the Shots have begun!

SSSSOOOOO, I added this beautiful picture because I miss the sun sets from back home. This is a picture Shelby took on the way home from a volleyball tournament. It is one of my favorites... Enjoy the view! (It is helping soothe my pain) =o)

All 5 Jacksons ventured downtown Beijing today, for our first round of shots. As it turns out, we will get all 6 we need over the course of 3 or 4 visits. We all got the first round of Rabies shots (NNNOOO, we don't have it - just don't want it either!)... I don't think we are all getting all the same shots at the same time. Some of us are opting to get some of the shots back in the USA this summer. Matt and Shelby are getting their Typhoid shot here - which is a thick gel shot - EEEWWW! The rest of us are holding out to get the gel caps back home - duh! The reason Shelby is getting the shot is because she is going to Thailand in a couple of weeks. Matt is getting it because he travels all over China. We are all getting other shots as well. It wasn't too bad. Sydni had herself in tears before we ever entered the office - the mind can be so cruel! We went and ate at an Indian restaurant afterwards, and it was so good! After being in a doctor clinic for over 4 hours, we deserved a treat - AND we went to a dvd store and bought a boat load of movies. Tomorrow, we are going to get foot massages and pedicures ~ we deserve it for being such great patients! On our way home, we were in the middle of traffic - at a light. The people in front of us got out of their car and did an authentic Chinese fire drill... We laughed so hard. I wonder what they call that here? hhhmmm... We will be leaving for Hong Kong very early Thursday morning. We thought about going to Disneyland there, but heard it was geared towards little kids. So, instead, we are going to another park (I forget the name) with better rides. We are going to do some shopping also (of course)... School is going well - we are trying to wind down the quarter... Or dining room table seats 8, and has been converted into a huge classroom table... lol... James should be bringing us mouse traps so we can finish our unit on simple machines and move on to light - yea for us! I hope to do a couple of dissections while we study it. Have a great week ~ it is full of Birthdays for us, as Samantha turns 21 Wednesday. We will celebrate big in Hong Kong! Be Blessed!