Feb 17, 2016

One Tough Girl

It took less than 48 hours to perform major surgery and recover well enough to return home, but what a stressful 48 hours it's been, and we're not totally in the clear yet. We awoke at 4 AM on Tuesday morning to get ready...

Feb 15, 2016

Say Goodbye to the Foot

I don't know that anyone is actively following this blog now that we have been home from China for almost two months but a new entry was warranted as we move forward on surgery for Seraphina. For the past couple weeks, she...

Dec 19, 2015

Homeward Bound

(Note: this may be a long entry, but I think it sums up our return home quite nicely. Worth a read if you have 5 minutes to spare.) Waking up Friday in China was like any other day since arriving just over two weeks ago....

Dec 17, 2015

Countdown to Departure

It's Thursday afternoon and we are less than 24 hours from returning home. All the official business is done; we receive Seraphina's visa this afternoon and then all that's left is packing and getting a good night's rest....

Dec 16, 2015

6,000+ Words?

Sometimes I just don't have enough material (or interest) to devote an entire post to a specific event while in China. Here are some miscellaneous pictures that didn't make the cut for an individual post, but deserved...