- Abigail and Zoe 'sacrificed' their normal breakfast fare of toast & eggs as upfront I told them cereal & oatmeal only during the week as we all try to get out the door before 7:30! Abigail's first morning...can I have cheesy eggs? No Abigail just cereal...okay can I have a fried egg?...No Abigail just cereal...okay How about egg on an english muffin? (at this point I started the 'do you know what just cereal' speech means because she didn't negotiate any other morning!) On the first Friday Andy was gone, however Abigail comes down searching for Dad - after I explain he comes home the next Friday, her first response is..."Ugh, it's cereal again." Clearly a sacrifice!
- Megan & Lindsey pitched in...in all ways! Such big helpers!
- Joseph moved from 1/2 day preschool to full day - which was great fun to have lunch at school and then have nap! He only missed school one day...as Mr Xu had a funeral so we didn't have a car and the thought of catching a taxi from home and then again from Joseph's school at rush hour (and then doing it at the end of the day again!) was just more than I could grasp!
- Ayi took on walking Gobi each day she came
- Mr. Xu offered one day to pick Joseph up from school and indicated that he would love to take Joseph to his house so his wife could meet him! Clearly trusting Mr. Xu (and with only mild hesitation!), he did take Joseph one afternoon for about 3 hours. Oh how we were wishing Joseph could tell us more after his visit to Mr. Xu's house!
- As for me, I definitely had the spreadsheet, by day by person - who was where, when they needed to be picked up, what stuff they needed. Happy to say I never forgot anyone anywhere!
It was so comforting to know that Andy was with Kelly in Arkansas...but we were sure more than happy to have him arrive back in Shanghai!
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