So the kids are in Mexico-including little Mason! The kids, my Mom and I left to Monterrey on June 17th and I stayed a few days to make sure Mason would be ok. I really didn't think he would have any problems but it made me feel better going & I love going to Mexico.
My aunt, Magdalena, who is a retired pediatric charge nurse, has taken Mason into one of her Dr. friend's clinics to check his 02. He was between 88 & 89%, which is fabulous! The lower elevation seems to have made a difference in increasing his 02 sats.
Ernie finds it so important to have the kids learn Spanish that he is all for having them go each summer as I did when I was young. The food, the culture, the buildings, the landscape are all so inviting. Then you have the norm-like the Home Depots, the Chile's, the KFC's delivered to your door, if you please. It is simply the best of both worlds and I wouldn't mind living there.
In the meantime, Ernie & I are basically like newlyweds, just the two of us. Sure, Michael is here but we just take off whenever we want-no real schedules, no shuffling kids, no medications to give, no listening to arguments. While we truly love them all, we are enjoying that new found freedom. Ernie flew us to Las Vegas for the 4th of July holiday. Although I am still apprehensive about flying, it was great to be there in just a mere 3 hours or so. We staked out a little piece of concrete in front of Cesars and watched their beautiful fireworks display. Too bad the kids weren't here to see that-they would have loved it.
Just a week before the kids left we all drove to Disneyland and Vegas. I think it was a perfect road trip but my other half didn't seem to think the same. The kids actually did wonderfully while watching their DVDs but for Ernie, he felt the road trip was too long. I have to remind him that he has to find the good in everything and to me it was great that we had a new vehicle and that we were able to take the time to take the kids on a wonderful adventure. The most enjoyable part of Disney is that we were able to do almost all the rides in one day. Sounds impossible, but I described Mason's condition and we were able to get a Guest Assistance Pass. This allowed our entire party to be placed at the front of the line and we waited only a few minutes for the majority of the rides. It was perfect as Mason loved each and every ride and didn't get overheated waiting in the sun. We made some time to visit the ocean but with it's frigid waters, Mason didn't really want to get in for long. His one venture in the water caused his lips and fingers to turn purple and his body to shiver. He was such a die hard as he didn't want to leave and was content to dig in the sand with Jaylen.
