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A Revelation…

22 Tuesday Jan 2013

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life is good, missing George, season of firsts

had a lovely day… lunch with a friend, napped and went swimming with two other friends…

before I left for swimming, George’s smiling face came up on my electronic picture frame – I had taken the picture just a few days before he died… I have been missing him quite a bit these last few days…  this has been a season of firsts, first Christmas, New Year, vacation, all without him…

at swimming it occurred to me that I am no longer having any problems with my insides as I don’t feel the mesh and I can twist without feeling any sensations during or after the exercise…

in Mexico I occasionally got tired, but I was able to do everything I wanted without suffering any side effects…

amazingly, the dolphins were able to push me up...

I can do anything!

life is very good…

Recuperating…

21 Monday Jan 2013

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beloved, chat, menagerie, quiet day, recuperating, snow blowing, unpacked

enjoyed a quiet day at home… finished unpacking, did laundry, napped and watched the US Presidential Inauguration off and on throughout the day… having a lazy day reminded me of this picture of the girls with our menagerie…

every day we received a new creation on the bed...

every day we received a new creation on the bed…

had a good visit with my BS friends and am getting ready for bed…

missing my beloved today… it would have been nice to have him to chat with about all the activities of the week…

last night when the kids were here they made sure that my garbage and recycling were taken out, as well as snow blowing the driveway so that I will be able to get the car out…  a large amount of snow came down while we were gone…

lots of snow... but a beautiful sunny day...

lots of snow… but a beautiful sunny day…

very happy that I’ve taken these few extra days off so that I can recover and be full of energy for work on Wednesday…

Highlights…

21 Monday Jan 2013

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claustrophobic, fishing, hot tub, jet skiing, most fun, pictures, PowerPoint, pretty fish, snorkeling, swimming, together, underground caves, woke up early

although I don’t go back to work until Wednesday, this morning I woke up at 6, which is pretty good, as yesterday it was 5 am…

yesterday when I got up, I went out and had a lovely hot tub…  we had missed the hot tub a lot because where we were the temperature of the hot tubs was 92 degrees, which is not hot…

I also spent some time with the 3000 pictures we took… the kids came by and we went out to stock the empty cupboards and find something to make for our supper…

Tavin and I, with help from Kyler, worked on a PowerPoint for his class and Crystal and I finished transferring pictures so that we each have all of them…  after they left I watched a bit of TV and went to bed…

don’t think I’ll go out for a hot tub this morning as it is currently -42 with the wind chill…

following everyone else...

following everyone through the caves…

Kyler was asking what was the most fun for me on the trip… I’ve been thinking about that quite a bit since the question and still can’t put my finger on just one thing… I did a few things that I wasn’t sure I would be able to… swimming in the underground caves, walking on the bottom of the ocean – both of which make me think I am not as claustrophobic as I previously thought…

walking on the bottom of the ocean...

walking on the bottom of the ocean…

while we were walking on the bottom, I was thinking of George and wondering if he would have done this… it would have been fun to do it together…

watching the kids on the rope walk...

watching the kids on the rope walk…

I also love spending time with my family in the outdoors, and particularly in and around water – snorkeling, swimming, playing in the pool, jet skiing, fishing…  what a fun time we had…

catching pretty little fish with gorgeous blue stripes...

catching pretty little fish with gorgeous blue stripes…

what a special seven days we had together…  everyone made wonderful memories… my kids truly are amazing beings…

Heading home…

19 Saturday Jan 2013

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adios, beloved, goodbye Mexico, memories, stars, time together, waves crashing

enjoying the last few quiet moments on the balcony as the stars fade and the light begins to welcome the new day… I can hear the waves crashing on the beach as the resort begins to wake up…

Mexico has been a wonderful experience for everyone and we all have many memories of our time together…

sunset on the beach...

sunset on the beach…

last night when we adults were having dinner, I was thinking what a great job George and I have done with our girls, and how proud of them he was…  we were also very happy with the young men they decided to share their lives with…

to my beloved who made this wonderful time possible and the blessing that abound in my life…

adios…

Friday…

19 Saturday Jan 2013

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had a great time… some of us went deep sea fishing and we caught tons of gorgeous fish…

here fishy, fishy, fishy...

here fishy, fishy, fishy…

when we got back we spent some time on a couple of Sea Doos and then had a wander through the property…

purchased our last necessities and had a lovely dinner at the steak place without the little kids…

had some time with the girls and packed our bags back up…

Thursday…

18 Friday Jan 2013

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beloved, lovely weather, relaxing massages, sunrise

a lovely day… watched the light envelop the trees and ocean early in the morning…

early morning beach wander... a view we often see of Gray...

