Happy New Year!

Yesterday we trekked to the lotus center and restocked on supplies for our stay. the rest of the day we stayed at the room. Joseph slept quite a bit, so Megan had a break from holding him. I was able to carry him a little at the lotus center and he tolerated my cart for a while but he still seems to prefer Meg to me. We think he still feels sick. he had a low grade fever and the diarrhea hasn't left yet. Joseph is still not sure what to make of us. Yesterday I cut up an apple and placed it in front of him. Wanting to interact with him I tried to see if he would give me a bite. when he would not, I took a slice and he reached out and took it back. I grabbed another and he did the same. we repeated it until his little hand was full. Joseph will trade toys, but if you give him food it is his. We were going to eat at the Italian restaurant last night but it was closed for another private party, and the price at the "Western grill" downstairs was ramped up for the holiday approx $50 US per person. So I was went on a Mcdonalds run. 30minutes round trip and lots of confusion even with a picture menu. (there is a problem with the translation of 2 of these or three of these, or inside or outside. The people try hard to accommodate us, we simply cannot understand each other:)Beijing and Hongkong have many more English speaking people, I am not sure about Guangzhou but will know soon enough. The skies have been pretty good, 6-8 miles visibility. Today we will go to the museum, tomorrow the orphanage in Luoyang.