So life is not always smooth

So the day started eventfully- Anna and I were up I'm guessing by 3 or so and she never went back to sleep, so neither did I.  Then Bob couldn't find his passport.  We searched but had to leave for the Adoption Affairs Office stopping at two of the stores he went to last night to check if it had been found.  When we tried to eat breakfast, an overzealous hostess wanted us to pay again.  And when Guohua tried on clothes, half of them were too small.  She's grown even taller in the last 9 months.  In the end - all were resolved.  We did get breakfast (only because I had the managers card due to a room mix up the day before making the hostess sufficiently unsure of what to do) but had to eat it in about 10 minutes,  Bob did find his passport, and Anna eventually had a meltdown but overall made it thru better than I expected.  And the tall thing - just an excuse for a shopping trip!

 Today was for filling out all the paperwork.  Guohua saw her teachers for the last time.  When they walked out, I just held her as she cried for a few minutes.  Since she is over ten, she does have to fill out some paperwork as well stating that she does want to be adopted.   Through her tears she did write out her piece and listened to all the advice everyone was giving her.  At first I thought they were lecturing her, but Lynne and Eric interpreted - they were telling her  she was going to have a wonderful life with opportunities, a mother and father who would love her as dearly as a biological child, and to not let negative thoughts or fears stop her from opening her heart to a family's love.  And they genuinely wanted to make sure this is what she wanted letting her know she can stay in touch with calls and email.   What a lot for a young girl to take in and how brave she is for opting for such an enormous change!