A few years’ back, I took my kids to China to visit my sister Jenny and her family who were living there at the time.  We traveled with another sister Betsy and her awesome children, and it was an experience of a lifetime.  This time my kids wanted to go to Italy, and I was able to talk my sister Nancy (and her family) into joining us for this trip.  Last time I kept a blog, and it was a great way to process all that we experienced (and all that was new to me about China- alot!).  So, I wanted to give it another go.  We leave on June 15th for 2 1/2 glorious weeks- plus we get to meet up with some old friends along the way (some from the UK and others from the States).  It has been a challenging year, and I’m not sure that i have ever needed a vacation more.  Bring it on.  Plus, my kids are really fun!

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