tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415774576910060382024-02-07T01:01:34.263-08:00The Mali ChroniclesThe Mali Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534469752721286512noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441577457691006038.post-10102122062140107352010-10-04T21:55:00.000-07:002010-10-04T23:21:15.885-07:00Weekend funThis weekend, instead of all of us dispensed all over the county I declared this weekend a "Family Fun Weekend". We headed up to Dana Point for a Stand Up Paddleboard race. It was cool watching the best in the world as well as seeing some legends. My favorite race was the kids race. Dozens of little groms on SUP's three times their size.....it was the cutest thing EVER! 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How much fun will that be??The Mali Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534469752721286512noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441577457691006038.post-39192467671008594492010-08-26T16:32:00.000-07:002010-08-26T16:54:19.752-07:00Summertime and the livin's easy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwpt-MBbgTverAhHDc3sUCw3APVTcpupjhyUhuxfGFMWn6jfjuT78nPSQZm7ICjBIYRwVUEUeOdbc3fy5w8LBi_s_zppeOCM4kXcvbAyg13vG76HNa45EdWi6fT3yOqW4Z0c7MVhvTBo/s1600/Mali+217.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwpt-MBbgTverAhHDc3sUCw3APVTcpupjhyUhuxfGFMWn6jfjuT78nPSQZm7ICjBIYRwVUEUeOdbc3fy5w8LBi_s_zppeOCM4kXcvbAyg13vG76HNa45EdWi6fT3yOqW4Z0c7MVhvTBo/s320/Mali+217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509870026329590578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXomsGoEm4zclkombMjOPAolknagUC2jheilB1YS4MEZf0Bss9EeOhMaH8e_ZCRV4Uv-uQq-Tvn3JyqurkKaSfG5oCBvwXPlIntwk0nwxS9HFsCbuX_ocikXU584Q5BAq5yrUJcu2CQZ0/s1600/Mali+212.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-qIRiWsMqqWdfbA9ICY_j4cUUB97XE9rU6XNReDxYxge_dedN8sLYztlEiUqSS6lnKKLRTgdr6U7ZZi53D-o2E5QjEfNQJx3wUDwWCEmFLo7O_nSa3t7iiLjSzVcGjQ3UjkTLbSrf0I/s320/Mali+134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509866513135439170" border="0" /></a>The Mali Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534469752721286512noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441577457691006038.post-42658893871680621242010-08-12T22:01:00.000-07:002010-08-12T22:24:28.274-07:00Bubbly Toes<div style="text-align: center;">Mali had her first beach day!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJqR5ThAKd1dqXPZh5kCpupHij3cmPO8iIMruMevYtoEriponx-HjtbW4jEUEIqJg2XppClFCUu_1ESnVu5TxXppg35sNe-kJoQZtuY7sLKYOSkIe5eAOE-ODDENmxGtu1XcWg0-qXu8/s1600/Mali+001.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJqR5ThAKd1dqXPZh5kCpupHij3cmPO8iIMruMevYtoEriponx-HjtbW4jEUEIqJg2XppClFCUu_1ESnVu5TxXppg35sNe-kJoQZtuY7sLKYOSkIe5eAOE-ODDENmxGtu1XcWg0-qXu8/s320/Mali+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504756915730683362" border="0" /></a><br />She was not to sure what to think of sand between her toes<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DinDfG9uKhcx_HUkIZZtUn9i5wZn-z3p6gnqWL5KEngmy93ShDL0_ceGIhkYQw8EGU-jDJ_-KSh-Eyegh-vkALz42R7Bz3a-fX3xC5idXlPCQF6Wtent_i80j2dIcZA7sVtU4iv4ZRM/s1600/Mali+003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DinDfG9uKhcx_HUkIZZtUn9i5wZn-z3p6gnqWL5KEngmy93ShDL0_ceGIhkYQw8EGU-jDJ_-KSh-Eyegh-vkALz42R7Bz3a-fX3xC5idXlPCQF6Wtent_i80j2dIcZA7sVtU4iv4ZRM/s320/Mali+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504756923065447634" border="0" /></a>Look at those sandy piggies!<br /></div>The Mali Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534469752721286512noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441577457691006038.post-17199094975520953972010-08-05T21:48:00.000-07:002010-08-05T23:19:48.703-07:00Naps and Tutu's<div style="text-align: center;">I think that we have something that resembles a schedule happening here. Mali is a napper. She takes a morning nap and an afternoon nap. Hell hath no fury when homegirl doesn't get her naps. We had a great day today. Mali had pancakes for the first time and she loved them! 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsV0qB37V1fA0d9zUc0SrxnJ8WY3RaUHTTX6rnY0VYNP5_QNIvbehF3hWG1yXKiDMNUOYCgPjfxpH4c3yqRRGPG5Fka5eE8VegGWZ-YEvRT33zCE5nnKKTEctawyi4PLliP5tBzrUZn-Y/s320/Mali+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502170207460230370" border="0" /></a>Next it was tutu time!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2QRsPJAc5U0z2xehDDO5ZDVahVCGwlw5I8kBZHOQkkqFAd1KRHRm0mtCSP-Tz3JO8Ez3FO0sHSnMMhkqvJEJ8nrPTf3BCBbXV6jD5PTiUSaBxHPkuYnW0GszcTr61sttIzwMNs8fF98/s1600/Mali+028.