I haven't written in over a week; I was busy in Calif, and then my daughters came back down with me until yesterday when I dropped them at the airport in Phoenix. Ouch what a long drive from the border to the airport and back. I was yawning at the end and if Everardo hadn't been in Sonoyta waiting for me (at the border), I would have pulled over and closed my eyes for half an hour. It was 3 hours each way of boring desert-painful ha ha.
Well my medical stuff went very well. As it turned out I had another, bigger polyp way up inside my uterus- they saw it on the camera, and they cut it out. They expedited the labs so I got the results before I left Calif. Benign!! However if I had not had it taken out it would have started bleeding eventually and may have become cancerous. So good thing I went. And yes I could have had it all done here, much much much (did I say much?) cheaper...but I would have wondered if they missed anything. Not because I don't trust the doctors here, but because of the way they told it to me originally up there- that at first they missed it...so I felt like they knew exactly what they were looking for- and yes it's the same thing they would have found here. So I guess what I'm saying is I paid the big bucks for security...feeling confident....oh well as my mother would say.
The rest of the week was nice. Rex had a surprise dinner for Drew's birthday on Wednesday and her friends were all there as well as me, my ex and his wife, and fun was had by all. The next day she and I and Halla had breakfast and went to the movies to see this very silly movie called "The Millers". Drew and I went to the tattoo place and I had some tiny stars added to a tattoo I have on my arm and the word "esperanza" which means "hope" in Spanish- also very tiny. Ok the way we paid him was so funny. I have gotten the only tattoos I have done by this guy Tim, when I had breast cancer he did a small cancer ribbon on my shoulder- and did it for free- then gave the same tattoo free to both of my daughters. Anyway he tells me how much it is and usually I walk down the street to the atm to get the cash. So this time, he says.."how about $40.." and I say ok, hey Drew how much you got and she and I each had $7 dollars- I said ok I'll be right back- and he said- no $14 is good- hey what's that? I said pesos and he said cool- so I paid him $14, 60 pesos (a 50 peso bill and a 10 peso coin), and jokinly said hey I have some vicodin ha ha and he said ok cool...so I poured a handful from the perscription I just got at the doctor! $14, $60 pesos, handful vicodin!! What a deal!!
Then Friday or Sat we picked up Elena (Everardo's daughter) and went to breakfast in this cafe called Four Play ha ha, and the servers had this name tags like "Meggs & Bacon", and "Chris P Bacon"- too bad I can only remember the bacon names cause we were totally cracking up! So that was Halla, Drew, Elena and me. Then we went to the dollar store- which was amazing! I got 4 pairs of readers to bring home for a dollar each, and Drew got pieces to make a "crafts box" for Danica which she loved- this store is the bomb! Boxes of plastic bags, cleaning products, toys, all kinds of stuff. Then we went back to Drew's and Halla had to go get ready for work. But Drew, Elena and I went to the mall to shop- yes shop until you drop ha ha. Everardo wanted me to get Elena back to school clothes and I think she had fun- I let her and Drew go into Victoria's secret alone and I only came to the cash register...then shoes, jackets, pants, etc..we didn't get home until almost 7pm. Elena's mom is happy like me that Drew and Elena hit it off so well and also really happy that Elena met Halla this time, too. She wants them to be sisters and so do we. Drew was amazing with her, Elena is only 16 and Drew is 28 (wow my baby is so grown up), but Elena thinks Drew is totally cool. So the trip was worth it, if just for that.
Then the girls came back here with me to Puerto Penasco where the heat is on! We spent 2 days at the beach, but it was so hot there- luckily Poppi bought a couple of beach umbrellas, yippee, now I can use one with my hammock which ends up being in the sun all aftenoon and so unusable until evening. They fell instantly in love with Lucky, how was kinda shy the first day but really pepped up after that. Oh yeah and their flight was at 6am and mine not until 11am, but i managed to get on theirs- and the flight was packed- I guess Monday morning work commuters- but it was so full. I couldn't pay the $250 to change the flight over the phone or online, and I couldn't pay $75 to change it at check in, so they put me on stand by so I made it at no charge ha ha. (btw- I wouldn't have paid the $250). Then when we hit Phoenix at 8am- a friend of Rex's picked us up and drove us all the way to the border!!! And then wouldn't accept gas money (had to be at least $60). But he does want some shrimp so next time I go to Phoenix I'm gonna bring him some. It was funnt he opened his trunk and there were a bunch of 12 & 12 AA books, which I commented on. He has like 13 years and his wife 10 in the program and when I said I had 12, he started laughing and so we talked AA all the way to the border and the time went fast. There's a big convention here in Oct and he'll probly come down and then Everardo can meet them, too. Funny isn't it?
