Bringing Kennedy Home

12:30pm depart Vancouver for Beijing

VANCOUVER!!

Hi Everyone!

It's Saturday morning at 1:00am in Vancouver. For us it's actually 5:00am as our clocks are still on PEI time. Everything has gone smoothly so far. A little wing de-icing in Charlottetown and again in Montreal. We actually waited for about an hour in Montreal sitting in the plane. You gotta get in line there to get your wings de-iced!!! Not in good ole Charlottetown :)

When we arrived in Vancouver, we had a heart-stopping moment as we waited for our luggage. We were waiting for FOUR large suitcases and they all came out one after another...except one...the one with all our baby supplies!!! I prayed to god and St. Anthony and it wasn't but 10 seconds and there it was! Phew! I think it was the very last suitcase to come down.

The shuttle came to pick us up from the airport and take us to the hotel. The gentleman that picked us up is originally from Hong Kong. When we told him we were going to adopt a little girl he said, "If you ask me, that's a very good thing. She will have a good life here." That made me feel good. I always felt a sadness in my heart for taking Kennedy from her homeland, but when the Chinese people express their approval, it makes my heart feel much better.

When we arrived at the hotel, Raelene, one of our travelmates who I have been talking with for several months over e-mail, was waiting for us in the lobby. I knew she would be. It was like meeting an old friend. I can't wait to talk to her more tomorrow. Everyone else was, understandably, all tucked in for the night...

So into my nightdress and onto the computer. Took me a minute to get the whole thing up and running, but you knew I'd prevail, didn't you? I'm long winded now, don't know what I'll be like when my 10 month old daughter is crawling all over me!!

Marv is stretched out on the bed flicking channels...he says hi to everyone back home.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, to everyone who is sending us messages. Please, please keep them coming. It's the first thing I did when I got this internet up and going. Don't have any pictures yet, but I'll send some when we get to China.

There are a lot of people who've done and said a lot of special things over the last several days. Too numerous to mention, I'd be afraid to miss someone. Every single phone call, e-mail message, send off at the airport, spending time with us over the last week. Thank you. Every little gesture has been felt in our hearts. Talk to you when we arrive in China.

All our love,
Marvin and Carolyn

Arrive at Beijing Airport Hotel in the afternoon

11:30am depart for Nanchang
 2:00pm arrive in Nanchang
 4:00pm WE RECEIVED KENNEDY IN THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE!!!!!!

THE COUNTDOWN...3 HOURS

HI EVERYONE!!! I'M WRITING IN CAPITAL LETTERS BECAUSE WE'RE SOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED RIGHT NOW!!! MARVIN IS BESIDE HIMSELF, PACING AROUND, WONDERING IF WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED. THE OFFICE WHERE WE GO TO GET KENNEDY IN 3 HOURS IS JUST ACROSS THE STREET, SO WE WILL LEAVE HERE AT 3:30. I HAVE SO MUCH TO TELL YOU, BUT NOT THE TIME FOR EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW. I'M TAKING NOTES SO I'LL BRIEF YOU ON EVERYTHING WHEN I HAVE THE TIME...THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE INTERNET TILL FRIDAY IN OUR ROOM AND FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU KNOW THAT MAKES MOMMY HAPPY!!!!

I DO HAVE TO SAY THANKS FOR ALL THE E-MAILS. WE ARE READING EVERY SINGLE ONE AND WE ARE OVERWHELMED WITH ALL THE SUPPORT. JUST SO YOU KNOW, MY SYMPATICO ADDRESS IS WORKING LIKE A CHARM SO FAR, SO IF YOU WANT TO E-MAIL ME SOMETHING PERSONAL, GO AHEAD.

TO SUMMARIZE THE LAST FEW DAYS...
-WAY TOO MUCH FLYING...
-INTERESTING CUISINE, TO SAY THE LEAST
-LITTLE SLEEP, BUT FEELING GOOD
-NO SICKNESS TO SPEAK OF, THANK YOU GOD

STAY TUNED...PICTURES OF KENNEDY TO COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. FOR ALL THOSE WHO KNOW THE STETSONS, THEY ARE DOING WELL ALSO! BIG HI TO KAIO AND LUCA AT HOME!!

We have her!!!!

