Merry Christmas!

We have been in Guangzhou since Saturday and today is Christmas Eve. Hope had her medical exam today so just one more step before we come home. Dec 26 we go to the Consulate to get her Visa and then we are on our way home! After the medical exam we went to an island to go shopping and it was fun. Scott and I "negotiated" all of the prices for our souvenirs. The sales lady, Judy said that Scott was a good bargainer and Scott told her she probably says that to everyone. The ladies in the shops called Hope a special girl because she was being adopted. In every shop we went into they told us Merry Christmas. It is interesting to see how the commercialism of Christmas is everywhere. We brought a small Christmas tree with us and decorated it this morning. Hope was interested only seconds. Hope continues to make progress everyday. We may not be able to post after this until we get home because we are having to use the business center and it costs. We wish you all a Merry Christmas!