Day 1

Day 1 for Mike in Shanghai did not go so well. On top of jet lag and still being sick, he went apartment hunting for our family. This was not a success. Our hope and prayer is to find a place where we can be comfortable as a family, and have it close to Mike's new office. One major problem is not yet knowing where the office will be, but going on where he thinks it might be, he went to look at places to live in Puxi. The first 3 were on the 60th floor or higher, which wouldn't be as big a deal if they didn't have open balconies. AJ seems to have an uncanny ability to figure out how to unlock and open doors, combine that with the fact that he likes to climb, and well, you can see that is going no where good. So, scratch the high rises with balconies, and go to more Western style apartments in Pudong. These seemed to be more what we were looking for, but it all goes back to where the office will be. If the office is in Puxi, and we live in Pudong, his commute would be close to an hour. We do that here, but we were hoping to not have that in Shanghai. So, all that to say, please be praying for Mike as he tries to find a place for us to live. Hopefully Day 2 will be better for him. Mike will be going with Aaron, the owner of the company they are acquiring, to look for a new office space.
As for us here in the States, we are doing well. We already miss our Daddy/Husband, and talk all the time about going to China to see him.