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2QRsPJAc5U0z2xehDDO5ZDVahVCGwlw5I8kBZHOQkkqFAd1KRHRm0mtCSP-Tz3JO8Ez3FO0sHSnMMhkqvJEJ8nrPTf3BCBbXV6jD5PTiUSaBxHPkuYnW0GszcTr61sttIzwMNs8fF98/s320/Mali+028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502170198389664050" border="0" /></a>You're never too young for fresh breath!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjog9CKPmLAoZ7Eopj7LsMkgcFA_HmjodB8_GqJcgBsOUuEP0HYOjAk6vf9AbFOxttZm8IjSXuRh9m-FGtQwL9hPbIPUFJ71VQF0wyCu1uYLdsqqa-zceOuxQyQk8N1HIAoLqgrUtmRZlY/s1600/Mali+026.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjog9CKPmLAoZ7Eopj7LsMkgcFA_HmjodB8_GqJcgBsOUuEP0HYOjAk6vf9AbFOxttZm8IjSXuRh9m-FGtQwL9hPbIPUFJ71VQF0wyCu1uYLdsqqa-zceOuxQyQk8N1HIAoLqgrUtmRZlY/s320/Mali+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502166281429168530" border="0" /></a>Working that TWIRL.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnPy_bhba_8DEsTUtGLFs7XcBnWyIPMzK-R54Wrgvo20YIybZJxMwxYzcXY7Ac2TdM1n9O92SEXNDQ2sdLHn6PlU6gHqSgILz6EeWEx7m1tU1BeuQQLzT8dQ4oMuDQJDTu1Sx1AV8Xhw/s1600/Mali+030.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnPy_bhba_8DEsTUtGLFs7XcBnWyIPMzK-R54Wrgvo20YIybZJxMwxYzcXY7Ac2TdM1n9O92SEXNDQ2sdLHn6PlU6gHqSgILz6EeWEx7m1tU1BeuQQLzT8dQ4oMuDQJDTu1Sx1AV8Xhw/s320/Mali+030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502166288411428322" border="0" /></a>Such a little mama with her baby<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcj_Cg6P5QTLTuiihHnYbl6cpZUyp95HUgGfv5Pcj7P2En-LciFgE5691kca5RyVv4dVzH5uw46_lnV3HFsWewzNvfTI5S6HPFZWdvy0J68OChh4y2BCKzy69QfDK3635M7uBz7dUttA/s1600/Mali+033.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcj_Cg6P5QTLTuiihHnYbl6cpZUyp95HUgGfv5Pcj7P2En-LciFgE5691kca5RyVv4dVzH5uw46_lnV3HFsWewzNvfTI5S6HPFZWdvy0J68OChh4y2BCKzy69QfDK3635M7uBz7dUttA/s320/Mali+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502158319606410418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFgQPDs5vyNeSMGDTGDigvYg6V30g0NCLVn8EsoWTjv36WsYsXfsoN7W0jpU1lQ_7D33Ccu5_UtAWGAZwEhHQaR-NAlK0DTmz97NlIbl331hlQT24bhRcDRZ-DCDgr_JCeIqEWHpWvns/s1600/Mali+030.JPG"><br /></a>The Mali Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534469752721286512noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441577457691006038.post-40587529132064638392010-08-04T22:43:00.001-07:002010-08-05T00:11:07.832-07:00We're home!Actually we have been home for 5 days now, but things have been a little busy around here and computer time is pretty limited. Other than both Mark, Mali and I battling some China virus and jet lag we are doing great! The 18 hour travel went well. I stopped counting the times Mark and I told each other "This will be over soon" after about the 63rd time. We had a lay over in Seoul and walked Mali around the airport to tire her out. There was an indoor play area and we found out she LOVES the slide. We finally land at LAX and I saw my boys and lost it. It was so good to be home! After a crash course in car seat installation, we hit the road for home. Mali hated the car seat and prefers the China mode of transport, which is sitting on your parents lap. When we pulled into the driveway I was prepared for mayhem with introducing her to the dogs, but to my surprise she walked in the house like she owned the place. She loves the dogs, adores the cat, and she thinks the turkey is creepy JUST LIKE ME!<br /><br />So far Mali is loving her new life. She is a great sleeper and is slowly getting used to her new time zone. She is getting used to the new foods and tastes. So far she doesn't like scrambled eggs, yogurt and most meats except for bacon (but then WHO doesn't like bacon?).<br /><br /><br />Enjoy the deliciousness!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKliJ27Rehl2NvTEtMjSFt_uu1kd0Im80AnE1UF2JWyXdDV1EtsDA-JccG6UXlb-Ytu-wuJEYVr0bwt8WTD0GL_fSQ_I-rus3u9OITldy7ACDFTKq_cPjBWwsNUKTbOzZUigra9MQZnfI/s1600/Mali+002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKliJ27Rehl2NvTEtMjSFt_uu1kd0Im80AnE1UF2JWyXdDV1EtsDA-JccG6UXlb-Ytu-wuJEYVr0bwt8WTD0GL_fSQ_I-rus3u9OITldy7ACDFTKq_cPjBWwsNUKTbOzZUigra9MQZnfI/s320/Mali+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501815645436108146" border="0" /></a>The first time she fell asleep on me. Swoon.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4Xz1lGqFBxX9IuHbR_VQK-6XbWM8DRN7DvVIKM0YxYXg3PqoY1qFRNxPZhtPTJDD0sJgYQg3et4y2VjrENkL8lOhP22-nA9XcdRcVMW4C6bPsZEe7eZQjeOo93ZcRtYSwMlpnf167V8/s1600/Mali+008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4Xz1lGqFBxX9IuHbR_VQK-6XbWM8DRN7DvVIKM0YxYXg3PqoY1qFRNxPZhtPTJDD0sJgYQg3et4y2VjrENkL8lOhP22-nA9XcdRcVMW4C6bPsZEe7eZQjeOo93ZcRtYSwMlpnf167V8/s320/Mali+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501817741455223778" border="0" /></a>I love slides!