Can't type for long with one hand...kennedy is sleeping in my arms. Marv is downstairs okay, I just had to stop and go downstairs to where Marvin is doing paperwork...Kennedy is without a doubt a DADDY'S GIRL!!! She only wants him!!! She came in this morning with a man, so that probably explains a lot! Which warms my heart because I will be home with her for so long and Marv will be working...I just knew she'd be a daddy's girl.

I'm gonna try to upload pics and video now. I'll post them within the hour if possible. Of course, I have tons more to tell you. And I will, as soon as Kennedy goes for a snooze!

Lots of Love,
Carolyn, Marvin and Kennedy

Registration and Notarization at the Provincial Government Office

Update

Hi everyone. It's almost 4 a.m. Kennedy went to sleep at 10:00 and has been snug as a bug in a rug ever since. Marv and I both woke at 3, but he's back to sleep. I decided to get up and do some blogging...

So last night was pretty stressful for our girl. Obviously, she was exhausted. She wouldn't have anything to do with food so we just focused on comforting her and helping her get to sleep. It was that kind of cry where every now and again she just was overwhelmed with sadness, I think. All in good time. We totally are prepared for this grieving process. The Kennedy that you see in the pictures at the government offices is the "I'm not gonna cry in front of all these people" girl. Seems she has reserved that for here in the room. We're dedicating our time here all to her so he knows we'll be here for her...

We're going to breakfast @ 7 and then leaving at 8:30 to do more paperwork, etc. At some point today, I have to mix some kind of concoction that she will eat... they gave us formula and rice powder but she wanted no part of what i mixed yesterday. It's hard to get the right consistency, the right temperature (these babies are known to like their formula HOT!) Oh well, we'll get it right eventually.

BTW, when we got Kennedy, they gave us a gift...a glass ornament type thing, but no camera. But when Marvin went down last night to do the paperwork, voila, there it was! And Cindy, our guide is getting them developed for us. Can't wait to see those!

Once again, the messages we are receiving are awesome! Our site is obviously being passed around which warms my heart. We'll talk more soon. I think our girly is waking up!!

xox
Carolyn, Marvin and Kennedy

Happy Baby!

Well today has been an AMAZING day so far. It's 1:30p.m. Kennedy awoke this morning just after I finished writing the last post...about 4 a.m. She just laid there looking at Marvin for the longest time. We layed all three of us in the bed and she seemed very content. Then, at 5 a.m. we decided we'd awake and get ready to start our day (we had a busy schedule of meetings). Well, as soon as we propped her up, she was laughing and smiling and has done nothing but for the day so far. She had an entire bottle of formula (Chinese style!! I made it and she liked it...yay!) She ate some rice cereal and some cheerios and mum mums. So no more troubles on the food front. We figure she was beyond exhausted last night and that, along with her new parents, made for a tricky evening...

As with all new parents, we are head over heals in love. More than one person here in China and on the blog have commented that she looks like me...I like to think so!!

Today, we officially adopted Kennedy. When they asked us if we "liked her" of course we replied yes. Funny.

We went to Walmart...interesting. Very busy. No one speaks English :)

Here are a couple of videos from this a.m. Couldn't resist...

More Pictures

This picture was taken when we got back from getting Kennedy on Monday. As you can see, they dress the babies in layers...many layers. It's 26-27 degrees here and people are dressed in two layers, at least, and buttoned to the neck. Marvin wanted to wear shorts to the park tomorrow...Ummm I don't think so. You know what they say, "When in Rome..."

This is a picture of the gentleman who brought Kennedy to us on Gotcha day. When we walked into the building, three men were sitting there holding babies. We knew right away that one was Kennedy. The man was smiling at us like perhaps he had seen our picture and knew we were her parents. We also saw him that evening when we went to do paperwork. He waved and smiled at her. No wonder she loves men so much.

Tidbits from Jiangxi, China

Hi all...a hodge-podge of things floating around in my head. Thought I'd share:
• Kennedy is in her crib tonight. Rule of thumb: don't try to lay her down AFTER she's fallen asleep. Serious crying ensues...if you put her down happy, she may only need reassurance once or twice to settle. She fights sleep desperately. It takes her awhile, but once she's out, she's out cold!

