5/12 - Today was our last day in China and we took it pretty easy. There was no more shopping to do or sights to see. This morning we had breakfast and a morning stroll outside before things got too hot. We ran into some last minute shoppers from our group and headed back to the hotel for lunch in the room and a short nap. All five families met in the lobby this afternoon and boarded the bus to the US Consolate. Our paperwork was all in order and Kimberly has her Visa to travel to the US. We went to a large room with 25-30 other families and showed our passports and waited for the oath taking. All parents had to stand up, raise their right hand and swear that their paperwork was complete and true to the best of our knowledge. We were joking that Kimberly was going to have to take an oath to always listen to us, go to bed on time and eat her dinner. It was a rather simple ceremony and we got our immigration paperwork for her. When we get home, they told us we will have to apply for a US Birth Certificate and US Passport. No hurry, because I don't think we are going anywhere any time soon. On the bus ride back we decided to have a nice Chinese dinner together. Zhou ordered food at the Victory hotel and made reservations for five families with five high chairs. Halfway back to the hotel, Kim decided she was done and had a little fit. When she gets mad she chirps, barks or yips. I'm not really sure what it is, but it means she is mad. She hasn't pooped in two days, so my best guess is that she was uncomfortable. Soon enough, she'll learn our language and we'll be able to communicate. At the hotel we grabbed the stroller and headed off to dinner. We were the only ones in the restaurant at the beginning and then a few families came in throughout our meal. The food was good and we had time to visit with friends before the crazy plane ride tomorrow. Kim-Kim had her bath and went to bed about 9:00 so we could finish packing. I packed a suitcase for Kim inside one of our bigger suitcases on the way here and everything fits in three suitcases going home. Tomorrow is a big day for us - three plane rides. We leave the hotel at 6 and Guangzhou Airport at 9:15 to head to Tokyo. There is some discussion about the swine flu and possible quarantines. Hopefully, we don't get caught up in that. Everybody is healthy and has been warned: don't cough, sneeze or hiccup in public. We even have masks if needed. We layover in Tokyo for four hours and then fly into Chicago at 2:20 pm. At that point we have to go through Customs and Kimberly is officially-officially adopted. After a 2-1/2 hour layover there, we head home to Cleveland to arrive at 7:12 pm. It will be a long day and I hope the little one can sleep along the way and doesn't fall apart too bad. The good news is that all five families will be traveling together to Chicago and then we split. The bad news is that Zhou is on a different flight. We are armed with the stroller, food and toys and will do the best that we can. We'll be happy to be home soon. When we get home it'll take us a few days to get caught up with the time change and new feeding schedule. At some point I hope to get a link set up so everybody can view the pictures. Thank you to everyone for all of your support, well wishes and prayers for safe travel.