TIME TO COME HOME YET?

Admittedly, it is hard to stay in Guangzhou the entire trip. It's a beautiful hotel in a fabulous setting, but you can only walk around the island in the extreme heat and humidity so many times. On a bummer note, Abbie is sick and I had to take her to the White Swan Medical Clinic. She was seen by a nice older Chinese male doctor and his nurse. He was concerned about her phlegm and I mentioned that it is just the sound she makes from her open palate. But, he was concerned anyway. He gave us a steroid ointment for her eczema, which is what I took her there for, an expectorant, something to decongest her and make the phlegm thinner, a vitamin packet and a powdered antibiotic (Ceclor). I mix it ALL into a cocktail and she drinks it down. She LOVES it! The clinic is open 24 hours and that makes me feel better. Fortunately, Abbie is running around non-stop, so I am not too worried. The entire CHI group went to the 1,000 year old Six Banyan Buddhist Temple today. The babies were blessed by a monk and we were told to hold our hands in prayer. Even Abbie did this and I was able to get a quick picture of her during her reverence. I took a picture of the girls in front of the statue of a famous scholar. He is said to bring good grades to students! I skipped over the statue of the goddess of fertility. As a matter of fact, I ran past that one. Ha ha! We lit incense sticks to send our prayers into the heavens and I learned a lot about the Buddhas of the past, present and future. The Chinese believe life is a big circle and it makes a lot of sense. In one picture, I am rubbing the head of a dragon. That is because I managed to toss a quarter into the opening at the top (very difficult). This guarantees me a life of wealth and prosperity. Hot dog!! After the temple, we went to a government jade market and then I took the girls to lunch at Lucy's Place (again!) We had our laundry done and I am embarrassed to admit I forgot to take out my ratty undies. Oh my, what they must think of me! He he! Tomorrow is a day of rest and I have no idea what we are going to do yet. Tuesday we will go to the pearl market and outdoor shopping mall. Hopefully, it will cool down a bit. Miss you all!! Pray for Abbie's health to improve and that we are home quickly!! Loves and kisses...