• Marvin and I cannot get over the day she had today. Nothing but laughing and smiles. If this is her overall personality coming out, all I can say is WOW!

• She's starting sticking her fingers in her ears today. We'll keep an eye on that...she wasn't fussy at all so we'll keep our fingers crossed that it's nothing.

• She sucks the pointer finger on each hand...one at a time, which ever is closer. It is very cute. Only does this when she's tired. I sucked my thumb until grade 6...hope she doesn't keep it up that long.

• She is now ASLEEP in her crib and Daddy is asleep on the bed. Double knock-out.

This is the lobby of our hotel...beautiful!

• Yes, my friends, there is Pepsi in Nanchang...both can and plastic bottle...as usual, the can is better.

• Our hotel is 5 star and very nice here in Nanchang (which is in the province of Jiangxi). On Friday, we head back to Beijing...

• I just can't explain how much all these messages have meant to us. Besides looking at my daughter, it is the best part of my day when I read those messages. We feel so much love heading our way, it makes being so far away much easier. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We are TOTALLY feeling the love.

Message for Staff and Students of Greenfield

Hi to everyone at Greenfield School! I miss everyone there very much and I cannot wait to take Kennedy in to see everyone. Thank you so much for your support, it means more than you know. To my kids in grade two, you are going to love Kennedy. I'm sure she will be more than willing to sit on your knee, just like you hoped. I love you all. See you soon...

Mrs. Clow
xox

Wednesday, February 7th 10:30 in China

I decided to title this with the date because, truthfully, I cannot keep track of the day here, the day in PEI, the time difference etc. Also, I get up so early in the morning that I can't remember if I posted today or yesterday or what. So here it is...another day in the life of Kennedy...

Today, we went to an amusement park. We stayed for about 1.5 hours. It was very nice to get out and about. The weather was warm. Marv and I wore short sleeves. That drew some attention. The locals are dressed like you all back on PEI in -30 degree weather. That's so interesting to me. The local babies in the park we bundled like you wouldn't believe. All the babies wear "split pants". That is the pants have a huge split in the crotch. So big that you can see their bums when they walk. When they need to "go", they just go. No need for diapers! We were told that all our babies are potty trained. Just put them on the potty, whistle and they go. This has happened for several families in the group, but not our girl. We tried it, but she didn't go. so diapers it is for us!

For lunch we went to a local chinese restaurant...there's a big round "lazy susan" type thing in the middle of the table. Our guide ordered us a bunch of different dishes and they take them out and put them on the table. We all scoop from it into our own plates. It wasn't bad, but I'm not really into the authentic chinese food. I just don't have a taste for it. But I'm not starving either. A little here and there is enough to get by.

Back to gotcha day, the experience of being in that building witnessing all those babies coming in with their caretakers is something I will never forget. Of course, all I can think of is the other babies that don't have homes yet. It's an overwhelming feeling to think of all the babies left behind.

Kennedy continues to be a complete angel. Days would be long with a screaming child, but this girl is pleasant always. She's a joy to take out and about. Loves to socialize. She had 2 friends over to play tonight: Bryn and Caia.

Here are some pics. Hope you enjoy them.

Loving hearing from you all.
xox from China.

Falling asleep on Daddy's shoulder	Local man and his baby talking to Kennedy	Kennedy and I at the Chinese restaurant	Local ladies talking to Kennedy
All bundled up at the park	Strike a pose...	Mommy and Kennedy	Happy baby!
Asleep...again. Mom takes lots of pics of me sleeping.	Kevin and Catherine talking with the locals	Asleep in my stroller...when I'm asleep, nothing wakes me up!	Trying on my ladybug hat from Bryan and Angela. I love it!

I LOVE noodles!!!!

This is Kennedy enjoying her noodles. When we eat at restaurants, the babies eat noodles, steamed eggs or congee(rice paste). So here she is sucking them in. she ate the whole bowl!

Our friend's sites...go visit them too!

