Our big excitement for the day was an excursion to Walmart to purchase formula and cereal for the babies. What a crazy place! Imagine going into your local Walmart the week before Christmas and finding that the labels are written in some language you can not read and the items have been rearranged all over the store. And, when you act out what you are looking for the people giving you a big smile and nodding their heads. At the same time, people are nudging their friends, whispering into their ear, and then looking over at you. Others are looking at you with concern. Yet others, are trying to discreetly follow you around the store. We found most everything we needed and quickly proceeded out of the store. Before doing so, we had to figure out exactly what we owed. The people in line were giggling and standing on their tip-toes to get a good look. The trip exhausted us, but that is okay...We left with sandwich bread (sold in packs of 9), formula, cereal, water (can't use the tap water here except to shower), cough medicine (Morgan is doing his nighttime coughing thing), Chapstick (very dry air or dehydration because of lack of water in our room), PEPSI, and candy from China for Morgan's classmates and friends back home. The Walmart was two stories so, we rode on an escalator with our baskets to get to the second/first floor. Pretty cool! It was a funny experience that we will never forget! We came back to the hotel for the best pb & j sandwiches that we have ever eaten. We are excited about tomorrow as we get to go to Pizza Hut - first chain restaurant we will have eaten since being in China...Can you tell, we are not eating much. I have already kicked off my diet and am sure I have lost several pounds.
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