griz326 Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Xiaoyuan and Yawen spent their first weekend in the USA and seem to have enjoyed it immensely. Friday, we went shopping in Kalispell and bought too much food at Costco's; we ate barbecue at the Dave's BBQ which got mixed reviews; and I bought the little empress a wool jacket because it's "colda colda". Saturday, we went to Libby for a benefit magic show in a High School gym. The guy was good, but no David Copperfield. After the show we bought momma a zip up sweat shirt because it is "colda colda". We grabbed a quick lunch in the supermarket deli and the little empress began to cry. My interpretation is the young woman's finally realized she's half-way around the world and getting back ain't easy without upsetting the apple cart. Sunday, we all awoke before sunrise so I got the gals out of bed and dressed and we went game spotting. We saw a herd of elk, a monster mule deer and then went to the reservoir where I gave the girls a chance to drive the truck. They were afraid they'd drive the truck into the water. Through the weekend, I cooked the morning meal to reasonable reviews. In fact, I've been doing most of the cooking while we await the arrival of Xiaoyuan's chinese cooking set. The little empress is smiling and laughing more, but is still playing the part of an empress. There was a bit of progress. The gals are in awe of the number of animals in our yard, the clarity of the sky, the quiet, drinking water from the faucet and countless other things that I take for granted. They are also campaigning for more shelves and cabinets for their beautiful things Link to comment
Guest Mike and Lily Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Sounds OK so far. Have you prepared them for the Montana winters yet? Link to comment
Randy W Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Excellent story - good to hear. Thanks Link to comment
H.Woodside Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Good to hear, I am glad things are going smoothly for you all. Hamp Link to comment
shushuweiwei Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Xiaoyuan and Yawen spent their first weekend in the USA and seem to have enjoyed it immensely. Friday, we went shopping in Kalispell and bought too much food at Costco's; we ate barbecue at the Dave's BBQ which got mixed reviews; and I bought the little empress a wool jacket because it's "colda colda". Saturday, we went to Libby for a benefit magic show in a High School gym. The guy was good, but no David Copperfield. After the show we bought momma a zip up sweat shirt because it is "colda colda". We grabbed a quick lunch in the supermarket deli and the little empress began to cry. My interpretation is the young woman's finally realized she's half-way around the world and getting back ain't easy without upsetting the apple cart. Sunday, we all awoke before sunrise so I got the gals out of bed and dressed and we went game spotting. We saw a herd of elk, a monster mule deer and then went to the reservoir where I gave the girls a chance to drive the truck. They were afraid they'd drive the truck into the water. Through the weekend, I cooked the morning meal to reasonable reviews. In fact, I've been doing most of the cooking while we await the arrival of Xiaoyuan's chinese cooking set. The little empress is smiling and laughing more, but is still playing the part of an empress. There was a bit of progress. The gals are in awe of the number of animals in our yard, the clarity of the sky, the quiet, drinking water from the faucet and countless other things that I take for granted. They are also campaigning for more shelves and cabinets for their beautiful things Sounds like a wonderful start! I hope all your days are happy. If they call Montana summer colda colda, you may need to invent all new English words for them to describe Montana winter! Link to comment
IllinoisDave Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Sounds great Griz.I envy you your wide open spaces to practice driving. Good luck with that. Link to comment
jim_julian Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Indeed ... sounds like a good start. Good luck and best wishes to all three of you! Link to comment
tsap seui Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 You crack me up Griz. In a good way. I hope the best for you and the girls. It's good to hear everything is off to a decent start. The empress will come around, slowly. She's had many years as the empress. I don't think that there is an empress...ON/OFF switch, but there may be a dimmer switch there, within her, that will slowly go into the off posistion. tsap seui Link to comment
yemmie Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Sounds like a pretty good start to me too. I wish you all the best. Can't wait to try my hand at it, only in my case, it will be the son who I have to manage. He's a nice kid, but he is an only child. It is going to be an interesting challenge. Link to comment
usaRichard Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Congradulations to you in the big sky state, Jian and I wish the best for you and your family. Richard & Jian Link to comment
DongDong Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Sounds like they have a wonderful place to live and a great beginning, Griz! Good Luck! Link to comment
Sebastian Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Good for you, O Griz ! Ya havena had to kill anybody yet !!! Link to comment
Guest lilac6451 Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 I read some of the postings relating the stepdaughter "Empress". I dont know what that implies. I think kids here are more" empress" than those from China,isnt it? Link to comment
Urkidding Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 This sounds like a great start. Please, Please, take lots of pictures... especially in the beginning so that 5, 10, or 20 years from now you will all look back and make comments like my wife does today... and above all - Have Fun! Link to comment
michaln Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 glad to hear you're all off to a good start find out soon if they like elk steaks ? Link to comment
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