We've bought our return tickets home and it has wiped out our bank account. Back to the good ol' days of being broke again:) I've begun to think about getting rid of stuff that we can't or don't want to take back with us. Books, for example, that I've already read so I see no point in taking with us. I've heard there is a used bookstore in Nanjing, although I have no idea if they buy Foreign books or not. This is something we need to check into.

We've decided that we are definitely not taking Josie the pup back with us. Even if we were staying in China we wouldn't be keeping her. She's not the right fit for our family. She still (STILL!!) bites Josh's ankles. She doesn't bite anyone else in the family, only him. I think it's because she knows he's the youngest and she's trying to assert some sort of dominance over him. We talked to Mr. Du to see if he had any ideas for helping us find a new home for Josie. He told Chris there are two ways to get rid of a dog: We can take her to the country and drop her off, or we can can give her to someone who will eat her. Yeah, neither of those are viable options for us. I'm hoping the vet we take her to will be able to help us find a new home for her.