tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27853592900020894302024-02-20T20:24:32.665-08:00Mommy DaysKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-7872134711134308472011-08-01T20:53:00.001-07:002011-08-01T20:53:08.428-07:00My blog has moved<p>I am so excited to report that my friend Jody from <a href="http://blended.typepad.com/">Blended</a> helped me change my blog so I could stay signed in to my e-mail and my blog at the same time!! Yeah!! The URL has changed to kristenmommydays.blogspot.com. The dash is the only thing changed. Hopefully this will make it a lot easier to blog now. Follow the new address and find out about our trip to the Grand Canyon we took last week…</p> Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-6398692923554756112011-05-15T07:14:00.001-07:002011-05-15T08:17:06.920-07:00The Munchkins Amazing Progress<p>We recently had an MRI for the Munchkin because his eye doctor was noticing some vertical drifting of his eyes. The doctor has always noticed that he had the horizontal drifting but the presence of vertical drifting at this age was alarming. There were two possibilities of what it could be. One is that it was always there and they just never noticed it because he would never cooperate for his appointments. He would scream and wiggle and they would be forced to do their testing quickly to get it over with. The other possibility is that some thing is attacking the 4th nerve in the brain causing this. I was told that whatever is attacking it would most likely be benign. Not exactly what a mother wants to hear about her child.</p> <p>We went for the MRI in Loma Linda. He had to be sedated for it. After it was over we went over to recovery. It was a long day! We left our house at 7:45 and didn’t return until 4:00. His doctor called me the next day with the good news. “There is no new damage and no changes. The only damage is what he has had since birth from being premature.” This is what we were praying for that the problem or 4th nerve palsy was always there. However, I was reminded of what a precious miracle this child is. The damage that has been there since birth is that when he had a stroke in the womb, 60% of his right parietal lobe didn’t form. There is fluid in it’s place. There was a time when we didn’t think he would or they (his twin) would even make it out of my body alive. Then when they came out and spent 75 days and 105 days in the NICU, they struggled daily to survive. Then as the Munchkin got older and we got the diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy and they told us “He might be able to walk one day”. We have been to more therapy appointments than I wish to count but he is doing amazing!</p> <p>Two years ago the Munchkin fell from his booster chair at the table and had to have a CT scan. The doctor was surprised to find what we already knew was going on in his brain. And was excited to inform us that his left brain was enlarged because it was compensating for what was missing. The doctor said “If he continues at this pace, in 15 years you won’t even be able to tell he ever had anything wrong with him.” This child is a miracle!</p> <p>He used to have to use a gait trainer to help him learn to walk. He hated it! When he got his new hinged AFO’s (leg braces) he started walking. That was October of 2009- he was 3 years-old. A couple weeks ago he has begun actually pedaling his bike. He never could before because he couldn’t get his left foot to cooperate. He can also ride his sister’s scooter! </p> <p>On Monday we are going to Loma Linda so the Munchkin can have a Botox injection in his left leg. The muscles are so tight and it hurts him so badly when we stretch him. The Botox will relax the muscle so we will be able to stretch him and he can put the left foot flat on the ground. Yeah! Having the injection will ward off having to have surgery until he is older. If he doesn’t have the injections or surgery, the muscle is so tight that his leg can’t grow properly. I am excited for his leg to relax! </p> Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-5562911324552280802010-12-29T17:05:00.000-08:002010-12-29T17:05:00.204-08:00Updates on the Twins<p>I realize it has been a very long time since I have updated everyone on the status of my twins. They just turned 4 in September which is incredibly unbelievable! The munchkin stopped drinking his super high calorie formula from a bottle in July and his growth has been amazing. He had been throwing up a lot because the formula would fill his tummy too much. Then he wouldn’t eat real food. The GI doctor is the one who wanted him on it for so long but I am glad we finally stopped giving it to him. He now weighs 22 pounds! he has gained 2 pounds since stopping the formula. It is so very exciting to see him sitting at the table devouring a grilled cheese sandwich. Some days he is our best eater! </p> <p>The bulldozer has some news of his own. We have been really noticing since about a year ago that he has some serious behavior issues that he wasn’t growing out of like we had hoped. He would almost go in waves behaviorally. He will be great, kind and helpful and then for the next week terrible spurts of screaming and being unable to make his bed or put on his clothes. I am sad to say that for a while we would get angry with him. Thinking he was just being stubborn or lazy, after