So we ran the ac in the bedroom all day with a fan pushing it out into the rest of the house- except the kitchen and dining room- there's a doorway to that area and Poppi hung his wool serape which is huge, covered the entire space to keep the cool. There's been a very light wind so it doesn't help much. I am totally waiting for the end of Sept (about 6 weeks) when it cools off thru Nov, then comes winter. So we shopped one day down on Mexico Rodeo drive, also called Cholla mall (pronounced choya) and the girls got everything they were looking for. They pointed out what they wanted and Everardo made the deals. Last time they were here we shopped on the malecon for small vases and trinkets and he made them do it themselves, but not haggle too much cause they prices were low and the vendors need the money. But here he did the talking and everyone walked away happy. Oh and both girls bought hammocks- the kind that look like a hanging chair...and they got them on the plane!! Everardo wrapped them in big green garbage bags which I was sure they pull apart at the border, but we only got a "have a nice day"- man we coulda smuggled anything- up to and including my husband!
Sam got lots of sisterly attention and Lucky perked up. He had been sick with a skin fungus and needed some vitamins and Everardo had been taking him to the vet, and he was feeling better, and started being really silly. We ate out except for breakfast and took them to our favorite places- all were outside stands..and they loved them! Burros longos, tacos (carne asada and pastor), quesadias, and at one place Everardo went around the corner to get a shrimp filled coconut for himself while we ate tortas and burritos. We ate, ate, ate.
So now I'm home with just the puppy dogs; Everardo is out walking the beach the poor bastard- it's got to be 110 degrees outside-and hotter at the beach. I say- forget it! Come home and hide inside the cool house with me! Ok it's not that cool- but better than outside. I hung the clothes on the line about an hour ago and I bet they're dry already! I haven't done my Spanish in 2 weeks except twice and that was in Calif- none here, haven't done zumba in 2 weeks either- ouch that's gonna hurt come Monday. But after this post I'll do Spanish. And I don't go back to the center to teach English for a month either. They're closing for 3 weeks and I took the girls out there to meet Karen and Eneida, see my classroom, and the puppies in the dog ministry, but I didn't have a class and so we decided that since I wasn't there for 2 weeks, then after next week they're closed for 3 weeks- to just not go for only one week- so I'm on teacher's vacation. Well I'm ok with vacation, and I'm really looking forward to getting back to zumba...but for today, after Spanish- I hope I have a good book to read all afternoon.......oh and a nap....yeah I miss the girls already, so my feelings are a bit of a mess, so I'll wait to write about that until next time...do I want to move back, move closer and stay in Mexico, stay right here, hmmmm my pea brain is too sleepy to consider in any coherent fashion right now...so...viva!
Well my medical stuff went very well. As it turned out I had another, bigger polyp way up inside my uterus- they saw it on the camera, and they cut it out. They expedited the labs so I got the results before I left Calif. Benign!! However if I had not had it taken out it would have started bleeding eventually and may have become cancerous. So good thing I went. And yes I could have had it all done here, much much much (did I say much?) cheaper...but I would have wondered if they missed anything. Not because I don't trust the doctors here, but because of the way they told it to me originally up there- that at first they missed it...so I felt like they knew exactly what they were looking for- and yes it's the same thing they would have found here. So I guess what I'm saying is I paid the big bucks for security...feeling confident....oh well as my mother would say.
The rest of the week was nice. Rex had a surprise dinner for Drew's birthday on Wednesday and her friends were all there as well as me, my ex and his wife, and fun was had by all. The next day she and I and Halla had breakfast and went to the movies to see this very silly movie called "The Millers". Drew and I went to the tattoo place and I had some tiny stars added to a tattoo I have on my arm and the word "esperanza" which means "hope" in Spanish- also very tiny. Ok the way we paid him was so funny. I have gotten the only tattoos I have done by this guy Tim, when I had breast cancer he did a small cancer ribbon on my shoulder- and did it for free- then gave the same tattoo free to both of my daughters. Anyway he tells me how much it is and usually I walk down the street to the atm to get the cash. So this time, he says.."how about $40.." and I say ok, hey Drew how much you got and she and I each had $7 dollars- I said ok I'll be right back- and he said- no $14 is good- hey what's that? I said pesos and he said cool- so I paid him $14, 60 pesos (a 50 peso bill and a 10 peso coin), and jokinly said hey I have some vicodin ha ha and he said ok cool...so I poured a handful from the perscription I just got at the doctor! $14, $60 pesos, handful vicodin!! What a deal!!
