Baseball, Miss Nora, and Marco Polo

While there is so much sadness in the world, every day seems to be filled with hope. There is so much kindness in people!

Miss Nora has worked with my mom for seven and a half years-which is three times longer than I've been alive-to put it in perspective. Every time mom goes to a meeting with Miss Nora, she sees Miss Nora knitting. Miss Nora says it helps her concentrate, but mom secretly thinks Miss Nora is a really generous person who has a huge heart for others.

A couple of months ago, Miss Nora told mom she wanted to knit me a sweater. She also knitted one for Genevieve too so we would each have one. They turned out beautifully - see the pictures! Mine is the one with ladybugs and Genevieve's is the one I'm wearing in the picture. They are really soft and really warm. So, if you think you'd like a sweater knit by a pro - let mom know and she'll put you in touch with Miss Nora, who is a great knitter at great prices!!

We leave for China Tuesday. It is a little sad, because not all of the families are getting to travel at the same time. The families with girls from Hunan have to wait two extra weeks. Mom says that I am from Hunan, and as hard as such a wait would be, she would wait to get me because I am so special. We are very sad for those families though, and have them in our prayers.

Mom and Dad are really excited to be going back to Hong Kong and China. Hong Kong is where I had my very first vacation, and mom is trying to get us back to the very same hotel, the Marco Polo Hong Kong, that we stayed in two years ago.

Mom is sewing up stuff at work, but she keeps giving out her email address, which isn't a good sign for unplugging from the office.

Friday is my last day at the Thurgood Marshall Day Care Center. I am going to miss my friends, Jessica, Vincent, Jacobi, Cora, Noah M., Annadora, and Charles. I am also going to miss Miss Tina, Miss Gina, Miss Shatita, and Miss Zenaida. They have been GREAT teachers.

I start The Falls Church Day School Monday morning and only go one time before we leave. David Bowie wrote a song about changes, but I am WAAAAYY too young to know anything about that.

One more thing, tomorrow night is my last baseball game of the season. I LOVE going to baseball games. I like the noise, the bats, the balls, and most of all the cotton candy. I can't wait to sing "Take me out to the ballgame" with everyone if I make it to the seventh inning.

I'll sing it on the way home if I don't.