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKxfIhjMA9Mdc5Kjy7dwaS8mSpVVe5FsOn4Z5r9huiOwEiancFebjSlBJZ-qum4Nc9NT1WsRDdIQ3sFD-ZoTrwJl-_7yV84o33D7q2AjZcWOhfSy0r4dWILxBYVGU-arN0wz4WHUCAnc/s1600/Mali+035.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKxfIhjMA9Mdc5Kjy7dwaS8mSpVVe5FsOn4Z5r9huiOwEiancFebjSlBJZ-qum4Nc9NT1WsRDdIQ3sFD-ZoTrwJl-_7yV84o33D7q2AjZcWOhfSy0r4dWILxBYVGU-arN0wz4WHUCAnc/s320/Mali+035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501818317301425762" border="0" /></a>Trying out some new foods<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwKLxOgjqtAlLfRJsKCTQoRhPL4tysZBV8EPOqa2KcWiI5IBpvG6hQAgEyOcCA7g5phsy6z8hpPZUObNrvEAmt5ApAZXR4euAIc5tLIR-6fs3C1YRfp7tXRuQcvoqQwtbZJ2A0rlRpww/s1600/Mali+020.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwKLxOgjqtAlLfRJsKCTQoRhPL4tysZBV8EPOqa2KcWiI5IBpvG6hQAgEyOcCA7g5phsy6z8hpPZUObNrvEAmt5ApAZXR4euAIc5tLIR-6fs3C1YRfp7tXRuQcvoqQwtbZJ2A0rlRpww/s320/Mali+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501818312261629826" border="0" /></a>I like Goldfishies the best!<br /><br /></div>The Mali Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534469752721286512noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441577457691006038.post-76531526873432761712010-08-04T22:43:00.000-07:002010-08-04T22:44:15.625-07:00We're home!The Mali Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534469752721286512noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441577457691006038.post-11123421125115262182010-07-29T20:28:00.000-07:002010-07-29T20:29:35.838-07:00July 28, 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6f21OlCo4C9ZvnJJtsO3BPJnDWuhjdsibKxkb-0n9hwlzVrQlgDq4V92bbsRqjB_Qx-4sg4HQNr4KN4a7CRd131WU5GMWXGHOcTvQG_t3_Esn-isy4mhHYXela92Z6lV33rPk-SajEU/s1600/GZ-Mali+in+stroller.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6f21OlCo4C9ZvnJJtsO3BPJnDWuhjdsibKxkb-0n9hwlzVrQlgDq4V92bbsRqjB_Qx-4sg4HQNr4KN4a7CRd131WU5GMWXGHOcTvQG_t3_Esn-isy4mhHYXela92Z6lV33rPk-SajEU/s400/GZ-Mali+in+stroller.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Well, we are winding down on our trip in China. We leave tomorrow. We are SO ready to come home. As much as we have lovedour time here we are craving normalcy and a routine for our Mali. She is doing MARVELOUS! She wakes up smiley and happy. She has quite a thing for her daddy and only goes Chernobyl when he has to go out of the room. Yesterday we played for a good half hour just Mali and I while Mark went to the market to buy water and she did great. I think she's realizing that I am here to stay and she's slowly letting me into their twosome. Two days ago we went to the the Gaungzhou Zoo and the Six Banyon Tree Temple. We are lucky enough to have Mali blessed by one of the monks. It was such very a special honor. The Monk even blessed Mark and I. The zoo was pretty cool. We got up close and personal with lots of the animals, we even got to see a white tiger. Of course the living conditions were a bit small for my liking and the poor animals seem to pace back and forth. We also visited the Pearl Market, where we had a set of pearls made for Mali for her 18th birthday.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4842800516_a71699631c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="107" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4842800516_a71699631c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Yesterday we had the oath taking ceremony at the American Consulate. This was our last step in the adoption process. We just wait for Mali's visa (which will be here today) and we are oficially free to bring her home. As soon as Mali's feet touch down in LA she is an American citizen! Last night we went on a cruise up the Pearl River. It was pretty fun, especially the much needed bottle of wine I shared with a fellow mommy! The view of the city was fantastic. It was a great night.<br />
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Our LOVE to you all!<br />
