We're Home, Reprise

Now that most of the brain cells are functioning again, I can offer a few more details on our homecoming.

It's good to be back. We came into the Kent County International Airport just after 4:00pm yesterday. Our flights were all on time and uneventful as far as flying goes. Abigail didn't want to sleep on the long flight from Tokyo to Detroit. She found everything else that was happening too interesting. She was glued to the movie even though she did not have the earphones on. We told her to sleep multiple times and she would get down in her seat. But when she thought we weren't looking, she slowly raised herself up to peer over the seat in front of her. We put her in bed at 6:00 pm and she slept until 4:00 am Sunday morning. 10 hours. Not bad. I made it until 2:30 am.

She is definitely exploring the limits. Whenever we had a soft drink at a restaurant, she has used her straw to blow bubbles in the drink, often splashing it all over the place. We finally took her drink away at the last Pizza Hut because of it.

On the plane, the flight attendant gave her a coffee straw with her glass of orange juice. She leaned over the glass really close and blew one bubble in the juice. Then I saw her slowly look over in my direction out of the corner of her eye. She saw I was watching her and quickly looked away again. She does know what "no" means but likes to see just how far she can push things.

After leaving 80 degree weather, we arrived home to a blistering 29 degrees. Summer is definitely over.

We arrived home to a warm house (we had left the thermostat set at 45) and several gifts from our dear friends at Grace Community Church. There were signs on the wall, flowers on the table, and food in the fridge. Thanks, GCC, for everything!