Land of the FREE, frigid and lots of snow

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Today marks one week that I have been back in the states. Snow, and frigid temperatures welcomed me; and the brightest eyes of siblings, nieces and nephews warmed me up!!!

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Photos

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Prior to entering the expressway, we had to produce documentation to support the rationale for traveling to Beijing ~ it's time for the foreigner to go home!

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Keyuan, completed the road trip with me, we ate lunch and then I checked my baggage and prepared for the trip back to USA.

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Last signs from China

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This is the mode of transportation - it actually has an upstairs section.

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My nieces passport, it was a class assignment to help the students learn about Holiday's around the world. Toooo cute.

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A copy of my nieces suit case, it was a lot lighter than mines :)

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Welcome home - SNOW

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After a couple days of rest, I was able to do some small Christmas decorating of the house. KJ did not help at all.

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A small tabletop Christmas tree for my brother - Anthony

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The fresh smell of pine cones!

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Decoration for the exterior door - Mr. Snowman welcomes you to our home.

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Each time I leave and return from China, I see how much Isaiah is growing.

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Kassandra read the book Ling and Ting for me. The author of the book is Grace Lin, it made me think about my students in China.