all he could do these things yesterday. We took him to Mental Health Services and after much evaluation they diagnosed him with PDD-NOS which is on the autism spectrum. We don’t know a whole lot right now but we are learning. Especially we are learning to approach him differently. He has some fears and terrible nail biting to where he hardly has any fingernails at all. I called Loma Linda University today to see if we can get an appointment with them. </p> <p>All in all both boys are doing well. We got new glasses for the munchkin and they are already scratched. If anyone knows us we always have trouble with glasses for that boy! I will have to drive out to riverside and order new lenses to fit his glasses. There is some news about our oldest the prince but I will update everyone on that in another post.  Thanks for joining me in my journey to being a better blogger!</p> Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-11763729178486540932010-12-28T20:57:00.000-08:002010-12-28T20:58:56.894-08:00Sick, Sick, Sick!<p>Someone has been sick in our house since November 29th. First the prince, on his birthday he had pneumonia. Then 2 weeks later the prince again and then me and now daddy. Daddy and I had Bronchitis which is so fun. Also there is some coughing going on with the smaller children but I am praying that I can boost up their immunity and they can fight it. </p> <p>I feel like I don’t ever blog because there is too much to blog about so I don’t even try. My goal for 2011 is to fight the urge to feel overwhelmed by my life and by extension my blog and just choose something to blog about. I will try, cheer me on, pray for whatever you think will work. Actually don’t waste your prayers on that I am sure I will need prayer for something more serious later <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" alt="Smile" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdP7Nv8sQfCLCASMoBKXi7M9vB166DFm_N6Voq3NgbA8q3DG_AWB7u0deL4FSI04oOvdRm66HpBlpAKwGlZ61rRCOBEKZdSDmHkLH0PS97SUcnIxsKcf-5S07lG4KYhierH7IBPe9W-5F/?imgmax=800" /></p> Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-17190524269938986572010-10-23T11:44:00.001-07:002010-10-23T11:56:51.162-07:00Continued Vacation Pictures: Proving Ground And Lighthouse in Maryland<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EHsw27phaBEE_JmqVuF-zc4l8jRT-78kT6SlgaY52NRbXMNWnyTYe2ZCin051WZydWua8h6eJDUAw-bVxiQ17zDmvR0n2_uAVgtCGJAXbKgmsc3lbLpgfYiPtn3USvOGxpa9yO7CQCEB/s1600-h/Vacation%20390%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; 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DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="Vacation 426" border="0" alt="Vacation 426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXuyMaq-XdIYoYDOBxicwwS5usYjqDRUGQFQRdDC4cSt-oqUpfLsDhS2WBBvqVTsHXsNrsy1htf4MxiqNWpAOygiY0hrdmnp02t-o554U6UNgBY950rDh4KQxLn_H6YSzihQVlmoaizZh/?imgmax=800" width="364" height="484" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupZGghbMmEfD4KftAqQIOT7JHT94WsZczMIqrJN89IKIl2yWW9iRv4TM05Jy3itB1y7LfTR4C_RfamdiBqyJvfdEyW5O2J7Wb3pRVyMxzIPne-v6wbpCP_pldZ3A88SZMVDAr9hqeuvQt/s1600-h/Vacation%20441%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 506px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 405px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="Vacation 441" border="0" alt="Vacation 441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SdKr56nlG8Kdyujz1BhU8X-DPzFdQR44R4jqR7V1gc6V9DJAsUQfXfF89Wh7guHDWcA7oMd9YAqKU8PWvngdmJVWn8KdxatTiZLz0ZlDUyC2ENZGp2Do_Fqld-JkOP0mlLgBCQCnzA01/?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyKLieT0AE3rINeMpvv5B2dGLYTfC3UJWLd7Jksut2vD2hk-jzTSRj0NwYLXzn48ap0BoqH-c_9cXK4AAIP8w6uQDyBRHC6pbsDZyZTrPBiAEFOjnwh31WvYUJvMLEtFZMj1n5xf76PD9/s1600-h/Vacation%20444%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="Vacation 444" border="0" alt="Vacation 444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Amay1zHEbS68aNFIfiq_OP_DBtsPTPmd41uX61Nx2G2-Yeh9XRhogMXfjk2Ni0bTvgFJEUmntQGXWtCVEMfbsm0SKxJJLl1dF2JAVKHEXWU0w83k-hNwPGgjkc0EuDGer6dLWj-lpnl_/?imgmax=800" width="364" height="484" /></a> </p><p>Sunday we went to church and then ventured over to the Proving ground where my aunt works. I had been there many years ago with my dad to look at all the tanks and wanted to take the Prince. It was fun but super hot so we didn’t last very long. Then we went over to the lighthouse in Havre De Grace. The last time Dad had taken me there it had a rickety, unattached dock that would move like crazy when the boats would go by. Apparently a hurricane, Katrina I think someone said, destroyed the dock. The lighthouse was awesome. The last time I went there I was unable to go inside and this time it was open! It was so hot that the kids were just whining and crying and melting. We also got to go inside the light keepers house. <a href="http://www.concordpointlighthouse.org/">Concord Point Lighthouse</a> is really pretty and it is the only lighthouse I have ever been inside. I love lighthouses!!!</p>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-5497243188638575522010-08-28T11:26:00.001-07:002010-08-28T11:26:43.505-07:00Cooking Like Crazy!