End of the road

[shaun]

Yes it is true Willy.  Sometimes they think we might be British. 

[Willy The Londoner]

Yes it is true Willy.  Sometimes they think we might be British. 

Shaun, go and sit down and take the medication - your hallucinating again.

Willy

[Arnold]

I've taken Qing over the border to Mexico (by mistake) and she did only had to show Green Card to get back in the US. Me, well that was another Story (see Blog).. hehe.

[Pineau]

Does that mean she can go anywhere I can go without a VISA as long as she carries a USA green card?

[maxx]

Gerry yes and no.If you need a visa.Your wife will need a visa.Except for China.If you travel to a foreign country.That you don't need a visa.Then no your wife doesn't need a visa.She just needs her green card

[Pineau]

I did a little more digging about Europe VISA.
There is a special visa that you can get that allows you to travel to 12 different countries BUT YOU MUST HAVE THE VISA AND SHOW IT AT THE FIRST COUNTRY WHERE YOU ARRIVE. After that you are free to travel about Europe.

[Pineau]

I discovered a device that allows you access to over 200 China TV and movie channels from within the USA over a broadband connection.

So, you want to be a hero and get undying devotion renewed? Buy one of these and don't tell her how much it costs until she is addicted to it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AAZQ70C/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


I had it installed, setup and watching Chinese TV in about 15 minutes.

[Willy The Londoner]

I did a little more digging about Europe VISA.
There is a special visa that you can get that allows you to travel to 12 different countries BUT YOU MUST HAVE THE VISA AND SHOW IT AT THE FIRST COUNTRY WHERE YOU ARRIVE. After that you are free to travel about Europe.

By road it is a piece of cake as all border points along the roads into adjoining countries have been removed.  By air you may have to go through a check point at the airport but having the entry visa to the first European Union country will get you through airport checks as well. The European Union now boast 22 countries within their' club' now.
Willy

[Pineau]

Having a great time showing Fiona my part of America.
We planted a garden and she is so proud of her green thumb. She rescued a rose bush that was really a piece of brown wood that resemble a stick. Now it is covered with deep crimson roses and thriving.

Went to the 4th of July parade and roasted on the sidewalk watching all the cars, tractors and horses parade by. I can't say if she enjoyed it or not because she has the perpetual smile on her face.

She had never see a real live horse before let alone pet one but she got a chance after the parade. I know she enjoyed that.
Later we went to the Fireworks display and I thought she was going to faint when they did the grand-finale. (us Americans know a bit about fireworks too)
 
AND IN TWO WEEKS I am taking her to Cheyenne to the biggest rodeo in the USA. Bull riding, bronco busting and calf roping to name a few. It will be a blast. Then the next night she gets to go to her first country music concert staring Toby Keith.  For you non Americans he is a pretty radical Country western performer.

We are having a grand time but we miss our daughter Katie very much. She gets two phone calls every day but it is not the same as having her around. She and I just started to know each other and were able to poke fun and joke around when I had to return to the USA.  I will be so happy when she gets here.   

[Pineau]

The rose

[Pineau]

Her name is Katie and she is 12 years old.  A couple of reasons.
1. We were having a very difficult time getting her mother approved we wanted to do them one at a time.
2. She was in the middle of a school year at a private school and we thought it would be less disrupting if she finished the school year.

Last word from the NVC is that they have uploaded everything into their computer and will be reviewing it. Don't bother us for 20 days.  It's hard to predict what will happen with the USCIS so I cant say when she will arrive here. My guess is if she makes it for the Fall semester it will be just barely. I got lucky this week. There is a charter school 2 blocks from our house. You get admitted by lottery or by having an older sibling attending. Well since it is summer I thought I would see if there were any "dropouts" since school ended. Luckily there were 2 seats available and I rushed over and paid the fees in advance to reserve a seat for Katie. It will be a great first school for  her. Small classes and only 2 blocks from home. 

I was 58 when I went on wife safari. Now I am 61 an I understand how things are not what they were.  I have slowed down considerably in the last 2 years but I am still full of piss and vinegar. I just hope I have enough left to raise just one more child. Katie grow an inch every time I look at her.  She is bigger than her mom now and base on the size of her feet she should be 8 feet tall. 

[kenny]

Great photo's you both look very happy. I am sure you will do fine when your daughter gets here. I had the same thoughts about raising another daughter but Ziwei loves it here and we have a good relationship. She is fourteen now.

I need to get some photo's together, my wife has quite the green thumb too. She has enlarged her flower every year since she has been here.

Good Luck Gerry

[Pineau]

Katie is scheduled for an interview in late September. She is enrolled in school in Guangzhou and also her in the USA.  We are thinking about pulling her from school in Guangzhou and just getting her a tutor for the month of September. That will save us the cost of tuition for a whole semester.

Question is where do I find in Guangzhou a tutor willing to sign of on just one month of tutoring.

Anyone living in Guangzhou know of a tutor or private school that will sign off on just one month of tutoring?

[Arnold]

Question is where do I find in Guangzhou a tutor willing to sign of on just one month of tutoring.

Anyone living in Guangzhou know of a tutor or private school that will sign off on just one month of tutoring?

I know you are going to hate me for that Gerry, but how about Mike.. he might be willing. Hence Guangzhou is not too far from Nanshan?

[Pineau]

I don't know him. Is he licensed and qualified to sign off on her school records?