Two Posts in One Day?!?!

Two posts in one day! We tried to post from Nanning last night, but when we checked out early they cut off our internet connection. Oops. We didn’t think about that until it was too late to do anything about it. So, sorry, you went a day without anything.

We flew to Guangzhou today bright and early…that seems to be a trend for us this trip. Jenna’s first plane ride went well. She didn’t complain at all. We were talking on the plane, just before take off, about when Julia left a “present” in her pants for daddy on the ride to Guangzhou fromGuiyang in 2004 and he couldn’t get up to change it until we arrived in Guangzhou (3 hours later when we got to the hotel). Just then, Jenna made “the face” if you get my drift. She struggled for a bit, but it was a funny moment for us. She carried on the Krueger girl tradition with daddy without even knowing it! All we could do is laugh, it was a priceless moment. Then at the first possible moment, daddy got up to change Jenna’s diaper. (Please continue to pray for poop…she’s struggling with this a bit.)

There are more shops on Shaiman Island than in 2004. It’s amazing, even with the White Swan closing in November for 8 months for renovations, the shops are thriving. This must be an “it” spot with or without the White Swan. The funny thing is, some shop keepers claim they remember us from 3 years ago…yeah right. Their store wasn’t even here 3 years ago, they just want to sell us something. I am sad to say, however, that Michael’s Place no longer exists where it used to be and unless he has moved, it looks like his little shop is closed for good. So I guess most of our business will go somewhere else. The Ladybug Corner is still here so we will do a majority of our clothes shopping there. I think trinkets will come from Jennifer’s this time around…they are not as high pressured as some of the other joints around here.

We ate lunch at the Cow and Bridge, a local Thai restaurant, and it was as good as we remembered it. Jenna enjoyed the meal too. Jenna has come out of her shell here. She is toddling around and getting into everything just like a normal 1 year old should be doing. (Now if we could only get her to poop without a laxative.) In fact, all the kids from Nanning are very happy and have all come out of their shells. It’s great to see them all so happy now.

This afternoon, Kelly took a nine of us to a massage place for a foot massage. This was no ordinary foot massage. For $8 we got a massage that lasted for a little over an hour on our necks, shoulders, back, arms, hands, feet, toes, and calves. It was different but wonderful. These Chinese masseurs are experts at what they do. Each massage was different since we were all hurting in different places. These guys seemed to know just where we hurt and they took the hurt out with their hands, thumbs, forearms, and elbows. Sometimes it was a bit painful, but never more than you could handle. The best part for me was that I got an “adjustment.” I was the only one to get my back cracked! I feel so much better now. We might go back for another one before the week is out.

Tomorrow we are going shopping at a porcelain & jade store with a trip to the pearl market afterwards. It should be a fun trip and we hope to have pictures then. It’s been too busy to remember the cameras today! Bye for now.