<p>To get ready for the school year with one child in fourth grade (public school) and three children homeschooling, one in kindergarten and two in preschool, I cooked like crazy. I wanted to have meals ready for convenience that were healthy. I followed recipes from <a href="http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/">Heavenly Homemakers</a> because she grinds her own wheat like I do and her recipes are simple and cheap and nutritious. She follows the <a href="http://http://www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Traditions-Challenges-Politically-Dictocrats/dp/0967089735/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1283019937&sr=8-1">nourishing traditions</a> style of cooking. The first thing I made was graham crackers. While they were in the oven I looked over at the bag of Sucanat (natural sugar) and realized I didn’t add any in, Oops! The kids still like them though, thank goodness. Next on the list Honey whole wheat bagels. I made a dozen to freeze for lunches or breakfast because it is the favorite food of the Prince. Next was Breakfast burritos for the freezer for a nutritious, quick breakfast. First though I had to make the whole wheat tortillas 24 to be exact. Then came the eggs and sausage and some cheese had to be grated. Then 20 burritos were assembled and frozen. Brad did the math and figured that the burritos cost about 45 cents each. Pretty good! I began soaking beans yesterday and will finish those today and also for today the granola just finished baking. The granola is very hearty and we can put it in milk like cereal, it is much cheaper and the kids love it!! I have been ignoring the laundry so that is also on today’s list. That is definitely the dreaded part of the day!</p> Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-53284223833679272062010-08-21T17:10:00.000-07:002010-08-21T17:10:00.193-07:00Memorial Service and The Old Mill<p>The Memorial service was beautiful. My sister and cousin played “Let it be” on the guitar, and a family friend sang. Aunt Kim did a reading and my youngest brother Alex did a reading. Then Brad did the eulogy and it was amazing. He portrayed dad so well and he brought up some things about dad that a lot of people did not know about him. Adrienne and I went up at the end to read some letters we found that Dad had written to her and the boys. They were so funny! After the church service we went to the grave site where the urn will be buried and did a small service there. Everyone went back to Grammy and Pop Pop’s for food. The kids were picking berries in the backyard. It was so fun! </p><p>After everyone left we went to the old mill that is in my grandparents little town. It was so beautiful! It was built in the late 1700’s. It was interesting for me and the kids to see a grain mill this size. The grain mill I have fits on my fridge and it was pretty impressive to walk inside and see the inner working of one. They still do grain grinding demonstrations however, we did not get to see one. Right behind the mill is the Susquehanna river. We stayed around there for a while before going back to Aunt Kim’s. It was a very nice and calm day despite the sadness we felt.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hFdngtE6gKYdVeMS0cVkjpnb-Yznzrf6x3Rs8eJ9Ro1Tts4ebIustM4ePosoQYrxH-Dz-7mMGBDuftqg_Sgpg7BT7b2-0N-Q6CL7CnT8YvT1_M3GMSvHSon1_LeujfiMV16ucJXV8I7T/s1600-h/Vacation%20270%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="Vacation 270" border="0" alt="Vacation 270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvi51GcUZQVGz7zBjvYmhdyQhpSWbIK-JmBGNpXtJIwnl4EQ8S2hg1sJmnAUI6_T82575VVN9Rct2RLhAE0rfsf_qX4C2LrmvQwyd3nrfhTtbJGmsgh9e9h1TqoqcaO2IvRD9wD5tqA7sR/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcw_oXKdojNDQ_UaYezooY8G6ZpSAg_k9fDwmCbchf7y9q1BOMV12D5WnKP58hskmPSL_bfFY0Z-FUKnRM5UGCJYd4oIDpGkhke8dwsnrZICRmNtG_KqvRt6azfXuAu9Sm1jU8BWaXGyOS/s1600-h/Vacation%20271%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; 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DISPLAY: inline; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" title="Vacation 361" border="0" alt="Vacation 361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUeMc-y9qNYMD6hKjIHJFNij-KegegNhrRBO7ANfOwNYzM98gofB255PhDsgg8VHiShSLBWsI6hQzgLW7KYa1MT8PooUJY5VPwGzlI5ts_3WR3q0xaOW4KKQyrWr0U4jR6H69LkdStSWf/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-47941092050785353642010-08-20T22:18:00.000-07:002010-08-20T22:19:43.157-07:00My Problem is Solved!!<p>My dear wonderful friend Kelly told me about Windows live writer. You download the program for free and then write your entire post in “writer”  drag and drop your pictures right onto your post from the file on your computer and viola! You publish the post and never have to deal with blogger’s photo uploader shenanigans again! I think I may be in heaven! I was seriously going to stop adding photos to my posts and let all my many, many readers just use their imaginations :) Now, I am off to start writing some posts and schedule them for the next few days. Happy photo uploading to all of us, Thanks to Kelly!</p> Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-1251374146191579782010-08-19T22:11:00.000-07:002010-08-19T22:17:20.357-07:00Having some serious troubleDuring our vacation we took 1,400 pictures. That is a lot of stinkin' pictures. It was two weeks of travel and we apparantly didn't want to miss anything! The trouble comes in because blogger is making it very difficult for me to upload, organize and find the pictures for each post. I am not sure how I am going to fix this problem or if I will just have to skip over all vacation pics and continue with posts about regular life. I really want my vacation pics on here so if anyone has suggestions it would be greatly appreciated!Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-24626749329348033902010-08-15T17:19:00.000-07:002010-08-15T17:19:00.062-07:00BaltimoreAfter Fort Mchenry we went to Edgar Allen Poe's house and then to the cemetary where he is buried. It was a very interesting cemetary because a church was built on top of it. It was strange. We walked around there for a bit and then went into the Inner Harbor which was really important to me and my sister. Dad used to take us there and he loved the Inner Harbor. We then drove by dad's old house. It is the house I live in in my dreams. It used to be so beautiful-and still is, not much had changed. When dad was still alive and in hospice we brought up the "woodside house" and he said " I refinished 13 doors in that house!!" Everything else we talked about that day he was kind of soft-spoken about but not when it came to all the work he put into that house!! Anyway, that was our sightseeing for that day. I had a terrible time uploading these photos. I cannot get them to arrange in order. I am very frustrated and have given up on that task for now so they are unorganized and wacky-sorry. I feel it is better to have my computer in tact and wacky pictures than a computer that has been thrown across the room because I continued trying to fix the pictures. Also, I am getting frustrated because blogger has some sort of delay when I am trying to go back and delete words and letters. 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I had some boneless skinless chicken thighs that I got on sale at Henry's. I never buy thighs I always buy breasts so I had no idea what to do with them. I had some coconut milk in my pantry that I didn't know what to do with either. Sooo, I went on an internet search for recipes and I found a few but I didn't have most of the ingredients. Well I found one where I was only missing one main ingredient (rice vinegar-which I sent Brad to the store for) and I had similar substitutions for other things I was missing. The Chicken is <a href="http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=522896">Sticky coconut chicken with chili glaze</a> and then to accompany I made <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/08/simple-sesame-noodles/">sesame noodles</a>. Holy cow!! dinner was so good, and the amazing part... my kids devoured it! They were begging for more chicken <strong>WITH</strong> sauce. I thought for sure it was going to be too spicy for them. I did not have the chili oil for the noodles or the chili flakes for the chicken so I just used tabasco and chili powder and kind of added stuff just to give it a little kick. They all loved it! After dinner they wanted some cheese and did some sort of goofy butt cheese dance, and you are lucky enough to see a video of it!<br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyYyttgJnKiO_xJq9sJ9ZdU3lLl6Vd5ysHcrMvgsnsyEdzwmVa07-5KJW9EETEUUcYY-TgR-kWEJaaiYTKk9A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>Sooo, make these recipes for dinner it was easy and delicious. I especially loved the noodles, Yum!</p>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-19228175160016028512010-08-13T21:00:00.000-07:002010-08-13T21:00:03.685-07:00Pig RoastThe pig roast was awesome! At first I wasn't so sure how I would feel about the whole pig roast situation but being there I was so happy I almost started crying. There was family that I hadn't seen in 10 years or longer and bluegrass music playing and a giant 95 pound pig being BBQ'd and cornhole going on in the background. This is family, this is what a get together should look like. 50 people all hanging out- some related, some not, all enjoying their time together. It was fantastic. It made me realize all that I have been missing out here in California. The only real, related family I had was my mom and dad. And now that they are both gone it is just me and my family. Brad has his mom and grandma out here and some other family a few hours away. I want to move, we want to move but we can't figure out how.There is a whole ex-husband situation for me and someone would have to give up summers and someone would have to give up the school year. We are trying to figure it out. Anyway, there were ladies there that were making homemade peach ice cream-it was soooo delicious!!! Pop was so excited about the ice cream and the pig roast. By the way Pop was driving around my daughter on his ATV and I should mention that he is almost completely blind and I was terrified wondering why in the world he was riding around on that thing. I also should explain cornhole... in Brad's words it is redneck horseshoes. Bags of corn, like bean bags thrown into a piece of wood with a hole in it. Simple but very fun.<br />
