Christine: China Here We Come!

 

Christine Fors

Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

From Delta Airplane currently flying over Iceland

5:39 PM EST and 5:39 AM CST
-62 Degrees outside
32,000 feet above ground
4,500 miles to destination (Shanghai)
575 MPH

 

Never enough time to do everything-- let alone pack up your life, say 'FAREWELL' to amazing friends-- sell last minute items of value in your household, attend a family dinner-- that NO ONE wanted to happen or be at-- except for FOOD-- delicious home made food- mac & cheese, mashed potatoes, chicken wings, salad with lots of great dressings, angel food cake, Italian Crème Cake and, the piece de resistance---- Crème Brule!!! With European chocolate in the bottom!!!

       Throw in packing extravaganza BIGGIE size-- which Jocelyn completely mastered-- finishing around 1:00 a.m.  Take our last showers in our house in the USA for at least 2 days-- bathe Toby-- try not to cry about rehoming our beloved kitties Callie, Katie, and Max-- remember to pack bills to be paid, shut off the internet service, weed out unwanted or clothes and items we just can't pack-- Remember NOT to  pack what you are wearing tomorrow-- and in the END--Leave the Veterinarian Verification of Toby's vaccines, etc. -- WHICH I WAS TOLD BY NUMEROUS WEBSITES AND THE DELTA CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I DID NOT NEED UNTIL  ENTERING CHINA!!!! 

     **** Thanks the Blessed Lord for Marialyce Garvis-- a TRUE friend and ANGEL on earth!!! I had to call her from the DETROIT DELTA counter-- after running there from our Pittsburgh flight--!!! Miracle #2:  Marialyce JUST HAPPENED TO BE AT THE CHURCH-- WITH A SCANNER AND FAX MACHINE-- THE very MOMENT I CALLED IN DISTRESS FROM DETROIT AIRPORT-- AND, YES, THE PLANE WAS ALREADY BOARDING.. I OWE her BIG TIME!!! But, she knows I WOULD DO THE SAME THING FOR HER OR ANYONE ELSE IN THE SAME SITUATION-- HELPLESS AND ABOUT TO HAVE PANIC ATTACK ( FOR REAL, FOLKS, NOT A FIGURE OF SPEECH!) # 2 of the morning! The sweet lady at Delta kept me calm, called the SkyClub to tell them a FAX was coming for me! Marialyce had Mikey Bancroft FAX the Vet Affidavit of Health to Detroit Delta SkyClub-- We ALL had to run ( thank goodness not TOO FAR from  our GATE!) over to SkyClub, up the escalator, get the fax, back down to the Gate, show the other kind gentleman working for Delta and we DIDN'T have to stand in line! Got to board right then and there!!!!!!! SIGHHHHH --- WHEWWWW!!! No oxygen "bar" for Jocelyn and I -- oh, well, I've survived worse!

    Mad at myself for all my MONTHS OF PLANNING-- No quarantine of animals entering China via Guangzhou.. Well, guess what, Einstein-- our first port of entry into China is Shanghai…. DUH! Double DUH!!! So, for all the strife, extra $600, etc.-- He might still have trouble entering China via Shanghai…. They aren't as strict as Beijing, from what I've read… we'll see--- in about 8 hours:( WISH US LUCK! I might have to have another panic attack and pay someone enough $ to let Toby into China with us -- and not quarantined in Shanghai:( I'll figure something out! I always HAVE A PLAN B!

     More later on our adventures! The kids are loving the big plane and all the amenities-- warm towels before dinner, lots of FREE TV and movies, trivia games, etc. on the seatbacks for everyone!!! And TOBY is a big HIT with everyone! What a trooper he is! Little Sweetheart for sure!