Hi everyone, why not add a couple more blogs to your reading list. These are some people that are here with us:

Patrick and Kathleen with Maeve:
maevethefordesbewithyou.blogspot.com

Shea and her mom Darlene with Caia
thegiftofyou.blogspot.com

Kevin and Catherine with Roshandra
thestoryofyou.com/roshandra.html

Monica and Paul with Claire
monicapaulclairew.blogspot.com

These folks are also in China now too, but not with our group. I haven't met them yet but have been following their blogs and we'll be on the plane home with them if we don't meet before hand:

Debbie and Kirk with Olivia
bringinghomeolivia.blogspot.com

The Carmody family
carmodyadopt.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

Receive Kennedy's adoption documents
Visit the Tengwang Temple

Another great day in Nanchang

Today we went to the Tengwang Temple. It was a sight to see. I was exhausted afterward as I carried kennedy for about one hour as we toured around. We took our stroller but there were so many steps that we left it at the bottom. We made a few purchases and then it was off to dinner at a local restaurant. I'm very tired tonight...better get to bed early. We fly to Beijing tomorrow afternoon. It will be interesting to see how Kennedy enjoys the flight. Hopefully internet will not be a problem in Beijing...this will be my last post until we get things up and running there. Here are some pictures for you all...

Raelene, Girard and Bryn

This post is for everyone, but especially for Raelene and Girard's family and friends. Hope you all enjoy these pictures. Bryn in an absolute doll!

Another site to follow!

I have another site for you all to follow. The Hendricksen family is travelling with us. There are two big sisters on this trip with us: Kate, daughter of Aggie and Rob and Helena (Hendricksen), daughter of Beth and James. You can check out Beth, James and Helena's site
here!

IT'S A BOY!

Our friends, Leah and Todd, have a baby boy! I don't know any more details at this point, but I will let you all know when I do. This is a little brother for Anna and Lauren. Congratulations to the Clark Family!!!!!

10:30am Receive Kennedy's passport
 6:15pm Leave for Beijing
 8:35pm Arrive in Beijing

Last few hours in Nanchang

We are just back from getting Kennedy's Chinese passport. We have packed our things and are ready to head out to Beijing. It's with mixed emotions that we leave Jiangxi, Kennedy's birth province. Hopefully, one day, we'll be back again. Goodbye Nanchang and thank you for our beautiful daughter...

Happy baby...

Children's Photos
Group Picture
Beijing Zoo
Summer Palace

Beijing

Well, it's now 8 a.m on Saturday morning in Beijing. We didn't get to our rooms until about 11:00 last night. Needless to say we were ALL tired. Let's just say the plane ride was interesting. Kennedy slept for the first half hour and cried for the last half hour...she wanted no part of a bottle, so perhaps her ears were bothering her...she was also tired because she had interrupted naps all day. We have another busy day scheduled today, so we'll see how it all goes. Internet service is not quite as good here as in Nanchang. It's slower for sure. Hopefully it all works out okay. It also costs to use the internet in our rooms here. In Nanchang it was FREE. But that's okay...I'm willing to pay it to keep in touch with home...

Again, thanks for the e-mails and comments on the blog. We are getting anxious to get home now. 5 more sleeps

The Great Wall

internet gone bad.....................

hi all....we're all doing well...I have a girl on my knee so I'm doing this FAST. Marv just went on a mcdonald's run. Yay! We're CRAZY busy here in Beijing. lots of sight seeing, less paperwork. the internet is bad here so i don't know how much i can post. i just got back into my sympatico account so keep sending messages. kennedy is now a squirmy monkey!! more later i hope

xox

Medical Exam for Kennedy
Shopping

Monday, February 12, 2007

Hi Everyone. This is a rare moment when the internet is actually working for me. I considered pitching the computer out the window a few times, but luckily I didn't...

Everything continues to go very well. Kennedy is behaving very typically for her age...squirming, babbling, laughing, flirting...We had our medical exam this morning. She LOVED the doctor and he quite liked her too! She was a very good girl. No needles Stephanie...so that was good!! Yesterday we visited the Great Wall, a truly awesome sight and the Jade Factory. Absolutely beautiful jewellery, but quite expensive.

This afternoon we are having Kennedy's photos done by a photographer. Another family in our group had them done and we just couldn't resist. So many things here are once in a lifetime opportunities so we want to do everything! Tonight we are going to an acrobat show. Tomorrow will be lots of shopping. We are going to the pearl market. (Marvin is speaking mandarin to kennedy right now...he learned how to say DADDY loves you...she smiles!)

McDonald's was good...tastes just like home.