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I forgot to post about going into Baltimore and visiting Dad's old house. That will be tommorow.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-13746861708513082892010-08-12T21:22:00.000-07:002010-08-12T21:22:00.682-07:00Fort MchenryWe went to Fort McHenry on our second day in Maryland. This was exciting for my sister and I because Dad had taken us there sixteen years ago. She was only two at the time and I was 14. Whew, that was a really loooong time ago. Anyway, it was terribly sticky on this day and we were so hot. The kids were having fun going into the brick-lined tunnels and seeing all the cannons. We had a great time, and this being our first sight-seeing experience it was nice to show the kids all the artifacts. They however could have cared less and just wanted to be in some air-conditioning (we all did for that matter). <br />
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Tomorrow I will post about Fort Mchenry!<br />
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<div></div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-61597716851951386622010-08-10T21:10:00.000-07:002010-08-10T21:11:22.129-07:00VacationMy amazing grandparents paid for us to go out to the east coast. All six of us boarded a plane excited for the trip ahead. I was so nervous that there would be nothing but meltdowns and crying. Thanks to all the pre-packed activities, the 2 flights out there and 2 flights back went fairly smoothly. We stayed for two weeks and visited lots of family and saw many different places. I will be posting about our excursions individually because there is so very much to post about! To start it off airport pictures. We arrived at our local airport very, very early. I was concerned that it would be busy and that the whole removing six pairs of shoes and then putting them back on was going to be time consuming. We were happy to not be rushed. We had packed peanut butter and Jelly sandwiches and after getting through security and making it to our gate we sat and enjoyed our lunch.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503996487763001170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiSU4guIJRiEpTgflP4FzaERnRy13GnMbyo4qXZaSwXyrQBpgphlILXsTpBRlkoQJj2b6Oy2dywLRAGUnGN4HcqamFYV4A384yZbAsiXxBmiU628i5lObBNF_ni_7nQZPKts3-Nza876E/s400/Vacation+004.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502020929402993122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTnSwP82-QSlavttdeaM0gNlQr7k0wTQ2mXhTOVKw3MHdOHs6nCyOvd3YzOgkz83zH7u4K2kyKNEhTtxnNK67p_OCxVKAf6GTSItxh2KEVmmseyxZ6J1nA27aDQ8GPwPGexwIlIdRWRD-/s400/Vacation+012.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 401px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503996496658202370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_R8k1kFMHQ7kjJVEj3RJT2-ZRVfvopAlvCkcGzQ4kCPOC5vyTukXqmN76ZGpSVz9vzsed0REqLbMXtSeulpR0UZFyq0EfggsTC8ck67G7n1Ppud39xlOOwhbGxtjkAxtEEGJ4tdKmZQr/s400/Vacation+018.JPG" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503996501473613490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNLxoXYxLqO96aHWep3gFja-uQl5uZx6U2cg-X4E5_83BSr-vgHVhRQUaoj1MsVmYyFMToN8cA6VgzD_R-pBy4GFEByVFnJZU5fawmbyiXdaygUAiEvL6P6d6_khrao2O6UCKHhJOVGJH/s400/Vacation+013.JPG" />Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-6556510862391876142010-03-20T20:25:00.000-07:002010-03-20T20:54:39.589-07:00My Dad passed awayOn February 17th. After my mom died he helped clean out her apartment and helped organize our garage with all of her stuff in it. Then about a week later he just didn't have the energy and would have to go back inside to go sit down. He went into the emergency room December 20th and they said he had pneumonia. He got out and started drooping weight. He went into the emergency room again January 14th and when I picked him up the next day I just started crying. He had lost 20lbs. in one month. We had the memorial service for my mom on the 17th of January and everyone could see that clearly my Dad was not doing well. On January 26th he had lost so much weight and was so weak that his legs could no longer hold the weight of his body and he began using a wheelchair. On the 29th my husband took him to a doctor's appointment in Loma Linda and they admitted him-we were hoping they would. On Feb 1st I went to visit him and he had many tests scheduled-a lung biopsy, a bone scan and a liver biopsy. On Wednesday he called me with the results. He had lung cancer that had spread throughout his body- it was in his liver, pancreas and bones. It was incurable and untreatable and he only had weeks to live. Two days later his sister came out to visit and she stayed for two days. I wanted to move Dad closer to our house but I knew that he had a few friends visiting him there. They had gone and watched the Superbowl with him and that brightened his day. After I asked him if he wanted to move and be closer to us or stay and be closer to his friends he said I want to move! So I immediately filled out paperwork to get him moved. The next day, Friday Feb 12th my Husband drove out there and moved him 5 minutes from our house. It was perfect timing because my Dad's other three kids from North Carolina were coming on Valentines day. His kids are 18, 16, and 11. He was so happy to have them visit. By this time he was very confused and he thought we were going to take him with us. He also stopped eating. They left on Tuesday morning the 16th. Later that morning I went to visit him but he was fast asleep. I went back later that afternoon and I was so happy to see that he was in his wheelchair and looking out the window. I had three kids with me and after about 15 minutes they started making too much noise and we said goodbye. I wish I would have taken him outside with us but I didn't think of it. Later after my husband got out of school he stopped by to go see him and he was asleep. My husband told him thank you for all he has done for us and that he was a good man and that he loves him. In the morning at 7:30 I heard my cell phone ringing and I went running to it but missed the call. When I saw the number I knew it was hospice. I returned the call and the nurse said that William has expired. I just broke down crying. Dad died in his sleep within an hour of them finding him.