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We have had a few free days and we have taken advantage of this by laying low at the hotel and just letting Mali have some kind of schedule. Yesterday she had her first dip in the pool. She was a bit leery at first but them warmed up to it. We have spent some time on Shamian Island. It really is a fun place to hang out. We have eaten at Lucy's Bar and Cafe a few times (pretty mediocre western food, but the beer is cold and good). I could eat Chinese food all of the time while here. It is going to be hard to eat our version of Chinese food when we get home. </div><div> </div><div>Today we are going back to the island with our group for a tour of the jade market and to try some interesting foods such as scorpions and seahorse on a stick. </div><div> </div>Sorry no pictures today.Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15209953476958023410noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441577457691006038.post-89468436536224993952010-07-24T06:43:00.000-07:002010-07-24T06:43:59.211-07:00July 24, 2010Guangzhou <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRg0cNwoi_WuPpV5gIn_uHb8rfFwpETV37ngt7NX4sk_-ORXstHQ554fTU3-vFVp_BJS2mQ8IQbUfeswc7S7kOH1GqtNuuEvx70elPpjeLV6Qy7ywfR3m1XrIA071x20DJ4c-VSL6y6k/s1600/GZ-Mali's+ride2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRg0cNwoi_WuPpV5gIn_uHb8rfFwpETV37ngt7NX4sk_-ORXstHQ554fTU3-vFVp_BJS2mQ8IQbUfeswc7S7kOH1GqtNuuEvx70elPpjeLV6Qy7ywfR3m1XrIA071x20DJ4c-VSL6y6k/s320/GZ-Mali's+ride2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>We finally got to Guangzhou after the flight known as "The flight that was shot out of the boughs of Hell". First, we get there in plenty of time only to find out our flight was delayed, no biggie. We proceed to our gate where we are told that the flight has been delayed yet again. We get settled in and wait for another 2 hours. Mali is handling it all pretty well, but homegirl needed a nap, and the seat at Gate 49 was just not cutting it. Finally they call to board the aircraft and when we sit down we find out that due to air traffic we are delayed take off. We sit there for another half hour. At this point Mali is in full meltdown, poor thing was hungry and bored, plus she was WAY over tired. I see the flight attendants wheel out the beverage cart and I almost lost my ever lovin' mind. We are so delayed they decide to serve the meal while we are sitting on the tarmac. It only got worse from here. Another hour and we finally take off. Mali's ears are bugging her so she cannot get any sleep, so she cries pretty much the whole flight. Our flight was full of Chinese businessmen so we got stink eye pretty much the whole flight. Some lady even had the nerve to ask us "Why that baby cry so much?", I had to hold back a few choice words for that woman. I have never been glad to see land in my whole life. Our poor baby was a trooper!<br />
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We get into Guangzhou and check into our room where we will call Casa de Mehtlan for 7 days. Today we had the medical exam. Three stations where they measure her head and take her temp and call it a medical exam. As long as it satisfies the American Consualte, I'm good with it. The rest of the day was spent napping for the two M's and I got to fill out 1 1/2 hours worth of Visa paperwork. Tomorrow we have a free day and I think we will take advantage of the beautiful pool here at the China Hotel and teach Mali the basics of beginning her life as a water girl.<br />
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Until tomorrow......<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23RcX7T_oCNrtTX4mdolTIONbBandIeqQv_g5hPlRhpfR49e_pj03_M8tpMnovJWxFC_aI32xX4D8x8Yy9yP-HaEsaSnLmxWSt2MSO-ZImr8jiaoJE7cxGcUvORxqReGp9meqsD6YYEI/s1600/Hangzhou+temple+-+Lisa+%26+Mali.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh23RcX7T_oCNrtTX4mdolTIONbBandIeqQv_g5hPlRhpfR49e_pj03_M8tpMnovJWxFC_aI32xX4D8x8Yy9yP-HaEsaSnLmxWSt2MSO-ZImr8jiaoJE7cxGcUvORxqReGp9meqsD6YYEI/s320/Hangzhou+temple+-+Lisa+%26+Mali.jpg" /></a></div>Today we had a free day, finally! We took full advantage and hit the ground running to do some sightseeing in Hangzhou. The first stop we made was to the LingYin Temple. This is the most famous Temple in all of Zhejiang Province. It is absolutely beautiful. I am so glad we had a chance to visit. Our guide, Savor explained all of the different statues and their unique history. My favorite story is the story of the <a href="http://www.china-on-site.com/monkey.php" target="_blank">Monkey King</a>, I would go into it, but it is late and I am beat so it would probably sound like an episode of South Park if I tried to re-tell it. Next we went to a Jade Market where Mali got her first piece of Jade, and Mommy picked up a little jade for herself too. Oh, and the owner who personally took us on a tour around his store and gave us a lesson on jade, said at the end of our visit that I was sexy! After the Jade market my sexy self and my crew headed on over to the Silk Factory and saw how silk is made. I bought a silk duvet and 3 dresses for Mali. We were worn out and came back to our hotel for a nap and dinner of noodles and beer. Tomorrow we head to Guangzhou. Wish us luck on our first plane ride with Miss Mali.<br />
