** Adoption countdown: 5 days until Pam, Terry and Matthew return home **
GUANGZHOU, China (Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, 10 p.m.) – Of all toys we bought Matthew, he found several makeshift ones he prefers: An empty cookie tin he likes to bang and throw on the floor and my size 11 tennis shows.
In fact, Matthew spent much of Saturday night trying to wear my shoes and then walk across the floor. He succeeded a couple of times, only to tip over and fall to the floor.
So he did the next most logical thing: Pick up both shoes, move them to the carpet and try there. At least if he fell over, it would be on a soft carpet rather than the cold, hard floor.
Oh, I almost forgot. Matthew has twice walked over the basket of fruit the hotel delivers to our room every day, grabs a large, fresh orange and throws it to the floor.
Well, this helps us realize that Matthew already feels at ease and has quickly adjusted to life with his new parents – hopefully making his transition easier to home life in Mississippi.
Virus scan alert: My computer is OK. I guess my e-mail program just malfunctioned. As I said, I never much cared for Thunderbird and have been looking for an excuse to ditch it.
Copyright 2008 by Terry R. Cassreino. All rights reserved.
You need to switch to a Mac anyway. They're virus-free, and you can break the generational cycle of PC dependence before your son is old enough to get caught in it.
ReplyDeleteGood point. I wished, in hindsight, I bought a Mac laptop. The only problem was finding one I could afford. Plus, all the software I have was PC-based. When my desktop at our house dies (and it's getting close), I think we'll move to a Mac.
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