PREPARING TO GO

You would think that one, after waiting over a year and a half, would be so prepared to go-- but NO! There are so many things to gather and arrangements to be made. I feel like a chicken with its head cut off, running around in circles. I have many things half ready. But come Sunday we will be ready--or not here we come Jade. I think I work better under pressure. I am just hoping it will help me sleep on the plane during the long flight. Did I tell you we are flying to Minneapolis first and then to Tokyo and then to Beijing? When I heard this I thought--but China is the other way. We had to take what we could get. Because it was such short notice everything was already booked and gone. It took us two days of searching to find a flight. Thank heaven there was one! That is a long walk and swim.
When people to go over to adopt from China they expect you to bring gifts. This in addition to your orphanage donation. They recommend that you take something native to your area. I really struggled with coming up with an idea that was both meaningful and nice. Brent and I have a man in our ward, Richard Delamare, that makes Salt Water Taffy. Many of the gifts the Chinese enjoy from America is Chocolate and Jelly Bellies. But we didn't want to do the same as everyone else so we asked him if he could design some taffy with a ladybug in the middle. Keeping the legend of the lady bug and her magical red thread in mind. He came through for us. It is so CUTE! It is a white taffy with the cutest black and red ladybug in the middle. Then I found some insulated luck totes that I will put it in. I am so excited!! It all came together so cute. So I can check that off the list. Hallaluah!