T minus 42 hours... Oh and we saw the Great Wall.

The title pretty much sums up our current state of mind.  The country and people of China continue to just blow us away with its Beauty and their friendly faces.  But we can't think of anything else but Ella at this point.  It's like being served a really good entree, but you know that behind the curtain your favorite desert is just waiting for you.   Today we got to walk thru the Olympic Village and all the venues.  We also visited Ming's Tomb and the Great Wall.  Dee kicked my butt on the Wall and she left me in the dust.  We continue to be a big hit and both of us were asked to pose for pictures several times which we gladly did!   Tomorrow we head to Guangzhou where we will meet Ella on Tuesday (Monday for you North American's) and finish up with the US Consulate over the next 2.5 weeks.   We are ready, fully in our hearts and our minds.  We know how difficult it will be for her as she Grieves for the loss of everything she has ever known, but we are ready to help her thru that with our Love and our greatest dreams for all 3 of us.  There are going to be some difficult months ahead as she learns to trust us, to love us, to see her as her parents when she has never known what a parent is.   But we are ready.  How Lucky we are.