<br />So now I am trying to work through all of these emotions of losing both my parents within 2 1/2 months of each other.Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-62928163030857028752009-12-05T21:45:00.000-08:002009-12-05T21:55:10.705-08:00A Positive thought...This is a poem Brad wrote today as a way to deal with his grief. He was at the library looking out the window at the golf course and it was surrounded in caution tape and it made him <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">think</span> of my mom. Although there was no actual crime and no caution tape, he said that he felt it was a crime that she went so suddenly. He said he felt like she was robbed of her life. The final thought of the poem keeps his mind positive and hopeful for what's after this life. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did-it made me cry because it is so true!<br /><br /><br /><br />Floating yellow strands, with cold, black letters<br />Line the doorway of your dark, empty place.<br />“Not for the weak of heart,” the tape mutters,<br />As it flutters, like a slap in the face.<br />But the words don’t hurt anymore, because<br />The sun is still shining from heaven’s lap--<br />To remind how He has washed all your flaws,<br />How anyone can dodge the devil’s trap.<br />Burn on us now, and show us, the path:<br />That the bleakness of The Fall was usurped<br />By the power and glory of His death.<br />Hand in hand, go from the devil <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">decerpt</span>,<br />And let the tears be happy memories<br />Of a life, once in bondage, that is free.Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-38497222863461650572009-12-05T17:18:00.000-08:002009-12-05T17:37:13.291-08:00UnimaginableI still truly cannot believe that my Mom is gone. I keep thinking "I should call her and ask her about this picture" or "Why I am taking all her stuff she's not going to have anything left". I keep saying to myself that it's not really happening but then I get a flash of the image of her when I found her and I realize that it is very real. I am sort of numb today, haven't cried much like the other days-it's almost like I have no more tears left. My Husband and his 2 friends are bringing her furniture to my Garage and my Dad is cleaning her apartment. I look into my garage and her entire life is stuffed haphazardly into it. Things are piled on top of things and I keep walking in there and just staring at the things that filled her apartment, the things that accumulated form her 61 years of life. She lived in her apartment for 20 years-I lived there for 8. She has things that were mine, things that I rolled my eyes at when I found out she still had them and told her she was goofy for keeping them-they are now things I wouldn't give up for anything in the world. I checked her e-mail and her cell messages nothing interesting. However when I checked her outgoing calls she had called Urgent Care two days before she died and talked for 1 min 18 secs. I don't know what was said but it makes me sad to think she was bad enough to look into it 2 days before her death but ignored what her body was telling her. I miss her terribly and I am still wondering if it's true...I hope not.<br /><br /> I was just about to push publish when I thought "oh I should call my Mom and tell her I posted." It made her day when I would blog, she checked it everyday and unfortunately I barely blogged, I wish I would have been better. It brought her such joy.Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-46365229783891501942009-12-02T12:59:00.000-08:002009-12-02T21:51:54.907-08:00UpdateHey Everyone-<br /><br />This is Kelly, Kristen asked me to write a quick update for all of you with regards to her mom.<br /><br />The Coroner called and it looks like nothing obvious led to her passing. They are doing a toxology screen to make sure there weren't any lethal amounts of anything in her system, which they said is very unlikely-they just have to check. Most likely she passed away from an infection and combined with everything, her body just shut down.<br /><br />Brad and Kristen are going through her apartment now and making decisions and arrangements. Please continue to pray for their family!Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-69403751057320229352009-12-01T13:54:00.000-08:002009-12-01T13:56:01.820-08:00My Mom passed away yesterdayIt was completely unexpected and I am stunned that this has happened. She was sick a couple days before thanksgiving with a fever and cough and her fingers and toes were getting numb. I told her she needed to go to the doctor but she said she'd be fine. Then yesterday she called at 11:15 and sounded terrible and could barely talk and was wheezing she said she would go to the emergency room but wanted to wait a couple hours so she could rest. She said she would call me at 3:30. After me freaking out and getting upset she asked me to just please wait -she wanted to be able to walk into the ER. She didn't call me at 330 so I started <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">calling</span> her her phone was off . I had her neighbor go over and bang on the door and nothing. He got a key from the manager of the apartments and we went in together at 600 and she was very much gone. The EMT said she had been gone since about 12:30. We are fairly certain it was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">pneumonia</span> but they are doing an autopsy to confirm.Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-68930999320143576782009-09-21T22:54:00.000-07:002009-09-21T23:37:54.150-07:00Happy Birthday!!!!My baby boys turned three today. It is sad for me but they are really getting so independent and it is exciting. We started off the morning with donuts for breakfast. Then we got the two big kids off to school (more on the princess going to school later) then we went to the park after taking the munchkin to the doctor. We finished up the night with the kids watching Wall-E with Daddy who isn't feeling very well. It was a great day. The kids all opened a present after breakfast. Aunt Jody (not blood related but the closest person the kids will have to an Aunt because Brad and I are only children) sent each kid a present because three birthdays are within a week and then she doesn't want to leave the Prince out so they all get one. It turned out to be a really great day. The bulldozer was amazingly grown up today. He was a helper all day and was just very proud of himself and how responsible he was being (we were too!!)<br /><div><div><div></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384169205283021538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVRSp_VnjqsJDFTLfKqe0A21deFY5ktZ1sn9VlgYEhJpIvsrqW3gxoLzqH7H3gMHGCiN4xGqy0-t-4idO5BIZhSZrcxFbdWokgA7PxLCJXTaxtznWWpcqdmfjZwzfxHCr-1jkhMwO7O1R/s400/DSC01710.JPG" /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384174511614067394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JTFF7kT3tdFUuKEpD0SaJ1UhmOJy3xy849txfNq4OcCWaPEMlCEFJrzMYS3hVsMRO0MEDqiVAUqLtOAIPN1bdkqFGkS9cSmfJzMqSQNPowNAfzIatTQdU1L2h3CUd_eOqtfjtYErg2BV/s400/DSC01716.JPG" /> <div></div><div></div><br /><br />too tired to sit up and open the present<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384169217468541314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTZc8c8QJtkJNZapcyvEaW5SYb1MLRP5D6SyT2Z-vvyRLW7phWfg82jO_fR18DfEKu9EljktQ7llf4KjjhEJ-K5Dl5nzli1hJOHwRAJGT5-K7JNRsV7PFMSiXVnsvOLEIjThRnd0Bbphg/s400/DSC01719.JPG" /></div><br />really excited about the card-it has a lobster!!!<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384169228279799042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5Ro3KyTynLnrY0eDeFzWnbMP_VdT9x9ljraQuoLtNxdgQwTCuUq6u0J4rMYMTT3Gub98gQupeECseFkYB2ss1ENtTRmaNANNE1LJTlnwmKjVudtUyprvdQvK6TArMZm4Z81xUqrq19jZ/s400/DSC01720.JPG" /></div>Too cute for words!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384174506546888146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid43fqD57hv7GnrRxNjX8zjsQOvrANHT-kN4j2IthHMT80-GDyPm-q2GBfacAIaMxVl-8WRKXocmDklHNGPWAFMkTxiMQpgppNM-tBohRxdkS2tLUDd1M-7k_7rn-DX_a2Wth03P159l7l/s400/DSC01745.JPG" /> <div></div><br />Handsome...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYycG1rdCz1rik5Tl_wlWvPQqM1Qh_pyfqJb6c_KKi4N844MhC3Ho8qcbr94jJNcS7Vtn-69a-6WLxxrHI11U9OfXE1UVN1Ad5eJKE9sbqfY5NDhZEWMxKrruw3ug0tZBSnd8GMVgCiu8/s1600-h/DSC01760.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384169246990482434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYycG1rdCz1rik5Tl_wlWvPQqM1Qh_pyfqJb6c_KKi4N844MhC3Ho8qcbr94jJNcS7Vtn-69a-6WLxxrHI11U9OfXE1UVN1Ad5eJKE9sbqfY5NDhZEWMxKrruw3ug0tZBSnd8GMVgCiu8/s400/DSC01760.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>and some more handsome.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4nK5Y0Tuos8rBml8CsvwaSgxMQpd7GW6LwLoS2jL3zXrwRQHFB9Jui0ryQyTLfGMdAnQQN2lB4ATLJMdVWGI2cFMyakOODS2RdrpqtAa3x-XFW4bvaB9WO63alFkmYTApwGhih7FfKMn/s1600-h/DSC01757.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384169233387865218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4nK5Y0Tuos8rBml8CsvwaSgxMQpd7GW6LwLoS2jL3zXrwRQHFB9Jui0ryQyTLfGMdAnQQN2lB4ATLJMdVWGI2cFMyakOODS2RdrpqtAa3x-XFW4bvaB9WO63alFkmYTApwGhih7FfKMn/s400/DSC01757.JPG" /></a> Three handsome guys!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384174496220589394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVOxbk5B4ohK7wd18JwR3xJ9EBT11gk-qjw3yM_fxHJ_rvP4JkbOQzUC1dD5Rlt68tzdQlep6oDkGGpkAkCt3ZxWiLkLT-vH8PLlkuSLYwwgFz1yWBqJgmYttka0oizgk8ua8618s1fWa/s400/DSC01776.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-46689096551882520832009-09-01T20:16:00.000-07:002009-09-01T20:39:29.872-07:00The boy continues to amaze usSo we were just about to brush the kids teeth and I look over at the munchkin and he looks like he is going to stand up in the middle of the floor. This is no new thing, he attempts to do it often but never does. Well, tonight he did it. We were all so excited!!!! The first video he really did stand up in the middle of the floor but I didn't record that the second video you get to see the whole amazing feat. Oh his physical therapist is going to be so proud!