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See you in Guangzhou!<br />
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Yesterday started out with a fast trip to the Wenzhou Federal Building to apply for Mali's passport and then we had a great Chinese lunch at a authentic restaurant, where you have such delicacies such as turtle and giant tadpoles. I skipped the turtle and tadpole and went for the dishes our guide Savor ordered. We sat down and the food just kept coming, dish after dish. It was all so good. I don't see how people who come to China survive on noodles and rice, there is SO much good food to be eaten here. After lunch we started our journey back to our home away from home, the Merchant Marco Hotel in Hangzhou.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEm-ZLandibDUoNqa0Ndoy0-rfnZwjOX9gL7ujEri3yXZo7ZWXLW5Z5PZxox-fIg6ExMh7rUnzUOfVPhvl75RyueO3CW538DR6N3Lk7a2s-LUU9uIz53mgG3AbZYIad6kf7rrAwFvfZQ/s1600/Yummy+Yummy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEm-ZLandibDUoNqa0Ndoy0-rfnZwjOX9gL7ujEri3yXZo7ZWXLW5Z5PZxox-fIg6ExMh7rUnzUOfVPhvl75RyueO3CW538DR6N3Lk7a2s-LUU9uIz53mgG3AbZYIad6kf7rrAwFvfZQ/s320/Yummy+Yummy.jpg" /></a></div>Mali is still only attached to Mark. I am only food giver, sippy cup administer, booger wiper and on occasion when she lets me, bath giver. Since we have no routine yet, we have quite an empress on our hands. She has this little cry that is so cute you can't help but pick her up. The first two nights she slept in her crib with just a little fussing, but last night she raised such a stink that Mark let her sleep with us. Oh, man this is heading into SPOILED territory. At 19 months Mali is very much a baby. Her nannies fed them primarily so she does not yet feed herself. She will not hold a bottle or sippy cup, we must hold it for her to drink. We will work on these skills and others when we return to the US. Since the day we received her we have been on the go going from one appointment to another. She has been an absolute trooper throughout this ordeal. <br />
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Until tomorrow......<br />
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Today Mali officially became ours according to The People's Republic of China. We went back to the Hangzhou Federal Building and filled out some more paper work and took our oath and officially become Mali's parents. It was actually really nice the way they made it special. We recieved a beautiful certificate and Mali was presented a stuffed Panda Bear. We then started our four hour trip to Wenzhou, the city of Mali's orphanage. We have some business to take care of at their Federal building, apply for her passport and then we will be done with paperwork.<br />
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We have our girl. She is everything and more. She is beautiful and has such a sweet little soul. Let me just start at the beginning. We met our guide at 8:45am and took a 10 minute ride to the Federal Building. We went up the second floor where I heard the bustle of crying babies, and I assumed that was where we were heading. We open the door and sitting on a chair was Li Xin Wa, our Mali. She looked at me and I at her, and then the tears started, not for her...for me. We had to sign some official paperwork before we could get to the introduction. She sat in a big office chair eating a rice cracker two-fisted. While I was signing my half of the paperwork, Mark got the cup of "baby crack" (Gerber Puffs) and started to feed her. She loved them! When I was done signing 800 pieces of paper I was able to go over to her. I gently started patting her hand and saying hello in Chinese. She was looking at me with those big brown eyes and I just lost my self in her and could not keep the tears from flowing. I didn't want to scare her so I dried my eyes and began to play with her. She is a brave little girl. She drove down from a midnight train and still had the energy to play and not be too scared. She and Mark hit it of right off the bat. He being the giver of "baby crack" and all, he is the man. She only cried a few times when another little girl started crying who was having a hard