Things my Kids Said…
December 31, 2011 at 12:01 pm | Posted in All Things Doodle, Caityisms, CKD, Depression, Family Ties, Kidney Disease, Miscellaneous Crap, Sisters, Toeses and Noses | Leave a commentTags: American Idol Island, Asthma, Christmas, IgA Nephropathy, iPad, kidney transplant, kids, Monkey Dunk, organ donation, Things Kids Say
Yesterday the girls were talking about their beds.
“Well, Mommy has her own bed too” said Caity.
“Not really.” replied Lexy. ”she has to share it with Daddy. We’re lucky, we get our own beds…”
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Caity’s crazy about monkeys. She has been since, well, she was born. Anyone who knows her, knows that her friend George is most beloved and she carries him everywhere. Poor George lost the stuffing in his middle quite some time ago (it migrated to his feet), and he can no longer sit on his own. George is a good monkey. He gives me a hug and a cheerful “ooh ooh ahh ahh” every morning when Caity gets up. You can’t ask for a better friend than that.
For Christmas, Santa brought Caity the “Monkey Dunk” game. We opened it yesterday and as I was separating the banana tokens, I told Caity that she better keep George away from them because he might eat the bananas and then they couldn’t play the game.
“Mommy…” Caity said, rolling her eyes at me. ”George isn’t real….”
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Happy New Year everyone! I haven’t posted as much as I’d like recently because I have been sans-computer since September. Santa was a sweetheart this year and spoiled me rotten by bringing me an iPad. I’ve put it to good use so far and despite what my Husband says, I haven’t burned out the battery yet…
Here’s hoping the odd year curse* is left behind us once again and a promising even year is ahead again. I, for one, cannot wait to see this year pass, it was stressful to say the least. All the best, see you next year 
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*The odd year curse is something I have noticed throughout my life. Bad things happen in odd years and good in even. I’ve lost jobs in odd years, gained them in even. People very close to me (myself included) have been diagnosed with life threatening illnesses in odd years and ‘cured’ in even. It always seems like if bad things are going to happen they will happen in an odd year (9/11). Although My kids were both born in odd years, their births were both difficult, Caity still struggling with some of it.
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Almost Paradise
December 11, 2011 at 8:43 pm | Posted in Daddy-O, Depression, Family Ties, Miscellaneous Crap, Toeses and Noses | Leave a commentTags: catamaran, Christmas, Gran Bahia Principe Ambar, kids, Punta Cana, snorkeling, vacation
Entrance to the lobby
We just came back from vacation. Alex and I spent a much-needed week in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic at the Bahia Prinicipe Ambar resort. No kids. Just us. Alex’s Step-Mom kindly moved here for the week so we could get away. We both desperately needed a vacation after everything we’d been through the past few years. I was exhausted – physically, emotionally, mentally – I had not one ounce of patience nor energy left. I needed to recharge my batteries.
The temperature hovered around 28°C all week, it was heavenly. Although the resort is listed as 5-Star, I’d give it 4-Stars. It was really nice, but I wasn’t blown away. The a-la-carte restaurants were good, especially the Don Pablo and the Bella Italia, but the Santa Fe really sucked. By the end of it, we were tired of resort food and were so happy to find a Wendy’s at the airport. Nothing though, could compete with the view.
We sat around the pool most of the time and went on one excursion – snorkeling and Stingray/Nurse Shark dive. The ocean was too rough to go on the other excursions we booked, including Snuba and a Catamaran sail along the coast. It was nice just to relax – something I haven’t done in years and up until now, wasn’t sure I remembered how to do.
Just gorgeous
the beach...
The beach was beautiful and with the exception of the crazy German tourists who nearly started a fist fight when we were on the transit with another German couple who didn’t seem too pleased to be bothered by the first couple, it was a great trip. Alex surprised me (although I knew he was up to something) with a ring. A beautiful three-stone diamond ring, surrounded on each side with four smaller diamonds. When I saw it, I knew what it represented – him and our two daughters, my three monkeys.
We went snorkeling, held Stingrays, swam with Sharks and Parasailed. What more could a person want? The extra surge of Vitamin D really helped – so did the plenitude of Pina Colodas. Now I get to go back to work and face a gazillion emails and get ready for Christmas – which I can’t believe is only two weeks away.
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Me and My Gal
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