<br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzjT1xP6ixPIpvNg4wF2y9dew0NbIdkbK8U8-ekV-mNHs1J41ex6AewP2FmywKScc_mRr-AGI3mfOJMF9jL2Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p> </p><p> </p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwX10STddGx7t7171mfdkbfIk4Ov_kDGGuEsWWoMOWAkTblQi5ofGfLZdMAUPLYK3u7Ee--fl7WQhPnkMv9Kg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-26093721636118445652009-07-21T15:18:00.000-07:002009-07-21T15:32:30.526-07:00Here is a much better video...<p>I took this one the day after he first walked and he has been continuing to walk just little bits like this. We do have to set him up for it for the most part though. It is so exciting!! You might want to turn the volume down on your computer, apparently I was very excited (and a bit loud).</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzR2on00XW3UkRRizmwLVbp41oruTW_NqnlJqxaF5MYfPvut5Oys0KXCarf-KhCQh1sh24xWClpP9KcKL6B' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-9544431054197166742009-07-18T22:06:00.000-07:002009-07-19T00:40:22.115-07:00Look who's walking!!!!!!!!!<p>Brad came home a bit early today from work and when he walked in the door he was greeted by the munchkin. Well the munchkin went up to him and used Daddy's leg to stand up. Then he proceeded to take 3 unassisted steps. Then we sat down and had him walk to us. He was so proud of himself and the Bulldozer at first wanted to help him walk (he came over to hold his hand-really cute!!) but we said that he was doing it himself, and then he kissed him. It was an exciting day at our house. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">The</span> video isn't that fantastic because I am trying to catch him and record him at the same time but the third time he walks he takes about 4 steps. It's more than he has ever done and we are amazed at how well he is doing!! Lately he has been cruising around furniture but he never tries to balance on his own.</p><p> </p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz_vQPsIqcBLlySknTS5OQOQJdOdLnKdbcTwrCAUI_Z4S42JoRxXPZ-94bI9GSvgLV3DUwsg6PG8s5-c-keHw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071059020146268568noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785359290002089430.post-68757329371284237442009-06-29T17:50:00.000-07:002009-06-29T18:56:13.919-07:00I need to catch upI have so much to blog about and I now have a friend holding me to at least 3 posts per week, so hopefully I can do it. Where shall I start? How about our Anniversary trip.... We had an absolutely amazing time!! It began on Saturday night when we went to see the Taming of the Shrew with Brad's <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Shakespeare</span> class. Yes, it is strange to begin your anniversary trip with your spouses <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">English</span> class but we both had an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">amazing</span> time watching the performance. Then we went out for a drink with the class and then headed to our hotel. By the time we got there the club next door was clearing out so the parking lot was filled with half-drunk <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">gangster</span> looking people and we almost stayed at a different hotel! After considering the fact that we would have to drive around L.A. looking for a hotel we decided we were exhausted and would just stay where we originally planned. It was a very nice hotel and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">because</span> they couldn't locate our reservation we got free breakfast for the next 2 mornings which was great! Sunday morning we woke up and went to the Farmer's market in Santa Monica. I was so excited to be there I started to get teary eyed and then when I saw how much fun our kids would have being there I really started to cry. After a moment I composed myself and just took in how awesome it was to be surrounded by organic produce. There was a band playing nice music and people were totally picnicking on the grass. We had brought a cooler so that we could come home with organic treasures. For our lunch that day we decided to get salad greens which came in a plastic bag, some sun dried tomato dressing, an heirloom tomato,strawberries, garlic butter and a loaf of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">kalamata</span> olive bread all from different vendors. We grabbed a fork and knife from one of the other vendors and we went to the sit on the beach and have our lunch. It was so relaxing to sit with our lunch and enjoy it together. We then went wandering around all the little shops and had dinner at a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Mexican</span> restaurant then went back to the hotel. As we were <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">relaxing</span> and watching a show there was an earthquake! The hotel was swaying!!! We ran downstairs and I was totally freaked out. All was fine though and we <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">went</span> back up to our room for a good night sleep and then had breakfast in the morning and then headed home. There were no catastrophes at home and we had a glorious time. It was exactly what we needed!!<br /><br /><br />This was the Awesome fountain that we got to see in action after the performance. 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