time leaving her caregiver. Mark was able to hold her on his lap while I administered the goods, and we even got a few little smiles and chuckles out of her. We finished up all the paperwork and it was time to leave. She is a bit on the timid side and does not like new things. The car ride back to the hotel was a little too much for her; good thing it was only 15 minutes. Once back at the hotel the tears set in. New people, new smells, new enviornment was a bit overwhelming for her. I gave her a quick bath and changed her into some clean jammies and we began feeding her some formula and bananas. She LOVES bananas! We did a little playing and every 15 minutes or so she realizes she is in a strange place and the tears set in. She is grieving and it is heartbreaking. I walked her around the room until she fell asleep. She is beautifully resting away right now.<br />
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Of course we left the battery to the camera back at the hotel so all we were able to get was Flip video.<br />
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Tomorrow is the day!Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15209953476958023410noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441577457691006038.post-80173562064159327622010-07-18T08:21:00.000-07:002010-07-18T08:42:16.707-07:00Beijing, Day Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgassgXnjZDt2HSynU4WURBVsfhd2HZqeaeZmyRRNpvHSF3FU4EBAxg8kYrX-JYiesMRtIjK9Kc6gmJUnCJGG3WJym9TwYg4BlpN2P152sx1Ut5MRCLeJmRVH6YpCGHDNzY7gE89BNBW0A/s1600/Great+Wall+from+above.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgassgXnjZDt2HSynU4WURBVsfhd2HZqeaeZmyRRNpvHSF3FU4EBAxg8kYrX-JYiesMRtIjK9Kc6gmJUnCJGG3WJym9TwYg4BlpN2P152sx1Ut5MRCLeJmRVH6YpCGHDNzY7gE89BNBW0A/s400/Great+Wall+from+above.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Today we woke up bright and early and go hot on sightseeing. We went to Tienanmen Square and The Forbidden City. It was incredible, but incredibly hot. By the photos you will see that there are thousands of people there as well as our measly little group of 33 people (including 6 darling little girls adopted from China, waiting to meet their new brothers and sisters!). At one point I thought I could have had a full blown panic attack with the amount of people just trying to get into The Forbidden City. The Chinese don't really follow the standard line procedure and tend to forget a little thing called personal space. Just imagine thousands of sheeple taking tiny steps all at the same time going the same way. It's comedy. Despite the mere panic attack it was an amazing sight to see.<br />
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We then went to a yummy lunch at a traditional Chinese restaurant for Peking Duck. We were super hungry so when they came out with dish after dish of many kinds of food we all had big smiles on our faces. There were about 7 different dishes and all of them very good. I have to say that I have yet to have a bad meal. The food is SO good here!<br />
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Next we headed up to the Great Wall. You just can't imagine the beauty of it without seeing it in person. I ventured about a quarter of the way, but with the heat, smog, and altitude I decided to park it and watch people. Mark kept going and made it to the top. So yes, Mark climbed the Great Wall! All along the way he got stopped by Chinese tourists wanting to take pictures with him. I think that people think he is Fabio with his blonde hair. I have re-named him Flabio.<br />
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Tonight we are packing up and are heading out on an early flight to Hangzhou where we will call home for 5 days. The time to Mali is getting closer, only two more days until we meet our girl!<br />
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For some reason I'm not able to upload photos so I will post more tomorrow when I have more time and can sting together a proper sentence. <br /><br />We have to be at the airport at 6am for our flight to Mali's province tomorrow. Two days until we meet our girl!!The Mali Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534469752721286512noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441577457691006038.post-78225186345996685522010-07-16T06:48:00.000-07:002010-07-16T06:49:18.678-07:00Beijing, Day