Then Friday or Sat we picked up Elena (Everardo's daughter) and went to breakfast in this cafe called Four Play ha ha, and the servers had this name tags like "Meggs & Bacon", and "Chris P Bacon"- too bad I can only remember the bacon names cause we were totally cracking up! So that was Halla, Drew, Elena and me. Then we went to the dollar store- which was amazing! I got 4 pairs of readers to bring home for a dollar each, and Drew got pieces to make a "crafts box" for Danica which she loved- this store is the bomb! Boxes of plastic bags, cleaning products, toys, all kinds of stuff. Then we went back to Drew's and Halla had to go get ready for work. But Drew, Elena and I went to the mall to shop- yes shop until you drop ha ha. Everardo wanted me to get Elena back to school clothes and I think she had fun- I let her and Drew go into Victoria's secret alone and I only came to the cash register...then shoes, jackets, pants, etc..we didn't get home until almost 7pm. Elena's mom is happy like me that Drew and Elena hit it off so well and also really happy that Elena met Halla this time, too. She wants them to be sisters and so do we. Drew was amazing with her, Elena is only 16 and Drew is 28 (wow my baby is so grown up), but Elena thinks Drew is totally cool. So the trip was worth it, if just for that.
Then the girls came back here with me to Puerto Penasco where the heat is on! We spent 2 days at the beach, but it was so hot there- luckily Poppi bought a couple of beach umbrellas, yippee, now I can use one with my hammock which ends up being in the sun all aftenoon and so unusable until evening. They fell instantly in love with Lucky, how was kinda shy the first day but really pepped up after that. Oh yeah and their flight was at 6am and mine not until 11am, but i managed to get on theirs- and the flight was packed- I guess Monday morning work commuters- but it was so full. I couldn't pay the $250 to change the flight over the phone or online, and I couldn't pay $75 to change it at check in, so they put me on stand by so I made it at no charge ha ha. (btw- I wouldn't have paid the $250). Then when we hit Phoenix at 8am- a friend of Rex's picked us up and drove us all the way to the border!!! And then wouldn't accept gas money (had to be at least $60). But he does want some shrimp so next time I go to Phoenix I'm gonna bring him some. It was funnt he opened his trunk and there were a bunch of 12 & 12 AA books, which I commented on. He has like 13 years and his wife 10 in the program and when I said I had 12, he started laughing and so we talked AA all the way to the border and the time went fast. There's a big convention here in Oct and he'll probly come down and then Everardo can meet them, too. Funny isn't it?
So we ran the ac in the bedroom all day with a fan pushing it out into the rest of the house- except the kitchen and dining room- there's a doorway to that area and Poppi hung his wool serape which is huge, covered the entire space to keep the cool. There's been a very light wind so it doesn't help much. I am totally waiting for the end of Sept (about 6 weeks) when it cools off thru Nov, then comes winter. So we shopped one day down on Mexico Rodeo drive, also called Cholla mall (pronounced choya) and the girls got everything they were looking for. They pointed out what they wanted and Everardo made the deals. Last time they were here we shopped on the malecon for small vases and trinkets and he made them do it themselves, but not haggle too much cause they prices were low and the vendors need the money. But here he did the talking and everyone walked away happy. Oh and both girls bought hammocks- the kind that look like a hanging chair...and they got them on the plane!! Everardo wrapped them in big green garbage bags which I was sure they pull apart at the border, but we only got a "have a nice day"- man we coulda smuggled anything- up to and including my husband!
Sam got lots of sisterly attention and Lucky perked up. He had been sick with a skin fungus and needed some vitamins and Everardo had been taking him to the vet, and he was feeling better, and started being really silly. We ate out except for breakfast and took them to our favorite places- all were outside stands..and they loved them! Burros longos, tacos (carne asada and pastor), quesadias, and at one place Everardo went around the corner to get a shrimp filled coconut for himself while we ate tortas and burritos. We ate, ate, ate.
So now I'm home with just the puppy dogs; Everardo is out walking the beach the poor bastard- it's got to be 110 degrees outside-and hotter at the beach. I say- forget it! Come home and hide inside the cool house with me! Ok it's not that cool- but better than outside. I hung the clothes on the line about an hour ago and I bet they're dry already! I haven't done my Spanish in 2 weeks except twice and that was in Calif- none here, haven't done zumba in 2 weeks either- ouch that's gonna hurt come Monday. But after this post I'll do Spanish. And I don't go back to the center to teach English for a month either. They're closing for 3 weeks and I took the girls out there to meet Karen and Eneida, see my classroom, and the puppies in the dog ministry, but I didn't have a class and so we decided that since I wasn't there for 2 weeks, then after next week they're closed for 3 weeks- to just not go for only one week- so I'm on teacher's vacation. Well I'm ok with vacation, and I'm really looking forward to getting back to zumba...but for today, after Spanish- I hope I have a good book to read all afternoon.......oh and a nap....yeah I miss the girls already, so my feelings are a bit of a mess, so I'll wait to write about that until next time...do I want to move back, move closer and stay in Mexico, stay right here, hmmmm my pea brain is too sleepy to consider in any coherent fashion right now...so...viva!
