english is very confusing

Jim went to the front desk to ask them to please remove the crib from our room.  Our little girl is too big for it.  He asked for a roll-away.  A cot.  An extra bed.  (And really, he will probably end up sleeping there, not Emma.  Last night he ended up on the couch after her cute little feet were planted in his back for hours on end)

They seemed to understand.

We left for a walk around the lake and returned to our room.  

There was an extra bed in our room...it was Jeb's bed from the boys room!  And the crib.  Still in place.  

We were rolling in laughter.  I wonder WHAT in the world they thought/think of us.  Can you even imagine how odd they must have thought that request was?

Cooper was quite excited to have the room to himself.

It is all sorted out now, thanks to a call to our guide, Michael, who called the front desk to explain what in the world the crazy Americans were trying to say!

Ni hao from China.  

JIm goes tomorrow morning to get the TB test read with Emmacakes.  It will be be negative.  You can hardly even see where the little prick was on her skin!  Good news.  

Today was slow (and boring, which all in all I suppose is good).  We made up games in the room and gave away prizes (extra roll of TP, hotel slippers, bag of m&ms, five yuan notes).  Jeb is now at the supermarket with Jim spending his yuan on Poki sticks...we are ordering room service (hope they understood our order!) and the boys went to procure cheap drinks and desserts.  Room dinner, an 8pm bedtime for Emma, and hopefully a movie night for us.  

xoxoxo

us

who are ready to come home (did I already say that?)