and recently added Shanghai to our itinerary.  When my mom asked what there was to do there.  I said it’s the biggest city, like going to New York City or Tokyo.  But we will definitely eat soup dumplings!  Hopefully this trip will give good memories for my kids aged 10, 10, and 8.  I don’t know how much they actually remember from when they were aged 4 and 5.   So here starts another journey back to China!