The countdown is on!

Actually, I have been counting the weeks until I'm home for several weeks now. On Thursday it will be only 4 weeks. I'm especially anxious now because my brother Paul is in the hospital with angina attacks. He is scheduled for an angiogram on Tuesday the same day his wife is having hip replacement surgery. He went into the emergency room at Mac on Friday night and has been in the cardiac unit ever since. They have only 1 child, a daughter who has 3 small children of her own and lives in Toronto so needless to say I wish I was there to help them out. Fortunately lots of other family are doing just that.
My chinese lessons are starting to pay off. I am now able to speak slightly to the cab drivers. On Sun. I was in Puxi and wanted to go to Super Brand Mall which is across the street from the Pearl Tower. I was able to say: "Wo yao qu (I want to go to)" and pointed to the picture of the Pearl Tower on my umbrella and away we went. Mei wen ti - no problem.
We have had lots of rain for the past week. The weather is colder but not like there. Colette you will have to tell Jacquelyn that I have a Christmas tablecloth on my table with a poinsettia as the centre piece and I have had to start singing Christmas songs with the children.
I have to start work now. I think I am running out of things to say on this blog. Maybe after Christmas it will come alive again.