We're home, and we're tired. Caleb was the first to be in bed, by about 5 o'clock. The other three followed, Madelyn curling up in her clothes on top of the covers, and Gwen falling asleep in the middle of a story. I forced myself to stay up, but after only a couple of hours of sleep on the plane, I am hoping to be in bed before 9 tonight.
It was an amazing month. We got to be with so many people that we love, a wonderful gift. We played on the beach, in the woods, in the river. We stayed up late talking. We had a lot of good food. We drove quite a few miles. As good as it all was, as we finished up our time in the US with a visit in Chicago last weekend, I began to long for home. Our China home.
The distictive China smell hit us in the face the moment we stepped off the plane. But unlike last July's first steps off the plane, this time the smell was familiar, if not homey. We looked at each other and grinned.
So here we are. Yes, the new curtains do look like a museum. It is very muggy and smoggy outside. We're back to a sea of black heads of hair and an unfamiliar language. But now it feels like home.
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Liptak Kids, May 2012
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- We adopted our youngest child, Gwen, from the Sichuan province in China in 2005, making our family SIX. In 2007, we were given the opportunity to move to Shanghai, where we lived for just a few weeks shy of five years. Now we are back in the Chicago area and readjusting to life in the US!
4 comments:
Lynne,
So glad you made it home safe and sound. So sad that China is your home! It was great to spend some time with you on your trip. Thanks for squeezing us in.
Beth Puls
Thanks for making the Cook home a stop on your journey. We miss you! We are STILL eating pasta salad and thinking of you :) Hope you enjoyed being with us as much as we enjoyed having you. Hope to hear from you soon!
Sara Jane
Miss you guys so much already!
I am glad you are back in China. I expected you would be here on Saturday. When you get all your jet lag done, call me and lets make some play plans. Or even if you need help keeping the kids up, we would love to play next week. I realized after our trip to Xiamen that the smell seems to be Shanghai, not all of China. I could even tell a huge difference in the smell of the water compared to Xiamen. I may have an idea about how to escape the city without going too far.
Lisa
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