One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjI2SBRGEJiX3_TeecCN52r5RoL6Qwc2x7AdfmhPDBeb2rN18VrtR3cI7Q8PP90EA76dU23UhFH3mpCniOCKmQIRpi5wgFoyhOKF-E3kTMutvGH3mZzsGPh3ZVWO7cG3wvQeKm8EnPFs/s1600/Beijing-Rickshaw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjI2SBRGEJiX3_TeecCN52r5RoL6Qwc2x7AdfmhPDBeb2rN18VrtR3cI7Q8PP90EA76dU23UhFH3mpCniOCKmQIRpi5wgFoyhOKF-E3kTMutvGH3mZzsGPh3ZVWO7cG3wvQeKm8EnPFs/s320/Beijing-Rickshaw.jpg" /></a></div>We started off this morning by landing in Beijing and hooking up with our guide and got checked into our hotel. Took an hour to shower and wash off 18 hours of flight funk and headed out to meet our group at the Hutong Tour and rickshaw ride. After that we went to the the Drum Tower and were able to catch the drum performance, it was amazing! After that we went to a Chinese acrobat show and can I just tell you that these performers are nothing short of sub human. What they can do with their bodies and strength is mind blowing. Tomorrow, The Great Wall, Tienanmen Square and Forbidden City. LOVING it here!<br />
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Our flight was nice. We were put in bulkhead seating so we had TONS of legroom. A$iana Airlines kinda rocks the service. We have 3 more hours flying time to Beijing. My feet look like they were blown up with a bicycle tire pump. I'm trying to persuade Mark into a foot massage, but when I suggested it he basically told me to pound sand. Oh, well his loss now he gets to hear me complain! Well, I better go I see something down the terminal that resembles a foot massage machine.<br /><br />Next stop Beijing!The Mali Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534469752721286512noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441577457691006038.post-51560227875090429772010-07-14T17:34:00.000-07:002010-07-15T14:23:37.281-07:00And it's all come down to this.....<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">(This post didn't show up for some reason when I was at LAX)</span><br /><br />So we are at LAX waiting to board our flight to China. We just had an amazing dinner with our Grandma Gold And Grandpa Jon at The Proud Bird, it was yummy and the margaritas were a great send off. When they dropped us off at the airport it finally hit me that we are here. A journey of over four years is finally coning to life. It still seems so surreal, but I know that there is a baby girl at the end of all this. OUR Mali. <br /><br />Thank you everybody for your calls, texts and emails wishing us a safe and wonderful journey. I love you all! I will try to update later.The Mali Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534469752721286512noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441577457691006038.post-61639653846004110292010-07-10T14:45:00.000-07:002010-07-10T15:26:02.738-07:00Four more sleeps!<div style="text-align: center;">Zhejiang Province<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDZMU-OyAH6wuhjNwP6NWRt4OtGMj5kqQJWI6neMoBxOKrDTt-n1SIFv4_3-6GyaAP6svm79OcKAYDh9A02-IO3ylzycYcbaIFTVfhXbiGHnnqGL-nfGXvQ3Pu6VE6xPt-YbwWW7jMGg/s1600/Zhejiang.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDZMU-OyAH6wuhjNwP6NWRt4OtGMj5kqQJWI6neMoBxOKrDTt-n1SIFv4_3-6GyaAP6svm79OcKAYDh9A02-IO3ylzycYcbaIFTVfhXbiGHnnqGL-nfGXvQ3Pu6VE6xPt-YbwWW7jMGg/s320/Zhejiang.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492405350281937218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3J66nMoWCQkzOHddiRpI7zPkMaKzUkFv3k4Pawe6DNOApXcwmoY45T5HCjiY1h4ipDhBtLs9qqCFz4NAg_Mz36vLAntLBDQaWRp4xl2IZSy2fSd6wWZ3s3iUvSX7G0REzIefuNPdN3Ic/s1600/Orphanage_entrance%5B1%5D.0.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3J66nMoWCQkzOHddiRpI7zPkMaKzUkFv3k4Pawe6DNOApXcwmoY45T5HCjiY1h4ipDhBtLs9qqCFz4NAg_Mz36vLAntLBDQaWRp4xl2IZSy2fSd6wWZ3s3iUvSX7G0REzIefuNPdN3Ic/s320/Orphanage_entrance%5B1%5D.0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492405603739241906" border="0" /></a>The Wenzhou Children's Welfare Institute<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbGO0Ond8O_VwKqEMzVRohtLx-JrnV8_RLQG0aqW9Li0AKCZozgY8uGp5NJCNUAXFCuaOKl6jHUebbzmo4ytT2DOHtTzGin06lpfcVWClqjafc50X_SCa9-ucGPAt2rpOcUVsk1XSWP4/s1600/orphanage_exterior%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbGO0Ond8O_VwKqEMzVRohtLx-JrnV8_RLQG0aqW9Li0AKCZozgY8uGp5NJCNUAXFCuaOKl6jHUebbzmo4ytT2DOHtTzGin06lpfcVWClqjafc50X_SCa9-ucGPAt2rpOcUVsk1XSWP4/s320/orphanage_exterior%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492405608188606386" border="0" /></a>I. Can't. Wait.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Mali Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534469752721286512noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441577457691006038.post-67088350157428416652010-07-03T11:09:00.001-07:002010-07-03T11:16:18.223-07:00Days......