The Wilsons

We are still blogging!  I just haven’t had a lot of time to sit at the computer.  I have lots to say but can only do it a little at a time.  My parents left yesterday, Israel left on Saturday, Izzabelle had some doctors appointments and I went to my first bowling league game.  This blog will be a work in progress today…

I will start with Izzy’s update.  She is doing great.  She weighs 6lbs 8oz as of last Thursday.  I took her to the lung center appointment where they downloaded the report from her monitor.  Turns out she had one real alarm in the weeks we have had her home.  The doctor at the lung center turned out to be the wife of one of Lonni’s former colleagues.  When she asked me some background questions she figured out that I was married to Lonni and it all clicked.  We knew we looked familiar to each other.  We actually attended a Christmas party at her house our first year here.  It was really nice to have someone I knew as Izzy’s doctor.  I felt like she would give it to me straight.  Anyway, she adjusted Izzy’s monitor and gave me some advice as to where to place the pads on her so we wouldn’t get so many false alarms.  Izzy has to have the monitor till next Wednesday when we will go back for another appointment.  They will let us know then if we will need it after that. Having Tio Izzy here sure made it easy to get to all the doc appointments.  We didn’t have to pay for a babysitter when Tio was around! :o)…

On that subject…Tio left to go back home on Saturday. :o(  We missed him as soon as he left.  Lonni had a Wii partner in crime.  They stayed up Friday night trying to beat a tennis game we rented from Blockbuster.  I believe Tio ended up leaving Buffalo a “loser”.  He was not able to win one game, doubles or singles. We felt bad about that.  I don’t know if this will cause him to HAVE to purchase the Wii now or if it will keep him from EVER wanting one. LOL.  This is a picture of Tio trying to ski on the Wii balance board.  This balance board is actually part of the Wii Fit which keeps track of your weight and has some activities to help you loose weight.  You can use it for other things like skiing.  It is harder than you think but so much fun.

I went to my first bowling game last Friday. Two things come to mind when I think about it; One. I had a great time; Two. Boy am I out of shape! LOL.  We played three games, my legs hurt and the ball got heavier and heavier as the night went on.  I didn’t do great, but for not having picked up a bowling ball in over 5 years, I did pretty good.  I did break 100 on my second game, but averaged only a 98.  This is not bad since they will use these scores to obtain my handicap! LOL! I can bowl really good with a high handicap.  I think I may have to invest in a new bowling ball to go with the new shoes my mother bought me. :o)

Mom and Dad left yesterday and boy do I miss them.  Mom hasn’t lost her touch in the kitchen.  Boy was the food good and it was so nice to not have to come up with ideas about what to make to eat.  She left me with some awesome beans in the freezer.  I can already tell you that rice and beans will be on our menu for a few nights this month!  Mom was so great taking care of Izzy for us whenever she was around.  I know most of that was because she wanted to spend as much time with Izzy as possible, so it was a win win situation for all of us.  Wil and McKinley were in heaven every time Lalo and Lala walked in the house.  They would get soooo excited when they saw them coming.  They would run around the house to get me to open the door. “Lalo and Lala are HERE! I SEE Them! Come, Come, Mamma, Open the door!”  The laughs and silliness was a constant in the house.

We went out to the zoo and to lunch with them before they left.  The kids were ready to get out after a couple days of rain.  We were blessed with the most beautiful day out of the entire week.  The zoo just opened a new rainforest exhibit so we all got to see it for the first time together.  We had a great Mexican lunch at a restaurant Lonni and I found recently.  Then we had to say goodbye.  Lalo and Lala had rented a car so we didn’t need to take them to the airport.  We said goodbye in the parking lot of the restaurant.  I knew the goodbye part would be hardest on Lala.  She loves being with us and we love her.  I cried just thinking about how much I knew it hurt her to have to leave us.

