No Matter Where You Go, There You Are

On Skylar's Gotcha Day he came to us with a large bag filled with practically everything we had sent him over the past year. The thick winter clothes and coat had obviously been worn. However, curiously, the pajamas had never been worn, and all of the toys are still brand new and have never been played with.

All of the clothes that I brought for Skylar are at least two sizes too big. The pants literally fall off of him. Skylar is a very small, VERY thin four year old. What a wonderful reason to go shopping!  I guess in China, just as at home, Walmart is the cheapest place to shop. We found several outfits for Skylar and a pair of sports shoes. I just loved shopping with him as he is very cooperative when trying on clothes. :)  We also bought some DVDs and some things that Faith picked out. 

While at Walmart a very friendly Chinese lady came up to me holding a pair of ladies jeans in her hand. She said something to me in Chinese and then proceeded to remove her pants. Standing next to me in her undergarments she continued speaking to me in Chinese while trying on the new jeans. Once she had them on she turned around for my inspection, patting her behind as if to ask "do these make my butt look too big"? I was caught off guard, and didn't know what to do, so I smiled and nodded and giggled. She seemed satisfied with my response, removed them, put her original pants back on and walked away toward the cashier. 

Later on Helen took us to a Chinese laundry. My Daddy would have gotten a real kick out of this visit to a REAL Chinese laundry. We went for a walk around the hotel the next morning and saw our laundry hanging outside in front of this Chinese laundry. When they delivered our clothes back to our room, they were clean and pressed to perfection. :)