<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6-ysU8ycck0A8m6aj1sDCstCW7fevqY0gcm7qivjqwtioMwmL99xeQyfE1xabgNa_h98W7R8eCWC99o4pWhY34BFrpEFhVSA0IvKlCsQLv0kEm7PkQTY0ajDebsymvFknPXmuPfL3SM/s1600/P1030241.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6-ysU8ycck0A8m6aj1sDCstCW7fevqY0gcm7qivjqwtioMwmL99xeQyfE1xabgNa_h98W7R8eCWC99o4pWhY34BFrpEFhVSA0IvKlCsQLv0kEm7PkQTY0ajDebsymvFknPXmuPfL3SM/s320/P1030241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489743872907605410" border="0" /></a>We are a mere days from holding our girl. Plane tickets have been bought and the packing has begun. Who knew there would be a virtual pharmacy and office supply that would have to travel with us. So much stuff! I am definitely over packing. I have tried to scale down but looking at the weather reports in province and Guangzhou it is hot and steamy. <br /></div>The Mali Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534469752721286512noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441577457691006038.post-71924440898649567372010-06-15T19:35:00.000-07:002010-06-16T07:37:07.637-07:00Four weeks.....<div style="text-align: center;">From today I will be on a plane to hug and kiss<br /><br />HER!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlI61HX4lFMXLIon6zU-nk-5f_I5wOKEDpAZkaaEiYVyzAaHhC1sWopDv0IIwVQSTQhcOUwe759SwRLplwnmVTo9SY5PQKoN0BZHMSlRJqb_v4nU9VBctbSHtOK26XNIssRx91RyhCqw/s1600/P1030244.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlI61HX4lFMXLIon6zU-nk-5f_I5wOKEDpAZkaaEiYVyzAaHhC1sWopDv0IIwVQSTQhcOUwe759SwRLplwnmVTo9SY5PQKoN0BZHMSlRJqb_v4nU9VBctbSHtOK26XNIssRx91RyhCqw/s320/P1030244.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483194943371589378" border="0" /></a>We received updated photos this morning from a parent visiting Mali's orphanage and they were gracious enough to find our beautiful girl and get some photos of her. I can't believe how big she's gotten and how healthy she looks. I am stoked, however, to see that since she is holding a lolly that she must have gotten our care package (I sent Tootsie Pops for the nannies and children)!!<br /><br />Can my girl rock some green or WHAT???<br /></div>The Mali Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534469752721286512noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441577457691006038.post-56939450564131789882010-06-07T19:28:00.001-07:002010-06-07T19:36:59.514-07:00Sewing for my girl!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhXfzBhb9_PUk0kag25-rk_6HyeHRM7StIGG-OAi0YhBuWUyUIYJxoeJu2cZmwQ3qLBM2vmZPs2k4We37OaXqbn-oOeDQqKd7BSLDGV605arp6UQgHQBIUVpQZ_cAyHaw50FN-7MTsT8/s1600/me+267.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhXfzBhb9_PUk0kag25-rk_6HyeHRM7StIGG-OAi0YhBuWUyUIYJxoeJu2cZmwQ3qLBM2vmZPs2k4We37OaXqbn-oOeDQqKd7BSLDGV605arp6UQgHQBIUVpQZ_cAyHaw50FN-7MTsT8/s320/me+267.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480226223010753522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNx3m4mO8sS2fAiya3Xf1DNpLIEieGyxY9wN5_okWjxJd93yO5x00OmXGHxfDF5H9KSbdAaWCVCu1SIGEeBdeDiQ5yJ7jCaT7MRMW-wSSf3LccwLwNG5DuwBwtnVPjRjgkEW_zJ4coi9Q/s1600/me+268.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNx3m4mO8sS2fAiya3Xf1DNpLIEieGyxY9wN5_okWjxJd93yO5x00OmXGHxfDF5H9KSbdAaWCVCu1SIGEeBdeDiQ5yJ7jCaT7MRMW-wSSf3LccwLwNG5DuwBwtnVPjRjgkEW_zJ4coi9Q/s320/me+268.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480226026059987746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9K-d-JFBt4pQiPXtFUcyRXITsItiV22cqewts8V1Z_2Je24hyxKiuQXWDn7XIImdgR0SVR1mahyB_v4bfGNI08ykqDcRLUiKCBO0gpPbex42RRct4RjL0udNvRW0n-rS3szE0D9lGJA/s1600/me+266.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9K-d-JFBt4pQiPXtFUcyRXITsItiV22cqewts8V1Z_2Je24hyxKiuQXWDn7XIImdgR0SVR1mahyB_v4bfGNI08ykqDcRLUiKCBO0gpPbex42RRct4RjL0udNvRW0n-rS3szE0D9lGJA/s320/me+266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480225843788495858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1v30L3uCdPYXOnc0zQoW48S0lyrEOVo5wrlPOML-PL6rEakl5iv1IBp6JbpgjdE5BOoLU7upARnxFZ36cY4r2DKDYjt5cn2dpjKAhqPnnI6lhSEtPA1MRK9AIi-Q77FajLi5tqrkUy-I/s1600/me+269.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1v30L3uCdPYXOnc0zQoW48S0lyrEOVo5wrlPOML-PL6rEakl5iv1IBp6JbpgjdE5BOoLU7upARnxFZ36cY4r2DKDYjt5cn2dpjKAhqPnnI6lhSEtPA1MRK9AIi-Q77FajLi5tqrkUy-I/s320/me+269.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480225376741050946" border="0" /></a>The Mali Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534469752721286512noreply@blogger.com9