Back in the US, Back in the US, Back in the USA

On June 8th, Jack and Jed finished their year in Grade 3 and Kindergarten. On June 9th, the boys and I departed Beijing for St. Louis.
At the airport, a car pulled in front of our car and blocked our passage with our bags, while we were in the process of unloading our seven large bags. Tom asked the driver to move his car. The driver replied, "kuai, kuai..." meaning, "quickly, quickly." Tom became a bit more stern and insisted the guy move the car, to no avail. So, Tom proceeded to get into the guy's car and pull it up 3 feet so we could get by with our bags... Only in China!

So, after about 18 hours of travel, we arrived in St. Louis, greeted by a pair of deilghted grandparents. We are now settled and the boys are in camp every day.

Tom is busy working and will join us in about a week.

This will probably be my last post until August, when we return to China.
It's so hard to believe that we've been living in China for a year. It's great to be "home" and in addition to being thrilled to be with family and friends, we'll enjoy all the conveniences of America while we are here. I've already been to Walmart, Whole Foods, CPK, Panera and more. Next week I'll hit Target. Ah, the joy...

Have a great summer.

Thanks for reading.