We're beat. We had a long day in Hanoi, where it's HOT. And we had a long morning with a very unhappy boy who woke up in yet another room and another city. He had just gotten to the point where he didn't scream in our room in Saigon, and we pulled another switcheroo on him. So, last night was loooong trying to get him to sleep, and then this morning was rough. He was generally unhappy and screamed for a couple hours and was back to needing all his comfort items with him.
But he rallied for our shopping trip with some of the other moms and Thao, who did our bargaining for us. And boy did we get bargains, like silk scarves for 3 bucks. Gorgeous stuff here.
Loc stayed in the Hip Hammock the whole shopping trip, from shop to shop, and was very chill and flirted with all the shopgirls. Maybe that's why we got bargains.
After a nice long nap for him and Dad, we headed out to walk around the lake. Way too hot, but it was interesting. Hanoi is so different from Saigon, so much like France in its architecture.
We had dinner at a Thai place, and now it's off to bed. Loc needs to make a good impression at his Embassy interview tomorrow. Wish us luck -- this is the last step in his paperwork.
Our journey to Vietnam, to Loc, and to a whole new world.
Owen Loc
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- Off to Halong Bay
- Those Amazing Race contestants make it look so easy
- Almost there
- Deep Kid Pool
- Loc Takes a Swim
- Shopping Day
- In Hanoi
- Loc's Saigon Aunts
- Bath Time
- Grandma, I'm Coming to See You
- Not Always Smiles
- Fork
- Smiling Loc
- Boom!
- Back in Saigon
- Waiting for the Bus
- Loc in the Pool
- Everyone is Smiling
- First Breakfast
- All the mothers with their children
- Final Hug Goodbye
- Head Official with Official Family
- First Family Photo
- Some things about Loc
- I adopted a chipmunk
- More Photos and Rotating Black Outs
- Countdown to G&R
- The Calm Before the Storm
- Loc's Buddies
- Loc Gets a Little Help From His Friends
- Bonnie and Loc Share
- Under the sea
- A few minutes after Bonnie meets Loc
- Bonnie meets Loc
- Challenging day
- Off to the Orphanage
- Loc Snacks with Friends
- Naptime for Loc
- Later, Loc Shares Cookie
- Loc Meets Bonnie
- Meeting Loc
- We're here!
- In Taiwan
- Leaving on a jet plane
- 'Twas the night before departure
- Loc's Room One
- Loc's Room
- Loc's Play Corner
- I hate packing
- Aww.
- To-Do List From Hell
- Finally.
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5 comments:
Good luck on your interview. We're always glad to read your blogs. The time is ticking down & soon you'll be home & Loc can get settled in his own room & get into a routine without a new "home" every few days. He'll be forever home & we can spoil him and love him. We're going to your house tomorrow to cut the grass & hang the new curtains in his room, etc. Love to all of you--Mom
Good luck tomorrow!
Good Luck tomorrow on your interview, I'm sure you all will do just fine. I know Loc will be glad to get home to his own room.
You guys have been so great sharing all of this with all of us, it just great, great, great! Soon you will be home and can relax and not worry about what and where you will have to go the next day (yeh right not with a 2 yr old)!Love you, Ronnie and Janie
I've been trying to post comments, but don't seem to have the hang of this since my comments don't show up.If you see this and have some hints on how to post, please advise. Loc is just adorable. We wonder if we'll ever see him without that hat! Not that we'd necesessrily want to.
This is the story of a lifetime. We both greatly admire your adventure and can hardly wait to see y'all back here in the DC area. And when will that be???
Love, Brad and Kathleen
We're trying to tune in to the blog every day...
We've got our fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly for you tomorrow. You'll be on your way home before you know it and then the fun begins!
Love,
Ginny and Nick
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