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October 14, 2007
going down the rails on a crazy train
We've been going non-stop, still.
Little Bear turned five on Wednesday. We made a week out of it. Last week my mom came into town and we drove almost 4 hours up to Williams on Friday. It was so beautiful. Williams is 7000 ft. up in the mountains. It made me feel home to see pine trees and green grass and to be cold again. I never wanted to leave. We stayed the night at the cute little GC Hotel in Williams. We went on a night-time carriage ride down the old Route 66 and we even met Santa Claus back at the Hotel. The next morning we took a two and a half hour train ride to the Grand Canyon. None of us had ever been before. It was unreal. I just kept saying OH, WOW! And that is where HoHo picked it up so now he says it to everything. OH WOW!
We didn't have very much time there because of all of the ADA issues we encountered. We were the first people on the train and the last people let off because we had to wait for a ramp to get Little Bear's wheelchair off. The Grand Canyon has steps everywhere too. It was a really frustrating afternoon, but I'm glad we went anyway. And Earl our car steward was awesome. I will never forget him.
We ended up spending one more night in Williams because we were exhauseted by the time we got back. I had to walk up and down the train cars for two hours beacause HoHo is hitting the terrible two's early and started screaming everytime we sat down for more than a minute.
On Sunday, we drove home and stopped in Sedona to see the red rocks. It was so gorgeous. Later, we had dinner at Nana's and had a family birthday party.
On Wednesday we took the kids to Chuck E Cheese. That was only my second time there. I hate to say it but damn it I love it there. It's fun. Really. God, I must be losing it.
Little Bear got three zillion more Hotwheels cars and a race track and a little town and he got all the cars from the movie Cars, which he loves.
And, to Miwi and T-mas, if you are reading this. I will remember the birthday card you sent him someday when you have children. I have heard that dancing squirrel song about 10,000 times in the last four days. Little Bear laughs his ass off every single time too. Thanks. He loves it. It is pretty funny.
Yesterday, my mom and I took the kids to a Greek Festival in Phoenix. I loved the dancing and was hoping to get to do a little Greek line dancing but the kids got too fussy and we had to leave after dinner.
I swear I saw a guy I knew in high school and while I was looking at him he was in mid sentence talking to his friend and he stopped, looked at me and tilted his head to the side like he thought he knew me too. It was strange because I never see anyone from high school. As I was walking away I turned to give him one last look and he was turned looking at me too. I was too freaked out to say anything to him.
I had to laugh too hard as we were driving home in the car. I was telling my mom how I have to find a polite way to tell my neighbor that I cannot possible babysit for her kids anymore because they are evil, destructive, rude, obnoxious spawn. Anyway, I said, "I am losing my mind." From the back seat Little Bear says "Coo Coo!". We almost peed, we laughed so hard. I tried to get him to say it again by saying, "Little Bear, what do you say when mommy loses her mind?" and he replies "UH-OH!". He kills me.
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October 01, 2007
bugg on the run
So, I have been a busy bugg. Grumpy finally fixed my V key. I am sooo happy about this.
Anyway, we had a friend staying with us for three weeks while she was between apartments. It was fun having her here but at the same time she brought her dog and it's 6 - one week old puppies. Madness. That is alot of butts in one house. 3 adults, 2 children, 5 dogs, 4 cats and 6 puppies. I spent this last weekend scrubbing the house from top to bottom, cleaning the carpets and everything else, since my mom shows up on Wednesday. The kids loved, loved, loved having the puppies here for three weeks. (No, we are NOT keeping one) Anyone want a puppy? They are Doxi/Chi/Boston mixes. I'll post pics later on Flickr.
Last weekend, Msa, her two kids, Cakes, me, Little Bear and Hoho ran off to Disneyland. We had a blast even with all the rain. While we were there they kept closing down rides for some VIP (we heard a rumor). Later we heard on Entertainment Tonight that it was Billy Bob Thornton and his kid. Whatever! It was a whirlwind and super tiring. It took me days to recover after we got home. Little Bear can say Disneyland now. Not very well but it's so awesome to hear him say it and you can tell what he is trying to say. He says "GO DISH KNEE LAN."
While we were gone my sil, who is expecting baby no. 2 had to go into the hospital with viral meningitis. She is home now and doing much better, so we are very thankful for that.
Little Bear is turning 5 on the 10th! I can't even believe it. For his birthday, this coming weekend me and my mom are taking the little boys on the train. Little Bear loves trains so we will stay the night at the hotel Friday night then take the train to the Grand Canyon on Saturday. I am so excited, I have never been to the Grand Canyon. Should be really fun.
Here is the crazy madness. My mom called me out of the blue and asked me if we'd like to go on a cruise with her. In my family we were not cruise people, so we've never been on one. I was thinking maybe 4 days to the bahamas or something basic like that. OH NO, not my mom (baba). Baba goes big or goes home. She is taking all four of us on a one week cruise that leaves from Barcelona Spain, yes I said Spain. From there we go to Nice - France, Palermo, Rome, Venice, and Naples - Italy, then back to Spain. Holy Shit! I can't even comprehend this yet. I don't even have a passport! I've only been to Canada before. This is crazy. Crazy! I've never even flown with Little Bear and his wheelchari before and now we're going to do this! What are we thinking? And have I mentioned my utter terror of flying? WTF!! Anyway, we're going in June, so we'll be there for my 37th birthday. That will be amazing.
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