You know, since the ordeal with Izzy at the hospital, I am more conscience of saying proper goodbyes.  The night at the hospital, one comfort I had was that I had told the kids I loved them and gave them hugs and kisses.  If something had happened to me that night, the last thing they would have heard me say to them was that I loved them.  So, now every time I leave someone I make sure to tell them I love them and give them hugs and kisses.  You never know when it will be the last time.

The kids woke up this morning asking if Lalo and Lala would be coming over soon.  It broke my heart to have to tell them again that they were in Florida and could not come by to see them.  Lalo and Lala, we love you and miss you crazy. :o)

I realize it has been quite a while since I have been able to post anything, but with the family here I just haven’t had the time.  We have had doctor’s appointments and family outings to keep us very busy.

As you all know Tio Izzy arrived last Saturday.  I can’t believe he is already leaving tomorrow.  He has been the ultimate guest and Tio.  He washes dishes, vacuums, feeds baby Izzabelle, plays with the kids, and takes great pictures! What more could a mom/sister ask for? We took the kids to the zoo on Monday and spent most of the day there.  We had a great time.  We saw every animal and ate lunch there.  After a very exhausting day, Wil still threw a fit when we had to go.  He kept telling me, “But Mommy, I really want to go to the zoo again.”  Mean while McKinley was passed out in her car seat before we even started the car! LOL.  Mommy was very tired and so was Tio.  Unfortunately I hate to see him leave tomorrow, I will miss him.

Mom and Dad have been here a few days and boy have we enjoyed having them.  They are staying with our friends Angela and Brian but they don’t live far from us so Mom and Dad come over every day.  We spent  time at the mall on Wednesday.  Israel and I had our bonding time over pedicures and I got a much needed hair cut while Lalo and Lala watched the kids.

We went to see Niagara Falls yesterday.  I wanted Israel and Lalo to see the Falls from the Canada side since the Canadians have the best view.  Lonni kept Izzy home with him.  We haven’t recieved her birth certificate back yet and we didn’t want to take a chance at the border.  Anyway, we had a wonderful time and Tio was able to take some great pictures.  We splurged and took a ride on the Sky Wheel which gives you a birds eye view of the Falls.  The Canadian side is very touristy, they have definitely taken advantage of the beauty of the Falls.  The U.S. side is all mostly reserved and you can’t look straight on to the falls.  You have to pay on the U.S. side to actually get a good view.  We had a wonderful day.

Tio Izzy arrived in town today at 2pm.  He’ll be here until next Saturday. These kids have eagerly been awaiting his arrival.  And of course, being a good TIo, he comes bearing gifts for the kids– and at this age, they don’t mind one bit getting clothes for gifts — oh, that it would stay that way forever… pretty soon it will be toys, and then just cold hard cash.  I know, I went through that cycle, too.

Well, soon after getting here and reading a few books, Tio had the opportunity to watch the “show” that is daily naptime.  Lol.  Lots of parading around crying, with pouty faces, talking about being hungry, needing to pee, wanting us to lay in bed with them, etc.  But they were actually pretty good today and out within ten minutes.

That gave Melodia the chance to introduce Tio Izzy to the Wii.   Of course, she started him on bowling, that’s the quintessential starter game on Wii.  After a few games, and a few strikes, he and Melodia took up tennis.  MacEnrow and Navaratalova together again?  (I’m using older, classic tennis names here, to reflect our older, classic age.  Lol).  At that point, Izzy was dying to shoot something, so we pulled out Ghost Squad, a two-person co-op shooter game and he and Melodia set about shooting.  Good times.

All in all, the first few hours of Tio’s visit have been fun… maybe more so for the adults than the kids, but they’ll happily make up for that soon. As I write, Wil is playing the crossbow shooter game that mami loves, Link’s Crossbow Training.  He loves shooting, and he plays the game all by himself.  Sometimes, it’s just fun to sit here and watch him enjoy himself.  Tio Izzy’s taking a few pics of it, so we might get to post some of those on flickr, but I’ll add a shot here.  Good stuff.