Tuesday, January 22, 2008

#44 Don & Margie Visit

Kathleen's parents, Don & Margie, came to China on Jan-3rd and stayed for two weeks. We had a great time seeing them and the kids loved spending time with Grandma and Grandpa.

They saw some of the sights in Suzhou and did a lot of shopping in Suzhou and Shanghai. They visited Marco and Maria's Newton Preschool and spent a morning at Dulwich in Juliana and Joseph's classrooms. Margie accompanied Kathleen on some grocery shopping trips and errands around town. She takes a great interest in seeing Kathleen's daily life activities in China.

A highlight for Don was a trip to the Dragonfly Massage Parlor. Kathleen, Margie, Don, and I all went one weekday afternoon. Margie had a head and foot massage and the rest of us had Chinese body massages. Don bonded with his masseuse and went back to see her for an oil massage the next week.

Don and Margie also got to participate in some events surrounding my work at Caterpillar. They visited the Cat office, met my colleagues, and reviewed the layout of the new manufacturing facility. On Monday, they attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cat factory, and on Tuesday we had my new boss and his boss over the house for dinner.

Above are a couple pictures from the visit. I have posted some additional pictures at snapfish.

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