early morning beach wander… a view we often see of Gray…

had tea and conversation with one daughter, quiet lunch with the other… we girls enjoyed lovely massages and fit in a bit of retail therapy…

happy relaxed girls following great massages...

happy relaxed girls following great massages…

I rested, dowloaded the day`s photos and worked on my blog…

these little guys are everywhere and move at the speed of light...

these little guys are everywhere and move at the speed of light…

last few hours of the day were a bit overcast and cool, but still lovely weather…

we went out for supper to a Brazilian restaurant where we ate a lot of meat… Crystal didn`t come as she was feeling under the weather…

after dinner, everyone returned to their rooms and headed to bed… deep sea fishing early in the morning…

my beloved has been on my mind a great deal today…

My day…

16 Wednesday Jan 2013

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laughing all day, memories, thinking of George, Xel-Ha

today was my day…  we went to Xel-Ha (Shell Hah) and snorkeled, swam with dolfins, walked on the bottom with fancy helmets on, saw the manatees and snorkeled some more…

day started out with Jeff making me laugh and it continued on in that vein…  I had a fun-filled day in the water with all my kids…

on the bus at 7 am...

on the bus at 7 am…

I got my hair, ears, nose and eyes drenched all day long, which is really saying something as I usually have an aversion to water in my face and ears… it was a wonderFULL day topped off with room service for dinner and some retail therapy…

I thought of George throughout the day and into the evening, knowing that he would be so happy we were having such a great time…

the only downer was that the littlest person got the same bug as the other two had and slowed down a bit in the late afternoon…

amazingly, the dolphins were able to push me up...

amazingly, the dolphins were able to push me up…

what memories we made today…

Tuesday…

16 Wednesday Jan 2013

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forest path, Grandpa, kapok tree, Mayan ruins, ocean

today we got up and had breakfast in the Mexican restaurant… some folks napped after that, others went to play on the kidsw aterslides…

two of the boys have been sick, but it doesn`t seem to last too long as one is already better, but Kyler has spent a fair portion of the day sleeping and resting in our room… there was some swimming pool time which all of the boys enjoyed…

swinging at the snack bar...

swinging at the snack bar…

Cyndi, Ron and I went for a lovely stroll down a forest path where we took lots of pictures… we saw a monkey with her baby on her back, a number of interesting birds, many iguanas and some lovely trees and flowers… we also saw some Mayan ruins and a kapok tree…

the kapok tree on our stroll...

the kapok tree on our stroll…

then we organized a deep sea fishing adventure for Friday morning and spent a relaxing few hours on the beach while the little boys went to a lovely Kids` Club…

cruise ships passing by...

cruise ships passing by…

kidless at the beach...

kidless at the beach…

lovely way to spend time…  we have talked about how Grandpa would have loved to have been here with us…

Zipped…

16 Wednesday Jan 2013

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activities, underground caves, zip lined

way up the tower, ready to go...

way up the tower, ready to go…

had a great day on Monday, even the littlest guy zipped… Tavin and Jeff, who were wondering about it, also had a great time… I stayed with the stroller and miscellaneous stuff while they went through two circuits… then we swam in underground caves, paddled boats in the caves, went ATVing and a few smaller zips and were back at the hotel late in the afternoon, exhausted… I should have been counting steps for our Step Program at work, because we walked a lot in between all of the other activities…

had dinner, checked out a circus show and were in bed by 9:30 pm…

here are some pictures which show part of our activities… took some with the underwater camera so will add some of those later…

first to finish...

first to finish…

had a lot of fun...

had a lot of fun…

in the heart of the caves...

in the heart of the caves…

swimming through the caves...

swimming through the caves…

say Mexico...

say Mexico…

having a short break...

having a short break…

driving above and in the caves...

driving above and in the caves…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Busy day…

14 Monday Jan 2013

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Yesterday I woke up early and watched from the balcony as the light came up… I can see a bit of the ocean from where I am sitting…

booked tours and made dinner reservations for the rest of the week and went into Playa del Carman for a stroller and some retail therapy…

Lots of fun followed by swimming and eating and a show…

Organizing 8 people can be fun and challenging, lol…

Still using my phone to post because the computer and I aren’t friends this morning… And I can’t figure out how to add pictures from my phone… Have a great picture of Kyler and some new friends…

Off for some fun times… We will see who actually zip lines…

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