I will not even attempt to load pictures. When I get home, I will post lots of photos from the trip...

Can't wait to get home to see everyone.
Lots of Love from China
The Clow Family

Arrival in Charlottetown on Thursday at 11pm

Hi again everyone! I just checked the PEI weather for Thursday, and what do ya know? Snow and blowing snow. As we all know, things can change in a hurry so we'll keep watching.

Our flight number is Air Canada 7676 from Montreal due into Charlottetown at 11:05. You never know with flight delays etc., so you can keep posted on the internet by checking if we're on time. In the case of a major storm, mom and dad STAY PUT!! We already made plans for Sue and Marty to come and get us. We will stay at their house for the night. The last thing I would want is to be driving through a storm at midnight!! So, we will give a call home once we get to Canada and make plans from there.

Pictures...I hope this works!!

Silk Store
Indoor Market

Tuesday, February 13 9:50 pm.

Hi Everyone! We continue to take in the China sites... today we went to the silk store and chose to skip the pearl market and lunch as we were feeling pretty tired. Our AWESOME guide, Faye, hailed us a cab to take us back to the hotel. for about a 45 minute drive it cost us $7.50 canadian!! That means we could go from Summerside to Charlottetown for that price! Hilarious!!

We've been able to talk to Kim, Amy and Mom over the last day or so, so that's been nice. Kennedy has quite a runny nose. It's been an extremely hectic schedule this week so we're all a bit tired. Marv went out tonight and bought us another suitcase to take our treasures home in. We had planned on doing this as our other luggage was stuffed pretty full coming here and we knew we wouldn't have much room to take stuff home. Kennedy is allowed a suitcase, so that will work out just fine. Tomorrow we head to Tiananamen Square and the Forbidden City, then shopping again. Tomorrow evening Yulin is having the traditional going home party for the girls. It's hard to believe we'll be heading home in just a couple of days. We leave the hotel at 10:30 a.m. on thursday and fly out at 2:40pm. Ofcourse with the time change, we arrive home at 11pm, but really it will be about 24 hours in transit for us. We are praying that we can get home okay as the forecast doesn't look good :(

It will be hard to say goodbye to China, but harder to say goodbye to our travel group...The Stetson's and us are the only ones in the maritimes. Everyone else is Ontario west so it will be difficult to see each other. But with the amazing world of internet, we will be able to keep in touch.

Thank you all so much for your continued support! It's so exciting to read all the messages and know how many people watching our journey. We cannot wait to see you all when we return to Summerside.

Lots of Love from Beijing,
Carolyn, Marv and Kennedy

Tiananmen Square
Forbidden City

Last Night in China

Yes, it's hard to believe this is our last night in China. It is with a heavy heart that we take Kennedy from her homeland, all the while knowing that she will have a fresh start in our awesome country Canada with two parents who love her more than anything...

We are worn down and ready to return Summerside. The support we've received from our community has been tremendous, with people sharing our story with their friends and so on...Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

And finally, our dear girl Kennedy, we bring you home to the wonderful people of Prince Edward Island. Finally...we are a family.

Thanks for following along everyone. You can continue to follow our journey when we return home. Stay tuned...

10:30am Leave for airport
 2:40am Depart for Toronto
Arrive in Toronto in the afternoon

2:00am (atlantic time) ARRIVE IN CHARLOTTETOWN!!!!
Carolyn's 35th birthday!!!!!

WELCOME HOME KENNEDY!!!

Hi Everyone,

This is Sue, it is 3AM and I am just back from the airport to welcome Miss Kennedy Joy Clow to PEI!! She is absolutely beautiful....and what a little personality on her! The plane landed at 2AM and there was a good crowd there to welcome them home!! I just wanted to post a 'few' pictures of the Clow arrival and Carolyn will post as soon as she is up and running!! Congratulations........and WELCOME HOME KENNEDY!!!

Hugs and Kisses,
Sue

Home Sweet, Sweet Home!

It is soooooooo good to be home. I have now been up for 36+ hours without a wink of sleep. We arrived home at 2 ish, greeted friends and family at the airport and off we went to Summerside...straight to McDonald's. I hadn't eaten for so long...about 36 hours I guess. The flights were delayed everywhere, we missed a connection, waited and waited and waited. Let's just say I don't want to go near an airport anytime soon. Carrying a baby through airports and on airplanes for what seemed like forever was exhausting, but worth it for sure!!

I'd like to thank the makers of the evenflo exersaucer for their wonderful invention. Kennedy loves it and I love it too!! It's now 8 a.m. Marv is getting some sleep and Kennedy is good to go. Marv is getting sick, so he needs rest more than I at this point.

Thank you to those who came to the airport to welcome us home. It was heartwarming to see so many people there. I know there were several others that had planned to come, but with our late arrival it was impossible to get there. We totally understand this. Thank you for your thoughts and well wishes.

Mom, thank you for cleaning our house and having it all ready for our return :)

And yes, today is my 35th birthday. Who knew I'd be bringing my girl home on my birthday. What an awesome gift.

Thanks for posting the pictures Sue!

A HUGE congratulations to Jeff, Jen and Savannah on the birth of Kennah! Can't wait to see you guys.

Special hello to our friends who travelled home with us from Beijing...Kathleen, Pat, Lucilla, Marcus and the beautiful Maeve! We miss you guys already. Thank you for your friendship throughout the trip and special thanks to Lucilla and Marcus for all your help each day! You are truly wonderful people!

I must make mention of our friends Bryan and Angela, who travelled from Moncton (took the day of work today!) to welcome us home. That means a lot to us! We cannot wait to share the details of our journey with you as you prepare to bring Ella home. xoxo

More to come...

Happy Chinese New Year!

It's the year of the Pig! Happy New Year everyone!

Well, it's been a tough few days for all of us. Our clocks are confused, to say the least. Kennedy has her days and nights totally reversed so we are working hard at getting that turned around. Today we went to Grammie Clow's house where Kennedy played with her aunts, uncles and cousins ALL day. She loved it! She had a 45 minute cat nap around 3 o'clock and we managed to keep her up until 8pm so hopefully she'll sleep through until at least 5 or 6 a.m. The last two mornings she woke up at 3 o'clock and 1:30 so we're thinking it can only get better, right?

We are also all battling colds/sore throats. I was actually in such discomfort this a.m that I went to emergency only to find a FULL waiting room at 8 a.m. I knew I couldn't sit there all day so I came back home. Hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow.

Tomorrow we are heading to Charlottetown to welcome home the Stetson family. It is Roshandra's birthday tomorrow and we can't wait to see them again. We know their older children must be so anxious to finally meet their baby sister.

Thank you to everyone who has called, stopped by and sent messages. We still need a bit of time to get adjusted but we'll be up and on the go soon.

Sleep..........

It's amazing how much difference a good night of sleep makes. Since we got home, Kennedy had been sleeping in spurts through the night and having her big sleep during the day. So we decided to do our best to keep her up all day, with just a short nap, and put her to bed around 8ish. We did this on Sunday, with help from Aunt Kim, Uncle Mark and cousins Breanna and Chloe. Still, Sunday night she was waking up several times through the night, but I felt like we were heading in the right direction. Yesterday she had a couple of 1 hour naps and was ready for bed by 8pm last night. I went to bed at the same time, prepared to be woken up within a few hours. We I finally woke up, it was 4:30 a.m. I was so happy I could hardly get back to sleep. Now for the best part...Kennedy didn't wake until 8 a.m.!!! Then we got up and headed off to Greenfield School to see some friends, then to Aunt Kim's work...this afternoon our friend Ruth dropped by with some homemade soup and biscuits (Thanks Ruth) and we're heading to Grammie and Grampie Milligan's for supper! Will she make it through another night? We'll see...

We went to Charlottetown yesterday to welcome home Roshandra, Catherine and Kevin. It was Roshandra's birthday!! Nice to have everyone home safe and sound and start our new lives together...

Grandma visits!

This morning Grammie Milligan is here to entertain Miss K. Did I mention that she LOVES to be entertained? The bigger the crowd, the better. She finds Marvin and I to be rather boring and would much prefer to be out and about visiting people. Social butterfly on our hands.

Last night Kennedy went to bed @ 8pm and slept through till 3:30. Then she came in with us and eventually fell asleep by about 5:00. We were then all awake by 6:30. So a little disrupted but still much better than it was.
We'll take it.